Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1883-10-04
OHIO ELECTION LAW.
EVERY SPECIES OF FRAUD
GUARDED AGAINST BY
STATUTE.
LOOKOUT FOR REPEATERS
AND ILLEGAL. VOTERS.
Carefully Prepared Summary O
Grimes and Penalties.

: The statutes of Ohis provide for tn,
punishment Of ths following utfsnses re-
Hating to elections:
l. SECTION 7O46-As to bribery, cor
Irupting..oI sintimidating electors. Pen
alty-Fine, not excseding $500, and i'm
prisonment not exceeding SIX months
aud if candidate elected to AL ofice
commit the Offense. he shall be removed
therefrom by judgment of Court.
ll.-SEO. I047-Voting without being
resident of precinct twenty days pre-
ceding election, or being there for TEN
porary purposes only. PPnalty-Nut
more than $500. or from three to six
months imprisonment.
i III. SEC. 7O4S-Voting without being
resident of county thirty days before
election. Penalty y-lnprisonment in
Penitentiary from one to five years.
". SEC. 7049 Voting without being
resident of State one year. Penalty In
prisonment in Penitentiary from one TO
five years.
Y. SEC. 7050-Voting more than once
at the same election. Penalty I'm
! prisonment in Penitentiary from one to
five years.
VI. SEC. 7O51-Voting without resi-
dence In the State for one year before
election, not being a citizen of the Uni
ted States, or convict without pardon.
Penalty ty-Imprisonment from one to six
months.
VII. SEC. 1852 Procuring such per-
son to vote last named. Psnalty-Fiu6
from one to six months.
VIII. SEC. 7053-Procuring or cOun-
selling illegal voters to come into the
county for the purpose of voting there.
Penalty-Imprisonnent in Penitentiary
from one to five years.
TX. SEC. 7054-Deceiving an illitsrate
voter as to his ticket, or fraudulently
changing ballot. Penalty-Imprison-
ment in Penitentiary from one to three
years.
XI. SEC. 7O56-Judge of an election
postponing the counting of votes, or
adjourning for any time or to any place,
or removing box from place of voting
or from custody and paesence from all
the judges. Fine from 500 to $1,000,
and imprisonment not more than ten
days.
Kill SEC. 7057-Judge of election
permitting fraudulent ballot to be
counted. Penalty in
Penitentiary from one to three years.
ss.-XIII. SEC. 705S--J udge of an election
knowingly receiving or sanctioning an
illegal vote, or vote of person who re-
fuses to answer questions as required
by law, or of person whe refuses to
take the oath required by law, or judge
whe refuses or sanctions refusal of
another judge to administer the oath
prescribed by law, or rcfusas to receive
or sanctions the rejection OF 4 lawful
vote knowingly, or refuses, if requested,
to permit the respective candidates at
such an election, or not exceeding three
friends of such candidate, to be present
in the room where the judges are during
the receiving and the counting out of
the ballots, or judge or clerk willfully
neglecting his duty or guilty of corrupt
conduct. Penalty-Fine from $500 to
$1,000, and Imprisonment from three 10
six months. Section 293S provides that
judges shall allow candidates or three
friends for each to be present at the re-
ceiving and counting Of the ballots.
XVI. SEC. 7O61-Fraudulently adding |
W duI Goil -olSOes vi ClOOLlOH
returns, the name of any person not en-
titled to vote, OF not voting. or fictitious
name, or change, alter or tamper with |
poll-boek, tally sheet, list, book or pa
per. Penalty-ImprisonmeRt III Peni-
tentiary from one to three years.
SEC. 2939-Makes it a duty of every |
judge and right of every elector to chal-
lenge every person Offering to vote.
whose qualification as an elector they |
suspect. Penalty-Fined from $500 to
$1,000, and imprisoned three to six |
months for any judge violating this
section.
SEC. 2940-Makes it the duty of the
judge upon a challenge by an elector of
any persons right to vote, to administer
to him an oath prescribed by law, and |
make an examination of the person Of
fering to vote. as to the grounds of the
challenge Penalty-Fined from $500 |
to 81 900, and imprisoned three to six
months, for violation of this duty by the
judge.
SEC. 2943-Prohibits the receiving of
vote from person who refuses to
take the oath above referred to, and
Sec. 294l prohibits the taking OF a vote
from any person refusing to make an
swer upon his examination above re-
ferred to. Peualty-Fined from $500
to $1,000; imprisoned three to six
months for violation of this duty by
judge.
SEC. Amended 7SO L. 20, re-
quires the judges at the close of the polls
and signing of the poll-books, to proceed
with the count in the manner prescribed
by that section. Lock up the box and
deliver the key to the minority judge Of
the election. Penalty from $500
to 81 900, and imprisoned from three to
six months for violation of this duty by
Il judge.
SEC GSOO-Provides that a person COM
mitted to Jail for non-payment Of fines
or costs, may be required to labor there
in not exceeding six months, and until
the value of his labor, at the rate of
Sl.5O day, equals the amount OF lines
and costs.