The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-05-20

VA number not less than twice the
number Of registered voters Of the
respective political parties partici-
rAting in such primary. as nearly as
tho same may be estimated, and
shall be delivered by such Boards
&f Supervisors Of Elections to Thu
sI6ction ofiieiAls as herein provided
tor Baltimore City primary elections,
The said Boards of Supervisors OF
Injections for the several counties
shall at the same time print and dis
tribute, i've days before such pri-
Iz1zry election, to any candidate or
de1ing and paying the cost of the
same, any number of such 0fhcial
ballots such candidates may desire
Said Supervisors shall also cause
10 be- furnished and delivered with
such official Ballots to the proper
election officials In each election dis
tfict or voting precinct In the sever.
al counties Of the State, opaque, Off
cial gummed envelopes of uniform
size and Of colors corresponding to
the officiaI ballots OF the respective
political parties participating In such
primaries sufficiently large to receive
snch official ballot when folded.
On the back and outside Of all Of
such official envelopes shall be print
cd the words, "OfTicial Envelope for
Ballot, followed BY the designation
OF the polling place for which it is.
prepared. the date Of the primary
election, and fac smile Of the sig
nature of the President of the Board
OF Supervisors of Elections by whom
the official envelopes and ballots for
said primary election have been pre-
pared said official envelope shall be
provided with detachable stub or
coupon in the same manner as is now
provided by law for official ballots.
and the number of such envelopes
10 furnished shall be in number
twenty-five per cent. more than the
estimated vote of the several politi-
cal parties participating in such pri-
mary in such election district or pre-
eincf, as the case may be.
10DH. The names of candidates.
for nomination for each office or for
each place or position aforesaid, re-
sp6ctively, shall be arranged alpha
hetieaIIy upon the ballots according
10 the surnames of the candidates.
Ballots In all the said primary cleo
lions shall be cast, except as herein
after provided for primary elections
ID the several counties OF the State,
eounted and canyassed and the. re-
sult Of the election announced and
certified in baltimore city and In
each Of the counties of the State,
AS now provided by said Article 8
for elections held Hereunder; and
me said primary elections shall be
held and conducted and determined
Ia the manner and form provided by
this Article for general elections, and
sNbject to all the regulations, re-
Quirements and provisions as pre-
6eribed by this Article for general
elections. In SO far as the same are
Of may be applicable to said primary
elections and except as may be here
Ia provided. Challengers and watch
err representing the candidates in
any said primary elections shall be
voting places during the voting and
counting OF the baHots. as provided
Ii said Article 33, with respect to
general Elections held hereunder.
As each voters name shall be enter
cd I'm the poll book, kept by the two
clerks OF election, there shall be
entered opposite his name the name
of the party whose candidate or cam
dldates he voted for; provided, that
IN primary elections to be held in
tho several counties of the State the
name or initials of the Judge of cleo
Ton shall be placed upon the official
'.zeiope, and the stub or coupon
81 gided for herein for such official
envelope shall be filed out and
handled in every respect similar to
the coupon provided for official bal
lots al general elections for the
state. and IL shall not be lawful for
the judges or clerks of election to
place their names or initials, or any
other matter, upon the official bal
lots; and it shall be lawful for every
person having the qualifications of
voter for such primary elections
under this Article in the several
counties OF tho State to have his.
official ballot prepared before enter
ing the proper polling place, but
Npon presenting himself to the judges
tQf elections as provided by this Arti-
Gle ard It having been determined
~ such judges that he Is qualified
TO vote in such primaries, there shall
he given him by tho proper election
loflcial Il blank official ballot OF the
political party in whose primaries he
lis entitled to vote, together with an
luusoa1ea Official envelope for the
same party, as provided for herein;
he shall thcroupon retire to one of
the booths provided for the purpose,
and shall there. with a black pencil
and In the manner required by law,
prepare such official ballot for voting,
or IN the privacy of such booth he
may exchange such ballot for the
otlciaI ballot or one of the official
ballots which he may have brought
Into snch polling places with him,
previously prepared for voting, and
while in such booth he shall place
the Official ballot he desires to vote
ii tho official envelope so provided,
and seal the same; he shall then
HAND to one of the Judges Of election
.Nhe epyelope so sealed containing the
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