Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-11-09

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g. l.. e. Booths where ballots are marked.
g. Challenge window.
a. Door.
T. i. Chute through which the voter must
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+. Rating separating the Election Board
from tne voters
". ". Windows.
DETAILS OF TIE MoDUs oPERANDI.
The cIute is Dassaccway with railing
OF rope CT wire. on either SIDE, extending 50
ieet from tie challenge window. The place
occupied by the election board is separated
from the remainder Of the room by railing,
ari this railing includes the challenge"
window. The booths in which ballots are
marked are three in number and are made
with or without DOORS all that is necessary
being that the voter shall mark his ballot
while screened irol observation. The law
requires the sides and back of each
booth TO be made solid, without
cracks or knot-holes. The dimensions are
probably not very material, but the Indiana
eleetion-law architects suggest dimensions 3
feet wide, fee: deep and s feet high. The
shelf or counter is placed across the back of
me booth, 81 ieet higl, and Is ! foot to IS
inches wide. Tne booths may be in i row or
separated. They must be 50 placed that all
the members OF the Election Board can see
whether more than one voter enters. The
entrances Of the booths must be placed
toward the Election Board. No furniture
further than TINS is required, save that occu-
pied at present 6y Election Boards.
When voter approaches the polls he
must pass through the chute 10 the challenge
window. If be escape unscathed, he is then
prepared TO take the next degree. When
admitted TO the election room he announces
his name to the poll clerks, and receives
from them copies of the State and local bal
lots and stamp, and they are required to
give the voter any information he may need
rs 10 the manner OF voting. The voter must
not hold any conversation with anyone in
the election room Dut the members of the
election board. He must 60 alone into one
of the booths that Is unoccupied. II he take
his beverage straight he marks with the
stamp the square in front of the name of the
party with which he votes. If he wish to
vote mixed ticket, he marks the square
which is printed in front OF each name, with
his stamp. He may also mark the title of
either ticket, and the names of those persons
on the other tickets tor whom he desires to
vote, but the method is not regarded as safe,
as the names specially marked are liable to
be overlooked IN counting.
When the ballots are marked, and before
leaving the booth, The voter must iold each
separalelg, Sc that the initials Of the poll
clerks OF the back viii show and none OF
the names cG the ballots can be seen He
then cones CIT Of the booth ara returns the
stamp 20 ne vail clerk. and the folded bal
}0ts . tie inspector. lie must rot Offer the
inspector any ballots hGt tne ones he re-
Ceivcd from the pol! clerks. ii is imDos-
sIblc Tor i iawtUl ballot 10 be outside tie
election room during the election, and any
ng-s0n having in his possession wAat pun
~ ns.0 p~t Inf fhar kNs
vote or not, is sUu5Sct . imprisonment in the
peajte3tIgGv aud disirancE isement for ten
years.
- : voter declares that lie cannot read
Eagi.s!, or IS blind, or otherwise physically
unable g stamp his ballots, the poll clerks
Will stamp them Tor him. i false aeclara-
ti0a l. pun.shIGi" by fine and distranchise-
msat. be must nol show his ballots to anv
person, no. attempt to see The ballot OF any
other voter BE must vote the ballots he
receives from the poll clerk and canuct
leave the room before voting. He n ust not
lnutIlate, tear, deiace, or in anv wav mark
has Dallo,s, and If he accidentally does so he
Il. uEt report il at oEce to the poll clerks, who
Viii give him new ballot. Severe penal
t'es Hre pfOyu ior doing or attempting to
do, any Of these acts proh bited.
As there is no Vest-D0cket vote nossible
5he voter gets 4 red-;inted ballot. or rather
het OF ballots from the poll clerks; if he be
voting State ticket ii is sheet containing
Sht names OF all candidates voted for bv the
whole State, Presidential electors, State Off
Cers etc, yith 4 small square in front of
sscA asme, as before stated The local
ticEct Is printed on white paper, and con-
JaIns the names OF ali candidates voted for
IL a c92ntv. Ga the back the initials of
the poll clerks are written on tne lower left
hand corner.
The voter indicates his preference on any
question ot constitutional amendments or
other special matter, by stamping in front
OF the words yes or "no." A voter is
not allowed 10 occupy more than five
miaut@z' tImc. When the count is COM
pleied, all the unvoted ballots must be
burned, except those marked, mutilated or
otherwise detective.
There a-c quite a number of other pro-
visions tor management, such as will be
rdggeSted to any one familiar with election
duties.
In case of death, removal or RESIGNATION
oi any candidate before the election and
after the ballots are printed, the Chairman
nf the Central County Committee OF anv of
the leading political parties of the State is
empowered to nominate another in his
place, and 10 furnish pastors or stickers TO
5he election boards OF the various precincts.
Pastors are not used for any other purpose.
The power of nomination is given FOR use in
IN emergency but it is expected that a
chairman will follow party usage by calling
2 special nominating convention, ii there be
Sufficient time after the vacancy occurs
In addition to the printed designations of
tickets the llllterate are furnished in In
diana with symbolic devices sufficient TO
prevent dishonest poll clerk from putting