Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1890-12-08

Offices TO be filled BY The voters 81 tie entire state
OF any division larger county shall D. hled VITA
the secretary Of state Nor offices 60 boz Allied by tus
voters of entire county, such certificate shall D.
hlod i'm the clerk ONCE Of tho county Ia which ach
election 4 ~ ~ held F.,r cfy. village o. town
oces such certificates shall be ned with the olcfh oi
the city, village town IN which such local eiecon
Sec Z. Candidates for pablo onlce may be- nomi.
mated otherwise than BY convention Or committee n
the following A certificate oi nomination,
containing the of candidate tor The office 90 he
hed, together with such Information a. e required %
this act, Except that said certificates shall designate,
II not more than three words instead Of the party,
lect, shall be signed By voters residing within the
political division Ia and Tor which the ofcer ~ on
GERS 10 be elected to the number Of AZ least enc
per oentum OF the entire vote caat at the aa proceed
ing election, ia such political division for which such
nomination il made. The signatures 70 the certificate
Of nomination need not all be appended 40 one paper
Each voter signing such certificate ahaii add hia
and has truly stated bis Residence before Al oHfef
duly authorized 20 administer such oath Such corih
loate when 30 executed aud may pt Med
A. provided for In section sin q this act Ia the aac
manner, and with the same effect a. certificate "a
nomination made BY party convention or committee
Sec. 3. No certificate Of nomination shall contain
the OF more candidates for amy ONCE than there
persons to be elected 10 such Office and poraon
any Office
Sec. o The secretary Of state, and the several
clerks herenbefore named shall preserve In their re-
therein, under the provisions of this act. An such
certificates shall be open 20 public inspection, the
same aa other public documents
Sec TO- Certificates Of nomination 20 be- hled with
the secretary Of state, and couay clerk aha b hied
not than fifty, eaa than thirty days before
the day nxed BY law for the election a the poraons
nominated. The certificates 81 nomination 20 b. nled
with city, village town clerks ahall bo filed noe
than twenty nor less than ten days before tho
day nxed by law for the election Of the persona no
mated.
Sec IL. The secretary Of state upon expiration Of
the time within which suohc rtihcate Of nomination
county clerk Of each county which ANY of me voters
may by law vote for candidate candidates. named
such candidates, together with the othar deals MEM
TONED Ia the certificate OF nomination, 30 hed with
the secretary OF state.
Sec. H. Any person whose name has been present
ed a candidate may cause Ia 10 be Withdrawn
from nomination, provided that he shall notify in
writing the oficer with whom the original certificate
Of his nomination waa nled AZ least eight days before
the day Of election, that he declines such nomination,
and no name 80 Withdrawn shall ba ptited upon the
ballot
Sec. Is. All certificates Of nomination which are 10
apparent conformity with the provisions 81 tha Act.
shall be deemed to be valid unless objection thereto
shall be duly made ia writing at least eight days be-
fore the day Of election Ia such objection Il
candidates who may be affected thereby addIe ied
them at their respective places Of residence En n
the certificate OF nomination. The 0noer with Nfam
the original certificate hed shall, LA the fret ln.
stance pass upon the validity of such objections
his decision shall be dual unless An order ahal b.
made BY court Of competent jurisdiction notice
duly given, pointing out the defect la the oortihoate
Of nomination.
Sec. IA. Whenever propdaed constitutional amend.
other question Il 20 be submitted the peo-
pie Of the state for popular vote, the secretary Of
Of state not less than twenty days before cleo
ton and the clerk Of each county shall include the
proposition question 20 be submitted, In the ballot
TO be used on election day.
Sec. IS. The several county clerks, In caho Of a
general election and the several city village and town
clerks Ia Of city, village town election, SHALL
AZ least five days before any such election % be- held
20 be delivered % the presiding officer q cleo
tons In each election district Id their respective
", town, city village, i've copies Of printed il1t
containing the name residence and party on other
provided, be voted for By the OF
spectve election diatrcts, and euch presiding ocer
shall forthwith % be posted Of said lists 40
the place where the ballots 20 be- cast, and cleo
ton held, and at least Ia four other public and
spicuoua places In such election district.
Sec l6 Il shall be the duty Of the several county
town, city aud village clerks ~ this state, 20 prepare
and provide, as hereinafter prescribed ballots print
ed on white paper containing the names u All per-
soma, certificates OF whose nomination for public ooe
have been filed with them A. provided Ia thia act
The ballots 10 be printed BY she several county clerks
shall be printed and ready for inspection By he
didates and their agents AZ least i've days before
general election The ballots e be provided by the
several city. village and town clerks shall be- printed
and ready for inspection at lenat Ave days before cleo
ton.
ing place. printed tinted paper, but in All other
epects the same as official ballots shall be provided By
the several clerks named in the foregoing section and
shall be delivered 20 election oioera, together with
the cards Of instruction hereinafter mentioned.
afterRroyided for the election Of public officers In
this state printed herenbeiore provided, nha
tain, under each appropriate bead, the names Of al
places Of residence, with the name of the party
other political organization 10 which each candidate
belongs la case Of electors 81 president aud vice.
president Of the United States, the Of the
didatea for president and vice. president may Ne added
70 the party or political ossson haes a, ballot ss sf
followed by the of the district, ward, town
precinct in which they % be used the date Of the
election and fac anile OF the signature Of the CLERK
causing the 10 be printed, with hia official title
There shall be left underneath each group q oand
may insert the Of any person for whom be-
may desire TO vote. Whenever the approval q con.
submitted 70 the people such question shall b. print
ed upon the ballot after the lHt Of candidates. The
ballots shall be printed 10 give 20 each voter
clear opportunity 90 designate by cross mark in
sufficient margin AZ the right Of the name Of each
ddate his choice Of candidates. aud hia 90 the
question submitted and the ballot may be printed
such words win aid the voter % do this "Hote
for one" "vote for three" 'yea," "nos' and the
Sec. 10. Anballots when printed, shall BE- fastened
together in blocks, containing ONE hundred ballots
moved and detached separately.
Sec. 20 There shall be printed and Furnished ior
each polling place al which an election e % b held
one hundred ballots for every ATTY voters fraction
thereof, who voted At the last proceeding election,
eeptng In OF officers 60 be- elected Ia towns cities
ana Viilagea. and REPRESENTATIVE 10 the general
assembly when there shall De provided three hundred
baliots for each NIFTY voters or fraction thereof IN
shall cause 20 be furnished Sufficient supply until
there is an election.
print and furnish the ballots provided for ~ tha ACT
shall prepare fun instruction. for the guidance q
the manner Of marking them, aud the method Of OBJ.
tanning assistance IN marking such bailoe and w
obtaining new ballots In place Of thoae accidentY
spoiled, and they shall respectively cause the same
together with sections thirtyf0ur, thirtynYe, thirty
ak and thirty-seyen Of this act 10 be printed m large,
clear type, GA separate cards 10 he called cnfda Vt n
struction They shall also furnish 60 che presiding
officer Of citations Ia each election district A least hfo
the printed ballots furnished Such presiding
officer before tho opening Of the polls election day
shall post Of said cards Of instruction and ono
sample ballot Ia plain view Ia tho whore the bal
lots and AZ least four or said cara aud four
Sec 22 The several csrks Aforesaid aha deliver
or to be delivered. By mall other reliable
method 20 the presiding ofoer aforesaid one package
containing one hundred Official baots ekcopt ~ pro.
vded la section twenty Of tha act, Ter every nifty
voters or fraction thereof who voted al she iaat Pre-
or village for which they printed. such ofncial
ballots shall be delivered 70 such presiding oncef Az
polls on election day. Said official ballots shah he
sent in sealed packages, with marls on the outside
are Intended, and the number 81 ballots embossed.
Such presiding ofaoer shall on delivery 20 then. u
such packages, return receipts therefor 20 the clerk
from whom received.
Sec. % On the opening Of the polls A. each poll
ing place, the presiding officer shall produce The sealed
package Of Official ballots and publicly open IN ane
deliver book block OF ballots therein contained
other blocka Of balloa, II any, shan b. retained by ne
presiding officer until they called for BY the ballot
clerks. aud needed for the purpose Of voting.
Sec. "a. Al least five days before any election here
after be held Ia this state the officers vhoee duty
IL Ia by law designate the polling places Ahnll Do
ternine the number and situation 81 che polling places
la each town. city village and ahnll appoint four
persons 20 act and be known ~ ballot clerks 9r ench
polling place within their jurisdiction. Two Of such
clerks shall be appointed from Che party casting che
largest number Of votes, and two from Che party east
ing the largest number Of votes a. the last pre-
cedinF election. The four CLERK 80 appointed shall
have charge Of the ballots nt such election aud fur.
nish them Is the voters hereinafter provided.
Sec. 25. The officer whose duty "a u a. designate
the polling places shall caune the 40 b. suitably
provided with suniccnt number 81 voting bootha
compartments furnished with convenient shelves OF
which voters may conventiy mark their baiiOta, and
In the marking thereof be screened from The obaeffa
ton Of Others and such booths shall he supplied with
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