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CITIZENSHIP A'N-D SUFFRAGE IN MARYLAND. 83
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Within a week' of-:'lhe election in the counties, and within folly clays
in Baltimore, the presiding judges must: meet. at the court houses. 'l.'hey
must
ive their hooks, &c.,
to the Supervisors of Elections. When assembled in
the counties, they mllst'n'lal{e out duplicate certificates" of votes cast:
one to
1 riven to the Clerk of Court, the other to be sent to the Secretary of
State, if
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the vote be for Governor ; to the Judge of the Criminal Court, if for
State's
tornev • and to the Governor, if for another officer.
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A plurality of the v-otes coast, is sufficient to elect any officer. In
case a
•I'tn•itv of the voters entitled to cast
subject matter is to be-dicicled by a nl< .I
ballots at the election, the Court u f Appeals has decided that those
absenting
and those, vi=ho being present, abstain front voting, tire |
