Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1912-05-10
PRIMARY ELEcTloNs-REeIsTRy.
CHAPTER s47.

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with
amendments Section 160E of Article
80 of the Code of Public General
Laws OF Maryland, title Elections"
subtitle Primary Elections" as
said section was enacted by Chapter
OF the Acts of the General Assem-
bly, of 1912, relating to the subject
Primary Elections" including the
provision for furnishing new registry
books and transcribing the names OF
qualified voters residing in the sew
eral counties o. the State from the
registry books in use to the new reg
istry books, and providing for the
payment OF the cost thereof by the
County Commissioners OF the sew
eral counties of the State.
Section /. Be 1t enacted by the
General Assembly of Maryland, That
Section 160E of Article SO of the Code
OF Public General Laws of Maryland
title Elections" subtitle Primary
Elections" as said section was enact
ed by Chapter 2 of the Acts OF the Cen
eral Assembly of 1912, be and the
same is hereby repealed and re-enact-
cd, with amendments, so as to read as
follows:
160E. AS many different sets OF Of
fisial ballots shall be printed and sup
piled by the Board of Supervisors of
Elections at each polling place, and as
many ballots boxes shall be used at
each polling place, as there are sep
arate party nominations, delegates,
executives or managing or executive
bodies to be voted for; and to prevent
voters belonging to or acting with one
political party from inadvertently or
Intentionally casting their ballots for
the candidate for nomination for office,
or election as delegate to any conven-
ton or as executive or member of an
executive or managing committee of
any other party, and to facilitate its
being promptly detected If so cast, the
ballots OF the several parties shall be
printed upon Opaque paper o. different
colors, to be determined by the sew.
eral Boards of Supervisors OF Elec-
tons; and until after the next general
registration In the counties every per-
son Offering to vote at q primary cleo
ton shall be required to state to which
party he belongs and which party's
candidate he intends to vote for at the
State, city or county election, and
every qualified person Offering to vote
in the several counties in the State at
primary election shall be permit
ted to vote in the primary cleo
ton OF that party to which he be-
longs and which party candidates he
intends to vote for at the State or
county election and in Baltimore City
and in the counties. After the next
general registration in the counties,
every qualified person Offering to vote
at a primary election shall be permit
ted to vote in the primary election of
that party only with which he shall APP
pear upon the books OF registration to
be affiliated. The respective Boards
OF Supervisors OF Elections In the sew
eral counties are hereby authorized
and required, Immediately upon the
passage of this Act, to have prepared
new books OF registry for use In all
or the districts or precincts of the
said several counties for the TRANSCRIPT
ing OF the names OF the qualified vot-
ers residing therein from the registra-
ton books In use. The said TRANSCRIPT
Ing shall be done in the offices OF the
Boards OF Supervisors of Elections by
four 90 clerks to be selected, two by
the Supervisors representing the ina.
jority party and two by the Super.
visors representing the minority party
as the said parties are now constituted
In this State, except Baltimore county,
where said >uanscribing shall be done
in the offlceNQf the Board OF Super
visors OF Elections by twelve (12)
clerks. to be selected, six by the Su
pervlsors representing the major
lily party and six by the Super
visor representing 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