The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-05-17
PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS, 1912.

only. When the name Of a political
party is given in connection with the
name of candidate nominated as pro-
Vlded in Section AZ of this Article, it
shall be stated on the ballot to the
right OF the name Of the candidate,
but if there shall have been any nom
ination for the same onice by a con-
Vention or primary election claiming
the same party name duly certified as
hereinbefore provided there shall
then be printed to the right Of lne
name of the candidate SO nominated
In accordance with said Section g.,
except Presidential Electors, only the
word independent and none other. Ii
the same party name shall be claimed
on behalf OF nominations made by
more than one convention or primary
election, and duly certified as afore-
said, the officers by whom the ballot
is to be prepared or a majority OF
them shall determine which nominees
are justly entitled to the party name,
and to the right of the other nominees
there shall be printed upon the ballot
only the word independent" and none
ether. The names of candidates for
the Office Of Electors of President and
shall be arranged in groups, as pre-
sented in the several certificates of
nomination papers, and the several
groups shall be arranged in such or
der Of the Surnames OF the candidates
for President as the several Boards of
Supervisors shall prescribe in the
City of Baltimore and in the several
counties, respectively. If candidates
f0r Drar fn1
ated at large and for the several Con
gressional districts, the name and
place of residence of the candidates
at large shall be put at The head of
each group, and the names of the
other candidates., with their places of
residence, including the members Of
the Congressional district in which
they reside, shall follow in numerical
order. The surname of the candidates
of each political party for the office of
President and Vice-President with the
party name at the right of the sur
name, shall be placed above the group
OF candidates for electors of such par
ty. There shall be left at the right of
the surname Of the candidate for Pres
ident and Vice President, so formed as
to include both names, and to the right
of each electOr, 6uftie1ent clear
square in which each voter may des-
ignate by cross (X) his choice for
electors. All candidates for Office
shall, as far as possible, be placed in
one column, but when the names to be
printed upon the ticket are over thirty
six, then another column shall be
added in which names shall be printed,
and when two or more columns are
used the same number of names SHALL
as far as possible, be printed in each
column. And the initial letters Of the
given or Christian name OF the several
candidates in each column shall be
printed directly beneath each other in
a vertical line, and the initial letter
of the respective party designations
of said several candidates shall be
printed beneath each other in vertl-
cal line. a constitutional amendment,
or any question to be submitted to the
popular vote shall be printed In sep
arate column to follow Immediately
after the names of candidates. This
section shall apply to Baltimore City.
and Baltimore, Garrett, Dorchester,
Queen Anne's, Frederick. Wicomico,
Carroll, Washington, Allegany, Cecil
Montgomery, Howard, Caroline and
Hartford counties.
IS. The form and arrangement of
the ballot shall be as follows: All bal
lots shall contain the name OF every
candidate whose nomination for any
office specified in the ballots has been
certified and filed according to the pro-
visions Of this Article, and not with
drawn in accordance Herewith. The
names of candidates for every once
shall, except in case of candidates for
Electors, be arranged al
phabetically, according to their sur
names, and without any party name or
designations, under the designation or
the Office above the group OF names or
the candidates for each office, and up
On a separate line Immediately beneath
the designation Of the office there shall
be printed in bold, plain roman capl-
tails, twelve-point (pica) type, an ap-
direction or instruction to
the voter, informing him of the num-
ber OF persons for whom he may law
fully vote for the particular Office men
toned, Immediately above each such
direction, thus: Vote for One," or
"Vote for Two" or Vote for
Six" as the case may be. To
the name OF 6dcn CanQlQaIS lOF SIdIS
office or candidate for Congress shall
be added the name of the county or
city in which the candidate resides.
Ballots shall be so printed as to give
to each voter a clear opportunity to
designate BY a cross (X) in square
at the right of the name Of each can
didate, and at the right of each ques-
tion, his choice of candidates and his
answer to such question. Such square
shall be at least one-half of an inch in
size, and the top and bottom lines OF
such squares shall extend across the
ballot so as to include the name Of the
candidate or the question opposite.
and all such cross-lines shall be of
uniform size and color on each bal
lot. If the candidate is named for the
same office ON two or more certificates
OF nomination, his name shall be print
ed on the ballot but once. The names
Of candidates for the Office of Electors
of President and Vice President OF the
United States shall be arranged Id
groups, as presented in the several
certificates of nomination papers, and
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