The record-union., 1891-10-10

All the ballots thus returned shall be inn
mediately Cancelled, and, with those not
distributed to the voters. shall be re-
turned with the registered list and ballots.
RETURN THE UNUSED BALLOTS.
Every elector who does not vote the
ballot delivered to him shall, before leav-
ing the polling place, return such ballot
to the Ballot Clerk having charge OF the
ballots. who shall Immediately cancel the
same and return them in the same man
ner as spoiled ballots. The Ballot Clerks
shall account for the ballots delivered to
them by returning sufficient number of
unused ballots to make up. when added
to the number of official ballots cast and
the number Of spoiled ballots returned,
the number of ballots given TO them, and
it shall be the duty Of the officers receiv-
ing such returned ballots to compel such
an accounting.
VOTERS WHO CANNOT READ.
Any elector who declares, under oath,
to the presiding election officer that he
cannot read, and that by reason thereof
or that by reason of physical disability
he is unable to mark his ballot shall
upon request receive the assistance of
any one OF the officers of election that he
may choose in the marking thereof, and
such officer shall thereafter give no in
formation regarding the same.
No member OF the Board of Election
shall deposit in the ballot box any ballot
from which the slip containing the num-
Der OF the ballot has not been removed by
the Inspector.
SAMPLE BALLOTS PRECEDING THE ELEC-
TION.
The clerk or secretary of such city or
town shall cause to be printed on plain
white paper, without water-mark or in
/ dorsements Except the words Sample
Ballots at least as many copies of the
form Of ballot provided for use in each
voting precinct as there shall be regis
tered voters IN such precinct, Such copy
shall be designated Sample Ballots, !"
and shall be furnished to registered
voters at the Office of such clerk or secre-
tary five days before the day fixed by
law for such election, and at any time
during such five days; proUided, that not
more than one sample ballot shall be fur
| nlshed to any one voter.
CARDS OF INSTRUCTION.
Such clerk or secretary shall cause to be
printed, in large, clear type, on cards, in
StructiOnS for the guidance of electors in
obtaining and marking their ballots. He
shall furnish twelve such cards to the
! Board of Election in each election pre-
cinct in his county, at the same time and
in the same manner as the printed ballots
and sample ballots. The Board of Elec-
ton shall post at least one of such cards
DTONlQeCl
| for the preparation of ballots, and not
less than three of such cards at other
places in and about the polling-places, on
the day of election.
HOW TO INTERPRET WRITING ON BAL
LOTS.
| In canvassing the votes any ballot
| which is not made as provided in this
Act shall be void, and shall not be
counted, but each such ballot must be
preserved and returned with the other
| ballots. Any name written upon ball
lot shall be counted for the office under
| which it is written, whether or not a
! cross is marked after it. If voter marks
more names than there are persons to be
elected to an Office, or if for any reason it
is impossible to determine the voters
| choice for any Office to be filled, his ballot
shall not be counted for such office.
| VOTERS MAY LEAVE EMPLOYMENT TO
| VOTE.
Any person entitled to cast a vote at q
general election held within this State
! shall, on the day of such election, be en-
| titled to absent himself from any service
or employment in which he is then en-
gagged or employed for the period of two
| consecutive hours, between the time o1
! opening and the time of closing the polls
and such voter shall not, because of sc
absenting himself, be liable to any pen
/ atty, nor shall any deduction be made on
account of such absence from his usual
salary or wages.
COUNTING THE BALLOTS.
After the lists are thus signed, the
| board must proceed to open the ballots
and count and ascertain the number OF
votes cast for each person voted for. All
the ballots must be taken out of the bal
| lot-box, one at time, and opened by one
of the members of the board, and as sc
taken out, the straight ballots must be
| placed in separate piles, according tc
their respective ticket headings, vignettes
or other designations, in manner as fol-
lows, to wit: all the straight ballots Of
each such party must be placed in a sep
arate pile, and straight undesignated
ballots must be placed in a separate
pile, in like manner. When al
the straight ballots shall have been sc
placed in piles, the number of ballots ir
each such pile must be carefully correctly
and distinctly counted aloud by mem
Der OF the board. in presence of the board
and of the bystanders, whereupon ar
official record must be made by eact
clerk of the total number Of ballots ir
each such pile. Immediately thereafter
all straight ballots, according to their re.
spective headings, vignettes, or Other
designations, shall be distinctly read by
such clerks, and the official total of such
pile SO made by clerks shall be read in
connection with the Office for which he is
a candidate, and said total shall be so cred
tied to such candidate. Immediately
thereafter all straight ballots must be by
one of the judges strung upon one string
in such a manner that all the straight bal
lots of each party shall be in direct sue
cession and immediate proximity upoI
said string, and all such straight ballot.
thereupon be securely bound together bJ
said string and replaced in the ballot-box
All the ballots other than straight ballots
of each separate political or other party
must be placed in pile.
When all the ballots shall have been 81
placed in pile, the number of ballots il
such pile must be carefully, correctly anc
distinctly counted aloud by member O
the board, in the presence of the boar6
and of the bystanders, whereupon an OF
ficial record must be made by each Clerl
of the total number of ballots in sucl
pile. Immediately thereafter all the bal
lots other than straight ballots must b;
by one of the Judges strung upon on,
string in such a manner that all the bal
lots other than straight ballots shall be ii
direct succession and immediate proxim
ity upon said string; and all such ballots
other than straight ballots shall thereupoi
be securely bound and replaced in th
J ballot-box. Immediately thereafter sucl
pile of ballots other than straight ballot
must he ffeei from such twine or othel