The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1891-05-14

Maine u! voter Observation-Disclosures.
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All ballots shall be printed on the best
quality OF plain white news paper, in black
ink, in BREWER tyre, The name or designa-
ton OF the ufl:ce in lower case and the
name Of tho candidate therefor in capital
letters. with space of at least one-iifth OF
au inch following eachname. If upon any
ticket there be no cardidate or candidates
for &c :iguatei office blank SPACE equal
to the space that would be occupied by such
name or names, il they we're printed there
on, with the blank spaces herein provided
for, shall be leiy.
BOOTHS.
Sec Is. The county boards of elections
shall cause the polling places in their re-
spective counties 10 he suitably provided
with sufficient number OF voting shelves,
at which electors may conveniently mark
their ballots, so that in the marking there
of they may be screened from the obserya-
ton of others, and n guard rail shall be so
constructed and placed that only such per-
Sons as are inside said rail can approach
within six feet OF the ballot-boxes or of such
voting shelves. Tie arrangement shall be
such that mel her the ballot-boXes nor the
voting shelves shall be hidden rom view of
those outside the sail rail The number of
such voting sreives shall not be less than
one for every sevenry-tiye electors quail
IiSu u Nttcsib SHCi lbp'iiEiS fittce NO per
son other than the judges OF election and
such officers as are provided for by the
statutes of this state or of the United
States, and electors admitted as herein
provided, shall be permitted within said
rail, except By authority of the election
officers. icr the purpose of keeping order
and enforcing the law. Each voting shelf
and conyeniences for marking the ballots.
CASTING TIE BALLOT.
Sec 49, Any person desiring to vote and
legally emitted to vote at suck election
shall give his name and residence to tho
election officer holding the ballots, who
shall write the same upon the main stub Of
tia ticket III the blank place provided there
for Such officers shall then mark upon the
secondary stub the electors registered
number, in all precincts in whioa regis
tration law is in force. and in all other pro-
cincts the electors full name.
Oiio OF the election officers shall then do
tach the bailo', with ths secondary stub at
tached from the main stub and shall hand it
to the e,ector, aud the eiector shall be al
Lowell to enter the place inclosed by the
guard rail The officer shall give him one,
and only one ballot.
On receipt Of his ballot the elector shall
forthwith, and without leaving the incosed
epace. retire alone to one of the voting
shelves as provided, aud shall prepare his
ballot by marking in the appropriate mar
gin or place, n cross mark (X) immediately
preceding The name of the candidate of lis
choice for each otti'.e to be filed, and in case
Of question submitted to vote of the
people, by marking in the appropriate mar
gin or place, cross mark (x) against the
answer which he desires to give. Should
any eiec.or desire ~ vote for each and ev
cry cand date of one party he shall make a
cross mark (xl. before the name OF that
party in the blank space provided therefor:
provided, however, that il n cross mark (X)
be made before the name of any party, and
a cross mark (x) be also made before the
name OF one or more candidates of differ
ent purity or parties, the vote shall be
counted for the candidates SO marked. and
not Tor the candidates for the came Office Of
the psrty so married.; but the vote shall be
counted for the other candidates under such
party name or designation.
II the elector mark more names than
there are persons to be elected TO an office,
OF *. for any reason, it is impossible to de-
terr,rine the voters choice Tor an Office to
be Iille1 his ballot shall not be counted for
such office. No ballot shall be rejected for
any technical error which does not make it
impossible To determine the voters choice.
Nothing in this act contained shall be so
construed as to prevent voter from voting
for any qualified person other than these
whose names are printed on the ballots, for
any Office to be filed hy writing in black
pencil mark or ink, nnder the designation
of the o:fice, the name of such person and
placing before such name n cross (x) mark.
Ali markings upon the ballots shall be made
by black lead pencil or ink.
Sec. IL. Before leaving tho voting SHELF
the elector shall fold his ballot without Dis
playing the marks thereon, except the in
dorsemeuts, and the fac simile of the sigma
lures Of the members OF the board of cleo
tions must be di closed.
One OF the election officers shall receive
the ballot, detach the secondary stub bear
Ing the electors registered number or
name, and deposit the ballot in the ballot
box. The secondary stubs shall be pre-
served unit! the polls ars closed and shall
then be destroyed, before the ballot box IL
opened. He shall mark and vote his ballot
without undue delay, and shall leave said
inciused place as soon cs he bas voted No
such elector shall be allowed TO occupy e
v.,ting shelf already occupied by another,
or to OCCUPY Q voting shelf for more than
five minutes, in case all such shelves are in
Use end electors are waiting to occupy the
same, or to spo1k to, or 20 converse with
any one, except as herein provided, while
within such guar1 rail- No elector, not n
jndge of elections. shall he allowed to re-
enter said inclosed place during said cleo
ton. No more electors shall be allowed to
enter within said raj! at any one time than
there are voting sheiyes provided 1t shall
be the duty OF the judges of elections 20 se-
c;re the Observance Of tee provisions Of
this section.
Every eleotor who docs not voto ballot
delivered to him by the ballot officer shall,
before leaving the polling place, return
such ballot to such officer. Ii any e!cc.or
soil or deface a ballot 50 that it can not be
used, ne may successively obtain others,
one at time. not exceeding in ali three,
upon returning each ballot so soiled or de
faced.
ANY elector who declares to the presiding
judge of election, that for any reason he is
unable to mark his ballot. snail, upon re-
guest, receive the assistance OF two of the
jcdges OF election, belonging to different
political parties, in tho marking thereof,
and they shall thereafter give no informa-
ton in regard to the matter. The presiding
Judge may, in his discretion, Ieqtire such
declaration OF disability to be made By the
eiector under oath before aim.
- No ballot without the official ind orsemen at
shall be allowed to be deposited in the bal.
lot-toA, AMI none but baiiots provided in
oecordance with the provisions OF this act
shall be counted.
CLOSING TIE POLLS.
Sec IS. Tho judges and clerks OF cleo
tioo. when the polls are closed, shall i'm
Immediately count the vo-es aud certify the
same as hereinafter provided.
When the reSulC OF the ballot is esrer-
taincd, it snail be immediacely announced
by one OF the judges II front os the polling
place, aud a copy thereof. certified by the
judges and clerks, posted on the front OF
the polling place, AVID n certified copy
thereof given to the persons hereinafter
designated a. being entitled to be present
at the count of the votes.
The counta executive committee OF each
party having a ticket to be voted az an
election may designate suitable person TO
be present at and witness and inspect the
counting of the vote in each precinct. who
shall be admitted to said voting place, and
who shall be entitled to n copy of the GER
t;ficate provided Tor in this act. but no
other person except the election officers
shall be admitted to said polling place be-
fore or after the count begins except as
provided in this act.
Wnen all these requirements are COM
piled with the judges shall, in the presence
of the clerks, and the inspectors provided
for in the preceding section, destroy the
ballots voted or mutilated and the ball DTS
remaining unvoted; proviiei. that if there
are any ballots cast and counted or left IN
counted, concerning the legality or regu-
larity of which there is any doubt or dit
ference OF opinion in the minds of the
judges of election, said ballot shall not be
destroyed, but sealed up and returned to
the clerk of the court with the returns of
tbs e.ec.ions for such judicial Or other in
vestigation as may be necessary, with
true statement as to whether they have or
have not been counted, and if counted,
what part and for whom.
The Judges ard clerks shall make out
their returns of election and the tally sheets
thereof in tripiicate, signed and certified as
now requiret bv law for the general eiec-
tion Tor state, district, circuit and county
officers. One copy thereof shall be imIne-
diately trans mitted to the county board Of
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