The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1912-05-10
TCHAPTER 134.]


AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with
amendments, sections l6OA ana
1903 of Article 33 OF the Code OF
Public General Laws of Maryland,
title ELECTIONS" subtitle primary
Elections, of said sections were en-
acted by Chapter 2 of the Acts OF
the General Assembly of 1912.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly Of Maryland, That
sections 1904 and 160B of Article So
of the Code of Public General Laws OF
MARYLAND, title Elections" subtitle
Primary Elections" as said sections
were enacted by Chapter of the Acts
of the General Assembly of 1912, be
and the same are hereby repealed and
re-enacted with amendments so as to
read, severally and respectively, as
follows, to wit:
1904. Political parties which at the
general elections held on November
End. 1909. in the State of Maryland,
or which at any future general cleo
ton next preceding any primary cleo
ton to be held hereunder, as snail
have polled ten per cent. of the en-
tire vote cast in the State at such or
any such general election, shall here
after nominate all their candidates for
public office in and for Baltimore City,
and the several counties of the State,
and for judges and for the House of
Representative of the Federal Con-
eress. and shall elect all delegates to
county, legislative district, congress
sionai, city and State conventions,
and all members of managing bodies
in
Baltimore City and the several coun-
ties of the State, and all precinct,
ward, city and county executives or
executive committees, whenever the
political party usage provides for sucn
executive committees or any OF the
same, by means of primary elections
conducted under and in accordance
with the provisions of this act and
not otherwise, except as herein spe-
officially provided, and the several
boards of supervisors OF elections
shall not print on the official ballot
to be voted at any general or special
election to be hereafter held the name
or names of any such candidate or
candidates for election in Baltimore
City or any of the counties of the
State of any of said parties who shall
not be so nominated and whose NOM
ination shall not be certified to them
or to the Secretary of State as haV-
ing been so nominated.
Provided that the provisions of this
subtitle requiring the nomination OF
candidates by direct vote shall not
apply to the nomination of such can
didates for county office, State Senate
and members of the House of Dele
gates in the counties of Howard,
Washington and Worcester, except as
hereinafter provided; but such candl-
dates shall be selected by county con-
yention, delegates to which shall be
selected in all respects as provided
for in this subtitle, and the nomlna-
ton of such candidates by such con-
vention shall be duly certified by the
chairman and secretary OF such con-
vention to the Board of Election SUI
pervisors of said county; and it shall
be the duty of the said supervisors to
place the name of such candidates up
on the official ballots in the manner
prescribed by the General Election
Laws of this State.
All such candidates for such office,
and all such delegates, managing
bodies, executives and executive COM
mittees shall be nominated, selected
and chosen by the direct vote of the
duly registered voters belonging to or
acting with such parties, respectively,
In every precinct, ward, councilmanic,
legislative, congressional, judicial or
other election district in Baltimore
City, and also in the several counties
of the State of Maryland, respectively,
and in each and every election pre-
cinct and election district of each of
said counties of the State of Mary
land, respectively, it being the intent
and purpose of this act that all such
candidates for public office, all dele
gates to party conventions, and all
managing bodies, executives or eXecu-
tive committees of any such political
party, whenever the political party
usage provides for such executives or
executive committees, shall be nomln-
ated by the direct vote of the duly
registered voters, belonging to and
acting with such parties, respectively,
in Baltimore City, or any precinct,
ward, councilmanic, congressional, jul
dicial or legislative district thereof, or
in any county, district or precinct
thereof or in any congressional or
judicial district, as the case, with re-
spect to any public office or place or
position aforesaid, may be; and that
no candidate for such public office,
delegate to such conventions, party
executive or executive committee, or
managing body or any such political
party, as aforesaid, in and for Balti-
more City or the several counties OF
the State, shall be chosen or elected
by any such political convention or
otherwise than by the duly registered
voters belonging to or acting with
said political parties as aforesaid, ex,
cept as hereinafter otherwise pro-
vided.
It shall be lawful for all such par
ties aforesaid to elect and hold such