Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1889-04-25

he conducted under the provisions @
tins act without the preparation O
2 such booths or compartments as re
luIred in this section. No persOI
other than electors engaged in receiv
lns, preparing or depositing their bal
lots, or person present for the pur
p pose of challenging the vote OF al
elector about to east his ballot, shal
: lie permitted to be within said rail
and III ease of small precincts wher'
places. booths or compartments ar,
not required, no persons engaged il
preparing their ballots shall in any
way be interiered with by any person
unless il he some one authorized ny
the provisions OF this act to assist hin
or them in preparing his or their bal
lot. The expense of providing sucl
places or compartments and guard
rails shall be public charge, and shal
he provided ior in the same manner a.
he Ot her election expenses. On or be
fore the first day OF September OF eacl
year in which an election is to be held
the officers now charged by law with
the division or alteration of election
precincts, shall. as far as necessary
alter or divide the existing election pre-
cincts in such manner that each elec
tion precinct shall not contain mort
than 400 voters.
Sec. 23. At any election the Judges
OF election shall designate two OF said
Judges, whose duty it shall be to de
liver ballots to qualified electors. Be
fore delivering any ballot to an electOl
the said Judges shall print on the back
and near the top of the ballot, with
the rubber or other stamp provided
for the purpose, the designation "ofli.
cial ballot. and the other words on
the said stamp, as provided for in Sec
tion 20 of this act. Each qualified
elector shall be entitled to receivefr from
the said judges one ballot.
Sec. -. On receipt of this ballot
the elector shall forthwith, and with.
out leaving the polling place, retire
alone tn one OF the places, booths or
compartments provided to prepare
his ballot. lie shall prepare his bal.
/ lot by marking n cross before or after
the name of the person or persons for
whom he intends to vote--for exam
| pie, \ or in ease of n ballot contain
inc "a constitutional amendment, or
other question to he submitted to the
vote of the people, by crossing out
therefron parts of the ballot i'm such a
manner that the remaining part shall
express hls vote upon the question
submitted. Or the electOr may write
IN the blank spaces or paste over an
other name the name OF the person for
whom lac may wish to vote. In mark
inc such ballot any elector shall he
AT liberty 10 use or copy any unofficial
sample ballot which le may choose to
mark or To have marked in advance
oi entering the polling place or booth;
but no clector shall he Mt liberty to
use or bring into the polling place any
unofficial sample ballot printed i'm the
exact style, manner, width or char
acter of paper of the official ballot.
\iter preparing his ballot the electOr
shall fold it so that the lace of the bal
lot will he concealed and so that the
endorsement stamped thereon may be
seen. lie shall then vote forthwith
and before leaving the polling place.
Provided. however, that any elect or
who desires To vote for an ntiregroup
may mark "A cross. as above described,
against the political designation OF
such group, and shall then he deemed
to have voted for all the persons
shall not have been erased.
Sec. -. Not more than one persOn
shall he permitted to occupy any one
booth ut one time, and no person shall
remain IN or occupy booth or com
partmrnt longer than may be neces-
sary To prepare his ballot, and in no
event longer than five minutes; pro-
vided that the other booths or com
partments are occupied.
sec. 26. Any voter who shall by ac-
cident or mistake spoil his ballot may.
on returning said spoiled ballot, re-
ceive another in place thereof.
Sec. p. Any voter who declares to
the Judges of election, or when it shall
appear TO the judges OF election that
he cannot read. or that by blindness
or other physical disability he is un-
able To mark his ballot, shall, upop
TTTTTrfTTS -rrceTvT rfir assfstance OF one
or two OF the election officers i'm the
marking thereof, and such officer or
officers shall certify on the outside
thereof that it was so marked with his
or their assistance, and shall there
aft er give no information regarding the
same. The Judges may. i'm their dis
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disability 10 be made by the voter un-
der oath before them, and they are
hereby qualified to administer the
same. No elect or, other than one who
may because OF his inabilityto read or
physical Disability be unable to mark
his ballot. shall divulge to any one
within the polling place the name OF
any candidate for whom he intends to
vote. or To ask or receive the assist |
anre OF any person within the polling
place IN the preparation of his ballot. !
Sec. 2s. No Judge of election shall |
deposit IN any ballot box any ballot |
upon which the official stamp as here |
provided for does not appear. |
Every person violating the provisions |
OF this section shall he guilty of a mis-
demeanor.
sec. 20 The county clerk of each |
county shall cause to be printed i'm /
large type on cards in English instruc.
tions for the guidance of electors i'm
preparing their ballots. lie shall fur.
nish six such cards to the Judges of |
election IN each election precinct, and
one additional card for each fit y reo-
Istered elect ors or orlractional part there
ni IN the pieelnct, at the same time
itnd in the same manner a. the print ed
ballots. The Judges of election shall
post moi less than one ot such cards in
each place or compartment provided
or the preparation OF ballots, and not
less than three of such cards elsewhere
"a and about the polling places upon
ne daN oi election. SAID cards shall
,e printed IN large, clear type, and
shall contain full instructions to the
voters as to what should be done, viz:
First. to obtain ballots for voting;
second, to prepare the ballots for de-
post in the ballot boxes; third, to
obtain new ballot in the place of one
spoiled by accident or mistake. Said
ard shall also contain a copy of sec.
ions 81. ~, 33 and "a of this act
There shall also he posted i'm each nj