The Arizona sentinel. [volume] (Arizona City [Yuma], Yuma County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1872-1911, 1880-10-30
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certificate of registration. and the vote is
not rejected upon challenge taken, the
Inspector, or Judge acting as such, must,
iii the presence of the Board of Election,
place the ballot without being opened or
examined, in the balot-box.
When tine ballot has been placed in the
box. one of the Judges must write the
word Voted" opposite the number of the
person on the printed copy of the Great
Register. or if the person voted on a cer-
tificate of registration, then upon the face
thereof.
Any person offering to vote may be
challenged by any elector upon either or
all of the following grounds: That he
hes not resided in the Territory one year,
and ten days next preceding the election
in the County; (residence is determined
by every man for himself, and is where he
claims It TO he, provided he was there ten
or more days previous, and has not mean
while acquired residence elsewhere;)
that he is not the person whose name ap-
pears on the Register; that he has before
voted that day; that he has been convicted
of felony and has not been pardoned.
No person shall vote who has paid or
received a bribe of any kind for voting or
not voting, or who is in any way interest
ed in any bet or wager on the result of
the election. Upon challenge for such
cause, the person challenged, before he
can vote, shall swear or affirm that he is
not in any way connected with or inter-
ested in any such bribe or wager.
No person shall approach nearer than
nifty feet to the polls. while they are open,
Tor the purpose of electioneering or dis
tributing tickets; the Election Board can
appoint Special Constable to enforce
this law; fees, SIS for the day, and regular
fees for arrests.
Punishment for fraudulent registration
is fine not exceediHg 81 900, or imprison
ment not exceeding one year, or both.
No registration can be done on the day
of election.
A fine hot exceeding $500 Furnishes apy
attempt To prevent free exercise of the
right of suffrage; deceiviug an elector
who cannot read, by giving him a wrong
ticket; trying to vote more than once.
or prying into ballot by an officer of
election.
AS soon as the polls are closed the
Judges shall commence counting the
votes in public; the ballct-box must not
be removed from the room in which the
election is held until all the votes ars
counted, The Inspector, or one of the
Judges, must take out the ballots, one by
one, and read aloud each name contained
therein, and the Office for which such name
is voted for. Each clerk shall write down
each Office to be filled and the name of
each person voted for such Office, aod
shall keep the number of votes by tallies,
as they are read aloud by the Chairman or
Judge. The counting must be completed
without adjournment.
II two tickets are folded together ,bev
shall both be rejected; and if more per
sons are designated on any ticket Tor anv
office than are to be elected for such office.
such part of tho ballot shall not be count-
ed for any of them: but no ticket shall he
rejected for want of form. If the Board of
judges can determine to their satisfaction
me person voted for and the Office in
tended
AS soon as all tn votes are counteed
the officers of the election shall certify
and sign the poll-lIsss and tally-lists,
stating the number of votes each person
voted for has received, and designating
the office to fiji which he was voted for
which numb,r shall be written in words
at full length Ore copy of said lists and
Cuc UdllOtS SUdli NC pICoCf'Cr w Tile
sprc.or at least six months; the otLer copy
must be sealed up by the Inspector, en-
dorsed ELECTION Returns" and be d.
reeted and delivered, or sent, to the Board
of Supervisors.
The package may be delivered to the
Board of Supervisors by one of the officers
of election in person, or may he sent by
private hand, or by mail. If sent by pri-
va;e hand, the person delivering it shall
take and subscribe an affidavit. before
some officer qualified to administer oath.
that the package was delivered to him bx
one of The Judges or clerks (nsmipp bin,.
that it has not bern out of his possess;or
since it was received, and has NOT been
opened, altered or charged while in b;s
possession. The affidavit shall be en-.
dorsed on the package. If sent bv mail
it shall be mailed by one Of the Judges.
and the postmaster shall make on il an
en- 'orsenent that he received it from one
Of the Judges {namiug him).