Oxford eagle., 1890-06-12
AUSTRALIAN BALLOT SYSTEM.

AUSTRALIAN BALLOT SYSTEM.
In accs-dascs With whas IL understood
~ - general wish. the greun4work %
the Australian system i EOS rablishsd.
Neiiecations have b~en made wh-re it
has h~~n ADOPTED. Party nominations
have h~en substituted Zoe % associated
with that here described and party
tickets pat instead % those named in The
h<. Alphabetical order Of names oa
tickets prevails IN one state. While In
another an ofscrr j. inside the rail 10
assist voters IN rxing their tickets
Cards Of instruction are by some eli-
,ioas cf the Law required 70 ,, Postsd at
ihe voting places. and souae even require
.pccimen ballots 10 be shown the voters
some laws allow the voter to substitute
names FOE tho-c on the Official ballot. and
one state permits him 10 write hts ballot
in full.
ABSTRACT oF rHE LAW.
After the Governor's Published pro-clA-
nation Of the offsc~rs Ia y. elected. stat
ing the time and Pls-cs Of registration
and time and places Of voting. naming
Tor eaeh county three registrars not ot
the same political faith. and Tor each
precinct three judges and tao clerks, No
one % whom shall b, Of the same poliii-
al faith. c-rurS in thirty days
KEeGsTRATtoS.
The name, pcstoftsce address. p-rcincs,
esidencc. and in cities street aud naIn-
ber. OF each voter. Is taken down BY the
registrars. who make a voting list foE
each precinct in their county. and this
registration county book must b. com
ple,e and open to public inspection
eighty days before election Contests.
trials and appeals to the courts a-e pro-
vided-
NoNtS ArEoN.
Thirty DAYS before election all nouai-
iAtions must b. on Gle with the Secre-
nAme. residence and possorics address
Of the noniaee. street aud number 10
anY, and also the 0fSce fsr which he Is
dominated. AMI the party or political
principle which be represents, must b.
signed By Eve per csat - the registered
voters. each asnxinx his name. pcs;-
os3oe. precinct. rs$i1~noe. stree. ana
aumber. anA the registrars certiaeate
ot ccnformity 20 their h.-ok msss b. at
tachs-i. ard the gvuuin.neSs q the si<-
aAiures muss - 4tte~ts.s By Assiiavits 20
sne - morc 90 th- signers. sAid
AffiAayits heinw attached whes 50 pre-
EsrsA. the noninAtioa i entitled h. be
airsi Nifh thr >c~r~tary - STATE. xho Is
clerk - the STATE Esaryi q Control. and
coutss.s. Withdrawals. trials ets.- are t..-
fore said bard daily pcevids'i for Bai
a mAa onos having tlesi his nomination
paper j. uy for the whole election aud
eznass with4ras eNc~ps by a formal act
and dsed aekno~ledgesf before \ public
ericer authorized - take arknowledg-
meats Of deed& Decisions of she State
Boari Of Control are sabtect 10 the
sap~rvs-ien II the regularly constituted
courts pursuant 70 the ordinary COURSE
OF pr,-oedare. Nomination papers.
when flea. remain puhli, records and
are preserved hy the Secretary of State
open TO public inspection Any
registered voter can sign one aomina-
tion paper and no mare for the same
Office.
BALLOT Box
The State Beard Of Control provides =
COX for each precinct. made partly of
glass. - as at all times Ia expose its
contents 20 public view. with lo-rk and
key and an opening in top 70 1t she
folded ballot.
BALLOTS
The tickets are. like the boxes. pro-
vided at the expense of the State. and
are 50 folded in marked creases that the
face is completely concealed. and their
width and thickness when folded il such
as 20 enable voters 10 deposit them
through opening in the top of the ballot
box The State Beard of Control pre-
pares the tickets from the nomination
papers on nle- Every ballot contains
the names Of all candidates whose nomi-
nations for the Office specified in the
ticket have been made and not with
drawn. with their residences and post
each voter TO designate By mark in a
square in a margin at the right Of the
name Of each candidate his choice.
shich is done hy marking all exee,s the
ones be fayors The tickets are % inted
in as many different forms IS theEs are
nominees. so that each nominee shall
oocupy each position in the column OF
NAMES the same number of time. as
every other nominee On the back and
outside when folded is printed Official
State Ballot followed in writing By
:he precinct for which the ballot i pre-
pared and the date Of the election.
written BIZ the state Board Of Control.
whose signatures cr fac-similieS thereof
are appended
DELIVERY oF TIcEETs-
Three times rs many tickets arr Pre-
pared for each precinct as voters are
registered. and are packed - that no
two Of the same form saccecd each other
in two packages reach precinct. sealed
with the seal Of the State and the State
Board Of Controls signature or fAc simiie
thereof. indorsed with the number and
precinct Of the ballots inclosed- These
are sent separately at different times
ten DAYS before election and by different
methods TO the county registrars. whose
receipts are taken and filed by the
secret tAry Of State. for said package con
tanning said number Of said precinct
tickets for such election- -Four days BE-
fore the election the registrars deliver
one package 10 the Judges Of the Precincs.