Morning journal and courier., 1889-11-25
FIRsr rImE IN NEW HAVEN.

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 FIRST TIME IN NEW RAVEN. AZ she Coming Town and city Klec- tlon - The working of the Secret | Ballot system of Voting - OAcial | Prom Chairman Daley on che sub- ices. Special and marked interest pertains to the town and city election in view of the fact that the new secret ballot system goes into effect in New Haven for the first time on that festive and perhaps hilarious occa- sion. In an interview with Chairman Dali ley of the Republican town committee re- garding the subject by . COURIER represen- tative, the following official information of special interest to the voting public and voting day officials was obtained.
 The secret ballot law requires that all town ballots be printed on paper stamped by the State eight inches long and one and one-half inches broad.
 Ballots printed or written on any other paper will not be counted.
 A ballot booth must be placed next the envelope booth ct the entrance of the booth for preparing ballots.
 A separate box is required as hitherto for the license and no-license vote. All ballots must bs placed in official en- velopss, the voter placing the envelope cons taining his ballot on the ballot box after 1t Is sealed. The ballot will not be counted if the envelope is not securely sealed.
 The envelopes are to be delivered by the town clerk to two envelope booth tenders tor dissributors) to be appointed by the legis lature, at least thirty minutes before the opening of the pools.
 No other but the official distributors can distribute official envelopes and they must distribute them only at their booths located at the entrance of the first room to be en- tered, They cannot distribute them at any other places and only by handing one en- velope to each registered voter as he enters
 It is illegal to give envelopes to any per- son except . registered votcr, Each of the distributors must endorse the envelope which the voter must use or return to the official distributor. No person can give to another an official envelope except as provided in section !, as | 1t will be contrary to law. Any individual having in his possession an envelope outside of the room for the enclosing of ballots, or the room in which the ballot box is placed, will violate the law and be subject to fine | and imprisonment.
 | envelopes except such as have been properly endorsed.
 | A secretsroom or rooms, or closets (aocord- ing to the number of voters in the town, one for 150 voters) must be furnished, adjacent to the ballot box room, where voters must prepare their ballots. In this secret room the voters cannot remain over three minutes. Only one at time will be admitted, and the person having charge must zee that the secret room is empty before voter enters. From this room the voter shall pass out and into the room where the bollot box is placed. The voter must go through this room-the law says after enclosing his ballot, and he shall then pass out, and into the ballot box | room.
 The closets shall contain oonveniences for lar ballots may be placed in them Section says that every voter must enter | the room provided by the selectmen. As he enters an official envelope will be handed to him. Each voter can have only one en- velope, and only the one handed him unless he spoils 1t, in which case he can exchange 1t for new one, with the person handing the envelope to him. These envelopes must be stamped by the State seal, and endorsed by the names or initials of the two persons ap- pointed for that purpose.
 Every elector who shall fail to deposit hls envelope on the ballot box shall, before leav- ing the enclosure, return the same to the moderator, 30 that any person having an ofi- cial envelope outside of the room where the booths are located, or the adjoining one where the ballot box is, is liable to the penal ties provided in section 15 of the law. Any person offering an official envelope to an cleo tor except the regular official distributor (and by him only when he is stationed in the box or booth provided for the distribution of en- velopes) is guilty of a crime under the law.
 Following are the appointments to be made by the Republican registrar at each voting ulaca unf1er the new law
 A Republican to distribute official envel- opes in the envelope booth as provided in section 2.
 A Republican to distribute official votes in the booth provided for in section 2.
 A Republican to have charge of the elec- tors booth for arranging of votes as in sec ton 10. A Republican to be challenger, as provid- ed In section 6.
 | A Republican checker to check votes.
 The Democratic registrar in each ward will make similar appointments as above speci- fled.
 State and have the names or initials of the | two persons appointed to take charge of the official ballot booth. No vote will be count- cd unless sealed up in one of the official en- velepes, so stamped and endorssd. Every private closet or room for arranging votes must be connected with the ballot box room.
 The voter must place his sealed envelope containing his vote on the lid of the ballot box. The box tender will put 1t in the box. If not sealed, or if not endorsed by both booth tenders, 1t cannot be counted.
 No person shall peddle ballots within 100 feet of the polling place.
 | No one shall suggest names to or interfere with voter in the enclosure.
 The moderator may admit into the en- closure or room where the ballot box is placed. Shall be permitted to enter the same except for the purpose of depositing a ballot. No person shall give or offer to any slector in any room or booth, except as be- fore stated, any ballot or envelope to be used in voting.
 Severe penalties, fine and imprisonment, are provided for violation of the act, by officials or others, and for issuing fraudulent ballots or limitations of the official ballots or envelopes.
 On the split ticket qusstion-a question of great importance in New Haven votipg-and one which has awakened solicitude in the big wards, the law provides for the fullest expression of individual opinion. To this end 1t is provided that ballots may be altered to meet individual views by the use of print. ed or written pssters, or by the writing in of names desired. q
 A diagram Is here given of the arrange ment of polling places which was enforced al Hartford ct the recent town election there and which is pertinent for illustration with regard to the method and modus operandi o1