SPIRO T. AGNEW, Governor                        887

locked or opened, or the counters exposed, except by the action
of the proper custodian of voting machines for good and sufficient
reason, statement of which shall be made in writing and signed by
him and attested by the signatures of the judges, or except upon the
written order of the board for good and sufficient reason which
shall be stated in the order. No repairs or adjustments shall be made
to any voting machine during an election unless made by a cus-
todian or deputy custodian, for good and sufficient reason and a
complete statement shall be prepared for each repair or adjustment
made. Such statement shall contain information as to the repairs
made, the reason for the malfunction of the machine, the duration of
the period of time that the machine is out of order and shall be filed
as a permanent record, the original in the custody of the board, one
copy to the custodian and one to one of the attesting judges.

(h) In primary elections, before a voter is admitted to the voting
machine, it shall be adjusted by the judge in charge thereof, so
that such voter shall only be able to vote for the candidates of that
party with which he is affiliated.

(1)    As used in Sections 126 and 127 16-11 AND 16-12 of the
Article, the word "judges" shall refer to a combination of judges
which shall, at all times, include judges affiliated with the majority
party and the principal minority party.

16-12. Instruction and assistance in voting.

(a)    With the aid of the diagrams authorized in Sec. 16-10 (c) (1) of
this Article and the mechanically operated model, the judges, if
requested by the voter, shall instruct each such voter, before he
enters the voting machine booth, regarding the operation of the
machine, and shall give the voter opportunity personally to operate
the model.

(b)    No assistance in marking ballots or operating the voting
machine shall be given, except to voters who are blind, have impaired
vision or are otherwise incapable from physical disability from
marking the ballot or operating the voting machine.

(c) (1) Assistance in marking their ballots or operating a voting
machine shall be given to voters who shall declare under oath to the
judges that by reason of blindness, impaired vision or other physical
disability they are unable without assistance to mark their ballots
or operate the voting machine. No ballot shall be marked under this
section or voting machine operated until a majority of the judges
shall be satisfied of the truth of the facts stated in such affidavit.
Upon making and filing with the judges such affidavit, the voter
shall retire to one of said booths or voting machines with any person
whom the voter may select or with two judges of opposite political
parties. Then and there the person whom the voter has selected, or in
case the voter has selected no one, one of said judges in the presence
of the other, shall mark the ballot or operate the voting machine as
such voter shall direct. The only assistance which it shall be lawful
for said person or for the said judges to give the voter is to mark
the ballot or operate the voting machine, as the voter shall direct,
without prompting or suggestion from them, or either of them.

(2)    If, however, any voter, after entering the voting machine
booth, shall ask for further instructions concerning the manner of