868                             LAWS OF MARYLAND                      [CH. 392

(b) Ballots shall be printed in black ink in uniform type upon
plain white paper of ordinary book weight. The names of the candi-
dates and their several party designations shall be printed in plain,
clear, bold and legible Roman capitals, twelve-point pica type, one-
eighth of an inch high or in depth. The back and outside of the bal-
lots shall be marked "Official ballot for ............", followed by the

designation of the County, Congressional, Legislative, Councilmanic,
or other district, excluding the number or name of the precinct for
which it is prepared, and the ballots shall contain the date of the
election, and a facsimile of the signature of the president of the
board for which the ballots have been prepared. The ballot shall be
printed on the same leaf, with a detachable stub or coupon one
inch high and three inches wide, above the upper right-hand corner
of the ballot, and binding on the upper edge thereof, but separated
therefrom by a line running along the entire width of said coupon.
Upon the coupon shall be printed the words "Voter's Name," with a
line drawn thereunder for writing the name, and under the name and
under this line the words "Number of Voter," followed by a blank
space for the insertion of a number. Before distribution the ballot
shall be folded in marked creases so that no part of the marks or
printing thereon shall be visible, excepting that which appears upon
the back and outside and the detachable stub or coupon; and so that
the folded ballot shall be of uniform width and length and proper
width to be deposited in the ballot boxes. All ballots when printed
shall be folded as above provided, and fastened together in conven-
ient numbers in packages, books or blocks, so that each ballot may be
detached and removed separately. Not less than five days before any
election the form and arrangement of the ballot to be used in the
election, showing the offices, names of candidates, constitutional
amendments and questions thereon, shall be prepare by the board
and made available for inspection by any candidate whose name shall
appear thereon or the official representative of any political party
having a candidate on such ballot. For a primary election, as many
different sets of official ballots shall be printed and supplied by the
board at each polling place as there are parties participating in the
primary, the ballot of each party to be a different color. The names
of all candidates, delegates to any convention, or for State or local
central committee of the various parties entitled to hold a primary
election shall be included on the ballots.

(1)    The board shall cause to be printed and have in its possession
at least five (5) days before the election a number of ballots for any
general election equal to 110 per cent of a total number of voters
shown by the registry and for any primary election equal to 110 per
cent of the number of registered voters of the respective political
parties. The boards shall keep a record of the number of ballots
printed and shall preserve the same for at least six months after the
election for which it was made.

(2)    It shall be the duty of the board to have any surplus ballots
on the day of election in its charge or that of an officer designated by
it, and to supply such ballots to any judges who shall then make req-
uisition therefor in writing, stating that the first supply of ballots
has been exhausted or that for any cause the additional ballots are
needed. The judge shall give a receipt for all surplus ballots de-
livered to them and a record of all such surplus ballots delivered to
the judges shall be kept by the board. Any ballots not used shall be
returned to the board.