SPIRO T. AGNEW, Governor                      1227

an officer of registration, shall receive and hold the key thereof, if
used, and the package of unused ballots sealed by the judges. One of
the judges shall then take into his possession the registry. Each of
the judges shall also take into his possession one of the statement of
the vote cast, sealed up in its envelope as aforesaid, and also one
of the tally sheets, sealed up in an envelope as aforesaid. The meeting
of the judges shall then be dissolved. The judge having possession of
the ballot boxes shall immediately deliver the same with the contents
to the board with the seal unbroken and shall take a receipt therefor.
At the same time the judges having possession of the key, the pack-
age of unused ballots and the registers or the binder containing the
registration cards, and one copy of the statement of votes cast and
tally sheet shall deliver them to the board and take a receipt therefor.
The judges having possession of the other statements and tallies shall
deliver them before 12 o'clock noon on the day following the election
to the respective officers to whom they are addressed, as aforesaid;
and when so delivered, each of the said judges shall take a receipt
therefor. No judge shall receive pay for his services unless he pro-
duces the receipt herein provided for. The members of each board
shall be present at their respective offices on the days named for the
purpose of carrying out the provisions of this section.

15-3.

(a) Each political party or other body of voters having a candi-
date or candidates shall have the right to designate [and keep] a
registered voter as a challenger and watcher at each place of regis-
tration and election. Said persons shall be assigned to such position
near the judges, inside the registration or polling room, as to enable
them to see each person as he offers to register or vote. They shall be
protected in the discharge of their duty by the judges and the police.

(f) The form for the certificate of a challenger and watcher shall
be supplied by the party, candidate or other organization and shall
be in substantially the following form:

CHALLENGER'S AND WATCHER'S CERTIFICATE
................................................Md.........................., 196.....

To the Judges of Election:

This is to certify, That ................................................, a registered

voter, has been designated by me to act as Challenger and Watcher,

and ............................................ to act as substitute Challenger and

Watcher, for the................................Precinct........................................

District (Ward), ................................ (County) (City), during the

....................................Election to be held on.............................., 196....

Respectfully submitted,

(Name of Candidate)
(Office)