The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1891-08-07
THE NEW BALLOT LAW.
FULL TEXT OF PENNsYLvANIA's NEW
ELECTION LAW.

FULL TEXT OF PENNSYLVANIA'S NEW
ELECTION LAW.
t~Continued.)
Sec. %. On receipt Of his ballot the
voter shall forthwith and without
leaving the space inclosed by the
guardrail retire to n of the voting
shelves or compartments and shall
prepare his ballot by marking in the
appropriate margin or place q cross ~
opposite the party name or political
designation of a group Of candidates on
opposite the name Of the candidate OF
his choice for each Office to be filled or
bv inserting i'm the blank space pro
vided therefor any name not already
| on the ballot, aud in case of a question
submitted to the vote of the people by
harding in the appropriate margin or
place a cross tx against the answer
which ne desires to give. Before
leaving the voting shelf or conn art
meut the voter shall fold his ballot
without displaying the marks thereon
in the ame way it wGs folded when
received by him, and he shall keep the
sauue so folded until he has voted.
After leaving the voting shelf ard
before leaving the inclosed space he
shall give his ballot to the election
officer i'm charge OF the ballot box, who
shall without unfolding the ballot mum
Der as is required by the constitution
of This commonwealth placing the
said number ia the right hand upper
corner of the back of the ballot Ina
mediately to the lett Of the folding
line printed thereon and nowhere else
and shall then at once fold the corner
q The folding line and fasten it secure
~ down with the adhesive paste so as
to cover the number on the ballot so
that il cannot be seen without unfast-
ening or cutting open the part so fast
ened down, and shall then deposit the
ballot in the box, The voter
shall mark and deliver his ballot
without undue delay, and shall quit
the inclosed space as soon rs bis ballot
has been deposited. Provided, that If
at any time the constitution of this
commonwealth ehall cease to require
ballots to benumbered no number shall
be marked on the ballot, and 1t shall
be deposited in the ballot box by the
voter himself.
ABSOLUTE SECRECY REQUIRED.
Sec. "A. No voter shall be allowed tC
OCCUPY a voting shelf or compartment
already occupied bY another except
when giving the help allowed by sec
ton y of this act, nor to remain with.
in said compartment more than three
minutes i'll case all such compartment
are in use and other voters are waiting
= to occupy the same. No voter not al
election officer shall he allowed to re-
enter the Enclosed space after he has
once left it, except 10 give helpas here
/. matter described. Each voters name
f. shall be checked on the voting cheek
list by the officer having charge there
of as soon as he has cast his vote IL the
manner now provided by law. Itshal
be the duty OF the judge Of election t.
secure the observance Of the provisions
of this section to keep order in the room
in which tile voting is held, and to see
that no more persons are ADMITTED
within the inclOsed space than are al
lowed by this act. Each party Whicl
has by ite primary meeting, caucus
convention or board sent to the prOpel
office a certificate of nomination, anC
each group Of citizens which has sen
to the proper office nomination paper
as provided in sections 2 and 3 OF thi
act, shall be allowed to APP ONT tire
electors to act as watchers at each Yot
ing place withouteXpeusG { Othe county
one of Whomshall be allowed to remail
in the o outside the inclOsed space
Each watcher shall be provided Will
a certificate from the county commits
siOnels, or If the election be held in
a township or borough, from the audit
ors Of the same, stating his name
names Of the persons Who have ap
pointed him and the party or polio.
he represents, and no party or pollc.
shall be represented by more than on
Watcherin the same voting room at an.
one time. Watchers shall be required
to show their %certiticates when re
uuested TO do so. Until the polls ar
closed no persons shall be allowed il
the room outside Of the said inclose'
space except these watchers, voters no
exceeding ten at any one time who ar
awaiting their urn to prepare thei
ballots and peace Officers when neces
sary for the preservation of the peace
No person when within the votinI
room shall eleetiUneer or solicit vote
for any party or candidate, nor shal
any written or printed matter be poste
up within the said room, except as re
quired by law,
Sec. Is. No list or memorandum
the names of voters, except such list
as are expressly authorized by law
shall be made within the voting rool
: by any person or Cfncer, o shau an
list or memorandum of the number
u marked upon the ballots be made {
"a kept, except such lists as are expressl
authorized by law. Provided, thu
any voter may make memorandum
e1 the number of his W ballot and tL
watchers may keep their poll bool
and challenge lists. After the closln
of the polls and before the ballot box
s are opened, all the lists of voters upo
which the numbers of the ballots a
. recorded, as nov required by Law
shall be placed in seperate scale
; covers, properly marked, and the stul
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