The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-05-27
PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS OF 1910.

DTOflSOlS u luls aIIIIiG ~ tic uAA1Nt
vote OF the registered voters belong
ing to the political party OF which
the candidate Is a member, and whose
nomination Tor 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.
eeutiVes or executive committee, to be
voted Tor as provided in the atofego-
ing sections and in addition thereto
aud In the same manner The names oil
all candidates I0r state offices, who
have duly qualit1ed to have their
names placeu upon such ballot in the
same manner as provided in the sec
tions OF this Article Tor county or city
Offices, ana after the name OF eacn OF
sucn iast-named candidates for state
otiiees, there shall be provided on the
ballots a number OF squares equal to
the number oil candidates Tor the par
tleular office Tor which he Is candi-
date OF the political party represented
by the ballot, which squares shall be
designated IN their order from LETT TO
right as first Choice Second
Choice" and SO on To the number OF
candidates of snen party for such OF.
fee whose names appear upon such
ballot, SO that each voter OF each
party may indicate his first second,
Ihird, etc. choice or preference OF
each OF said candidates by placing
crogs-mark in the appropriate squares
after the name of each Of said candi.
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 gity
and the several counties Of the state.
respectively. No ballot cast at such
primary election which contains more
than one erOss-mark after the name
OF any such candidate for such State
Offices snail be counted for such can.
didate. Such ballots shall be counted
and canyassed and the result OF the
election announced and certified as
provided In Section 1G0H OF this Ar.
tiele. In addition thereto the Super.
YisOrs of Elections IN Baltimore city
and of the counties Of the State shall
issue to the delegates elected to each
State convention OF such parties, q
certificate of election, which certih.
cafe shall also contain the result OF
such primary election ballotlng as TO
the first, second, third. fourth. etc.
choice or preference of the voters OF
such party Tor The candidate so voted
upon, and such certificate shall be &C
eeDted 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
and legislative district OF Baltimore
ely a To how the votes of such dele
CATION are TO be cast Such conYen-
ton may be called according to such
party rules or usage at any tine Win.
In two weeks after such primary cleo
ton has been held. and Immediately
alter such credentials have been re-
celYed and the body has affected
permanent organization tt shall pro
coed 10 the nomination OF is eandis
dates. The several delegations shall
be required TO east and the chairman
Ill Ia tn
such instructions 30 received b. the
several delegations in the primaries
50 held in their respective counties or
legislative districts of Baltimore city
and II the result of anch ballot In Huch
convention shows that there has been
no nomination for such office BY
majority vote ri such convention.
then and n thai event The candidate
receiving The lowest vote for such of.
flee shall be dropped from the ballot
Ing By the convention. and the dHlega=
ton or delegations % voting for such
eandidat whose name Is 50 dropped
on the first ballot shall cast their
y0te on the second hallol OF such con
Yention for the candidate 0r eandl=
daieH Who Il or are the second choice
o. such counties OF legislative dis
tfIftE d! Baltimore CITY a appears
from the credentials and instructions
O. such delegations. and II 10 nomlnH=
ton + made By such convention for
such Office by majority vote Of the
delegates upon such second ballot the
same process Of dropping the lest low
ct candidate aud transferring The
votes Of the delegations voting Tor The
same n their next highest choice n
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 c0nBtl-
tutinF the same. II one or more dele
gates 10 such convention shall h Alb
sent when any such ballot + 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
tie vote On any ballot. The chairman
Of the convention shall caEt the de
Gliding vote on that ballot All n0ml.
nations 10 be made by such conFcns
tons shall be made In like manner
and certified as required b. this Ar
tIele. Such certificate shall also HbOH
that In the nomination 0f such eandi-
dates for such Offices the votes Of the
delegations from the several counties
and legislative districts of Baltimore
City we're cast according II tie in
structiOns which appear In the creden-
tials 81 each Of such delegations upon
each and every ballot cast In the nom
nation of such candidate aud If such
certificate Of such nomination be moi
fHfnlsnedt suen nomination hnH1l De
held 10 be defective and the name Of
such nominee shall not appear upon
the official ballot at the election 10 be
held To fill such Office. The ballots In
such eases 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 eanVaesed, and the result Of
the election announced and certified
in Baltimore City and in each Of the
counties Of the State as nov provided
BY said Article 30 for elections held
hereunder. and said primary election
shall be held and conducted and de.
termined In the manner and form pro
Yided by this Article for general cleo
lions and subject TO all regulations.
requirements and provisions aa pre-.
seribed 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 "a may be
herein otherwise provided. Each can
dIdate for nomination for Stale of
fee shall be required to pay the sum
Of ten dollars $50 to the Board Of
Supervisors of elections of Baltimore
City and of each county OF the State
for each legislative district of BaltI.
more City and for each county, and all
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