The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1912-05-10
PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS.

by a cross (X) in square at the right
of the name of each candidate, and at
the right of each question, his choice
of candidates and his answer to such
question.
If the candidate is named for the
same office on two or more certlh-
Gates of nomination, his name shall
be printed on the ballot but once, and
to the right of the name of said can
didate shall be added the name Of
one of the parties which such candi-
date represents, as appearing in said
certificate of nomination, and the
Board of Supervisors of Elections
shall cause to be printed to the right
of the name of such candidate which
ever one of said party names, so ap-
pearing in said certificates of nomina-
ton, the said candidate shall in writ
ing designate to said Board of Super
visors as the party name which he
desires to be added to the right Of
his name on the ballot; provided,
however, that such party name shall
consist of one word only. When the
name of a political party is given in
connection with the name OF candi-
date nominated as provided in section
40 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 nomination for the same
office by a convention or primary cleo
duly certified as hereinbefore proyid-
ed, there shall then be printed to the
right of the name Of the candidate
so nominated in accordance with said
section AZ, except Presidential Elec-
tors, only the word independent
and none other. If the same party
name shall be claimed on behalf Of
nominations made by more than one
convention or primary election, and
duly certified as aforesaid, the officers
by whom the ballot is to be prepared
or 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 other.
The names Of candidates for the Of
fee of Electors of President and Vice
President of the United States shall
be arranged in groups, as presented
in the several certificates of nomina-
ton papers, and the several groups
shall be arranged in such order 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 coun-
ties, respectively. If candidates for
Presidential Electors are nominated
at large and for the several Congress
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of residence of the candidates at large
shall be put at the head of each group,
and the names of the other candi-
dates, with their places of residence,
including the number of the Congress
sional district in which they reside,
shall follow in numerical order. The
surname of the candidates of each
political party for the Office of Presi-
dent 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
party. There shall be left at the right
of the surname of the candidate for
President and Vice-President, so
formed as to include both names, and
to the right of the name of each elec-
tor, a sufficient clear space in which
each voter may designate by cross
(X) his choice for electors. All can
didates for Office shall, as far as pos
sible, 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 sew
eral candidates in each column shall
ton of said several candidates shall
in a vertical line, and the initial let
ter of the respective party designa-
tions of said several candidates shall
be printed directly beneath each other
in a vertical line. A constitutional
amendment, or any question to be sub
mitted to the popular vote shall be
printed in separate column to fol-
low Immediately after the names of
candidates. This section shall apply
to Baltimore City, and Baltimore, Gar
rett, Dorchester, Queen Anne's, Fred
erick, Wicomico, Carroll, Washington,
Allegany, Cecil, Montgomery, Howard,
Caroline and Hartford counties.
SIS. 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
provisions of this article, and not
withdrawn in accordance Herewith.
The names of candidates for every Of
fee shall, except in case of candi-
dates for Presidential Electors, be ar
ranged alphabetically, according to
their surnames, and without any party
name or designations, under the
designation of the office above the
group of names of the candidates for
each office, and upon a separate line
Immediately beneath the designation
of the office there shall be printed
in bold, plain roman capitals, twelve
point (pica) type, an appropriate di-
rection or instruction to the voter, in
forming him of the number of per-
sons for whom he may lawfully vote
for the particular office mentioned,
Immediately above each such direc-
ton, thus: Vote for One" or Vote
for Two" or Vote for Six" as the
case may be. To the name of each
candidate for State 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 candidate. and at
the right of each question, 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 can
didate or the question opposite, and
all such cross-lines shall be of uni
form size and color on each ballot.
If the candidate is named for the
caroa nffipa on two more cert fl