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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAP. 133.

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 can-
didate upon the official ballot, and properly separated from
said name, and immediately 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
and nothing more). To the name of each candidate for State
office or candidate for Congress shall be added the name of

How ballots
shall
be printed.

the county or city in which the candidate resides. Ballots
shall be so printed as to give to each voter a clear opportunity
to designate by a cross (X) in a square at the right of the
name of each candidate, and at the right of each question, his
choice of candidates and his answer to such question. If a
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 names of each of the parties or principles

Name
of political
party to be
stated on
ballot, etc.

which the candidate represents. When the name of a political
party is given in connection with the name of a candidate
nominated, as provided in section 38 of this Article, it shall
be stated on the ballot to the right of the name of the can-
didate ; but if there shall have been any nomination for the
same office by a convention or primary election claiming the
same party name, duly certified as hereinbefore provided, the
word "Independent" shall precede the party name, and if the
candidate is nominated under the provisions of the said section
38, to be printed to the right of the name of each candidate,
except Presidential Electors. If the same party name shall
be claimed on behalf of nominations made by more than
one convention or primary election and duly certified
as aforesaid, 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 name, and the word
"Independent" shall precede the party name of the other

Names of
candidates
for office
of electors
arranged in
groups.

nominee. The names of candidates for the office of electors of
President and Vice-President of the United States shall be
arranged in groups, as presented in the several certificates of
nomination papers, and the several groups shall be arranged
in such order of the surnames of the candidates for President
as the several Boards of Supervisors shall prescribe in the city
of Baltimore and in the several counties, respectively. If