Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1819-07-24
Sec. -. Ind De Il fa,sser enacted, That the

81 do certify that A b, L ID, and Il L, JUG
es, and G Ii and X, clerks of the election
were severally sworn before me, as the law d.
reefs, previous to entering upon the duties Of
their respective offices.
In, justice of the peace"
And the said certificate shall be considered
as part of the record of the election.
Sec. IS. Ind be ii further enacted, That al
all elections hereafter to be held in this state,
the electors shall vote by ballot. They shall
bring their voteslegiblyIwritten orprinted, on
a single piece ofpaper, with the names at tull
length, and the offices designated for which
such votes are given. Each ballot shall be
folded in such manner as to conceal rom
view, the names written thereon, and shall be
delivered by the person offering TO vote, to
one of the judges ofthe election, who shall put
the same into the ballot box, unless REJECTED
as hereinafter provided for.
Sec. Ia. md be ii further enacted That
when any person shall present himselfto give
his.yote, and either of the Judges shall suspect
that such person does not possess the requisite
qualifications of an elector, or if his vote shall
be challenged by an elector who has previous
ly given in his vote at such election, the judg-
es of the election shall tender such person all
oath or affirmation, in the following form:
-
case may bc) that am resident of the town.
ship of -, that have resided in this state for
the period of six months Immediately pre-
ceding this election; that | have, TO the best
of my knowledge and belief, attained to the
age Of twenty one years, and that have not
voted at this election" And if the person so
offering his vote, shall take such oath or afiir-
nation, his vote shall be received unless it
shall be proved, by evidence satisfactory to all
the Judges, that the said oath or affirmation IS
false. But if such person refuses to take such
oath or affirmation, his vote shall be rejected.
And if any person shall take the said oath or
affirmation, knowing it to be false, he shall be
deemed guilty Of wilful and corrupt perjury,
and shall, on conviction, suti ersuch punishment
as is now, or shall hereafter be prescribed by
law for persons guilty ofperjury.
Sec. IS. md be1 further enacted, That pre-
vious to receiving any votes, the Judges shall
publicly examine the ballot box, and see that
there is nothing therein, and they shall then
lock the same, and give the key to one of the
clerks, who shall keep the same until the
election is closed.
Sec. Is. find be it further enacted, That the
clerks shall, as often as any ballot is put into
the ballot box, set down the name of the cleo
tor giving such vote, in the first column OF
each of the poll books. And they shall also
set down in the second column of each poll
book the name of every person whose vote
was offered, but rejected by the judges of the
election.
Sec. II. find be 1t further enacted, That up
on the opening of the poll, one of the clerks,
under the direction of the judges, shall make
proclamation of the same and thirty minutes
before the closing of the poll, proclamation
shall be made in like manner that the poll will
be closed in half an hour
Sec. IS. .4nd be 1t further enacted, That no
person shall on any occasion or pretencc, be
admitted to vote for civil officers at any cleo
ton held in township in which he does not
usually reside.
Sec. 10. lind be it further enacted, That at
the close of the polls, the names ofthe electors
who have voted shall be counted by the clerks,
and their number set down in writing at the
foot of the columns in which they are contain
ed. The judges shall then unlock the ballot
box and publicly count the ballots, and make
an entry of their number in the poll books.
They shall then proceed openly to canvass the
votes in the following manner: One OF the
judges shall open each ballot, read the same
ard deliver it to another of the judges, who
shall examine it, and deliver it to the other
Judge, who shall examine it to sec that no mis-
take has been made in reading and recording
the same. Each of the clerks shall write
down at full length in a schedule, which he
shall prepare for the purpose, the name OF
every person voted for, designating the office
for which he received such vote or votes; and
under the same, he shall set down the number
of votes given to said person for such office.
Iftwo separate ballots, containingtwo votes for
any office, shall be found folded together in
such a manner as to leave no doubt in the
minds of the Judges, that both ballots were
presented by one elector, in such case both
ballots shall be rejected, and an entry thereof
shall be made in the poll books. If any ballot
shall be found to contain more names for one
office than there are persons required to be
chosen for such office, the names first written
shall be set down, and the superfuous names
rejected. In case no Office is designated in
the ballot, it shall not be counted, but the
clerks shall set down in the poll books the
name or names of the person or persons thus
voted for, and shall add to them the words
" office not designated" No vote shall be di-
verted from the person for which it was evil
IDENTITY intended, on account of any slight mis-
spelling of his name; but if either OF the
judges shall express any doubts respecting the
real intentions of the elector who gave such
vote, it shall be set down exactly as it stands
on the ballot.
Sec. 90. .9nd be it further enacted, That
when the votes shall have been examined and
counted, each of the clerks shall set down in
his poll book the name of every person voted
for, written at full length, the office for which
such person received such vote, and the num-
Der of votes he has receiyed the numbers
being expressed in words at full length; such
entry to be made, as nearly as circumstances
will admit, in the following form:
ut an election held in the tO1vnShib Of in
the county of-on the = Dig ef-in the year q
oar Lord one thousand eight hmdred and = The
foHozuing named persons received the number o
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