Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-11-14
NEW YORK ELECTION COUNT.
The Method i'm the State and
city.

CItys
New York is a Democratic State. It 10
In charge mainly Of honorable State and
county officers. Each party has its repre-
sentative on the County Boards of Elec-
ton Inspectors and Canvassers, while a
majority of the Board of State Oanvassers
are Democratic. But it is OF the voting
machinery in the Empire State that the
people are most anxious to hear from just
now. The voting there is different from
that in our State. There are separate
ballot boxes and distinctive ballots for
Presidential Electors, for Congressman,
Tor State Senators, for Assemblymen, and
for the Judiciary, so Endorsed on each
separate ticket. After the election has
closed the Inspectors of Election imme-
diately proceed with the counting OF the
votes. First the number of ballots cast is
compared with the registered voting list,
In each polling place. Next the count and
record are made, in an open room, where
the people can observe it all; and upon the
completion Of the count oral announce
ment OF the vote must be made by one OF
the Inspectors. On the Tuesday follow
ing thee lection-which was last Tuesday
the returns must be transmitted to the
County Clerk Of each county. Within
five days the County Clerk of every
county must transmit to the Secre-
tary of State the faithful record
Of the precinct votes. And then a Board
Of Canvassers sits to count and officially
proclaim the vote of the State. This
Board consists Of the Secretary OF State,
the Surveyor General, the State Treas
urer n the State Engineer. In the abb
sence OF any of these officers, from
whatever cause, the Mayor and Recorder
Of the city Of Albany shall act instead.
Any three of the State officers named con-
stitute a quorum, and five days is the
allotted time for the count.
So it will be seen that the final canvass
by the State Board must be made on or
before 10 days from last Tuesday, the 18th
inst.-that is, on or before the 21st., q
week from tomorrow.
IN THE CITY.
The mode Of csnvassing the vote by the
Precinct Boards. is as follows: The poll
ing places are limited to the minimum
size OF IL feet square, the ballot-box and
tally.sheets being in full view Of the pub
lie. The Boards are equally divided po-
litically. The electoral ticket is q sepa-
rate aud distinct ticket by itself and is
seldom scratched. When the polls close
at 4 P. NJ, the total number of ballots are
first counted and recorded. Then each
ballot is opened by the Chairman
Of the Board and passed to his
confreres and is finally placed upon
file, of which there are three
lots, if there be any. When all the ballots
have been filled they are then counted by
tens, and before 6 O'Clock the entire vote
Of that precinct is complete. The semi
official tally sheet-which is, however. as
accurate as the officials then transmit
ted by a police officer to the Bureau of
Election, consisting of the Board of Police
Commissioners, and that Board announces
the result to the Press. Another tally
sheet is also sent to the County Clerk the
same evening for the official canvass and
still another to the Board Of Aldermen.
Many persons have labored under the
one impression that the vote in New
York City was counted every hour. This
is the custom In some Of the Eastern cities,
but not in New York.