Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-03-27

printed By Itself undsY tia naEe OF sucn
party or psiigsest dssigrasisn A blank
| spase shall Be left after the names OF the
Candidates for each different once IN Which |
the voter may iEseis the nszne CT asy per-
| son. rot printed % the ballot. for whom ne |
fssirss 10 vcte q. ezniidsse for sucb efnca. |
Whenever the apprsvsl OF c1nsSsutsoaal
amendment or otns, question Is Submitted
! 10 the vote Of The people, such qsesaons
.hsE; he printed upen the ballot after The
| list OF calculates
TIE ballots shall be - printed ~ TO leave
biznk space st The Yians 81 tie name OF
1he party or political 6ssirEatioa, aad also
=. he ,ight Of the name Of each candidate. |
20 a. 70 1--WE % each yossf . clear oppor-
tunisy 70 designate by eFoss mark n
therein, h,. choice of ean3iia.ss. and his
answer. 20 the questions submitted and on
tie ballot may be printed such words a.
nil xis the voter 10 DO this a. "yes. mo,
and the iiks.
The ballot shall be cot les. than four
incass Ia with ard sat iess taz1 six inciss
in Isnxth Before 6istrieg:ioa the ballots
shall be 90 folded in marked eresses that
their width and length when folded snaii
BE- uniform. On the back and outside,
shen fold 4 shall be printed "Otasisl Bsl-
| lgt for" followed BY the designation OF the
polling place fer which the ballet IS pre-
1 pared, the dats of ths election and fac
siniiie Of the signature Of the secretary OF
state or city clerk who has caused the bal
lot to be printed. Except as otherviss
herein provided, ballots shall be printed in
accordance with the existing provisions Of
law.
Sect. IL. All ballots shea printed shall
be folded a. hsreinbefose provided ard
| fas,sasd segsther in convesiens numbers ia
books or blocks. ia zach manner that each
ballot may be detached and removed sepa
| rssely. A record Of the number OF ballot.
| printed ard furnished 10 each polling place
| shall be kept and preserved by the secre-
| ssry Of state AID the several city clerks for
the term Of enc year.
Sect ~ There shall be provided for
each voting place, At which 40 election Is
TO be held, two sets of such general bal
lots, each Of not less than rs for every 80
and fraction Of 30 voters thsrein, and IL
shall be the daty OF the clerks in each city,
town or plantation il which sn election for
| State or county officers is to be held to Ger
| tify to the secretary of state fourteen days
previous to any such election the number
of qualified voters in each city, town or
| plantation.
| INFORMATION or VOTERS.
Sect Is. The secretary Of state in case
| Of State election. and the several city
| clerks, in case of city elections, shall pre-
pare full instructions for the guidance Of
| voters at such elections, As to obtaining
| ballots, az 10 the manner Of marking them,
and the method Of gaining assistance, and
as to obtaining new ballots in place Of
those accidentally spelled, and they shall
respectively cause the same, together with
copies Of sections twenty-nine, thirty,
thirty-one and thirty-two of this act
to be printed in large, clear type,
on separate cards, to be called cards
Of instructions; and they shall respec-
lively furnish the same and the ballots for
use in each such election. They shall also
cause 10 be printed on tinted paper. and
without the fac-simile endorsements, ten or
more copies Of the form Of the ballot pro-
vided for each voting place at each election
therein. which shall be called specimen
ballots and shall be furnished with the
other ballots provided for each such voting
place.
POSTING or LISTS OF CANDIDATES.
Sect. IA. The secretary of state shall
seven Days at least previous to the day of
any election of State or county officers,
transmit to the clerks in eSeh city, town
and plantation in which such election is to
be held, printed lists containing the names,
residences, and party or political sppells-
tons of all candidates nominated as herein
provided for such election and to be voted
for ri each polling place IN each such city.
town and plantation respectively, substau-
italy in the form Of the general ballot to
be so used therein; and the clerks shall
Immediately cause the lists for each plan
tation. town or ward as tie case may be to be
conspicuously posted ia one or more public
I places In such plantation, town OF ward.
The secretary of state shall likewise cause
TO be published prior to the day of any
such election, 10 at least two newspapers,
If there be so many, printed in each coun-
ty, representing, so far as practicable, ibe
political parties which, at the preceding
election, cast the largest and next largest
number OF votes, list Of all the romins-
tons made rs therein provided and to be
voted for IN such county. 80 far as may be,
Ia the form ia which they shsll appear
upon the general ballots. New nomins-
tons made or authorized shall be trans
mitted, posted and published promptly.
aud so far as practicable in the manner
herein directed, and Communications trans
mitted as herein directed by the secretary
of state to any clerk shall be duplicated On
the succeeding day.
DUTIES OF CITY CLERKS.
Sect. Is. The city clerk Of each city
shall four days a. least prior to the day of
any city election therein, cause to be con-
spicuously posted in one or more public
places in csch ward of such city printed
list containing the Names, residences, and
party or political appellstions of all csndi-
dates nominated. az herein provided. and to
be voted for in such ward, substantially in
the form Of the general ballot to be so used
therein; and he shall likewise cause to be
published. PRIOR to the day Of such election,
in at least two newspapers, if there be so
many, printed in such city, representing the
political parties which cast at the preceding
election the lsrges. and next largest num-
her Of votes, list of ell the nominations
made, as herein provided, AMI 10 be voted
! for in such city, so far as may be, in the
form 10 which they shall appear upon the
general ballots.
! DELIVERY OF BALLOTS TO CITIES AND
Towns.
Sect. lG. The secretary of state shall
send, separately and at different times or by
| different methods. the two sets OF general
and special ballots, together with the speei-
men ballots and cards OF instruction printed
By him, as herein provided, to the several
/ city, town srd plantation clerks. go as to
bs received by them, one set ~ hours at
least previous 10 the day of election, and
The other set 4s hours AZ least previous
thereto. The same shall bs sent in sealed
packages, with marks on the outside clearly
| designating the polling plsce for which
saey Ers Intended aud The number of bal
| lots of each kind enclosed; AMI the respsc-
tive city, town and plantation cls'As shall
co delivery 10 them OF such packages re-
turn receipts therefor 10 the secretary
| This secretary shall keep record OF the
! time when. sni the manner in which the
several packages are ssnt, aud shall pre-
serve for the period Of one yosr the re-
| csipis Of the city, town and piantstion
| clerks.
| Sect. Il. The tso sets of ballots TO-
ge,hsr with the specimen ballots and cards
Of Instruction printed by the city clerks, as
| herein provided, shall be packed by them
in sepsrate sealed packages, with marks
| On the outside Clearly Designating the poll
ing places for which they are intended, and
the number Of ballots OF each kind en-
closed.
DurIss OF MUNICIPAL OFFICERS
Sect IS. The several city. town and
plantation clerks or municipal officers shall
send to the election officers Of each voting
place before the opening of the polls on
the day of election one SET Of ballots so pre-