Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1910-05-21
PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS FOR YEAR 1910.
PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS OF 1910.

said Boards OF Supervisors of Elec.
lions Tor the several counties
shall az the same time print
and distribute. five days before
such primary election, TO any candi-
date ordering ana paying the cost OF
the same. any number of such OFF
clal ballots such candidates may de-
sire, Said Supervisors shall also
cause 10 be furnished and delivered
With such official ballots TO the prop
q election officials In each election
district or voting precinct IN the sew
cral counties OF the State. Opaque
oihcial gnmmed envelopes OF uniform
SIZE ana Of colors corresponding to the
uIlicial ballots OF the respective politi
cal parties participating IN such prl.
mares sufficiently large to receive
such Official ballot when folded. On
the back and outside of all OF such
official envelopes shall be printed the
words, "OiIicial Envelope Tor Ballot.
Followed by HE designation Of the
polling place FOR which II Is prepared.
no date Of the primary election, and a
iae smile OF the signature Of the
President Of the Board OF Supervisors
81 Elections by whom the Official en-
yelopes and ballots for said primary
election have been prepared. said
official envelope shall be provided
with a detachable stub or coupou In
By law for official ballots, aud the
number Of such envelopes so fur
nished shall be In number twenty-five
per cent more than the estimated vote
OF the several political parties partici.
pating In such primary in such cleo
ton district or precinct, as the case
may be.
l60H-The names Of candidates for
nomination Tor each Office or for each
place or position aforesaid. respect
lively, shall be arranged alphabetically
upon the ballots according to the sur
names OF the candidates. Ballots In
all said primary elections shall be-
cast. except as hereinafter provided
FOR primary elections in the several
counties OF the State. counted and
canvassed and the result OF the cleo
ton announced and certified In Balti-
more city and in each OF the counties
Of the state. as now provided by said
Article 81 Tor elections held thereun-
der: and the said primary elections
shall be held and conducted and de-
lermined in the manner and form pro.
vided by his Article for general cleo
tons. and subject to all tine regiila.
iluns, requirements and provisions as
prescribed by this Article Tor general
elections. In so far as the same are
or may be applicable 10 said primary
elections and except as may be herein
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representing the candidates In any
said primary elections shall be al.
lowed 10 be present at the several vot.
ing places during the voting and
counting OF the ballots. as provided In
said Article 81, with respect 10 gen
eral elections held Hereunder As
each voters name shall be entered in
the poll book. kept by the TWO clerks
OF election. there shall be entered on.
p0Sitc his name the name OF the party
whose candidate or candidates he
voted for: provided, that In primary
elections To be held IN the several
counties OF the State the name or
he placed upon the official envelope
ami he stub or coupon provided Tor
herein Tor such official envelope shall
be filled out and handled in every
respect similar TO the coupon provided
Tor official ballots at general elections
Tor the State. and 1t shall not be law
iul Tor the Judges or clerks OF cleo.
any other matter, upon the official
ballots. and II snail be lawful Tor
every person having the qualifications
o. Il voter Tor such primary elections
under this Article in the several
counties OF the State TO have his Off.
ciai ballot prepared before entering
The proper polling place but upOn pre-
-enting himself 10 the judges OF cleo
tons as provided by this Article. and
II having been determined by such
judges tnat he Is qualified 10 vote IN
snch primaries. there shall be given
MIN by the proper election official q
blank official ballot OF the political
party In whose primaries he is en-
titled TO vote, together with an I'M
sealed official envelope for the same
party. as provided Tor herein he shall
thereupon retire to one OF the booths
provided Tor the purpose. and shall
there. with black pencil and in the
manner required by law. prepare such
official ballot for voting or in the
privacy OF such booth he may eX-
change such ballot Tor the official bal.
lot or one OF the official ballots which
be may have brought into such polling
places with him, previously prepared
for voting, and while In such booth he
shall place the official ballot he de.
sires 10 vote IN the official envelope
80 provided. and seal the same. he
shall then hand to one of the judges
of election the envelope SO sealed
containing the official ballot he de.
sircs Ia cast and the Judge Of election
so receiving such envelope and ballot
shall. after detaching the coupon at
tached thereto, deposit such envelope
so sealed In the ballot box oil the
voter. political party In the presence
Of the voter and OF the other judges
OF election: IN such primary elections
held IN the several counties OF the
state. upon the opening OF the ballot
boxes by the judges. they shall count
and announce the whole number OF en-.
velopes. representing the whole num-
her of ballots In the ballot boxes for
the several parties in similar manner
10 that provided by this Article for
official ballots at general elections.
aud in counting the ballots. the
judges shall carefully examine the bal.
lots and the envelopes containing the
same and II any envelope shall be
found not of the character required
By this Article. or II any mark or de-
vice be found on any envelope. shall
be found not of the character re
quired by this Article. or Ii any mark
or device be found on any envelope or
peculiar folding by which. I'm the opin-
ion OF the majority OF the judges. the
same may be Identified so as 10 imdi.
cate who may have cast the same. the
ballot so marked. or the ballot con.
tanned In the envelope 50 marked or
folded or Improperly substituted
shall not be counted: and when more
than one ballot shall be found In an