Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-11-10
NEW YORK ELECTION LAW.

NEW YORK ELECTION LAW.
The following is the general Law Of New
York. We publish it for the information Of
our readers.
ARTICLE FOURTH.
| IS. Az soon 90 the poll Of an election shall
have been enally closed, the inspectors of the
said election, In their several district., shall
proceed 20 canvass the votes. Such canvass
shall be public, and shall not be adjourned or
postponed until il shall have been fully
completed.
| Sc. The canvass shall commence by .
comparison Of the poll lists from the COM
meneement, and . correction of any mistakes
that may be found therein.
| 81. Each box being opened, the ballots
contained therein shall be taken out and
counted unopened, except 90 far ~ TO ascer-
tain that each ballot is single. And, II two
or more ballots shall be found 90 folded
together as to present the appearance Of q
single ballot, they shall be destroyed, II tho
whole number Of ballots exceed the whole
number Of votes, and not otherwise.
80. II the ballots shall be found to exceed
in number the whole number of votes on the
correspondent columns on the poll list, thcy
shall be placed in the box, and one Of the in
spectors shall, without seeing the same, pub
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| unopened as shall be equal TO such excess.
AZ. The canvass shall be completed by
ascertaning how many ballots OF the same
kind, corresponding in respect to the names
| of persons thereon and the offices for which
they are designated, have been received;
and, the result having been found, the In
spector shall securely attach to a statement
of such canvass one ballot of each kind found
to have been given for the officers to be
| chosen at such elections any of either of them
except those given for president and vice
president; and they shall state in words, at
full length, Immediately opposite such ballot
and written partly on such ballot and partly
on the paper to which 1t shall be attached,
the whole number of all the ballots that were
received which correspond with the one so
attached, so that one of each kind of the bal
lots received at such election tor the officers
then TO be chosen shall be attached to such
paper, with a statement of such canvass.
they shall also attach to such paper the
original ballots rejected by them as being
defective which were given at such election.
43. When electors of president and vice
president shall be chosen at any election. the
inspectors shall make a separate canvass and
statement of the votes given for electors, in
the manner prescribed in the last preceding
section, by ascertaining how many ballots of
the same kind, corresponding in respect to
the names thereon, have been received; and
the result being found, the inspectors shall
securely attach to paper one original ballot
OF each hind found TO have been given for
electors, and shall state, in words at full
length opposite each ballot, and written partly
thereon, and partly on the paper to which it
shall be attached. the whole number Of bal
lots for electors that were found to have been
received, corresponding with the one so
aft had hall q.
paper all original ballots for electors rejected
by them as being defective.
45. true copy of the several statements
made by the inspectors shall be make and
certified by them. and Immediately filed by
them, in the office of the clerk of the town or
city.
48. The original statements, duly certified
shall be delivered by the inspectors, or by one
of them to be deputed for that purpose, to the
supervisor of the town or ward, within "a
hours after the same shall have been inscribed
If there be no supervisor. or he shall be dis
abed from attending the board of county
canvassers, such original statement shall be
delivered 10 one Of the assessors of the town
or ward IN which such election was held.
TITLE v.-ARrIcLE FIRST.
{ l. The supervisors or assessors, to whom
the original statements Of the canvass of votes
l
lively belong shall have been delivered, shall
form the county board Of assessors
2. They shall meet at the Office of the
county clerk on the Tuesday next following
the election before l o'clock in the afternoon
Of that day, In all the counties Of this State,
except the county of Hamilton, which shall
meet on the first Friday following such cleo
ton, and shall choose one Of their number az
chairman.
ARTICLE FOURTH.
20. The secretary Of State, comptroller,
surveyor general and treasurer shall
be the State canvsssers; three of whom shall
be sufficient number 10 form board. After
the present year (l882) the State engineer
and surveyor shall be one of the State can
vassers, in the place OF the surveyor general.
81. The board when thus formed shall.
upon the certified copies of the statements
made by the boards of county canvassers,
proceed to make q statement of the whole
number Of votes given at such election for the
Office Of, ETC., etc.
80. Upon such statements they shall then
proceed TO determine and declare what per-
sons have been, by the greatest number of
votes, duly elected TO such Offices, or either of
them.
ARTICLE SECOND.
4. The county clerk of each county shall
make three certified copies of the statement
of votes given for electors in his county. ina
mediately after recording the same, and
forthwith transmit, by mail, one of such Ger.
titled copies TO the governor, another to the
secretary of State, and deliver the other AZ
hereinafter directed.
3. One Of the certified copies Of such
statement of votes given in each of the sey-
eral counties herein named shall be delivered
by the clerks of such counties respectively.
as herein directed.on the day next succeeding
that on which the canvass shall have been
nade-to wit. those OF the counties of Mag
ara, Wyoming and Orleans, to the clerk Of
Genesee; those Of the counties of, etc.
IA. The board of State canyassers shall
meet at the Office OF the secretary of STATE.
on the "Wednesday next after the third Monday
of November, after every such election. or
sooner, II all the certified copies Of the state
meDts OF the county canvassers shall have
been received from all the counties, to can
vass the votes given for electors of president
and vice president; and in case all the certi-
J ned statements shall not have been received
on that day, the board may adjourn from day
) to day until the same shall have been received.
: not exceeding five days; and If at the expira-
ton OF four DAYS certified comics of the sfafe