The Nevada Democrat., 1861-09-03
ELECTION Law
Extracts from nn Act to Regulate Elec"
lions ia California.

| Of QtLdttf tfcGttOflS ara DtSd0tHueS OF GtecIOFS
| sEc 10 livery white male citizen of the United
States, and every white male citizen oI aexleo VINO
shall have been elected to become citizen OF the
United states under the treaty Of peace exchanged
and ratified at Qneretaro, on the Goth OF Nay 1912"
of tne ago of twenty-One years, who shall nave Deeh
a resident Of the state ak months nex' preceu'ng
the election and the county district in which he
claims his vote, thirty days, shall be emitted 10
vote all elections which are now or hereafter may
! be authorized by law.
Ofe Place of Kidding Elections and also Of Enspec-
tors, Judges and Clerks of Elections
SIC. II. 1t shall be the duty of each Inspector
TO be at tho place where the polls are 20 be opened
in the precinct for which he is appointed from eight
o'clock in the morning until sunset on the day oil
election Should such Inspector not appear at eight
O'Clock in the morning, the electors present at ihe
place where the polls TO be opened, may appoint
| an Inspector for the precnt
SIC Is. The Board Of Inspectors for each precinct
shall ,efore the time Of opening the polls, appoint
| two suitable persons 10 act as Clerks
| SEC 10. Before any election shall be opened the
Inspector Judges and Clerks shall each before any
officer authorized to administer Oaihs take an Oath
tht he will faithfully and impar,iay discharge the
duties assigned him by law. IL there IS no person
present authorized administer Oaths the Inspector
shall administer the TO the Judges and Clerks,
and one Of the JUDGES shall then administer the oath
to the Inspector
SEC 20. The Inspec shall be Chairman of the
Board and after its organization shall have power to
| administer all necessary GA ths which may be re-
quired in the progress of the election lie shall have
I power to fill any vacancy that may occur in the
Board of Judges by absence or refusal to serve Ci
either of the Clerks after the polls have been opened
| On Opening tLe Polls: Voting and Challenges.
SEC o. At all elections, the polls shall be opened
at eight O'Clock in the m ming, and shall continue
open until sunset at which time the Judges shall
| close the polls PTOUided, That the Judges OF the
election may take a recess Of one hour at any time
! they may think proper during the day. before three
O'Clock in the afternoon.
SIC % The Board Of Judges, before they com
mence receiving ballots, shall cause it to be pro-
claimed aloud at the place of voting that the polls
are opened.
sEc "a The voting shall be by ballot. The bal
lot shall be paper ticket containing the names oi
the persons for whom the eectOr intends to vote. and
designating the Office to which each person so named
is intended BY him to be chosen.
SIC. rs. Whenever any person offers to vote, the
| Inspector shall pronounce his name in an audible
voice and if there be objection to the qualitca-
ton of such person elector, shal receive his
ballot and in the presence of the other judges put
tho same, without being opened or exami ned,
into the baot-bOx
SeC 26 The name of each elector whose ballot
has been thus received. shall b. Immediately entered
by the Clerk in the column Of his poll list, headed
s.names of voters numbering each name in the ad-
dtional column 1t il taken down. so that 1T may
be seen at any time whether the TWO is'S agree
SEc 81 Any person Offering to vote may be chal-
len. ed as unqualified by the Inspector, or either OF
the Judges or by any legal voter; and it SHALL in all
cases. be the duty of the Inspector and each OF the
Judges to challenge any person offering To vote whom
he shall know or suspect not to be duly qualified as
an elect0r.
SEc. 90 Ifsuch person shall still insist that he is
| entitled to vote and the challenge shall not be with
drawn. the Board of Judges in their discretion, may
administer an oath or affirmation to the voter:
! You do swear (Or affirm that you citizen
of the United States that you Of the age Of twenty
one years according to the best OF your information
and belief that you have resided in this state six
dinor his nd in III
County Tor District Township, the case may be)
thirty days and that you have not voted before this
day"
SIC. so. If the person thus challenged shal take
the oath as rendered to him by the Board of Judges
he shall be admitted to vote and il shall not be law
| full after he has taken such oath affirmation, for
said Board to examine any witness touching hswant
of qualifications but If he shall refuse to take the
oath or affirmation rendered TO him, his vote shall
be rejected.
or Co,intnq and Receiving Votes DcclGringthe Result
Of Election, and Of Certificates Of Election.
SEE 33. As as the polls are closed on the af
ernoon Of the day Of election, the Judges shall open
the ballot bux and commence counting the votes and
in no case shall the ballot box be removed from the
room in which any election may be held, until all the
ballots counted; the counting OF ballots shall in
all cases be public.
BY the Inspector or of the Judges who shall open
them and read aloud the name of each person
tanned thersn, and the office for which every person
is voted for.
Each Clerk shall write down each office to be filed
and the name OF each person voted for such office
and shall keep the number OF votes by tales as they
are read aloud by the lnspec or or Judge The count
ing of the votes shall be continued without adjourn
ment until all are counted
SEC. 81 If two tickets are folded together. they
shall both be rejected: and if more persons desg
mated on any ticket for any Office than TO be eec
ted for such Office, such part of the ticket shall not
be counted for any Of them; but no ticket shall be
lost for want of form il the Board of Judges de.
ermine to their satisfaction the person voted for and
the office intended.
SIC So As soon as all the votes are read off and
counted, certificate shall be drawn up on each OF
the papers containing the pollst and tallies at
tached thereunto stating the number of votes each
person voted for has received, and designating the
Office to fill which he Is voted for has received which
number shall be written in words at full length
Each certificate shall be signed by the Clerks, the
Judges and uspec or; one Of said certificates, with
the poll. list and iallypaper TO which 1t is attached
shall be retail ed 10y the Inspector, and preserved by
him at least six months. The ballots shall be de-
stroyed by the Inspector The other OF said certii
Gates with the poll list and ay-paper to which 1t
is attached shall be sealed up by the Inspector, and
endorsed ELECTION Returns" and be directed and
delivered or sent by the Inspector to the County clerk
of the County in which the election is held.
SEC. 36. The said package shall be delivered tot
the County Clerk by one OF the Judges or Clerks
election in person. or may be sent by private hand
or by mail. If sent by private hand, the person de-
liverng il shall before the County Clerk, take and
subscribe an affidavit that the package delivered
to him by one of the Judges (naming hm) that 1t
has not been out of his possession since 1t was
ceived and has undergone no alteration while IN his