Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-01-23
THE AUSTRALIAN PLAN.
Councilman Hughes Bill
to Regulate Voting.
A Measure Full of New and uniqus
Regulations.
LContinued from yesterdap. a

mo person Whatever snail DO any election
eering on election day within any poll
ing place, or within one hundred feet of
any polling place. No person shall re-
move any ballot from any polling place
before the closing of the polls. No
person shall apply fer or receive any
ballot from any polling place other than
that at which he is entitled to vote.
No person shall show his ballot after it
is marked to any person In such way
as to reveal the con ents thereof or the
name OF the candidate or candidates for
whom he has marked his vote. nor shall
any person solicit the elector to show the
same; nor shall any person Except a
judge of electfon) receive from any
elector ballot prepared by him for
voting. No eleotor shall receive ballot
from any other person than one OF the
judges of election having charge OF the
ballots, nor shall any person other than
sach judges OF election delivered ballot
TO such elector. No elector shall vote or
offer to vote any ballot except such as he
has received from the judges of election
having charge OF the ballots. No elector
shall place any mark upon his ballot by
which it may be afterwards identified as
the one voted by him. Every elector
who does not vote ballot delivered 20
him by the judges OF election having
charge of the ballots shall before leaving
the polling place, return such ballot TO
such judge. Whoever shall violate any
provision OF this section shall be deemed
guilty of q misdemeanor.
Sec. 36. This act shall not apply to
elections OF officers determined otherwise
than by ballot.
Sec. 81. The judges shall appoint
one of their number chairman of the
board who shall administer to the other
judges the oath of office, as prescribed
by law, and and the same oath shall then
be administered to the chairman by one
of the other judges.
Sec. SO. The judges of each precinct
shall meet at the sime and place, when
and where an election shall have been
appointed Co be held therein. and shall
proceed to organize themselves as board
for the purpose of presiding at and con.
Quoting such election.
Sec. So. No person shall be 6iifiSis
to the office of judge of election or clerk
of the poll. or be qualified to act as sue b,
unless he can read and write the Eng
lish language.
Sec. 40. 1t shall be misdemeanor
for any person not possessing such quail
tications to act as Judge of election or
clerk of the poll.
Seo. Al. The election at every pcll
shall be public 60 the watchers herein
| after provided for, from ITS commence
ment to the close of the canvass and
signifyin2 of the proper returns and
copies thereof.
SEQ 10 Every political organization
which shall present candidate or cam
didetes for the suffrsges OF the voters of
| any election precinct shall have the right
| to appoint, not to exceed two electors as
| watchers at the poll OF such election
| precinct for every election. Such ap.
pointmeDt may be evidenced by o
written or printed appointment, signed
| by the president or the chairman and
he secretary OF such political orgauIza-
| tion, but no ward or town organization
shall be entitled to watchers at any poll
outside the limit of such ward or tSwn.
Sec. 43. Said watchers aud each of
them shall be entitled to be present at
such election in the room occupied by
the judges of election, commencing at
least fifteen minutes before ahy ballot.
box shall be opened, until the close OF
the canvass, and the signing OF the
proper returns of such election.
Sec Al at every election immediate.
ly before any ballots are received by the
judges OF election, or any of them, said
judges shall unlock every 5allot-box
used. or to be used, at such election, and
permit each watcher present TO examine
said ballot-box and every portion there.
OF, until he is satisfied as to the struc.
ture thereof, and that there is, at the
commencement OF receiving ballots, nj
ballots therein.
Sec. 45. Every watcher shall have
the right, from the time of SO inspecting
SAID ballot-box or boxes, at any and ell
times until the canvass OF the ballots
and signing of the proper returns and
copies thereof, to be present in the room
occupied by said judges, IN position
| and place where he may fully, con-
veniently and comfortably watch the
reception and deposit of every ballot
cast at such election, and the full and
final canvass OF the ballots. and signing
of the proper returns and copies thereof;
and no ballot-b1y or ballot cast, except
il be in the ballot box. shall be removed
from the constant sight and inspection
OF such watchers, until the canvass is
closed and the proper returns and copies
thereof made and completed,
Sec. As. Every ballot box shall be
80 placed, at windoy or elsewhere,
that the voter depositing any ballot and
each watcher may conveniently see every
| ballot received by the judges and de.
posted IN the ballot box.
Sec. AZ. No screen or other obstruc-
ton to such view of any ballot-box by
the voter or any watcher shall be al
| lowed.
Sec. 48. requested by any watcher
or any elector present at any canvass, il
shall be the dnty of the judges of eIee.
| ton. and each of them, to exhibit any
and ell ballots cast at snch election tc
such watcher or elector fully opened
and il such condition and name.
that he may fully and carefully read and
examine the same, though said Judge
shall not allow any such ballot to be
taken from his hand.
SEQ. 40 Every return or statement
of the result of the canya OF any elec
tion shall be made apon a single sheet
Of paper. or il not each haif-sheet shall
be signed at the end thereof by the
judges.
SEQ. 90 The room used for the re-
oaption of ballots shall be of reason
able sizs. so as to adait at all times al
least twelve electors. including the
watchers, exclusive OF the judges OF
election and clerks OF the poll.
Sec. 81 An watcher or other elector
| may ohaliange tho right of any person
Offering to vote at any election, and the
name OF the srson so challenging shall
not be disclosed by any judge Of election
J or clerk OF poll, unless required so to Dc