The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-09-10
UNDER The new LAW
Sections Of the Code Which Voters
Should Study.
How the "AustralInn" System d. tai Work
The style az Vote to he Used
aud the IDutis.. Or
Each Voter.

pick Iva it's operations. The law, however.
provides exactly how the voter shall act
and the directions are explicit. In order
that every reader of the STANDARD may
know just what the law provides. tho fol-
lowing summary il given. the sections re-
lating tn the manner OF voting being
printed word for word as they stand i'm the
law.
d law for Montana was approved
March, x, 1ss9. II il made up in twenty
SECTIONS. The first few of these provide
how nominations shall I've made. what is to
Inc done i'm regard tn certificates at norni-
nation, when the same shall bc filed. what
is to bc done is case any Vacancy takes
place OH the ticket by death or otherwise.
and other "details which are the concern of
state and county officers. Following are
the sections that directly interest the vot-
ing public:
SECTION IL. Al, ballots prepared under
the provisions of this act shall hc white in
color AMI of a good quality of printing
thereon ia black ink. Every ballot shall
contain the name of every candidate
whose nomination for amy Office specified
i'm the ballot has been certified or He'd ac-
corsling to the provisions of this act.
and no other names. The names of cam
did,tcs for each office shall be arranged
under the designation of the Office i'm al
phabetical order. according tn surnamt-s.
except that the names of electors of pres
State. nrasente1 in amy one ceriibcat. of
nomination shall bc arranged i'm "a scpa-
rate group. Every ballot shall also coin
tain the name OF the party or principle
which the candidates represent. as com
tanned i'm the certificates of nomination.
AT the end of the list Of candidates. for
each office shall IN left u blank space large
enough to contain as many written names
of candidates as there are offices to he
filled. There shall bc "a margin on each
side at least "a half am inch wide, and a
reasonable. space bctwecn the names to
bc printed thereon, SO that the voter may
clearly Indicate in the way hereinafter
provided the. candidate or candidates for
whom he Wishes to cast his ballot. When
ever the secretary of the territory has duly
certified To- the county clerk any question
To bc submitted tn "a vote of the people.
the county clerk shall have printed Oh the
as will enable the electors. To vote upon
the question so presented i'm the manner
hereinafter provided. The county clerk
shall also prepare the necessary ballots
whenever amy question il required by law
tai tc submitted to tho vote of the electors
of any locality, and not To the territory gem
orally provided. however. that i'm all gue~-
tiors submitted tn the voters of "a munich
pal corporation alone. il shall be the duty
of the minicipaiclerk tn provide the ns,ccs-
s;iry ballots.
SIC. L.. The county clerk of each county
shall provide for each election precinct i'm
the county two hundred ballots for every
fifty electors Registered in the precinct. If
there IL no registry in the precinct. the
county clerk shall provide ballots to tn"
number of two hundred for every fifty or
fraction of fifty electors who voted al the
last election in the precinct; provided.
however. thtt Ia the ttttlfl,cIpllg elections II
shall be the duty of the municipal clerk
to provide tickets as specified in this seq
ton.
SEC IL. Whenever il shall appear 10y
affidavit that an error or AN omission has
occurred ia the. publication of the. name
or description of the candidates nominated
for Office. ar i'm the printing of ballots. the
Ola court of the county may. upon APP
plication of amy clcctor, by order. require
the county or municipal clerk to correct
such error. ar to show cause why such
error should not bc corrected.
SEC. ~. Before the opening of the polls,
the county clerk of the county. or the mu-
nicipal clerk i'm the case of municipal
elections, shall cause to he delivered To the
judges of election of each election precinct
which IL within the county tor within the
municipality I'm case of municipal elcC-
tions, and in which the election is to- bc
the proper number of ballots as provided
for in section eighteen of this act. He
shall also deliver to the said judges ~ rub
Der ar other stamp, with ink.pad, for the
purpose of stamping or designating the
official tickets, as hereinafter provided.
Said stamp shall contain the words.
..Onicial Ballot" the name or number of
the election preciuct. the name of the
county. the date of the election. and the
who furnishes the tickets. The Judge of
election to whom the stamps and ballots
shall e given pursuant tn this section
shall he the same person who may bc dcs-
ignittCd 10y the commissioners tai post the
notices required by section one thousand
and thirteen. fifth division, complied
tatutcs of Montana. But in case il bc
impracticable Ia deliver such stamps and
ballots To such Judge, then they may tc de-
iivcrcd To some other one of the Judges of
election.
SEC. -. On receipt of his ballot the
~elrrtor shall forthwith and without lcav-
ing the polls. retire alone to one OF the
places, booths or compartments provided.
To prepare his ballot. He shall prepare
his ballot 10y mark ing "a cross before ar af-
ter the name of the person or persons for
whom he intends tn votc-for example, y;
or. ina case of "A ballot containing a consti-
titional amendment. ar other question. to
Ia submitted to thc vote of the people, 10y
crossing out ,lier,.frouI parts OF the ballot
in such n manner that the remaining part
shall express his vote upon the question
submitted. Or the cioctOr may write in
the blank spaces. or paste over another
name the name OF any person for whom
he may wish to vote. In marking such
ballots any clcctor shall hc AT liberty Ia
tise or copy any unofficial sample ballot
which he may choose IN mark or To have
had marked in advance of entering tn.
polling place or booth: but no cicctor
shall he ut liberty to use or bring into
the polling place ANY unofficial sample
ballot. printed iu thc exact style. manner.
width or character of paper of the official
ballot. After preparing his ballot. the
.%lcctor shall fold il so that tine face of the
ballot shall he concealed. and 80 that the
endorsement stamped thereon may he
seen. He shall then vote forthwith. and
before leaving the polling place provided,