Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-01-15
1HE BALLOT BILL


VOTED for in such city. 80 ~ = may be.
in the fe,n, in which they shan appear
upon the general ballots.
Delivery cf Ballots to Cities and
See. IL. The Secretary of State shall
send. separate,y and at different times or
by different methods. the two sets of gem.
eral and special ballots, together with the
srecimen ballots and cards Of instruction
printed by him. ~ hersin provided. 10 the
| several city and town clerks so as to be
| received by them, ere set forty light hours
at least previous to the dsy of election. and
the other Sc, twenty four hours at least
previous thereto. The same shall be sent
in sealed packages, with marks on
| the outside clearly deaf ,nating the
| polling place for which they are 10
| tended and the number of ballots of
each kind enclosed; and the respective city
and toua clerks shall on the delivery TO
| them of such packages, return receipts
therefor to the Secretary. The Secretary
shsll keep q record Of the tune when and
the manner in which the several packages
are cent, and shall preserve for the period
of one year The receipts of the city and town
clerks.
Sec. Is. The two sets of ballots together
with the specimen ballots and cards of in
struction printed by the city clerks. as
herein provided, shall be packed by them
in separate sealed packages, with marks on
the outside Clearly designating the polling
places for which they are intended, and the
number of ballots of each kind enclosed.
See. l9.-The several city and town
clerks shall send to the election officers of
each election place before the opening of
the polls on the day of election one set of
ballots so prepared, sealed aud marked for
each voting place, and . receipt of such
delivery shall be returned to them from
the presiding or senior election officer pres
eut, which receipts, with record Of the
number of ballots sent, shall be kept at the
CLERKS office for one year. At the opening
of the polls in each polling place the seals
of the packages will be publicly broken,
and the packages shall be opened by the
presiding election officer, and the books or
blocks of ballots shall be delivered TO the
ballot officers herein provided fol-.
The cards of instruction shall be immedi-
ately posted at or in each voting
shelf or compartment provided in accord
ance with this act for the marking Of the
ballots, and not less than three such cards
ard not less than five specimen ballots
shall be Immediately posted in or about the
polling rooms, outside the guard rails. The
sc cond set Of ballots shall be retained by
| the representative clerks until they are
called for or needed for the purposes of
voting, and. upon the requisition in writio y
of the presiding election officers of any
voting place, the second set of ballots shall
be furnished to such voting place in the
manner above provided as TO the first set.
Sec. 20. In case the ballots to be fur
nished to any city or town or voting places
therein, in accordance with the provisions
of this act, shall fail for any reason to be
duly delivered, or in case after delivery
they shall be destroyed or stolen. it shall
be the duty Of the clerk of such city or
town to cause other ballots to be prepared
substantially in form of the ballots so want
ing and to be furnished and upon receipt
of such other ballots from him, accompa-
MED by statement under oath that the
same have been so prepared and furnished
by him and that the original ballots have SO
failed to be received or have been so de-
stroyed or stolen, the election officers shall
cause the ballots SO substituted to be used
in lieu of the ballots wanting as above.
Additional Election Officers.
Sec. 81. The municipal officers of cities,
towns and plantations shall biennially 10
the month of May appoint clerks for each
polling place. For each polling place in
cities and towns four clerks, and for each
polling place in plantations, and for each
island ward in the city of Portland and for
the island district of the town of Cumber-
land and for every town of less than one
hundred voters two clerks shall be ap-
pointed, Said clerks shall equally repre-
sent each of the political parties which cast
the largest number of votes in the
State election next preceding their
appointment. Each of said officers shall
be sworn to the faithful performance Of
his duties. and shall ibid office for two
years from the date of his appoint
ment, and until successor is appointed
aud qualified, or he is removed. Such
election officers shall attend at the times
and places designated for meetings in their
respective wards, towns or plantations for
the election of any national, State, county
or ward officers, and for the determination
of any question submitted to the qualified
voters of any city by lawful authority, and
shall receive such reasonable compensation
for each days actual service as the munich
pal officers of their respective cities, town.
and plantations may determine. No person
shall be eligible to the position of election
officer in any ward, town or plantation
where he is candidate to be voted for.
Two of the clerk. in each polling place
shall be detailed TO act as ballot clerks.
| The two ballot clerks thus detailed and ap-
pointed in each polling place shall have the
charge of the ballots therein, and shall fur
nish them to the voters in the manner here.
matter set forth.
A duplicate list of the qualified voters 10
each ward. town or plantation shall be pre-
pared for the use Of the ballot clerks, and
all the provisions of law relative to the
preparation, furnishing and preservation of
check lists shall apply to such duplicate
lists.
Voting shs.vss or Com ,artments
Sec. 90. The municipal officers in each
city, town or plantation shall cause the
polling places therein to he suitably pro
sided with sufficient number of voting
shelves or compartments, at or in which
voters may cow eniently mark their ballots
so that in the marking thereof they may be