The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-05-17
PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS, 1912.
COUNT or THE BALLOTS.
&HAPT h: R 492.

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact Win
Section I'll of Article 80
OF the Code OF Public General Laws
OF Maryland OF 1904, title "Elec-
tions," subtitle "Count OF the Bal
lots" as amended by Chapter SIG of
the Acts of the General Assembly OF
1908, and to add new Section to
said to Article 53 of the Code OF
Public General Laws of 1904 to be
known al Section TIA.
Section 4. BE it enacted by the
General Assembly of Maryland, That
Section I'll of Article 33 of the Code OF
Public General Laws of Maryland CT
1904, title Elections" subtitle Count
of the Ballots" a. amended by Chap
ter SIS Of the Acts of the General AS
sembly of 1908, be and the same l.
hereby repealed and re-enacted with
amendments SO a. to read al follows,
and that an additional section BE- add
Cd to Article 80 of the Code of Public
General Laws of 1904, title Elections"
subtitle, Count of the Ballots" as
amended by Chapter 576 of the Acts OF
the General Assembly of 1908, said new
section to be known and designated
az Section TIA.
I'll. The judges shall oren the ballot
box and count and announce the whole
number of ballots i'm the box. They
shall reject any ballots which are de-
ceitfully folded together, and any bal
lots which do not have indorsed there
on the name or initial of the judge
who held the ballots, or LII there shall
be any mark on the ballot other than
the cross-mark i'm square opposite
the name OF candidate or other than
the name or names of any candidates
written by the voter on the ballot a.
provided i'm Section So, such ballot
shall not be counted. Ballots not count
cd for such defects shall be marked
defective" on the back thereof and
shall be wrapped i'm separate pack
age and returned to the ballot box as
hereinafter directed. No vote shall
be counted for any candidate opposite
whose name no crOSs-mark shall be
placed, and no ballot shall be rejected
solely because any part or portion OF
the cross-mark extends beyond the
square, il the point of intersection OF
the cross-mark il within the square,
or because the voter has marked more
names than there are persons to Dc
elected to an office, but such ballots
shall not be counted for any candidate
i'm the group of names 80 marked.
They shall open the ballots, and all Of
them shall be canvaSsed separately
by one of the judges sitting between
two other judges, which judge shall
call out each name and the Office for
which ii il designated. and the other
Judges looking at the ballot at the
same time, and the clerks making tally
of the same. When all the ballots
have been canvassed I'm this manner,
the election clerks shall compare their
TALES together and ascertain the total
number of votes received by each can
didate, and when they agree upon the
numbers, one of them shall announce
i'm loud voice to the judges the az
gregate number OF votes received by
each candidate. lii requested by any
watcher or challenger present at any
canvass, it shall be the duty OF the
judges and each of them to exhibit to
such watcher or challenger any ballot
cast, fully opened or i'm such condition
and manner that he may fully read and
examine the same, but the judges
shall not allow any ballot to be taken
from their bands. A. the ballots are
counted they shall be strung upon
strong Irvine.
The aforegoing provisions to apply
to Baltimore City, Baltimore County,
Garrett County, Allegany County,
Washington County, Frederick Coun-
ty, Carroll County, Hartford County,
Montgomery County, Howard County,
Prince Georges County, Calvert Coun-
ty, Charles County, st. Mary's county
Cecil County, Kent County, Queen
Anne's county, Talbot County, Caro-
line, Dorchester County, Wicmico
County and Somerset County.
TIA. This Section shall apply only
to Anne Arundel County and WOrces-
ter County, i'm which counties the
judges shall open the ballot box and
count and announce the whole num-
Der of ballots in the box, they shall re-
ject any ballots which are deceitfully
folded together, and any ballots which
do not have endorsed thereon the
name or initial OF the judge who held
the ballots; III the voter has marked
more names than there are persons to
be elected to any Office, or liz there
shall be any mark ON the ballot other
than the crOsS-mark i'm "a square oppO-
site the name Of a candidate, or other
than the name or names of any candi-
dates written by the voter on the bal
lot A. provided i'm Section Do, his bal
lot shall not be counted. Ballots not
counted for such defects shall be mark
cd defective" on the back thereof and
shall BE- wrapped i'm separate pack
age and returned to the ballot box al
hereinafter directed. No vote shall be
counted for any candidate opposite
whose name no crOSS-mark shall be
placed, and no ballot shall be rejected
solely because any part or portion of
the crOss-mark extends beyond the
square, III the point of intersection OF
the crOss-mark il within the square.
They shall open the ballots and all
of them shall BE- canvassed separate
ly by one OF the judges sitting between
two other judges, which Judge shall,
call out each name and the Office for
which 1t il designated and the other
judges looking at the ballot at the
same time, and the clerks making tai
Ivy OF the same. When all the ballots
have been canvassed i'm this manner,