Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-11-13
HOW 1T IS DONE.
CANVASS OF THE VOTE IN THE
EMPIRE STATE.
What the Procedure is in the Country
Districts 10 Decide the Results of
Presidential EiecIiOn-Ihe
Matter LOnked In.

NEW OKk, Nov. lO-Tbe discussions
With regard to The handling OF the eiec,
ton returns IN this State have within
the past two days called public attention
TO the manner in which VOleS are eau
vassed throughout the STATE exclusive OF
such cities where special election avs
cavern. The Revised Statutes pI eScribe
that two inspectors of election fer each
election district shall be voted for al
the annual town meetings or charter
elections. No N re than Two names are
counted on any Gne ballot tor such H.
specturs After the votes OF the IOwB
meetings OF CHARTER elections have been
canvassed the presiding officers OF the
election appoint auOJher Inspector for
each election district TIE third iu~
spectOr is selected from the two persons
in an ele-tIon district who have receiv>
ed The highest ndmber of votes next to
the two inspectors elected. Vacancies
are filed By appointment by the super
visor, Town Clerk aud Jus. ices of the
Peace of each town Inspect
OTIS thus elected and appointed serve at
all elections held during the year.
THE METHODS PRESCRIBED.
the Inspectors organize iu each elec-
ton district on election ddy by appoint
ing one of their number chairman. ana
ali take the oath OF Office required Oy
the Constitution. They appoint two
| poll clerks in each district The polls
are kept open until sunset. TIE voting
Is by ballot IN tine usual way. When the
polls close tbe inspectors in each d IS
Urlct proceed to count the votes. Their
can sasS is public, aud must not be ad
journed or pOstp6ned until finally com
| pleted. When electors of President and
Vice President arr billotei for the in
spectOrs make separate Can yaSs and
statement of the Votes given for electors
by ascertaining hOw many ballots OF the
same kind corresponding in respect to
| the names on them, have been received.
| The result being found, the inspectors
securely attach TO paper one original
ballot of each kind found TO have 6een
given for electors. feey are TequIr. d
| to state IN words at lull length opposite
each ballot, and written partly thereon
and partly ON the paper to which it is
attached, the Whole number of ballots
for electors that were found 10 have
bren received corresponding to the one
SO attached. They are also required To
t,ach t. the paper all original ballot,
for electors which lave Ueen r,jef.- ed
as defective
The statements made by the inspectors
contain d recital OF the number OF bal
lots cast for each person and certif'
cafe, subscribed by the inspectors hat
the statements are con ect in all re-
spects. The original statements in each
district 50 certified must be delivered to
the supervisor of The town or ward
within "A hours. If there is no superyi'
sol, or if be be absent the statement
| must be delivered 10 one of the assess.
| Ors of the town or ward. The supervi
SOrS Or assessors to whom the statements
are delivered from the County Board OF
CanvasSers meet in the office of the
county Clerk at l o'clock in the after
noon of the Tuesday following the
election, except in Hamilton county. In
the latter they meet on the FRIDAY fo~
lowing the election and send the result
to the canvasSers III Hamilton county.
The clerk of county is the secretary Of
the County Board of CanvgsserS.
THE COUNTY CANVASsERS.
The County Canvassers take oaths of
Office and proceed to estimate the votes
OF the county. They may make such
statements as the nature of the election
requires, and deliver them to the
County Clerk. They make a Separate
statement of the votes given for
Presidential electors. Iu these state
ments there are contained the whole
number of votes given in each town and
district, the names of the candidates ami
the number of votes given TO each. TheI
whole statement, numbers and all, must
be written out 10 words at full length
Each statement is certified as correct,
AMI attcsted by the signatures of the
Chairman and secretary OF the board
A copy, duly certified and attested is
delivered to the County Clerk to be
recorded in his office.
The County Clerk of each county makes
three certified copies of the statement of
votes for Presidential electors in his
county Immediately after rec, riding the
statement. One of the copies is sent by
mail to the Governor, another, also by
mail, to the Secretary of State, and the
third is sent by messenger, according to
certain methods prescribed by statute, TO
the Secretary of State. This latter Off
Ger is required TO see to it that returns
are forwarded from every county. Hel
appoints meeting of the State Beard
of CanvasseTs, to be beid in his office ON
or before tue 18th of December. !
The State Board of CanvdSsers for the
present election is made mp of Secretary
of State Carr, Comptroller Alfred C.l
Cnapin, Attorney General Dennis o.
Brien, State Engineer and Surveyor Eli |
nathan Sweet, Treasurer Robert II Max
well. They meet on the Wednesday after
ther the third Monday in November.
which is the 10Th. Mr.. Carr is the only
Republican on the Board If a majority |
of these persons are unable to attend or
fail to do SO, the Secretary of State calls |
in the Mayor and Recorder OF the City
of Albany, who, together with the Off |
GERS attending, form the Board of State
Canvassers. This board makes out and !
certifies the vote by districts and cuun+ |
ties. The members sign their names TO |
the statement, which is given to the Sec
retary of State. Ii a cdnvaSSer dlSSents |
from the decision of the bolrd he is |
obliged to state in wiring the reasons |
for the dissent. The Secl etary of State, |
after receiving the statement of the |
State Board, sends a certified copy to |
each elector chosen. These electors then
meet in Albany Ou the first Tuesday in
December, choose President and Secl
retary, and Lallot. Their determination,
duly sealed and certified, is sent on to
Washington, and also given to the Fed |
eral Judge for the Northern District of |
New York.
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