The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-09-11
UNDER THE new LAW
Sections Of tho. Code Which Voters
Should Study.
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new 10 voters everywhere I'm the territory
and, mt first, will appear tai he rather conn
pick in its operations. The law. however.
provides exactly how the voter shall act
md the directions are explicit. I'm order
that every reader at tine may
know just what the law provides, the fol-
lowing summary is given, the sections r.
lating to the manner of voting being
printed word for word as they stand i'm the
law.
The aw for Montana was approved
March q, 1883. 1t is made up i'm twenty
sections. The first few of these provide
how shall te made, what is tn
he done i'm regard to certificates of nomi-
nation. when the same shall bc filed. what
IL tai be done is case any vacancy takes
place OH thu. ticket 10y death or otherwise.
and other details which arr. the concern of
state and county officers. Following are
the SECTIONS that directly interest the vot-
ing public:
SECTION Il. All ballots prepared under
the provisions of this act shall bc white in
color and OF a good quality. Of printing
thereon in black ink. Every ballot shall
contain The name of every candidate
in the ballot las hcen certified or filed ac-
cordinR TO the provisions OF this act,
and no other names: The names of can.
under the designation of the office i'm al
phabetical order, according to s,irnamcs,
except tina the names OF eiectors OF pres,
States presented in amy one certificate of
nomination shall he arranged i'm ~ sepa-
rate group. Every ballot shall also con-
tain the name of the party or principle
which the candidates. represent, AS com
tanned in the eertificates OF n~9,nination.
each office shall be left "a blank space large
enough TO contain as many written names
of candidates as there are offices to he
filled. There shall b. u margin ON each
side at least u half an inch wide, and "a
reasonable space the names tn
~. lar.1r. -. HInat rls. AZ u..,ry
clearly indicate i'm the way hereinafter
provided the candidate or candidates for
.v,.p I'M y" sc ~rr,. ".f" shr ~ tcr,.i,nrx ha Mhh ,,iS
certified to the county clerk any question
To he submitted to- q; vote of the people.
the county clerk shall have printed Oh the
regular ballots the question in such form
AS will enable the electors tai vote upon
the gu sstion SO p~r1sGntca in th.. manner
shall also prepare the necessary ballots
any question is required by law
to bc submitted to the. vote. of the electors
of any locality. and not To the territory gem
orally provided, however. that in all qurs-
tions submitted to the voters of "A mnrici-
pal corporation alone, il shall be- the duty
of the municipal clerk tn provide the neces-
sary ballots.
shall provide for each election precinct in
thr county two hundred ballots for every
fifty electors Registered i'm the precinct. II
there il no registry i'm the precinct, the
county clerk shall provide ballots Ia the
number of two hundred for every fifty or
frslG'tioI oI MY t'Is'ttpf WIG tottI it tlie
last election in the precinct; provided,
however, that in the municipal elections il
shall he the duty of the municipal clerk
to provide tickets as specified in this sec
ton.
SEC. 10. Whenever il shall appear by
affidavit that am error or am omission has
occurred ina the publication of the names
or description of the candidates nominated
for Office, or i'm tbs. printing of ballots, the
~plication of any ~elector. 10y order, require
the county or municipal clerk to correct
such error. or to show cause why such
error should not he corrected.
SEC. ~. Before the opening of the polls,
the county clerk of the county, or the mu-
nicipal clerk in the ease Of municipal
elections, shall cause. tn Ia, delivered to line
Judges of election of each election precinct
which is within thc county Tor within the
municipality i'm case of municipal eleC-
tions, and i'm which the election il to he
held, NJ the polling place of the prccinct.
for i'm section eighteen of this act. He
shall also deliver tn the said Judges "a rub
her or other stamp, with ink-pad. for the
purpose of stamping or designating the
official tickets, as h~creinafter provided.
Said stamp shall contain the words.
''Ofiicial Ballot the name or number of
the election precinct, the name of the
county, the date of the election. and the
name and official designation of the clerk
who furnishes the tickets. The judge of
election tn whom the stamps and ballots
shall he given pursuant to this section
shall he the same person who may he dcs-
ignatcd by the commissioners to post the
notices required by section one thousand
and thirteen, nth division, compiled
statutes of Montana. But in case il he
impracticable to deliver such stamps and
ballots tn such judge. then they may de de-
liyered to some other one of the Judges of
election.
SEC. "a. On receipt of his ballot the
clector 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 by marking "A cross before or at
ter the name of the person or persons for
whom lac intends to vote-for example,. y
ar. i'm ease of "a ballot containing Il consti-
tutionaI amendment, or other question. To
he submitted 10 the vote of the people. 10y
crossing o;it thercfroin parts of the ballot
i'm such "A manner that the remaining part
shall express his vote upon the question
submitted. Or the clcctor may write in
the blank spaces. or paste over another
name the name of any person for whom
he may wish tn vote. In marking sticl
ballots any eiector shall he at liberty to
use or copy any unofficial sample ballot
which he may choose To mark or 10 hav,
had marked in advance OF entering the
polling place or boob; but no cieCtol
shall be nj liberty to Use or bring into
the polling place any unofficial s;,Inpl,
ballot. printed i'm the exact style. MANNER
width or character OF paper of tlic oiiicia
ballot. After preparing his ballot, Tia,
~clcctor shall fold il so that the face of tIS
ballot shall be concealed. and 80 that The