ART. 33] ELECTIONS. 547

Ballots and Ballot Boxes.

1904, art. 33, sec. 54. 1896, ch. 202, sec. 50. 1901, ch. 2. 1902, ch. 133. 1904,
ch. 339. 1908, ch. 737. 1912, ch. 124. 1914, ch. 307, sec. 54.

55.* The form and arrangement of the ballots shall be as follows:
All ballots shall contain the name of every candidate whose nomination
for any office specified in the ballot has been certified to and filed
ficcording to the provisions of this Article, and not withdrawn in
accordance herewith. The names of candidates for every office shall,
except in the case of candidate for Presidential Electors, be arranged
alphabetically according to their surname, under the designation of
The office. Above the group of names of the candidates for each officer

and upon a separate line immediately underneath the designation of
the office, there shall lie printed in bold, plain roman capitals, twelve-
point (pica) type, an appropriate direction or instruction to the voter,
informing him of the number of persons for whom he may lawfully
vote for the particular office mentioned immediately above each such
direction, thus: "Vote for one" or "Vote for two" or "Vote for six"
as the case may be. To the right of the name of each candidate upon
the official ballot, and properly separated from said name, and imme-
diately to the left of the square opposite the name of the candidate,
and in line therewith, shall be added the designation of the party or
principle which the candidate represents, as is duly contained in the
certificate of nomination or nomination papers (said designation of
the party, however, shall consist solely of the name of the party to be
expressed in one word only and nothing more). 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 each voter a clear opportunity to desig-
nate by a cross (X) in a square at the right of the name of each candi-
date, and at the right of each question, his choice of candidate and his
answer to such question. If the candidate is named for the same office
on two or more certificates of nomination, his name shall be printed

on the ballot but once, and to the right of the name of said candidate

shall be added the name of one of the parties which such candidate
represents, as appearing in said certificate of nomination, and the
Board of Supervisors of Election shall cause to be printed to the right
of the name of such candidate whichever one of said party names, so
appearing in said certificate of nomination, the said candidate shall,
in writing designate to said Board of Supervisors 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 a candidate nominated as provided in Section 43 of this Article,

* Section 3 of the act of 1914, ch. 307, provides as follows: "This act, which is
hereby repealed and re-enacted with amendments does not in any wise effect the
law heretofore in force in Prince George's, Charles, Anne Arundel. Calvert and
St. Mary's Counties."