Elections Laws of the State of Maryland

ELECTION FORMS.

APPOINTMENT AND OATH OF SUBSTITUTE JUDGE OR CLERK. In Place of Judge or Clerk Not Present, Within Fifteen Minutes After the Opening of the Polls.

We, the judges of election of the......precinct of the......district of..........county, present at such polling place, .....appointed

a judge (or clerk) of election for said precinct, not having attended at such polling place at the opening of the polls, or within fifteen minutes thereafter, do appoint...... as judge (or clerk) of election in so absent, we having first

the place and stead of the said..... administered to him, and he having taken and subscribed the oath be

low set forth; that is to say:

of.

in the State of Maryland, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I am a legal voter in the......precinct of the......district of the county of....... in said State, that I will support

......

the Constitution of the United States, and that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to the State of Maryland, and support the Constitution and laws thereof, and that I will faithfully and honestly discharge the duties of an officer of registration, and of judge of election for the......precinct of the... ... district of the county of............, in the State of Maryland according to the best of my ability; and I do further swear (or affirm) that I will not attempt to ascertain, save in cases and in the manner in which I am authorized by law so to do, for what candidate or candidates any person shall vote or has voted on any question which may be, or may have been submitted to the vote of the people, and if such knowledge shall be acquired by me, I will not directly or indirectly, by word or act, divulge or reveal the same, or aid in doing so, save when I may be required to do so by law in some legal proceeding.

In testimony of which appointment having been made, and said oath having been taken and subscribed, we do hereunto subscribe our names.

APPOINTMENT AND OATH OF SUBSTITUTE JUDGE OR CLERK.

Made by Judge or Clerk Compelled to Absent Himself

From the Polls.

a judge (or clerk) of election for the......predistrict of... ...county, being compelled .to absent myself from the polling

Here insert reason of absence.

place of said precinct, do hereby appoint in my place and stead...... .to act as judge (or clerk) until my return, I having first administered to him the oath following:

I, of......

in the State of Maryland, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I am a legal voter in the......precinct of the......district of the county of.. in said State; that I will support the Constitution of the United States, and that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to the State of Maryland, and support the Constitution and laws thereof, and that I will faithfully and honestly discharge the duties of an officer of registration and of judge of election for the...... precinct of the........ district, of the county of....

the State of Maryland, according to the best of my ability; and I do further swear (or affirm) that I will not attempt to ascertain, save in cases and in the manner in which I a mauthorized by law so to do, for what candidate or candidates any person shall vote or has voted, on any question which may be or may have been submitted to the vote of the people, and if such knowledge shall be acquired by me, I will not, directly or indirectly, by word or act, divulge or reveal the same or aid in doing so, save when I may be required to do so in some legal proceeding. Sworn and subscribed before me this......day of..............190...

NOTE ON POLL-BOOK OF APPOINTMENT OF SUBSTITUTE JUDGE OR CLERK.

Form of Nete on Poll-Book of Appointment of Substitute Judge or Clerk of Election.

Note:-At the hour of........precisely..

was appointed

and sworn in as substitute judge (or clerk) of election in the place of...... ..., who (here state reason of absence), and said substi and ceased to serve at

tute began to serve at precisely. precisely..

Judges of Election.

COMMITMENT BY JUDGE OF ELECTION.

State of Maryland,

...County, to-wit:

To the Sheriff of............ County, Greeting:

You are hereby commanded to receive the body of.. is committed for trial before the Circuit Court of.. for the offense of.......

(Here set forth as nearly as you can in the language of the law the exact offense for which you have committed him.)

and him, the said......

......

...., safely keep in your custody in jail until he shall be thence discharged according to law thereof; fail not at your peril.

In Testimony Whereof, witness our hands and seals this..........day of.... 190...

Judges of Election for the. the.......

......precinct of the..

. district of

....county.

NOTE.-If only one judge signs the commitment it is valid; in that' case, however, he should make the necessary change in the language of the commitment to conform to the facts.

AFFIDAVIT OF VOTER

Who Needs Assistance Because He is Suffering From Physical Disability

State of Maryland,

I, ....

of Some Kind.

....County, to-wit:

whose registered address is.

the presence of Almighty God, do solemnly declare (or affirm) that I am unable to mark my ballot because.

(Here state the special physical disability which incapacitates the voter.) and that such disability has existed for........years and.......months. Subscribed and sworn to before the undersigned, this..

of November, 190...

.day

Judge of Election for the.. the...

.precinct of the.

.. district of

....county.

STATEMENT ON RETURN.

To be Made in Duplicate by the Judges of Election of Result of Election. We, the undersigned judges and clerks of election for the......precinct of the........ district of the.... ....county, in the State of Maryland, do hereby certify that at the election held on this......day of November, 190..., that the polls of said precinct were open at the hour of........a. m. and were closed at the hour of........p. m., and

that at said election at said precinct the whole number of votes cast for .was (..... .) and the whole

(Here write out numbers in words.)

number of votes cast for...... for elector for President and Vice-President of the United States was (.................. ......) (Here write out numbers in words.) (and in like manner for each of the other candidates for each office). And we do further certify that the above statement is correct in all respects.

Witness our hands this...... day of November, 190...

Before Clerk of Court of a Voter Removing From State.
. County or City of Baltimore, sct.:

State of Maryland,

I hereby certify that on this......day of.. the subscriber, Clerk of the Circuit Court for.

.190..., before .....County (or

.day

of the Superior Court of Baltimore City), personally appeared.... and made oath (or affirmation) in due form of law, that up to the..... day of... or thereabouts, he was an actual resident and inhabitant of the. ...election district of............county, or of the........ precinct of the........ward........of the......Legislative District of Baltimore City, and that on or about the... of..... ....., he removed from his said domicile or place of residence in said county or city, and took up his domicile, habitation, dwelling place or abode out of the State of Maryland, to-wit: (in here insert minute and definite description of the place of abode); that when he so removed out of the State he had a fixed and definite purpose to return thereto by a certain time, and that he did not intend, by such removal to change his residence within the State, or to return, or not to return to this State, as circumstances thereafter might make expedient; sworn to before me (signature of clerk, seal of court).

Index to Election Laws and Instructions.

Of judges and clerks of election-notification of..
Of judges and clerks of election-record of..............
Of judges and clerks of election-notice of.....
Of judges and clerks of election-complaints
against

Of substitute registration officers.

Of substitute judges and clerks.

APPEALS

From boards of registry.

ARRESTS

Judges of election may order..

ASSISTANCE

How to be rendered voter.

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Names, judges and clerks originally appointed, etc.
Time and place of registration and election..
Nominations