The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-11-30


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fh&ai euntain tie name 0feperr eanagsase ugne-
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aeNsnzsSou 81 TIE os5eS in aaphabessena order
sen0feinE 80 suFnaxae&. exenps that tie names
g pfssad&nsssL eiectOm pfesenkes In one err
tsncsses shall be sgsNagsd im . eepaxm3e groap.
EFeFy ballot saAli aas9 eoHzissn tie nsaae Of ne
pAFfy Or principle wnieh SIS e9ndfdafsa repre-
s@hf- AZ fhe end 81 each las ~ eandi6afs1 5ar
sSkh cfAcs shall - Eegt blaak sxsee sares
sn9HEh for the nams Of 3 candidate % be
written IN Tie maFwin on each sE1e shalt b q
leesk bali ~ inch wide. WITH reasonable space
between ne nazsRs. 80 tbAE the voter Kzay
ezssflg fndieste the eandidase o. eznaiaeses Ios
whom ne Wishes - vote Whenever : question
= . D Submitted Il shksl likewise be printed
81 tie ballots In sueh fofni ~ viii etsabse elec
tcx y vote for o. against Tbs eonniY clerk
tnAM Also prepare the necessary ballots when
tie question ID 20 - submitted 70 tAa voters OF
any locality. and nos Of shs state provided.
thai wissa Il IL municipal euesSion. tais shau
% the zmty 81 the nsnnaEipaz clerk.
sec. - c0uniy CLERKS shall provide for each
eisctlJn pssc3net ~ baaI0Ea fog sseFy hfky reg
asteEed electors ~ fFaesiea thereof II there IL
no registry. the basis OF issflbufS0n shAi b< the
votes at The lsss eieet1ans provided. that in ma
n1e1pal eiexsiork. the municipal clerk shall PER
fora this duty.
Sec - Whenever an errar Appeals In the
court MAJ he applied 20 for IA order 70 snow
eassse why t0e mfsteke should not be corrected.
see- - Before opesss1s 1t the polls, county or
municipal clerks - The ease may be. shall
eanse the ballots to be delivered 70 fadges Of
election. They shall also distribute q rubber or
other stamp with Ink pai, for the purpose OF
Stamping TIE tickets with the words @Dfictai
bAIlet." the hams or number Of tae precinct.
the county. date 81 election. etc Then
they shall be delivered % tiae inspector Of else
zion. Not more than majority 81 the Judges
n each precinct Of election shall be from one
party.
See n Booths OF compartments in which
electors may prepare their ballots recessed from
observation are provided log: also guard rail 10
that only persons within sach rail can ap-
pruaeh within fifty feet q the ballot bexes or
booths. Tbs number al booths shall not be iesz
than one for every nfty aleet0Fs. but IN pre-
csncts Of less than twenty-five voters, no booth
ofe Who intends 20 vote. OF Is preparing . bal
las. or challenge. shali 10 permitted within
sald rasl No person psersosi preparing ballot
snail In any way be inteFfeied With. No eiee-
ton precinct shall contain more than four hum
dfsd voters, necessary alteration or change Of
precinct lines 20 be made GA or before Septem-
bef 4. Of each election year
Sec. - AT any election il shall be the duty 81
the inspector, OF one OF tie judges. 10 deliver
the ballots to voters each 20 be entitled 70 one.
Sec. q. on receiving his ballot the eiector
ahall retire 20 booth 70 prepare r. He shall
deslsnate bis choice by making cross before
on after the name OF the person for whom he In
tends 60 vote. for example, X; OF ia case Of
constitutional amendment. BY crossing out there
from parts OF the ballot ia such manner thai tha
remsiniBg part shall express his vote upon the
question submitted. Or the eiectoF may write
name In the blank spaces. After preparing bis
ballot she eleclor SHAH t0ld ft 80 that its face
will be anseen and the Endorsement seen. He
shall then vote forthwith and leave the polling
place.
sec. "a Not more than una person shall be
permitted 20 ocempy any ono booth 81 0ne time,
and no booth shah be oceupled longer than Ave
minutes.
sex. rs Any person who shalt. by accident or
mlstAke. spoil his halios. may receive another.
sec A The Judges Of election may prepare
she ballot of any person who il blind or other
wise helpless or cannot read: and SUCH officer
shall make proper certificate of his aetion upon
the ballot lie shall give no information re-
gsrdlng the same. Judges may require an APP
paieant for help "a swear 10 his disability. Nc
elecsor. ether than these, shali dtynlSe In the
polling place the name oi any candidate for
whom he intends sc vote. on ask or receive the
assistance Of any person within the polling
place.
ever ballot deposited Violation OF this By the
judges shall be misdemesnOr.
sec. ~ County cterks shall cause 70 be
printed In large type instructions 10 voters.
Ten cards and one additional for each Atty
voters shall he sent 10 eash precinct Not less
than one shall be posted 10 each booth. These
cards SHALL contain. hsst instructions how TO OBJ
tain ballots: second. how 70 prepare ballots;
third how 10 ohtatR new ballots I'm place Of
spoiled also sections 80 81 ~ sad - OF this act
see 80 In counting the vose, any unssainped
ballot. or vote for any candidate og candidates
that II iilegihle OF uncertain. shall Rot be
counted.
Sec. 81 Provision IL here made fer the punish
mens for lciany Of any person who shall falsely
make or make oath 30, or deface OF destroy any
certificate OF nomination
see. a. No person shall during election re-
move or destroy any supplies in hnsssh. or
willluliy destroy any iss q candidates og cards
Of instruction. Violation Of this is INSIDE
meanor.
sec. "a. Every public oftceF who shall whtully
DO or psglerm anything herein prohibited shah
De aeemed guilty Of . nixdemsaneg and shaii
be punished by nne or imprisonment In the
eoansy JAIL or both.
sec sa Provision Is herein made 60 prevent
eieceionserlnx BY judges "a Others within tho
polling plsne TIE passagcways to ths polls
shall "a cleared The mannef In which every
eleesar shall himselfe cast his halcs h prescribed.
No ballot shall be msrkea for Identification.
Violations sf these provisions shall be deemed q
nisdemeaGar.
sec a. II shall be the datg of she secretary os
state TO cause 60 be Published aud distributed 20
the variama county esefks copies Of this law and
other laws Bearing apoa the subject ef elections
see s. 81 acts or parts ssf aets inconsistent
herewith use repealed
Sec & fats acs shall take elieet within ninety
days amer Adjournment of the Legislature
A familiar form OF ballot. printed under
she provisions IT this law. with The cross
that indicates the choice Of the eleetor. is
as follows
Omefai RAliot-
FvG GavKRAon
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