Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-01-22
that prohibitory law should be en-
acted" The resolution hss been inade
the special order for February I'd.
THE AUSTRALIAN PLAN,
Councilman Hughes Bill
to Regulate Voting.
A Measure Full OF New and Unique
Regulations.
L1ontinued from yesterday |

OE inscription Oh tue CuHuiuaioj lOIul-
mated for office, or IN the printing OF the
| ballots, the supreme court of the terri.
tory or any judge thereof may, upon ap-
| plication OF any eleotor, by order, require
the county clerk to correct such error, or
| to show cause why such error should
| not be corrected.
SEQ. 20. Before the opening OF the
polls the county clerk of the county shall
cause to be delivered 10 the judges of
election Of each election precinct which
| is within the county, and in which the
election is to be held, at the polling
place of the precinct, the proper number
Of ballots of each kind to be used in tie
precinct.
| Sec, 81. AT the same time and in the
same manner as judges OF election are
now eppointed or elected, two additional
judges OF election for each election pre-
oinos in the territory shall be appointed
or elected. The said additional judges
of election shall be paid IN the same
manner and at the same rate as judges
of election are now paid.
| Sec. %. All officers upon whom is
imposed by law the duty OF designating
polling places shall provide in each
polling place designated by them sufii.
cient number of places, booths or COM
partments which shall be furnished with
such supplies and oonveniences as shall
enable the voter conveniently to prepare
his ballot for voting,and in whici electors
may mark their befluts, screened from OBJ.
servatioD, end guard rail go constructed
that only persons within such rail can
approach within five feet of the ballot
boxes, or the places or compartment
| herein provided for, The number OF
such places or compartments shall not
be less thsG ons for every fifty electors
who voted at the last preceding election
in the precinct. No person other than
electors engaged in receiving, preparing
@. depcsi!!ng theis ballots, oE person
present for the purpose OF challenging
the vote OF an elector atous to cast his
ballot, shall be permitted to be within
said rail. except by authority OF the
judges of election. The expense of pro-
viding sueh places or compartments and
guard rails shall be public charge, and
shall be provided for in the same man
ner ss the other election expenses. On
or before the 1st day OF September in
each year the officers now charged by
law with the division or alteration oil
election precincts shall, as fer as neces-
ssry, alter or divide the existing election
precincts IN such manner that each
election precinct shall contain not more
than 800 voters:
Sec. 23. At any election the Judges
OF the election shall select two of said
judges whose duty it shall be to deliver
ballots to Qualified electors. Before de.
livering any ballots to an eleotor, the
said two judges shall write their names
or initials upon the back OF the ballot
Sy,,,,o 4 kotw ~. ko1
ment. Each qualified eieotor shall be
entitled to receive from the said judges
one ballot for each of the offices TO,
which the eleotor dssired &c
vote. II said judges or either OF them
mark on any ballot or shall SO place his
name or initials thereon as TO identity q
particular ballot. he shall be guilty Of O
felony, and shall upon conviction be
punished by impris onment in the peni-
tentiary for not less than one year MOI
more than fivs years.
Sec. "a. On receipt of his ballots the
elector shall forthwith, and without leav,
ing the polling place, retire alone to one
OF the places, booths, or compartments
provided to prepare his ballots. He
shall prepare his ballots by making 9
CROSS before or after the name OF the per
son or persons for whom he intends &c
vote-for example, x; or, in case OF 9
ballot containing constitutional
amendment or question to be submit
ted to the vote OF the yeopIe, by cross
ing out therefrom parts of the ballot in
such manner that the remaining part
shsll express mis- vote upon the question
submitted. In making such ballot any
elector shall be at liberty to use or COPY
any unofficial sample ballot which he
may choose to mark or to have had
marked in advance OF entering She poll
ing place or booth, to assist him in
marking the official ballot, but 40 cleo
tor shall be at liberty to 1se any unoffi
cial sample ballot printed upon paper oi
the color and quality now required to be
used for the printing OF ballots under the
general election laws of the territory
After preparing his ballots, the electol
shall fold each of them SO that the face
OF the ballot will be concealed, and &c
that the printed endorsement and The
signature or initials OF the ballot clerkl
thereon may be seen. He shall ther
vote forthwith and before leaving tht
polling place. Provided, however, tina,
any elector who desires to vote for al
entire group may mark croas as sboy
described against the political designa
tion OF such group, and shall then b.
deemed to have voted for all the person
named in such group.
SEQ. 25. Not more than one persol
shall be permitted to occupy any on
booth at one time; and no person shal
remain in or occupy booth or com
partment longer than ten minntei.
4 Fec. 26. ANY voter who shall by &C
oIdent or mistake spoil his ballot may, OIL
returning said spoiled ballot, receive on
other in place thereof.
SEQ. 27. Any eleotor who declare
under oath to She Judge OF election
having charge OF the ballots that, b,
reason OF physical disability, he is un
able to mark his ballot. shall be per
, mitted to bring with him some persol
, CT his own selection, who shall retir
with him to one of the booths or com
partments and assist such disable
elector IN the preparation of his ballo
by marking the same az suoh electo
shall dictate; and shall properly fold th
I same in order that 1t may be cast by euc
elector as his ballot. No elector othe
than one who may, because of his ply 81
cEi disability be unable TO mark hi
ballot, shall diyaige to any one With
8 the polling place the name OF any eaUdi
. date for whom he intends TO vote, o