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cITIZI;\SItll' ANi) ~II:I:I;.~t:l•; I\ MARYLAND. ;2-:)
districts,' each Of wliicll should choose oIle elector, except the
Baltimore city
districts Avilich should choose two) each. A little later= each Of tile
nine Col1-
gressional districts were allowed to choose tine electo r, which nine,
assem111ying,
sllonld choose the other two. .1 third attempt, ill 18:-31, nave of tilt,.
Stafe's
ten electors : folly to) tile western shore, three to tile eastern sllt)re
with Il:l.r_
ford county, two to Baltinu)re city anti one to Baltimore county. During
,Ill
the period Of the district electoral system, Maryland", vote was generally
divided. Tile Statute, which established tile general ticket system,:`
provided
that the Electoral College should fill its tovll vacancies.
The afore-mentioned Statute of 1795, ellacted that judges (of clectioli
should hermit all to vote at National elections, Avllo, ill
thell•jltdgment, should
1)e so entitled, according to the United States Constitution, as ratified by
Marvland, III Frederick county, lying in harts of' two) ('ongressit)nal
districts,,
the WHO should keel) two polls ; ;I provision later made general in
silnila.r
Cases.'
Returns of National elections, Nvritten Out in duplicate in letters," and
sealed MAN three clays of the election, sllcwld Ire sent 1)v the Sllerif to
the
Governor within ten days thereafter. 'rile (Tovernor and Conllcil,
collntillg
the returns (tile votes were Qua rocts shtmld announce tile: names of those
elected and send certificate to) tile Secretary of State c)f the United
States.
3 plurality should he sufficient to elect.
IV. Fl;oM 'I'll E raTAIILIsII3IEN•r oh wIIITE SUrrI-Wr, To 'I'll r;
1;h:"ISTl;ATIoN
I..\11' t)I" l8l)).
The Next 1wriod in cntr stdlject Mons .with the re-voclilieaticm of the
election laws of Maryland and the introdlmthm c)f a. Im)he demovI |
