The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1910-05-20


be elected in accordance with the
provisions of this Article by the direct
vote OF the registered voters belong
ing to the political party OF which
the candidate is a member, and whose
nomination for such office he is seek
ing; the ballots in such cases shall
contain the names of the candidates
for public Office, delegates to party
conventions and managing bodies, eX-
ecutives or executive committee, to be
voted Tor as provided in the atorego-
ing sections and in addition thereto
and in the same manner the names OF
all candidates Tor State OfhceS, VINO
have duly qualified to have their
names placed upon such ballot IN the
same manner as provided in the sec
tions OF this Article for county or city
offices, and after the name OF each OF
such laSt-named candidates for state
offices, there shall be provided on the
ballots a number OF squares equal 10
the number OF candidates for the par
tlcular. office for when ne Is a canolI
date of the political party represented
by the ballot, which squares snail pc
designated in their order from left to
right as First Choice Second
Choice" and so on TO Tie number OF
candidates of sucn party Tor sucn Oh
nee whose Hdueo appear uPon SUI
ballot, so that eac1 voter OF eacn
party may indicate his first, second,
third, etc, choice or preference OF
each of said candidates by placing
cross-mark in the appropriate squares
after the name OF each OF said candl'
dates, such cross-mark to be made in
the same manner as. other cross
marks for voting at primary elections
under this Article for Baltimore City
and the several counties OF the State,
respectively. No ballot cast at such
primary election which contains more
than one cross-mark after the name
of any such candidate for such, State
offices shall be counted for such can
didate. Such ballots shall be counted
and canvassed and the result of the
election announced and certified as
provided in Section 160H of this Ar
ticle. In addition thereto the Super
visors. Of Elections in 3 Baltimore Hl6l nY Gity
issue to the delegates elected to each
State convention of such parties, a
certificate of election, which certifi-
cate shall also contain the result OF
such primary election ballotlng as to
the first, second, third, fourth, etc.
such party for the candidate so voted
upon, and such certificate shall be ac-
cepted as the credentials of such dele
cation in such convention OF such
party and as the instructions OF the
voters OF such party. in such county
City as to how the votes of such dele
cation are to be cast. Such conven-
ton may be called according to such
party rules or usage at any time WITH
in two weeks after such primary cleo
ton has been held, and Immediately
ceived and the body has affected a
permanent organization it shall pro
ceed to the nomination OF its candl-
dates The several delegations shall |
be required to cast and the chairman
shall announce the vote according to
several delegations in the primaries
so held in their respective counties or
legislative districts of Baltimore City
and if the result of such ballot in such
convention shows that there has been
no nomination for such office by
then and in that event the candidate
receiving the lowest vote for such Of
flee shall be dropped from the ballot |
ing by the convention, and the delega-
tion or delegations so voting for such
on the first ballot shall cast their
vote on the second ballot of such con- |
vention for the candidate or candi- !
dates who is or are the second CHOICE
of such counties or legislative dis
tricts of Baltimore City as appears
from the credentials and instructions
ton is made by such convention for
such Office by majority vote of the
delegates upon such second ballot the
same process of dropping the last low
est candidate and transferring the
votes of the delegations, voting for the
shown by their said Instructions shall !
be continued until nomination for
such office shall have been made and !
declared by such convention by ma !
jority vote of the delegates consti- !
tuting the same: if one or more dele |
sent when any such ballot is taken,
the member or members OF such dele
CATION present shall cast the vote of
the entire delegation according to
such Instructions; and in case. of a
tie vote on any ballot, the chairman |
of the convention shall cast the de-
Gliding vote on that ballot. All nomi- |
nations to be made by such conven- i
tions shall be made in like manner !
and certified as required by this Ar
ticle. Such certificate shall also show !
that in the nomination OF such candl- |
dates for such offices the votes of the !
delegations from the several counties
and legislative districts of Baltimore |
City were cast according to the in
structions which appear in the creden-
tials Of each of such delegations upon
each and every ballot cast in the NOM !
ination of such candidate and if such
certificate OF such nomination be not ,
furnished, such nomination shall be
held to be defective and the name OF
such nominee shall not appear upon
the official ballot at the election to be
held to fill such office. The ballots in
such cases shall be cast in Baltimore
City and the several counties of the
State, respectively, as provided in the
preceding sections and shall be count .
ed and canvassed, and the result of
the election announced and certified !
in Baltimore City and in each of the
counties of the State as now provided !;
by said Article 33 for elections held
hereunder, and said primary election
shall be held and conducted and de-
termined in the manner and form pro-
vided by this Article for general cleo
tions and subject to all regulations,
requirements and provisions as pre-
scribed by this Article for general
elections in so far as the same is or
are or may be applicable to said pri-
mary elections except as NAV be