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Count of the Ballots.
78. Canvass of votes.
79. Coupons to be destroyed immediately
after count of votes. Duty of judges
and clerks as to names of persons
registered, but not voting.
80. Judges to open ballot boxes; procedure
thereupon; what ballots to be' re-
jected.
81. Special provisions for Anne Arundel
County.
82. Announcement of result.
Election Returns.
83. Judges to make duplicate returns.
Certificate of judges and clerks.
84. Disposition of " spoiled not voted "
and " rejected and defective ballots."
How ballot-boxes sealed.
85.' How ballot-box, key, etc., taken charge
of. Delivery of ballot-boxes, keys,
etc., to supervisors.
86. Condition of ballot-boxes to be noted.
To be kept for four months.
Canvassing Boards.
87. Clerks of courts, county commissioners,
mayor, etc., to deliver returns to
such boards.
88. Who to constitute such boards.
89. Meetings of boards of canvassers.
90. Canvass of votes, how to be made.
91. Statement of canvass of votes of can-
vassing board to be sent to clerks
of courts.
92. Canvassing board to declare who is
elected.
93. Errors in statements previous to can-
vassing votes, how corrected.
94. How board of canvassers shall correct
errors made by themselves. Power
of courts in event of failure.
95. Board of State Canvassers, how con-
stituted; meetings; quorum; can-
vass of votes and certificate thereof;
dissent and protest.
96. Secretary of State to keep record of
certificate of Board of State Canvas-
sers, etc., and shall send copies to
those elected and to Governor ; pub-
lication thereof; Governor to issue
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commission; in case of U. S-. Sen-
ator, copies to be sent to U. S. Sen-
ate; prima facie evidence.
Offenses.
97. Registering unlawfully. Threatening
or bribing, etc., officers of registra-
tion; penalty.
98. Voting unlawfully or influencing other
voters; penalty.
99. Time to be allowed employees to
vote; right of employer thereunder;
penalty.
100. Keeping false poll list or inserting
false names or statements; penalty.
101. Excluding lawful votes. Failure of
duty as to persons challenged. Re-
fusal to open ballot-boxes prior to
opening of polls, etc.; penalty.
102. Making false tally, false certificate,
etc., as to result of election ; penalty.
103. Unlawful putting or permitting bal-
lots to be put in ballot-box; penalty.
104. Judges, clerks, other officers, neglect
of duty. Fraud or corruption; pen-
alty.
105. Judges, clerks or other officers con-
cealing record, registry, etc., or per-
mitting others to do so; penalty.
106. Persons, not officers, guilty of offenses
named in preceding section; pen-
alty.
107. False swearing; penalty.
108. Inducing others to swear falsely ; pen-
alty.
109. Persons convicted of crime, voting
illegally; penalty.
110. Disobeying commands of judge of
election; penalty.
111. Breach of peace or hindrance of elec-
tion in any way; penalty.
112. Interfering with registration or other
officers; penalty.
113. Concealing or injuring ballot-box, re-
port, etc.; penalty.
114. Officers of registration for unlawfully
permitting persons to register; pen-
alty.
115. Officers unlawfully absenting them-
selves during time of registration;
penalty.
116. Falsely making certificate of nomina-
tion, etc.; penalty.
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