The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1904-04-30
WILSON ELECTION LAW.
CHAPTER S39.

CHAPTER S39.
AN ACT TO repeal and re-enact. with
amendments. Sections 80 and ll4A
of Article SO OF the Code Of Public
General Laws. title Elections.
Section BE it enacted by the Gen
eraI Assembly of Maryland, That Sec
tons so and ll4A Of Article IS Of the
Code OF Public General Laws, title
Elections" be and the same are here
by repealed and re-euaCted. with
amendments. so as to read as follows;
50.-Thes form and arrangement OF
ballot shall be as follows All ballots
shall contain the Eame of every can
didate whose nomination for any Of
fee specified in tac h1 lot has been
certified and fled according to The pro
visions Of tkss Article. aud not WITH
drawn In accordance herewith, ne
names Of candidates for every ounce
shall. except ia case Of candidates ter
presidential elections. be arranged
under the designation OF the ohieeF-
Above the group Of names OF inc can
didates for each office. and upon :
separate line Immediately underneath
the designation OF the Office. there
shall be printed. in bold. plain. Roman
appropriate direction or instruction
TO the voter informing him Of the num-
her OF persons tor whom be may law
fully vote for the particular Office
mentioned Immediately above each
sucb direction. thus Vote for one.
or Vote Tor two. or Vote for SIX.
as the case saay be To the name 81
each candidate for State Office or can
didate for Congress shall he added
the name Of the county or city ~ which
the candidate resides Ballots shall
e SO printed as TO give each voter
clear opportunity 70 designate By
cross fN1 tn a square at the riEnt OF
the name OF each candidate. and 81 the
right uf each question his choice ~
candidate and his answer 20 such ques7
ton. Such square shall be a. least
one-half an inch In size. Il cana'"
date Is named for the same uaice on
two or more certificates OF nomination
his name shall Je printed on the oa4-
lot but once The names OF canai-
dates for the Offices Of election al
President and Vice President 81 tue
United States. shall be arranged a.
groups As presented - the several
certificates OF nomXation papers, ana
the several groups shall be SFransss'
in such order OF the sGrnames q Y"
candidates for President as the sever
al Boards OF Supsry isovs shall pre-
scribe IN the CITY o. Baltimore. and -
the several counties respectively.
n candidates for Presidential Electors
are nominated AT large and for tee
several congressional districts. the
name and place OF residence % ire
candidates al large shall he put AZ
the head OF each group. and the names
OF the other candidates with their
places OF residence. including the rara
hers Of the Congressional dtstric. IA
which reside. shall follow In numerical
order. The surname Of the candidates
OF each politicai party for the once
NJ President and Vice President SHAT
~ placed above the group OF canai-
dates for elections Of such party.
There shall be left at the Fish- ~
the surname OF the candidates Tor Pres
Ident and Vice President. SO formed as
10 include both names. and TO the Flgh-
OF the zane Of each elec1or. . su3'l-
Gent clear square In which eaca ko-
ter NAV designate, hy cross tAl.
his choice for electors. All Candidates
for Office shall, as far rs possible, PC
pIaeed In one column, but where the
names 10 be printed upon the ticket
are over thirty-six. then another col
urnn shall be added In which NAMES
shall be printed. and when two or more
columns are used the same number OF
names shall. as far as possible, be
printed In each column. and the initial
letter of the given or Christian meme
OF the several candidates IN eaeh col
Umn shall be printed directly beneath
each other in a vertical line C0hsu'
tutioaaI Amendment. or any question
10 be submitted to the popular vote
shall be printed in the same column
with the names OF candidates.
TT4A--At least thirty days before
every state election the Attorney Gen
eraI shall prepare full instructions for
the guidance OF the voters OF such
election. as TO obtaining ballots. as TO
sha manner OF marking them, and as
"a obtaining new ballots, in place or
those accidentally destroyed. with such
other instructions as shall. IN MS
oninion be necessary and proper. said
RESTRICTIONS shall be furnished BY the
Secretary of State TO the several
Roards OF Supervisors OF Elections,
Who shall respectfully cause the same,
toge+her with the copies Of Sections 81,
g and 90 Of this Article, 10 be printed
in large. clear type. on separate cards.
10 he called Cards of instruction, ana
said Board of Supervisors shall tur-
nish twelve Of the same, with ballots
for use in each election precinct. They
sbalI also cause to be printed on ligh-
ard hoard or heavy sized paper, ten
o. more copies of the form OF the bal
1ot s,roviaed for each voting place,
a. each election therein. of a consid-
erahlv magnified size, which shall be
caIled Specimen Ballots" and the
aar,a shall be furnished with the
other ballots prepared for each voting
nIace On the morning of said cleo
tom the said Supervisors of Elections