WASHINGTON COUNTY. 4775

nee, it shall be stated in the ballot, but if there shall have been a nomina-
tion by a party convention or lawful primary election claiming the same
party name for the same office, duly certified as provided in this article,
the word "Independent" shall precede the party name of the person or
persons nominated by nomination papers, if the same party name shall
be claimed on behalf of nominations made by more than one convention
or primary election, and duly certified in point of form under the pro-
visions of this article, the officers by whom the ballot is to be prepared, or
a majority of them, shall determine which nominees are justly entitled
to the party designation and the word "Independent" shall precede the
party name with respect to the other nominees; then shall be left below the
list of candidates for each different office a blank space in which the voter
may insert in writing or otherwise the name of any person not printed
on the ballot for whom he may desire to vote as a candidate for such
office; whenever a question is submitted to the vote of the people, such
question shall be printed upon the ballot after the list of candidates, with
the words "For" or "Against," the ballots shall be so printed as to give
to each voter a clear opportunity to designate by a cross mark (X) in a
sufficient margin at the right of the name of each candidate, and of each
submitted question his choice of candidates and his answer to the sub-
mitted question, and each voter shall be considered as having voted for
such candidate or proposition opposite to whose name or to which he
shall on the margin to the right put a cross mark (X), the ballots
shall be printed with black ink on clear white paper; before being dis-
tributed the ballots shall be so folded in marked creases that the width
and length of the ballots when folded shall be uniform, and of proper
width to be placed without difficulty in the ballot boxes provided by law,
on the back and outside shall be printed the words "Official Ballot For,"
followed by the designation of the following place for which it is prepared,
the date of the election, and a fac-simile of the signature of the president
or presiding officer of the board of supervisors of elections by whom the
ballot has been prepared.

1892, ch. 55, sec. 161CC.

293. Any person whose name has been presented as a candidate for
any office may cause his name to be withdrawn from nomination by request
in writing, signed by him and acknowledged before an officer qualified to
take acknowledgments of deeds, filed with the said board of supervisors,
and no name so withdrawn shall be printed upon the ballots.

1892, ch. 55, sec. 161DD.

294. All ballots when presented shall be folded as hereinbefore pro-
vided, and fastened together in convenient numbers in packages, blocks or
books, in such a manner that each ballot may be detached and removed
separately, a record of the number of ballots printed and furnished for
each polling-place shall be kept and preserved by the said board of super-
visors of election, said record shall be retained in their office for six
months after each election, with reference to which it was made and shall