SPIRO T. AGNEW, Governor                        875

Duties of Challengers and Watchers

"Such challenger and watcher shall have the right to remain in
the polling-room from the time the polls are opened until they are
closed, and after that time he shall be permitted to remain until the
returns are completed." Art. 33, Sec. 15-3 of the Annotated Code of
Maryland.

"Do not converse with voters, assist a voter in voting or do not
operate a machine."

15-4. Record of persons voting.

(a)    A registered voter offering to vote at any election, before
being permitted to vote, shall identify himself by signing a voting
authority card and giving any change of address in the presence of
the judges which shall be entered on the voting authority card by
the voter. The judge in charge of the precinct registration file shall
compare the signature upon such card with the signature upon the
registration card. If the same are not identical, the applicant shall
not be permitted to vote unless the majority of the judges are of the
opinion that he is the same person whose name appears upon the
registration card. If the entry "Cannot sign" appears upon the reg-
istration card, then the applicant shall state his age, which shall be
compared with the age stated upon the registration card; or the
applicant shall identify himself by such other means as are referred
to upon the registration card. If, upon comparison of the signature
or other identification, it is found that the applicant is entitled to
vote, then the judge having charge of the registration file shall
approve the voting authority card and write his initials thereon.
The number of voting authority cards furnished to the judges shall
exceed by ten per centum the number of registered voters in the
precinct. Each voting authority card shall be numbered and dated,
and they shall be handed to the applicants in numerical order, as
such applicants shall appear and offer to vote.

(b)    At the close of the polls the judges shall account for all
voting authority cards surrendered to them, to be returned to the
board wrapped and sealed in a package marked "Surrendered Voting
Authority Cards" bearing the signature of the judges. The unused
and spoiled voters' voting authority cards shall be wrapped and sealed
in a separate package, marked "Unused and Spoiled voting Authority
Cards", bearing the signature of the judges; and likewise returned
to the said board with other election equipment.

(c) In the event a change of address has occurred, the judges
shall supply the voter with a form to be completed and returned to

15-5. Errors in registration.

No one who is not registered as a qualified voter of the precinct
shall be entitled to vote or to receive a ballot; but no vote shall be
rejected because of an error in the spelling of the voter's name or
because of the wrongful omission or addition of one or more initials
of his middle name or names, or because the voter gives the initials,
one or more of his Christian or given name or names, instead of his
full name, or one or more of his Christian or given name or names,
instead of the initial or initials thereof, or because of an error in the