Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-05-11
teHAPTER s47.i

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with
amendments Section 1909 OF Article
90 Of the Code OF Public General
Laws Of Maryland. title Elections.
subtitle Primary Elections, as
said Section was enacted by Chap.
ter 2 OF the Acts OF the General
Assembly OF 1912. relating to the
subject Primary Elections" includ-
ing the provision for furnishing
new registry books and transcrib.
ing the names OF qualified voters
residing in the several counties OF
the State from the registry books
in use to the new registry books.
and providing Tor the payment OF
the cost thereof by the County
commissioners of the several coun.
ties OF the State.
Section l. Be IL enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly OF Maryland. That Sec
ton ld0E Of Article SO OF the Code
OF Public General Laws of Maryland.
title Elections subtitle Primary
Elections" as said Section was en-.
acted by Chapter : OF the Acts OF the
General Assembly OF 1912 be and the
same is hereby repealed and re.
enacted, with amendments, so as to
read as follows:
16oE. AS many different sets OF
official ballots shall be printed and
supplied by the Board OF Supervisors
OF Elections at each polling place
and as many ballot boxes shall be
used at each polling place. as there
are separate party nominations. dele.
gates, executives or managing or
executive bodies to be voted for. and
to prevent voters belonging 10 or act
ing with one political party from in
advertently or Intentionally casting
their ballots for the candidate for
nomination for Office, or election as
delegate 10 any convention or as
executive or member OF an executive
or managing committee Of any other
party, and 10 facilitate its being
promptly detected II so cast, the bal
lots OF the several parties shall be
printed upon Opaque paper OF different
colors, to be determined by the several
Boards OF Supervisors OF Elections:
and until after the next general reg
istration in the counties every person
Offering 10 vote az a primal election
shat be required to state 3 which
pal he belongs and which partys
car idate he intends 70 vote for at
the state, city or county election. and
/. qualified person offerisw 10 vote
he several counties in the state
primary election shall b. permit
10 vote IN the primary election OF
that party 10 which he belongs and
which party candidates he intends to
vote for at the State or county cleo
ton and In Baltimore City and in
the counties. After the next general
registration in the counties. every
qualified person offering 10 vote at a
primary election shall be permitted
10 vote In the primary election OF
that party only with which he shall
appear upon the books of registration
70 be affiliated. The respective Boards
of Supervisors of Elections In the
several counties are hereby author
lied and required. Immediately upon
the passage of this Act, 70 have pre-
pared new books of registry for use
in all OF the districts or precincts OF
the said several counties for the tran.
scribing of the names OF the qualified
voters residing therein from the reg
istration books in use. The said tran
OF the Boards OF Supervisors OF Elec-
tions by -four (i) clerks 10 be selected.
two by the Supervisors representing
the majority party and two by the
Supervisors representing the minority
party as the said parties are now con
stitued In this State. except Baltimore
county. where said transcribing shall
be done IN the Office of the Board OF
Supervisors OF Election by twelve (i2)
clerks. 10 be selected. six By the Su.
peryisors representing the majority
party and six by the Supervisor rep
rosentlng the minority party. as the
said parties are now constituted In
this State. The transcribing shall be
done by the said clerks and the new
books. after being transcribed. shall
correspond In all respects, and II they
do not correspond at the conclusion
OF the work. or II any error in tran
scribing be alleged 10 exist. either or
any OF said clerks or any citizen or
voter in any one OF said counties may
file n petition in the Circuit Court
within ten days after said work is
finished, naming said clerks and the
Board OF Supervisors OF Elections as
defendants, and the said Court shall
have the power 10 make such order
for the correction Of said books as
may be proper. The cost OF such
preparation OF proper registry hooks
shall be paid by the County Commits
sioners of the county In which such
subdivision shall be made, upon proper
acquisitions and vouchers presented
by the Boards OF Supervisors OF Flee
tions. ANY political party that polIed
more than one per cent OF the votes
cast al the last election may. through
its political committee. IL IL has one
or by citizens representing said party.
II there be no political committee
name watcher and substitute watch
or who shall be permitted to attend
NJ the transcribing OF said names and
have power to examine the said books
during the sitting OF said clerks for
tho said work and for a period az
five days thereafter IN the presence OF
said Board Of Supervisors. In the
books OF registry so provided for 10
be used in transcribing said registered
voters in each and every county of
the State subsequent 20 the passage
OF this Act, there shall he provided
q distinct column headed Party Afiili.
ations." and the Board OF Registers
shall enter in this column the name Of
the political party. II any. 10 which
the voter is inclined and with which
the voter desires 20 have himself re-
corded as affiliated II shall be the
duty OF the Board Of Registry 20 ex.
plain to each voter that the statement
OF such party affiliation does not bind
him 70 vote for the candidate OF guch
party 81 any given election; also that
no Las the right TO decline to state