Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1880-10-16
RECEIVING AND COUNTING VOTES

At the November election the new
law in Missouri governing election:
will have to be followed. and as tbs
subject is one Of some importance we
call the attention of the county courts
and the public to that law in the revis.
ed statutes, and particularly to the fol,
lowing section Of it:
"Sec. 5,495. In all counties IN this
state four judges of election shall he ap-
pointed by the county court for each
election precinct in each Of said coun-
ties; and there shall also be provided
two ballot boxes for said judges of cleo
ton, one of which shall be numbered
No. 1. and the other numbered No. 2:
and it shall be the duty of said judges
to select from their number two judges,
who shall be desi 9nated and known as
receiving Judges and two who shall be
designated and known as counting
judges. After the poll books are sign
ed in the manner herein provided in
the form Of poll books, the ballot box
No. shall be opened and examined BY
all the judges and clerks, and every
thing removed therefrom; and one of
the receiving judges first selected. shall
receive the ballot of each elector. and
after pronouncing the name of such
elector in an audible voice, shall pass
the ballot to the other receiving Judge.
who shall number the same and deposit
it in said ballot box No. l, which shall
be kept securely closed while the ballot
ing continues for one hour from the
time of opening the polls. At the expi-
ration Of said hour the receiving Judges
shall deliver said ballot box No. /, to
the counting judges. who shall immedi-
ately deliver over to said receiving
Judges ballot box No. 2. which ballot
box No. 2 shall be opened and examined
in the presence Of all the judges and
clerks, and after everything is removed
therefrom, shall be securely closed, and
during the next hour said receiving
judges shall receive and deposit ballots
therein. in the same manner as during
the first hour ballots were received and
deposited in ballot box No. I. After
the delivery of ballot box No. to the
counting judges, the same snail be OPEN
ed by them and the tickets taken out. |
one at a time. by one of the counting
Judges, who shall read distinctly while. |
the ticket remains in his. hand the name
or names written or printed thereon. al |
so the Office intended to be filled bv |
such person voted ior. and deliver the
same to the other counting Judge. who |
shall string the same on a thread or
string, as provided by law. The same
method shall be observed with each |
ticket. and the counting shall continue
.hus until all the ballots in the box
IRE counted. and then the counting
Judges shall securely close ballot box
No. l. and deliver the same to the re-
,elving judges, and receive from the re-
'eiving jud geS ballot box No. =: and so
n the same manner until the polls are
:losed and all the ballots are counted
NO person or persons shall
,e admitted into the room or
'ffice where such ballots are being count
ID, except the judges and clerks of cleo
ion: provided that any political party
nay select representative man, who :
nay be admitted as witness of such
ounting. 1t shall be the duty of one of
he judges to announce to the electors
resent the total number of votes poll
d at each change of the box: but the
ndges, clerks and witnesses shall make
a'h that they Will make no statement
or give any information of anv kind
5 to the number of votes polled for any
flee or person, nor the name of any
erson voted for, nor in any other fact i,
ending in any way to show the state of i
he polls at any time previous to the
losing of the polls OF said election On
ne day of the same"