The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1889-09-20
HOW TO VOTE.
Provisions of tho New Law Which all Should
Carefully Read.

first, win appear to be rather complex in its
operations, The law, however, provides
exactly how the voter shall act, and the
directions are explicit In order that every
reader of the New NoHTl-W may know
just what the law provides, the following
summary is given:
Tie law for Montana was approved March
S, 1880 1t is made up in twenty sections.
The FIRST few Of these provide how nomina
tions shall be made, what is to he dore.ih
regard to certificates OF nomination, when
the same shall be filed, what is to be done in
ease any vacancy takes place on the ticket
by death or otherwise and other details
which are the concern OF State and county
officers Following are the sections that
that directly interest the voting public
SECTION II. All ballots prepared under the
provisions Of this act shall be white in color
and of good quality of printing paper. and
the names Shall be printed thereon ia black
Ink. Every ballot shall contain the name of
every candidate whose nomination for any
office specified in the ballot has been certified
or filed according to tic provisions of this
act. and no other names, The names of can
didates for each office shall be arranged under
the designation of the office in alphabetical
order. according to surnalneS except that
the names Of electors of President and Vice
President Of the United States presented in
! any certificate Of nomination shall be
arranged in a separate group. Every ballot
shall also contain the name of the party or
prlnciplc which the candidates represent, as
contained in the certificates Of nomination.
Al the end OF the list Of candidates for each
office shall be leiia blanl1space large enough
to contain as many written names Of candi-r
dates AS there are Offices to be filed There
shall be margin on each side at least a half
an inch wide, and reasonable space between
TIL" names o he printed thereon, SO that the
voter ayclearly indicate in the way herein
after provided the candidate Or candidates
for whom he wishes to cast his ballot When
ever the Secretary of the Treasury has duly
certified ID tile County Clerk any question q
4 he submitted 70 a vote Of the people, the
County Clerk shall have printed Oh tile rrr
mar ballots the question in such form ns will
enable tllp electors TO vote uron tie question
50 presented in the manner hereinafter prp.
viied The County Glertl shall also pre,iArr
fh. necessary ballots whenever anv una,tion
IS REQUIRED by law To be submitted to III.
wore Of the electors OF any locality, ani nor
I to tie Territory genernlly: provided. how.
ever tllAt in all questions submitted to ,lr
voters of a rnuuicipa corporation alone it
sliall he the duty of TIE mnnicipa clerk to
d provide tlle necessary ballots
SFr is. The County Clerk Of each eotlntv
\ shall provide for each election precinct il
tile county two hundred ballots far every
! iifty electors registered IN ,hc precinc,. n
,beru is no registry in tile precincr. Tin.
4 County Clerk shall provide ballots 10 the
nu1nbar Of two hundred for every tiftv nr
+ fraction of tiftv electors who voted al Mo.
/ last election n the precinct provided. lnw.
! ever, that in the municipal elections itshalI
/ be the tlu,y of the municipal clerk to uro>
/ vide tickets as specified in this section.
/ SEC. 10 Whenever il shall anne,r i,y aft
davlt that an error or an omission las occur
rcd in the publication Of the names or
dns cription Of the candidates nominated for
office or in the priutinv of ballots The PRO
hate Court of the county NAV. uppn appl!cai
N
county or muuicjpal clerk TO correct suc{J
error, or to show cause why such error should
not hc corrected
/ SEC 90 Before the opening of the polls
/ the County Clerk of the county or the m u
! nicpal clerk in case of nnuicipal eleGti ons
/ Shall canse 10 be delivered to the Judges OF
election Of each election precinct which is
within the county Tor within the munici,al
I tv in case of mnnici,a electionsD and in
/ which the election is to be held, at the poll.
/ ing place of the precinct. the pr0per number
I Of ballots as provided for in section eighteen
| of this act lie shall also deliver to the said
| Judges n rubber or other sta,np, with ink nal
! for the purpose of stamping or designating
! the off cia] tickets, as hereinafter provided
! Said STAMP shall contain the words, "Onieial
/ Ballot, the name or number of the. election
] precinct the name of the county the date oi
/ tl1e election, and the name and official deSir
I nation of the clerk who furnishes the tickets
! The Judge of election to whom the stamps
and hallots shall be given pursuant to this
! section shall he the same DprSOn who NAV bf
! designated by The commissioners 10 most The
| notices required by section one Thousand and
/ thirteen, fifth division, cnmnilad statutes o1
/ Montana. But in case it be impracticahe tc
! deliver such stamps and ballots to such Judge
1 then they may he delivered 10 some o,ir,
/ one of tLc iujjpes of election.
j SEQ oJ On receipt or his ballot the cleo
+ tor shall forthwith, and without leaving the
1 polls, retire alone to one Of the places
t booths or comnartIncnts provided ia nrrparf
/ his ballot, He shall prepare his ballot by
| making cross before or after the name nt
| the prrson or persons for whom he intend.
| 10 votr-for ryarnnln X. or in case Of :, hal
III containing a ronstitn,iopaI onen,1,naut
or other question, 10 be submitted to iii.
vote ufthe people hv crossing out thnrafron
narts Of ,be ballot in such n manner tha1 III,
remaininp par, shall eynr.ss his vote uaon
,ha unc.tion s,lunittet) Or the a]rrtor N,
writo in the blank spaces or paste over an.
| other na,nr thr namr nf nnv nersou far whn,,
he may wish to vote. In marking such bal
lnts nnv e|tctor shall he al liberty tn us,. n,
couy anyunotlicial samnle ballot which he
may choose to mark or to have had marked
in ADVANCE of entering the polling nlace q,
booth; bnt no elcctor shall he at liberty tt
use or bring into the nolijug nlace any unot
ticial snmple ballet printed in The exac
the official ballot, After prenaring his ballot
The elector shall be- concealed, and 81 tia
,he endorsement slammed thereon may h,
seen, He shall then vote forthwith. and be
however. that any elector who desires +,
vote for an entire group may mark a cross a
above described against the political desip-
nation Of such group, and shall then i,
deemed to have voted for ali the person.
namnd in s,1ch uroun whose names shall no
have hecn ~ erased. o'' ""''' '''''D'' '''''.. ~
SIC. 25. Not more than oue nerson shal
he nermIttei ia occnnv anv one hooth nj an,
time, and no person shalt remain iu or oc
cupy n booth or compartment longer thar
nav be necessary to prenare His ballot, n nd
in no event longer than five minutes: nroyi
deG that the other booths and compartment
are occupied
~SEc. ot;, ANY voter who shall nv acciden
mr. mistake snoil his ballot. NAV. on return
ing said spoiled ballot, receive another i.
place thereof.
SEC. o7, ANY voter who declares to TIN
iudges Of election, or when it shall appear t,
the Judges of election, that he cannot read
or that by blindness or other nhysical disa
b]itv he is unable TO mark his ballot. shall
mon request, receive The assistance of ON
or two of the election officers in the marking