The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-04-03
aud placed where they may be
easily seen.
THE RIGHT TO VOTE.

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to vote N any primary unless he
shall be a registered voter in the
election district in which he de-
sires TO vote and a member of the
party at whose primary election
he tenders his ball t, and no per-
son shall vote in the primary
election of more than one party,
and any registered voter who at
the last preceding election voted
for the electors for President or
Vice President of the United
States or Governor of the State
of Maryland, or Comptroller or
other State candidate. or the
county candidates of the party
at whose primary he tenders his
ballot. or registered voter who
shall attain the age of 81 years
prior to the next election. or W no,
having failed to vote at such last
election. declares his intention to
vote at the next succeeding elec
ton for the candidates named by
the party at whose election he
tenders his ballot shall be deem-
ed a member of such party and
entitled TO vote at such primary
election.
The voter shall prepare his
ballot by caucelllng, using black
pencil the names of those toI
whom he desires to vote. Each
ballot passed at such primary
election shall be handed by the
voter To one of the judges of cleo
ton. folded so that the con
tents thereof cannot be seen, and
the judge of election so receiving
such ballot shall place the same
III a plain, white opaque envelope
and seal the same and deposit
such envelope so sealed in the
ballot box i'll the presence If the
voter and the other judges OF
election, after a majority of the
Judges are satisfied that he l.
qualified to vote. Ballots will
marks to identify them are re
jected, and " here there are more
than one in an envelope they ar,
rejected.
THE INTENT OF THE VOTER.
And the intention, so far a!
the same may he aScer;aineC
from each ballot itself. shall. il
the absence of any unlawful o
fraudulent mark or device there
on. or inclosed Herewith, or OF
the envelope containing the same
prevail. lfmore names are mark
ed Tor any Office than there az,
persons to he voted for, Sucl
ballots shall not he counted TO
such candidates or delegates ~
the case may he. tut the Who'll,
ballot shall not for that reason b,
rejected for candidates for tn,
other offices, If any, and IA balio
marked by any other than IA blacl
pencil shall not be counted. TIL,
directions for making aud declar
ing the count are similar to thos,
of the genera! election law. a
are the directions about preserv
ing and returning ballot hoXes
ballots, poll books and other pa
pers.
CANVASSING THE VOTE.
The governing bodies of the re
spective parties shall respeclivel,
assemble in he court house at
O'Clock a. m, on Tuesday rex
succeeding the primary, receiv,
the ballot boxes from the return
judges, and shall proceed in pub
lie TO canvass the vote and pub
licly to announce the result.
any protest against the result i.
announced the committees decid,
it. Judges of elections hav,
the power to order the arrest q
persons violating the law. III,
return Judges are to receive 81
and the other judges and til,
clerks So each, to he paid by TIL,
County Commissioners. as wei
as the other costs. J he cost o
making lists of voters is limited
to 500 and of correcting anC
posting lists not to exceed $50
other costs to be paid by til,
party committees. Nominations
made by conventions are to b,
certified by the presiding officer,
aud those made by direct vote by
the party committee.
CANDIDATES FOR STATE OFFICES
Every candidate for a State
otfice-that is to say for an offic,
filled by the vote of all of the
registered voters of the State OF
Maryland-shall have the right
to submit his candidacy to a di.
rect vote of the registered voters
in each county and in each legis-
lative district of Baltimore City;
and every candidate for State
office shall be nominated by a
direct vote i'll each county and
legislative district i'll the manner
herein provided; that is to say,
the candidate racaiving tho GREAT.