Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1840-10-08
From the Cincinnati Gazette.
OHIO ELECTION LAWS.

OHIO ELECTION LAWS.
We republish the annexed artitle
from the Gazette ofthe 2lst inst. correc.
ted-several errors having crept into the
original publication. Those who have
copied the first article will please publish
this also.
The polls open between and 10 in
the morning, and close at four in The aC,
ternoon, except in the City of Cincinnati,
where they close at five O'Clock in the af.
ternoon.
The Township Trustees are, by virtue
oftheir Office, Judges of the election; but
If they or any one of them fail to attend
at the time and place of opening the eIec-
tion, or are candidates, then the electors
present choose from among themselves.
orally, the judge or judges required.
There are two clerks of which the town.
ship Clerk, ifhe attend, is one; the other,
or both, in case of his non attendance, is
such person or persons as the Judges
may select.-The Judges who may be
chosen by the electors, and the clerks ap.
pointed by the judges, are to be sworn
before any votes are received, to the faith
full performance Of their duties, and TO
StadiOusly endeaUor to preDeat frami,
deceit, or abuse" 10Th and 7lh sec.
Election Llw.)
The manner and place o. pOtiag.-The
vote ofthe elector is on single piece of
paper containing the names Of the per.
sons voted for, with designation of the
office. 1t is TO be handed, by The eecror
to one of the Judges in open view. The
Judge who receives it, is required audbIy
t. pronounce the name of the vo er. If
The judges are satisfied ofhis lawful right
10 vote, and no objection is nude, The
vote is put into the box Uiibout Inspection
and the clerks enter the name and num-
ber OF the voter on their poll books. II
the electnr be objected to, or challenged,
or if the Judges do not know his quali6-
cations, they must take evidence to prove
them. To this end they may examine
the eIector on oath, and take the oath of
dlsinterested wilnesses-and may queS
ton both or either on that point until
they are satisfied of his right to vote, or
to reject him. (9th, 10Th and I2 sections
election law.)
The elector must vote in the township
or ward where he resides; except he be,
at the time, actually employed in the
business Of his trade, occupation or pro.
fesson, in another township of the same
county of his residence, in which case
alone, he may be permitted to vote for
state or county officers, in the township
where he is employed. If any person
shall vote, at the same election, in more
than one township or ward, he is liable to
fine of fifty dollars and to be imprison-
ed not over ten days, (3th and llth Sec
iioPs elect IN Iaw,)
When the polls are closed, the number
Of voters registered on the poll books, is
to be added up and set down at the foot,
and then the books are TO be signed by
the judges, and attesIed by the clerks
When this is done the ballot boxes are
TO be unlocked and opened-then one Of
the Judges takes out the ballots, one at
time, and holding each in his hand, dis
tinctly reads the names of the persons vo.
ted EOr, and then delivers i. 10 the second
judge, who is required to examine it, and
hand it to the third Judge, who is requir-
| ed to string it on a thread and carefully
preserve it. The clerks enter in seper-
ale columns, under the names Of the per-
sons voted for, all the votes so read. In
this way the judges must continue until
The number of votes taken ou' of the box
equals the nu nber oSrecorded voters on
the poll books. (See sections l3, ID,
and Is.
Where two ballots are found folded in
one or together, they are both thrown
out as fraudul mt. A ballot which con-
tains more names for any ono office than
the number required to fill such Office,
IS held fraudulent, so Tar as to require a
rejection Of the vote as it regards the of.
fee for which 'here are too many names,
but no farther. (See sections iG and
ny
After the ballots are so examined and
set down, the number for each person is
enumerated, SET down, and publicly pro-
claimed to &e people present. The
whole proceeding, from the opening of
the poll TO the full c0un, of the votes, and
their proclamation to the people present;
in one continued public proceeding, in
the presence ofsuch Of the people as de-
sire TO attend, and the Judges have no
right 10 adjourn the count TO any other
place, or to perform that duty in private.
See sections 10 and 20.) But the frs
section Of he act of the 18th of March,
1887, to amend the election law, rs
Ohio Laws, 55) makes lawful for the
J Judges ofclecIion, when, IN heir opinion,
! it is impraclicabe to coln' out, on the
first day, all the votes, to place the box
ofballo's, we'll secured by lock, under the
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