Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1916-05-12
cHAPTER 16o.

AN ACT TO repeal Sections 1874, 1856,
1875 and 1913 OF Article 33 of the Ammo
tated Code Of Maryland, title "Elec-
tions," subtitle primary Elections"
and to re-enact said sections with
amendments, so as to abolish what
is known as the Envelope System Of
voting in Primary Elections; and
also to add a new section to said
Article SO Of said Code, to follow i'm.
mediately after Section 1873 thereof,
and to be known as Section 19Sa, pro
yiding that offenses committed under
the said sections repealed and re-
enacted BY this Act before this Act
takes effect, shall be prosecuted and
punished as If this Act had never
been passed.
SECTION !. Be it enacted by The Gen
eral Assembly Of Maryland, That Sec
lions 1874, 1856, 1876 and 1913 Of Article
SO of the Annotated Code Of Maryland,
title Elections" subtitle Primary
Elections" be and the same hereby are
respectively repealed and respectively
re-enacted with amendments so as to
read as follows:
1874. Official ballots shall be pre-
pared and printed for such primary
elections In Baltimore City and in the
several counties, respectively, by the
said several Board of Supervisors OF
Elections for said city and said several
counties, respectively, as is n0to pro-
vided By this Article for general cleo
fionS, except as 0therlctsc provided for
In this subtitle, and except that on the
back and outside OF all such official
ballots shall be printed only the words
"0hicial Ballot For" followed by the
designation Of the county or legislative
district Of Baltimore City, as the case
may be, for which 1t is prepared and
said several Boards of Supervisors Of
Elections shall print or cause to be
printed en- said official ballot the names
Of all candidates for Office to be voted
for. and for delegates to any conven-
ton, or for party executive or execu-
lives, or for membership Of any execHs
tive committee or managing body OF
any political party, who shall become
duly qualified by the payment Of the
amount herein named, when any pay
ment is herein required, and shall have
filed a certificate in writing with the
Board Of Supervisors OF Elections in
Baltimore City or in any Of the coun.
ties, as the case may be, containing
the name Of the person seeking nomi-
nation for Office or to be delegate to
convention, or an executive or mem.
Der Of an executive committee or man
aging body Of political party. his resi-
denee, place where he is q registered
voter, his address, the Office or position
for which he seeks to be nominated or
selected, and the party to which he be-
longs, and duly acknowledged by the
person filing such certificate for such
nomination or selection before an Off
Ger duly authorized to take acknowledge
ments, who shall append certificate Of
such acknowledgment. The certificate
to be filed by candidate seeking to be
elected as delegate to convention
shall, moreover, specify the convention
to which he seeks to be elected All
such certificates must be filed and pay
ments made by candidates for the
nomination OF Governor, Comptroller,
Attorney-General and Clerk OF the
Court CT Appeals not less than thirty
days before the day Of said primary
election, and by all other candidates
not less than twenty days before said
primary election. The names OF the
several candidates for nomination or
for delegates, executive or member OF