The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1912-05-25
PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS, 1912.


do not correspond at the conclusion Of
the work, or If any error in TRANSCRIPT
ing be alleged to exist, either or any
one of said clerks or any citizen or
voter in any one of said counties may
file petition in the Circuit Court with
in ten days after said work Is finish
ed, naming said clerks and the Board
of Supervisors of Elections as defend
ants, and the said Court shall have the
power to make such order for the
correction Of said books as may be
proper. The cost of such preparation
of proper registry books shall be paid
by the County Commissioners Of the
county in which such subdivision shall
be made, upon proper acquisitions and
vouchers presented by the Boards of
Supervisors of Elections. Any politi-
cal party that polled more than one per
cent of the votes cast at the last cleo
ton may, through its political commit
tee, II 1t has one, or by citizens rep
resenting said party, If there be no
political committee, name watcher
and substitute watcher who shall be
permitted to attend at the TRANSCRIPT
ing of said Iames and have power to
examine the said books during the sit
lluSS Vi Sdlu Cltl nd TIC Sdlu WI n
and for period of five days thereafter
in the presence Of said Board of SUI
pervisors. In the books of registry so
provided for to be used in transcrihing
said registered voters in each and
every county of the State subsequent
to the passage of this Act, there shall
be provss Of ;.'s'5rct column headed
Party Oh Is ana the boaTa OF
the name~ N .4litical party, If any,
TO which the voter Is inclined and
with which the voter desires to have
himself recorded as affiliated. 1t shall
be the duty of the Board of Registry
to explain to each voter that the state
ment of such party affiliation does not
bind him to vote for the candidate of
such party at any given election; also
that he has. the right to decline to
state any party affiliations; but that
no one who is not recorded upon the
registry as affiliated with a particular
political party will he qualified to vote
at subsequent primary elections of
said political party Whenever vot-
Ell declines to state his party affilia-
tons, the word Declined" shall be
written opposite his name in such col
umn so lat there shall be written in
such column opposite the name of
every registered voter, either his par
ty affiliation or the word Declined"
Each and every voter as he appears at
the first primary election at which ne
votes subsequent to the passage OF this
Act shall, before he is permitted to
vote at said primary, state to which
party he is inclined and to which party
he desires to have himself recorded as
affiliated, and the Board of Registers,
then sitting as judges Of election. shall
thereupon and at once enter in the col
umn provided for party affiliations the
name of the political party to which
the voter is inclined and with which
he desires to affiliate, and in said pri-
mary and all primary elections there
after held, any person so registered az
affiliated with a given political party
shall have the right to vote the Off
cial ballot of that party. and of no
other.
There spail be annually sitting of
the registration officers in and through
out Baltimore City, and all the several
counties OF the State on the day which
shall be the fifth day before the day
of the primary election Excluding the
day of the primary election in the com
putation of said fifth day prior thereto)
en- which day all of said registration
officers shall sit from eight o'clock a.
nj. until eight O'clock p. m. in the
counties, and from IL o'clock noon I'M
til ten o'clock p. M. in Baltimore City.
for the purpose of revising the. regis
tration lists by adding new voters,
making transfers, ETC., so that fair and
full opportunity may be afforded to
all voters, duly qualified, to take part
in the primary elections
No person or voter after having
had his affiliation registered shall be
permitted to make any change in his
party affiliation unless the same shall
be made at least six months prior to
the day of the primary electio
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted,
That this Act shall take effect from
the date of its passage.
Approved April IL 1912