The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-05-17
PRIMARY ELECTIONS-REGISTRY.
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AN ACT To repeal and re-enact with
amendments Section 160E Of Article
81 of the Code OF Public General
Laws of Maryland, title Elections"
subtitle Primary Elections" as
said section Was enacted by Chapter
2 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 o.
qualified voters residing in the sew
eral counties c- the State from The
registry books ln 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 A. Be III enacted by the
General Assembly of Maryland, That
Section 16OE of Article 33 of The Code
Of Public General Laws of Maryland,
title Elections" subtitle Primary
Elections" 81 said section was enact
ut by Chapter 2 of the Acts OF the Gen
eral Assembly of 1912, b. and the
same II hereby repealed and re-enact-
ed, with amendments, 10 g. To read as
follows:
16OE. As many different sets of Of
fisial ballots shall b. printed and sup
piled by the Board of Supervisors of
Elections att each polling place, and 81
many ballots boxes shall b. used at
each polling place, ~ there are sep
arate party nominations, delegates,
executives Oh managing or executive
bodies I'd b. 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 a. delegate To any conven-
ton Oh a. executive Oh member Of 90
executive or managing committee Of
any other party, and to facilitate it,
being promptly detected if I'd cast, the
ballots of the several parties shall b.
printed upon opaque paper IA different
colors, to b. determined by the sew
eral Boards OF Supervisors of Elec-
tiOns; and until after the next general
registration in the counties every per
son offering. To vote at primary cleo
ton shall b. required tO state To which
party H. belongs and which partys
candidate H. intends to vote for at the
State, city or county election, and
every qualified person offering It'd vote
in the several counties in the State at
primary election shall b. permit
ted to vote in the primary cleo
ton OF that party to which he b.
longs and which party candidates H.
intends to vote for at the State o.
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 b. permit
ted It'd vote in the primary election Of
that party only with which TX shall ap-
pear upon the books of registration to
b. 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 at
of the districts or precincts of the
said several counties for the TRANSCRIPT
i'm Of the names of the qualified vOt-
ers residing therein from the registra-
ton books i'm use. The said tranScrib-
ing shall BE- done lin the Offices OFF the
Boards of Supervisors OF Elections by
four (4l clerks to- b. selected, two by
the Supervisors representing the ma
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 transcribing shall b. done
It'll the office OF the Board of Super
visors of Elections by twelve (12)
clerks, to b. selected, IL by the III
pervisors representing the major
ity party and IL by the Super
visor representing the minority party,
Ill 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