The Nevada journal., 1860-11-02
Election La,vs of California.

Election Lsyvs of California.
For the convenience OF our readers we
reprint below a portion of our State
Election Law,
QUALIFICATIONS AND DISABILITIES OF ELECTORS
Article 2l20-SEC. l0-Every white male
citizen Of the United States, and every
white male citizen Of Mexico who shall
have elected to become n citizen OF the
United States, under the treaty Of peace
exchanged and ratified at Querctaro on the
thirticth day of May, 1918, of the age of
twentv-one years who shall have been a
resident of the State xix months next pre-
ceding the election, and the county or dis
trict in which he claims his vote thirty days,
shall be entitled to vote at all elections
which arc now or hereafter may be author
lied by law.
Arr. 2I2I. Sec. 1l.-For the purpose Of
voting, no person shall be deemed to have
gained or lost residence by reason Of his
presence or absence, while employed in
she service of the United States; nor
while engaged in the navigation Of her
waters of this State or Of the United States,
or of the high seas nor while 4 student Of
any seminary Of learning; nor while kept
at any almShousc or other asylum; nor
while confined III any public prison.
Arr. 2I22. SEC I2-No idiot or insane
pcrscn. or persons convicted Of any inta-
nous crime shall be entitled to the priYi-
iegcS of an elcctor.
ART. 2I23 SEC. l3.-Abseace from this
State on business of the State, or Of the
United States. shall not affect the question
OF residence OF any person.
ART. 2l2i SEC. IA crime shall be
deemed infamous which Is punishable by
death, or by imprisonment in the Stale
Prison.
PLACE OF HOLDING ELECTIONS, INSPECTORS,
JUDGES ASD CLERKS OF ELECTIONS.
ART. 2l25. Ssc. l5.-Thcre shall be Il
precinct for holding elections in each town
shin designated by the Board OF Supcryi-
sors: if the convenience of the people re-
ouirc it may create additional precincts in
any town ship where there are thirty or
more resident voters pror;dci there shall
not be more than one precinct IN each
ward of a city, cnl pr3rlI-d further, that
except within a city no two election pre-
cincts shall be nearer than one mile.
ART. 2l26. Sc, l6.-When an election
/, ordered the Board Of Supervisors shall
appoint for each precinct. from tie quail
rei electors Of tie township. in Wa!ch
such precinct lies, one Inspector and two
Judges, who shall constitute Board OF
Judges of Election. In case said Board bc
not appointed for any precinct hy the
Board Of Supervisors IS spcc'hed IN tins
section. the electors present on the morn
iur Of the day of election, ut the place
where the polls We're opened on the caN Oh
the last previous general election. may
appoint a board Of Judges for such pre-
clnct.
ART. 2l27. SEC. lit shall be the du-
T. q! each Inspector to be a. the place
where the polls are 70 be oPcued IN the
urccinct for which he Is apP2.u-el.
from eight o'clock in the morning uatil
sunset of The day Of election. Should
such Inspector not appear at eight O'Clock
in the morning the electors present at the
place where the polls are to be opclcd,
NAV appoint an Inspector for the precinct.
ARr. 2l1S SIC. lS.-The Board of IN
euectors for each Peccinct shall, before the
time Of opeaiug the polls, appoint iwo suit
able persons TO act rs clerks.
ART. 2l2o. SIC. Ia-Beforc any cleo
ton shall be opened. the Inspector, judges
and Clerks shall each before any officer
authorized to administer oIths take an
oath that he will faithfully and impartial
" discharge the duties assigned him by
law II there is no person present author
lied to administer oaths the Inspector shall
administer the same to the judges and
Clerks. and one Of the Judges shall then
administer the oath 10 the Inspector.
ART. 2l3O. SEC. 2N.-The Inspector shall
be chairman of the Board, and after its or
p,nization shall have power to administer
all necessary oaths required in the prog
ress of the election. He shall also have
power TO Gil any vacancy that may occur
in the Board Of Judges, or by absence or
refusal to serve of either OF the Clerks
after the polls shall have been opened.
OPENING THE PoLLs-yoTISG AND CHALLENGES
Arr. 2l3I. SEC 22-At all elections The
polls shall he opened ut eight clock in the
morning and shall continue open until sun
set. at which time the Judges shall close the
polls: Prorided, that the Judges Of the Flee
ton may take recess of one hour of any
time they may think proper during the day
before three o'clock in the afternoon.
ART. 2l32. SEC. 23-Thc Board of Judges
before they commence receiving ballots,
shall cause it to he proclaimed aloud, At the
place Of voting, that the polls are opened.
ARr. 2l33. SEC. 81. The voting shall ne
~ ballot the ballot shall be paper t.CNct
containing the names of the persons for
whom the clcctor intends to vote, and dcs-
ignating the Office to which each person so
named is intended by him to be shosea.
ART. 2I34. SEC. -. Whenever any per-
SON offers to vote, the Inspector shall pro
nouncc his name in an audible voice. aud
if there be no objection to the qualification
Of such person as an elector, shall receive
his ballot. and in the preSences of the other
Judges put the same, without being oreaed
or examined. into the ballot box.
ART. 2I35. SEC. %. The name of each
elector whose ballot has been thus received
shall be Immediately entered by each Clerk,
in the column Of his poil-Ist headed ''Names
OF Voters numbering each name in the
additional column, as it is taken down, so
that it may be seen at any time whether the
two lists agree.
ART. 2l36. SEC. 81. Any person offering (
to vote may be challenged as unqualified .
hv the Inspector, or either of the Judges. or
by any legal voter, and it shall IN all cases
he the duty of the Inspector and each Judge .
to challenge any person offering to vote .
whom he shall know or suspect not to be .
duly qualified as an eiector.
ARr. 2l3T. SEC. IS. When any person I
offering to vote is challenged. il shall be the
duty of the Board Of Judges 70 declare to .
him the qualifications OF an elector.