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73.

Under the provisions of this section, not less than five voting machines au-
thorized by secs. 222-224 are required for each precinct. Cotton v. Supervisors,
164 Md. 2 (decided prior to act of 1933, ch. 22S).

75.

This section referred to in construing sec. 217. Fitzgerald v. Quinn, 159 Md.
545.

77.

This section referred to in sustaining local election law for Havre de Grace.
See notes to sec. 97. Moore v. Bay, 149 Md. 294.

Count of the Ballots.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 80. 1912, sec. 73. 1904. sec. 71. 1896, ch. 202, sec. 66.

1901, ch, 2. 1908, ch. 576. 1912, ch. 492. 1914, ch. 225, sec. 71.

1927, ch. 370. 1031, ch. 120.

80. The judges shall open the ballot box and count and announce the
whole number of ballots in the box. They shall reject any ballots which
are deceitfully folded together and any ballots which do not have indorsed
thereon the name or initial of the judge who held the ballots, or if there
shall be any mark on the ballot other than the cross-mark in a square
opposite the name of a candidate, such ballot shall not be counted. Ballots
not counted for such defects shall be marked "Defective, " on the back
thereof and shall be wrapped in a separate package and returned to the
ballot-box as hereinafter directed. No vote shall be counted for any
candidate opposite whose name no cross-mark shall be placed, and no
ballot shall be rejected solely because any part or portion of the cross-
mark extends beyond the square, if the point of intersection of the cross-
mark is within the square or because the voter has marked more names
than there are persons to be elected to an office, but such ballots shall not
be counted, for any candidate in the group of names so marked. They
shall open the ballots, and all of them shall be canvassed separately by
one of the judges sitting between two other judges, which judge shall
call out each name and the office for which it is designated and the other
judges looking at the ballot at the same time, and the clerks making tally
of the same. When all the ballots have been canvassed in this manner,
the election clerks shall compare their tallies together and ascertain the
total number of votes received by each candidate, and when they agree
upon the numbers, one of them shall announce in a loud voice to the
judges the aggregate number of votes received by each candidate. If
requested by any watcher or challenger present at any canvass it shall
be the duty of the judges and each of them to exhibit to such watcher or
challenger any ballot cast, fully opened or in such condition and manner
that he may fully read and examine the same, but the judges shall not
allow any ballot to be taken from their hands. As the ballots are counted
they shall be strung upon a strong twine.

This section referred to in construing sec 217. Fitzgerald v. Quinn, 159 Md
545.