The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1905-09-01
Rules and Regulations Governing the Pri.
mary Election Of Hartford County.

I. (aI In the appointment of Judges and
cier hS, the member or members of the Board
"t Supervisors ri Election shall have the right
to manic tEc officials of his or their own po-
litical party. Oh In ease any Judge clerk
the polls, tine place Sail he Hllcdb the Judges
present, cot the politiCa! f'"rty to which he he
longs In case II" Judges of the same political
parry are present. then the Judges of the OPP
p"si'c party shall ill the vacancy. The
party 50 appointed must take the oath
qurcd by law before he can proceed to act.
=. taI The governing bodies OF each po-
little u party shall furnish the forms of the
ballots of their respective parties. together
with ;hc manner in which the names are to
bc arranged on the tickets which shall he
done not later than ten days preceding the
primary election To this form of ballot aud
Ii>t of names shall he annexed the ack nowi-
c.tEmcht oi The presiding officer of said gov
"'uinG board OF each political party. This
acknowledgment to state the true purpOrt
FOR which II is intended; the same to he exc
CutCd before some official who hV law is
authorized To- take acknow led gmcnts OF deeds
aud mortgages. thu This form OF ballot is tn
he prhliShed i'll at least two papers in Har-
ford county. one of each political party if
practicable, tor two successive issues before
sHId primary election. tcl II for any reason
either political part desires q make Il change
which shall lie made necessary on account ot
death OF di~thi itY nt some one named in the
original papers. he same shall bceNGcutcd aS
he said original papers and filed with the
Supervisors 81 Election 1T least eight days,
not counting sundays. before said primary
election. The Supervisors will not receive
amy nC~ names, however. to lie printed on
the official ballot unless they are included in
the papers provided Tor in section CaI above.
tdl The color OF thr tickets for the Democratic
party shall be white and the Republican
parry shalt hr pink. trl The Supervisors OF
Election will provide ballots for the two po-
liticHl par ties in pr"p"rtio to he hereafter
decided upon. ~ The tickets shall be deliver
c,l to TIA" Judges of election. together with the
ballot boxes. books OF registry. poll books.
stationery and the necessary blanks. in such
manner rs the Super isnrs shall hereafter di-
I.E l. IN all he -Ltstl
with the key III the lock and ain therein
both sets of uIlcIal ballots. one package of
each of said political parties to go in each
box, together with such ntIcr election para
phrruliI.t rs the Supervisors may hereafter
decade upon. TIN The hallot = shall be printed
without coupon and are 10 be endorsed ON the
back .'Oitirul Ballot Of tuc Primary Election
utIlartnrd Count v for there insert date, - and
shall bear he facsimile al the Siru.It urr of the
II, Sidcut ri the BOARD OF Supervisors OF
Itlr, ton OF Hartford County. III In printing
th' tickets ct tbs party or plrtirS that may
adopt What is knuwu :iS the Crawford Cuuu-
" System. the names are to lie arranged
that the voter eat indicate his choice of the
different individuals by marking out the
names OF thuS" !1r whom he does not desire
to vote. The party or parties who nominate
10y the County Convention system shall have
the names 81 the delegates So arranged that
the delegates for which the voter does not
care to east his ballot can be marked out in
the same manner ~ provided above. % The
candidates Tor the different offices Ia be filled
shall he grouped under ths respective heads.
tE nG Judges Sll-llI NOT count any bsillpl
that docs not bear the official endorsement OF
thc President of the Hoard of Supervisors al
Election al Hartford County.
:. t.p In voting. il Sh Ill be necessary for
the Noi"f 10 give his IIsI;Ic and after il has
been aSc'rtaiurd that he is registered, he
shall hr emitted /" ga. ticket OF the party I"
Wt isI lac states he belongs Tie clerks ut
cjc, ii IN shall immediately write the said
voters name on the poll books, giving the
,lulr a consecutive number. The voter shall
b. allowed IL take this ticket to any con
Itistt side he enclosure. shall
:" i.''t. and IIvpar" the same i'll accordance
with his wishes. aztec which he small again
give his name to the judges. If the same
,hal! be found on the poll books by the clerks.
he Shall again announce his political aiilia-
ti"n and the Judges shall deposit his ballot III
tlr hnN at the party tn which the N"tc'
states that hr II lungs. This. however. must
:,iTcc with his iiiSt declaration. which shall
h. noted 10y the poll clerks when the official
h.'.n received tnh deposited in the proper bal
lot buN aforesaid, the clerks shall note the
t,St hy marking the letter ~ after the said
! voters name. thl Voters will he entitled to
additional tickets To the nnrnberni two upon
Ii.r Surr,uslcr pf the original. the same to lie
given one at a time, aud only i'll ease the pre-
! e iiu" ~" shows that it was not intention
ally mutilated.
/ = 60 ,>u,rc groups Of candidates are to
! lie voted tor. the tickets shall plainly Indicate
| tn, nuIubcr To hr chosen. lu cas- more than
/ tllc required number is voted for. it shall not
| vitiatr the portions OF thr ticket which are
| correctly marked. In -casS delegates are to
|
| tin. uinIIcr. TIN No official sample ballots
! will he necessary. Co Voters may obtain as
SiSt.,n,c either hy the aid OF ununci:u SaInp {
/ h.IilptS oE i'll amy other WAY or manner that
| they may elect.
| =, taI As soon as the polls are closed. the
| Judges and clerks shall Immediately proceed
| to Canv;,sS the votes cast. The work shall
not hc adjourned or POSTPONED until it shall
! have been fully completed. tbI In counting
| the ballots, the intent of the voters shall al
| ways govern. provided the same can be in
! diligently obtained. tcD The Judges shall
complete" the work of counting the ballots OF
one party first, then cast up the returns, sign
/ ing the same rs hereinafter provided before
the ballot box OF the other political party
| shall he opened, which shall then he completed
| lit :: like manner. tdI Two tally sheets of
! each political party shall he kept. the same
to be authenticated by the signatures OF the
| judges AMI clerks: enc OF each oil sand tally
| sheets tn Icthrr with Il summary of returns
/ also authenticated lax the signatures OF the
| iudgcS and clerks Of election shall be imme-
| titcly Srnt by registered mail to the Super
! vi%ors "i Election. at their Office in Bel Air,
| Md. 1t Sh-tll u, the duty OF the Judges of OPP
posiic political faith to that "f the return
fId;.r I" SEE that the ITALICS and statements
| are mail. al aforesaid. The other tails sheet
and Il dullirat" statement ii returns authcn-
ticI,.d ~ above provided. shall he sealed in
al envelope provided for that purpose, on
the back OF which the judges aud clerks shall
| write their names across the seal. Thi~CnHc-
| lop, shall lac directed to the Supervisors al
Election and given to the return imdgr, who
shall dtliNcr the same with the seal unhrokcn.
together with the ballot boxes, which shall
rnHt..in the voted tickets. tstringcd,l locked
| ud scaled bT u strip at paper cont mining the
| signatures Of tit" Judges aud clerks, which
shall cover the opening in the top and key
| hole THAI the same cannot he tempered
with in ANY manner. lie shall also return
the registry books and other election para
phcru.tis IN like manner. Icb The Supcrvi
| sGrS OF Election will meet ON the Tuesday
following the urinary election and receive
the returns from TIE return Judges. The
Super vtSnrS Sha ON that day form a return
i,us,rd similar I" that required by thcGrnera
| Election Avs ot the SJHtc, and shall proceed
To east up ihc returns at thcrcSpcCtiv" parties
for the entire county. When this completed
nnI tl,. result announced, the Supervisors
shall certify Il, hr governing boar Is of said
respective political parties, the results of the
said primary election.
Il. In all eases it shall require an atirma
tive vote of the Judges of election to cNclud,
ANY ballot which shall have complied with
the requirements OF law aud these rules and
regulations
Approved August 6. 1905.
WM. !. FORSNrTIE.
Prcsi lent.