The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1905-09-08
PRIMARY ELECTION LAW
HARTFORD COUNTY.
CHAPTER 26G.

candidates tor the Senate and members Of the
House of Delegates, by means OF primary
election conducted under the provisions OF
this Act. and not otherwise. Said candidates
may be nominated by direct vote of the duty
| registered voters belonging to or acting with
SAID parties in each precinct OF said county,
or they may he nominated bYcounty conven-
| ton. the delegates to which shall he elected at
primary elections duly held in the different
precincts of this county. Said elections shall!
be biennially held as above stated on 4 day
to he fixed by agreement between the govern
| ing bodies of said parties, not earlier than
| the second Saturday in June. and not later
than the second Saturday in September.
! SECTION and be it enacted: That it
| shall lie the duty OF the governing bodies of
| said political parties, as soon as they have
agreed upon day. to notify the Supervisors
| OF Elections OF the day selected. which notice
| shall be at least fifteen days before the date
| fixed for said primary election: and i'll said
! governing bodies should fail to agree on a
| day for holding said primary election they
| shall he held on the second Saturday in Sep
| TENDER in the year 9O5, and biennially there
after, and If no notice is received by said
! Supervisors of Elections, then it shall be
| the duty of said Board of Supervisors OF
| Elections, at least fifteen days before the
| second Saturday i'll September in the year
9O5 and biennialy thereafter to select four
| Judges and two clerks, taking two of said
Judges and one of said clerks from each of the
| said political parties. to act as the Judges and
| clerks in the primaries to be held in each
election precinct of the county: and the said
Board of Supervisors of Elections shall Eivt
notice by publication of the names of all OF
said Judges and clerks and the precinct for
which they are selected by causing the same
to he published by two insertions in two of
the weekly newspapers printed in Hartford
County, one of said papers, if possible. being
uf the opposite political faith from that of Il
majority Of said Board of Supervisors OF
Elections.
SECTION 3.-And be it enacted That said
Board of Supervisors OF Elections. in APP
pointing the Judges and clerks, and in the
notice thereof, shall designate the persons
intended by them to represent the said poll
tical parties respectively. Challengcrs and
hers he q
parties shall be allowed to be present at the
several voting places during the voting and
counting of the ballots.
SECTION And he it enacted. That the
form OF the ballots, with the names of the
candidates or delegates to be voted for for
the several Offices to he filled, shall be fur
nished by the governing bodies of the said
political parties to the said Supervisors OF
Elections at least ten days before the day
upon which said primary is held.
SECTION And be il enacted: That the |
Supervisors of Elections shall furnish to the
Judges all the ballots to be used at said
primaries. and the blanks upon which their |
returns to be made. and o prevent voters |
belonging to or acting with one political |
party from inadvertently or Intentionally |
casting their ballots for candidates for |
nomination or election as delegates to any |
nominating convention of any other party; |
the ballots of said party shall be printed upon |
paper of different culorS. and until after the |
next general registration every person offer |
Jog to vote shallbc required to state to Which |
party he belongs and the candidates OF which |
narty he intends to vote for at the state or |
County election. and he shall he supplied only |
with the official ballot prepared for the can |
didateS of such party.
SECTION G-And be it enacted. That the
polls shall be opened at - O'Clock NJ. and |
close At o'clock +; Nj on n me DAY n Hhei
he furnished to the judges at each polling |
place and shall be used at said primaries for
the purpose of determining the light of the |
party APPLYING TO vote, and no One shall be |
entitled 10 vote at said primary elections |
who is not a registered voter in the precinct
i, H.. .,,I,..g -Nt.A hut he Sn1i
Judges OF election not to make any marks |
or entries on said registration books. but are
to use the same for the purpose of determin-
ing the right of the applicant to vote.
SECTION And he II enacted, That 1t
shall he the duty of the said Board of Super
visors of Elections 20 appoint the place of
voting in each Pr eciuct, and tC furnish two
ballot boxes tor each precinct, one TO he used
by each political party.
SECTION S.-And belt enacted, That before
entering upon the discharge of their duties
one of the clerks in each of the precincts in
Hartford County shall administer 70 the Judges
the folio wing oath: You do make oath in
the presence of Almighty God that You will
well and faithfully perform the office OF
election precinct to- the best of your ability.
and i'll all things comply with the provisions
of the primary election law" and one OF said
Judges shall in turn administer the same oath |
to the clerks of election. said oath to be in
writing and to be returned to the Super
visors of Elections on the Tuesday following
said primary election by the return Judges OF
said precinct.
SECTION 9-And he it enacted. That The
of said Judges and clerks shall
he yO dollars and the return judy shall
have an additional three dollars Tor the day
upon which they make Their return to the
Supervisors of Elections ~ above stated, and
the said Supervisors of Elections shall. in adj
dition to the compensation thevnow receive.
receive the further sum OF one hundred dollars
each for the wear 1908, and biennialy there |
after for the extra duties required OF them
under the provisions of this act
SECTION lo.-And be it enacted. That at
ytSt -saf ion hold
County subsequent to the passage of this Act
there Shalt he provided in the registration
books an adhit iDual column headed 'AfhliI-
ton" and the Board of Registry shall enter
in this column the name of the political party.
ii any, to which the voter is inclined and with
which the voter desires to have himself re
corded as affiliated. 1t shall lac tine duty CT
the Board of Registry to explain to the |
voter that the statement of the said party |
affiliation does not bind him to vote for the
said candidates. OF said party at amy given |
election; also that he has the right tn cline
to state any party utilization. hut that no
one vino is not recorded upon The registration
book affiliated" with particular poltti-
cal party will be qualified TO vote ut smhSe-
quent primary elections OF siln po1ticai |
party. Whenever the voter declines to state
his party utilization, the word declined |
shall he written opposite hisnamc under said
column so that il shall be written in each
column opposite the name of each registered
voter either his party utilization or the word |
declined" and in all primary elections held
in the year 1907. and biennially thereafter.
any person registered as affiliated with |
the given political party shall have the right |
receive and vote the ballot OF that party |
and of other; and at any intermediate re-
gistration subsequent to the general regis
tration in / YOT such voter may appear before
the Board of Registry; and upon his identity
being established to Il majority OF the Board
of Registry, he shall have the right to require
the said Board of Registry to make, alter or
strike out any entry in the column headed
"Atiliation' opposite his name ON the regis
tration book 1t shall he the duty of the
Board of Registry to enter i'll the columns
headed Remarks the fact that such entry
was made. altered or stricken out and the
date thereof
any primary held under the provisions OF this
Act any person shall falsely personate any
voter or other person, and vote, or attempt
offer to vote, or shall vote or attempt to
votein or upon the name OF any other person.
in or upon the name of such voter or other
person, whether living or dead. or i'll or upon
any false assumed or fictitious name, or in or
upon any name not his own. or shall know
ingly, wiltully, fraudulently vote more than
once for any candidate for the same office, or
shall vote. or attempt or offer to vote. in any
election precinct without having legal right
to vote therein, or shall vote more than once
in any more than one election precinct. or,
having once voted. shall vote, or attempt or
offer to vote again, or shall knowingly, viii
fully fraudulently do any unlawful act to |
secure for himself or for any other person the
right or opportunity to vote, or shall by
force. threat, menace. intimidation, bribery
reward, or offer or promise thereof, or
otherwise unlawfully, either directly or in
directly inftucrCc, or attempt to influence any
voter III SiNinR ms vote, prevent OF nlnucG, |
or attempt to prevent or binder, any qualified |
voter from freely exercising his right to vote |
at said primary election. OF shall, by any such
means or otherwise. compel or induce, or
attempt to compel or induce, any judge or
clerk in any election precinct to receive the
vote of any Persou not legally qualified Oren-
titled to vote AT said election precinct, shall
be deemed guilty OF a miSdcmeanor. and every
such person shall, upon conviction thereof be
punished by Imprisonment in the county jail
for not less than thirty days nor more than
one year.
SECTION I2.-AEd be it enacted, That any |
Judge of Election who shall wilfully exclude
any vote duly rendered, kno wing that the |
person Offering the is lawfully entitled
TO vote at such primary election. or who
shall wilfully receive vote from any person
who has been duly challenged i'll relation to
his right to vote mt such primary election
without cXuctiEg from such person, such
proof of qualification may be required by
law. shall wilfuliy omit to challenge any
person whom he knows or suspects IS not |
entitled to vote. and who has not been Chal- |
lcnged, shall wilfully refuse to open or
show the ballot boxes empty prior TO the
opening of the polls; and if any judge of said
primary election, who shall make. sign. pub
iish or deliver any false tally return OF |
election, OF any false certificate or statement
of the result of such primary election. know
ing the same To he taisG or who shall wilfuly
detaCc, destroy or conceal any statement. |
tally or certificate entrusted tn his care and
custody, shall, upon conviction thereof, he |
adudgcd guilty of misucncHnOr. and shall |
lie punished by Imprisonment in the county
Jail for not less than thirty days and not