156 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 94

in black ink, upon clear white material, of such size as will
fit the ballot frame, and in plain clear type so as to be clearly
readable by persons with normal vision.

(b) If the construction of the machine shall require it, the
ballot-label for each candidate, group of candidates, or ques-
tion, to be voted on, shall bear the designating letter or num-
ber of the counter on the voting machine which will register
or record votes therefor. Each question to be voted on shall
appear on the ballot-labels, in brief form, to be determined in
the same manner as are questions which appear upon paper
ballots, but said questions may appear at the top or side of
the ballot-label, the provisions of Section 64 of this Article
to the contrary notwithstanding.

(c) The ballot-label for each candidate or group of candi-
dates, nominated or seeking nomination by a political party,
shall contain the name or designation of the political party.

(d) The titles of offices may be arranged horizontally or
vertically, with the names of candidates for an office arranged
transversely under or opposite the title of the office.

(e) The names of all candidates, nominated or seeking nomi-
nation by a political party, shall appear in adjacent rows or
columns containing generally the names of candidates nomi-
nated or seeking nomination by such party.

(f) When the same person has been nominated for the
same office by more than one political party, his name shall
appear in the rows or columns containing generally the names
of candidates nominated by each such party.

(g) The form and arrangement of ballot-labels, to be used
at any election, shall be determined by the Board of Super-
visors of Election as nearly as may be in accordance with
this sub-title.

(h) In primary elections, the ballot-labels, containing the
names of candidates seeking nomination by a political party,
shall be segregated on the face of the machine in adjacent
rows or columns by parties.

224-H.

(a) The Board of Supervisors of Election shall cause the
proper ballot labels to be placed on each voting machine
which is to be used in any precinct of Baltimore City, and
shall cause each machine to be placed in proper order for
voting; and said Board or its duly authorized agent shall
examine each machine before it is sent out to a polling place;
shall see that the proper ballot labels are properly arranged
on each machine and that each registering counter, except
the protective counter, on each machine is set at zero (000);
shall lock each machine so that the counting mechanism can-
not be operated; and shall seal each machine with a numbered