The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-05-17
PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS, 1912.
COUNT O. TIE BALLOTS.
CHI A 9'T' III: F7 492.

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of the Code Of Public General Laws
OF Maryland Of 1904, title "Elec-
tions," subtitle Count of the Bal
lots ID amended by Chapter SIG Of
the Acts of the General Assembly of
1908, and It'd add new Section To
said It'd Article 33 OF the Code of
Public General Laws of 1904 To d.
known al Section TIA.
Section I'LL Be lit enacted by the
General Assembly OF Maryland, That
Section 71 of Article 33 of the Code of
Public General Laws of Maryland cf
1904, title Elections" subtitle Count
Of the Ballots" a. amended by Chap
ter SIG oft the Acts of the General A.
sembly Of 1908, be and the same il
hereby repealed and re-enacted with
amendments ID d to read as follows,
and that "a additional section b. add
ed IT'D Article 33 Of the Code of Public
General Laws of 1904, title Elections, :"
subtitle, Count of the Ballots" a.
amended by Chapter 576 off the Acts of
the General Assembly Of 1908, said new
section to b. known and designated
as Section TIA.
71. The judges shall oren the ballot
box and count and announce the whole
number of ballots in the box. They
shall reject any ballots which are de-
ceitfully folded together, and any bal
lots which do not have Endorsed there
ON the name Oh initial of the Judge
who held the ballots, OF if there shall
b. any mark on the ballot other than
the crOss-mark i'm square opposite
the name of a candidate Oh other than
the name or names of any candidates
written by the voter on the ballot a.
provided in Section 53, such ballot
shall not b. counted. Ballots not count
ed for such defects shall b. marked
Detective on the back thereof and
shall h. wrapped in separate pack
age and returned To the ballot box a.
hereinafter directed. No vote shall
b. counted for any candidate opposite
whose name no CrOSS-mark shall b.
placed, and no ballot shall BE- rejected
solely because any part or portion Of
the crOsS-mark extends beyond the
square, ifr the point Of intersection Of
the crOss-maFk il within the square,
Oh because the voter has marked more
names than there are persons to be'
elected To an office, but such ballots
shall not b. counted for any candidate
in the group of names 20 marked.
They shall open the ballots, and All OF
them shall be CanvaSsed separately
by one of the judges sitting between
two other judges, which judge shall
call out each name and the Office for
which ID il designated and the other
judges looking at the ballot at the
same time, and the clerks making tally
of the same. When all the ballots
have been canvassed i'm this manner,
the election clerks shall compare their
tallies together and ascertain the total
number of votes received by each can
didate, and when they agree upon the
numbers, one of them shall announce
in loud voice to the judges the a.
gregate number OF votes received by
each candidate. If requested by any
watcher OF challenger present at any
canvass, it shall b. the duty OF the
judges and each OF them to exhibit to
such watcher OH challenger any ballot
cast, fully opened or in such condition
and manner that h. may fully read and
examine the same, but the judges
shall not allow any ballot to be taken
from their bands. - the ballots are
counted they shall b. strung upon a
strong Irvine.
The aforegoing provisions to apply
to Baltimore City, Baltimore County,
Garrett County, Allegany County,
Washington County, Frederick Coun-
ty, Carroll County, Hartford County,
Montgomery County, Howard County,
Prince Georges County, Calvert COun-
ty, Charles County, st. Mary's county
Cecil County, Kent County, Queen
Anne's county, Talbot County, Caro-
line, Dorchester County, Wicmico
County and Somerset County.
TIA. This Section shall apply only
to Anne Arundel County and Worces-
Ter County, in which counties tha
judges shall open the ballot box and
count and announce the whole num-
Der of ballots in the box, they shall r.
ject any ballots which are deceitfully
folded together, and any ballots which
do not have endorsed thereon the
name Oh initial of the judge who held
the ballots; if the voter has marked
more names than there are persons to
b. elected to any Office, or If there
shall b. any mark on the ballot other
than the cross-mark i'm a square oppo-
site the name of candidate, or other
than the name or names of any candi-
dates written by the voter or the bal
lot a. provided i'm Section 63, his bal
lot shall not b. counted. Ballots not
counted for such defects shall b. mark
81 defective" on the back thereof and
shall b. wrapped in separate pack
age and returned to the ballot box a.
hereinafter directed No vote shall BE-
counted for any candidate opposite
whose name no crOss-mark shall BE-
placed, and no ballot shall BE- rejected
solely because any part or portion of
the cross-mark extends beyond the
square, If the point of intersection of
the cross-mark il within the square.
They shall open the ballots and ali
of them shall b. canvassed separate
ly by one of the judges sitting between
two other judges, which Judge shall.
call out each name and the Office for
which it il designated and the other
judges looking at the ballot at the
same time, and the clerks making tai
ly OF the same. When alt the ballots
have been canvassed i'm this manner,
the election clerks shall compare their
tallies together and ascertain the to-
ral number OF votes received by each
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