Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1910-05-20
PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS OF 1910.

yentions, the delegates to which shall
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 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-
ecutiyes or executive committee, to be
voted Tor as provided in the aiorego-
ing sections and in addition thereto
ana IN the same manner the names Of
all candidates IOT STATE Offices, VINO
have duly qualified TO have their
names placed upon such ballot in the
same manner as provided in the sec
lions OF this Article for county or city
offices, and after the name OF each of
such lastnamed candidates for State
ohices there shall be provided on the
ballots a number OF squares equal to
the number OF candidates Tor the par
ticular office Tor which he is candi-
date of the political party represented
by the ballot, which squares shall be
designated in their order from left to
right as First Choice" Second
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candidates OF sucn party for such OIL
fee whose names appear upon such
ballot, so that each voter OF each
party may indicate his first, second,
third, etc, choice or preference OF
each OF said candidates by placing a
cross-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 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 Baltimore City
and of the counties OF the State shall
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 balloting as to
the first, second, third, fourth, etc,
choice or preference of the voters of
such party for the candidate SO voted
upon, and such certificate shall be &C.
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
and legislative district OF Baltimore
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
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Ceived and the body has affected a
permanent organization it shall pro-
coed to the nomination of its candi-
dates. The several delegations shall
be required to cast and the chairman
shall announce the vote according to
such Instructions so received by the
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 a
majority vote of such convention, I
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-
ton or delegations so voting for such
candidate whose name is so dropped
on the first ballot shall cast their
vote on the second ballot of such con
NGullUH lot lnt tduUludlb OF Gdnul-
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
OF such delegations. and If no nomina-
ton is made by such convention for
such office by a 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 Tor the
same to their next highest choice as
shown by their said instructions shall
be continued until a nomination for
such office shall have been made and
declared by such convention by a ma
jority vote of the delegates consti-
tuting the same; II one or more dele
gates to such convention shall be alb
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
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-
lions 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 candi.
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
iDation 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 30 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 may be
herein otherwise provided. Each can
didate for nomination for a State of
flee shall be required to pay the sum
of ten dollars ($10) to the Board of
Supervisors of elections of Baltimore
City and of each county OF the State
for each legislative district Of Ralti.