Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-10-10

Secretary Of State Ryan furnishes the
following resume of the provisions of
the law relative to casting the ballot,
with various illustrations and brief ex-
plantations of the minutin, details and
modus operandi of casting the vote:
CHAILENGERs MAY BE APPOINTED.
l. Under section two challengers from each
political party having ticket in the field may
be appointed. who shall take an oath OF office,
who shall be admitted to the polling places and
may challenge voters.
FORM AND DESCRIPTION OF THE BALLOT.
Section IA provides as follows as to the form
and description of the ballot:
/. Every ballot intended for the use OF cleo
tors which shall be printed In accordance with
the provisions of this act, shall contain the
names and the party or political designation OF
all candidates whose nominations for any Of
fees specified have been duly made and not with
drawn in accordance herewith.
2. The arrangement OF the ballot shall. IN
general conform as nearly as practicable 10 the
plan hereafter given, and the devices named
and lists OF candidates OF the various parties
shall be printed in parallel columns In such or.
der the secretary OF state may direct,
precedence, however, being Civ to the party
which polled tho higher number OF votes for
the head OF the ticket in the next preceding
election.
q Whenever the approval of the constitutional
amendment or other question is TO be submitted
to q vote OF the people, such n question shall be
printed on the ballots after the list OF candi-
dates
8. The ballots shall be so printed as to give to
each elector clear opportunity to designate
by q cross mark (x) In q blank enclosed space
at the left hand of, within the lines inclosing
the name OF each candidate, his choice OF can
didates and his answer to the question sub
mitted.
s. On the back shall be printed 'Onicial
Ballot" the date Of the election and fac sim.
iles OF the signatures of the board which has
caused the ballot to be printed.
They shall be printed on the same leaf with o
double stub and separated therefrom by per-
forated line. and shall be bound with the stubs
attached thereto, into books one for each vot'
ing precinct, which book shall contain at least
twice as many ballots as there were votes cast
1T such precinct at the preceding election.
g. Upon the covers of such books shall be
printed the designation of the precinct for
which the ballots have been prepared.
T. The main stub shall be printed as follows
Consecutive Numbers-After these words the
consecutive numbers shall be printed begin.
ming with one, and increasing in regular nu-
merical order; provided. however, that any
county board may direct that such consecutive
numbers shall not be printed, but shall be writ
ten by the ballot officer before delivering the
ballot TO the elector.
8. Name OF Voter-After these words the
clerk shall set down the voters name.
o. Residence After this word the clerk Is to
set down the voters residence.
THE VOTING BOOTHS.
Section l5 OF the law provides as follows fol
booths at the polling places:
I. The county board OF elections shall cause
the polling places OF their respective counties
to be suitably provided with sufficient mum
ber OF voting shelves, at which electors may
conveniently mark their ballots, SO that in the
marking thereof they may be screened from the
observation OF others, and q guard rail shall bt
80 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 votin,
shelves.
y The arrangement shall be such that Meth
or the ballot boxes nor the voting shelves shall
be hidden from view OF those outside tho saiS
rail.
g. The number Of said voting shelves shall
not be less than one for every rs electors quail
Ned to vote NJ such polling place
4. No person other than the idges OF cleo
tion and such officers rs are provi led for by tn
statutes OF this state or OF the I rnted States
and electors admitted as herein provided, shal
be permitted within said rail, except by author
fly OF the election officers for the purpose o
keeping order and enforcing the law.
s. Each voting shelf shall be kept provided
with proper supplies and conventences 10
marking the ballots.
HOW THE VOTING ID DONE.
Sections 10 and II provide how the votinI
shall be done the details being as follows:
I. Any person desiring TO vote, and legall
entitled 10 vote at such election. shall give hi
uame and residence TO the election officer hold