The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-05-07

SEC IS. In case the compartments shall
be in the same room in which the judges OF
election sit to receive the ballots, the place
where they sit, and the portion of the room
where tho compartments are constructed
shall be separated from the rest of the room
by Il railing SO constructed as to leave
sperc OF at least six l6l feet in front Of the
compartments and ballot boxes.
Sec. a. No person or persons shall be al
lowed i'll tue room containing the ballot
boxes or in case the ballot boxes and COM
partments are i'll the same room, no person
or persons shall be allowed to go or remain
inside the railing mentioned in the preced-
ing secuoD, except members of the board,
officers of the peace. one (D representative
for each OF the parties repreSented on the
ticket and electors who are about TO vote. ex-
CepJ as provided in section htty-SeYen $50.
The judges Of election and ballot boxes
shall at all times be IN public view The
number OF electors about to vote who shall
be admitted at one time shall in no case ex-
coed the number of compartments by more
than three 30.
sec n, The judges OF election may make
such arrangements for entrance to and exit
from the room or place where the ballot
boxes and compartments are situated as TO
them may seem the most advantageous and
convenient, providing they disregard none
or the foregoing requirements. They may
also make such regulations as they deem
may remain in the polling room or place
while receiving. preparing and voting his
ballot; and such Limitation, however. shall
not be less than three 60 nor moro than ten
minutes, unless the delay is occasioned by
the electors vote being challenged, or is the
fault of the judges,
Sec As The judges Of election shall allow
one On eligible voter of each political party
casting one y per cent of the entire vote at
the preceding election in that district, to be
chosen by each of said parties respectively,
to lie i'll the room where the election is
held, to act as chalengers OF voters at
the election, and such challengers may re-
main with the board until the votes are all
Canvassel and the result declared.
SEC ~. All electors shall be allowed to go
unmoiested to the polling room for the
purpose of voting, and to return therefrom
in the same manner but neither voters nor
Others shall be allowed to congregate in any
numbers within one hundred Q00l feet Of
SEC. so. One of the judges of election shall
have charge Of and hand to, and receive the
ballot or ballots from each elector voting.
The other two Judges shall use and handle
the two registers delivered to the judges, as
before specified, each using one, and shall
make the use of them as hereinafter specified.
SEC. 81: Two (2) judges Of opposite polit
zeal parties shall, before the. voting begins.
initials on the backs of all the ballots thev
have, in some uniform place and in 8 uni
form manner, and shall not otherwise mark
the same.
SEC. 81. Method of voting-when an
e!ectOr presents himself, for the purpose of
voting he shall give his name and residence
with street and number, if any, and it shall
be first ascertained that his name is on both
the registers, and not erased that the resi-
uence given by the elector corresponds with
the residence of such registers and if chal-
lenged, as provided in section tifty-eight (5S),
that that ne is entitled TO vote. Then the judge
the blocks ballot of each kind that is to be
voted, having the proper initials thereon.
and hand the same to the voter. who
small retire alone to one, Of the booths
or compartments above mentioned, and there
prepare the ballot or ballots by placing a
cross (X) mark opposite the name Of each
candidate for whom he wishes to vote in the
plank space at the right hand margin pro-
Vlded for that purpose.
He shall then fold the ballots so that the
face of the ballot will be concealed, but so
that the proper initials may be seen upon the
back, and coming from the compartment
shall hand the same to the judge having
charge Of the ballots, who shall, without
opening the same Or permitting the same to
ne opened or examined. deposit the same in
the proper, boxes indicated by the color
thereof, and shall announce the name and
residence OF the elector in an audible voice.
The judges having charge of the registers
shall then. in column prepared thereon, in
the same line with the voter name, marked
voted or the letter ~"
The electors shall then retire from the vot-
ing room.
SEC. So. Ifany elector, after having marked
hereinafter provided, the Judge of election
shall refuse to receive or place in the ballot
box such ticket
SEC. 81. If the elector place Cross (x)
marx opposite the name Of two or more per-
sons running for the same office, said ballot
shall not be counted for those officers, but
shall be as those officers null and void If
any elector inadvertently spolls a ballot, he
may obtain ANOTHER from the board by re-
turning the spoiled ballot to the board, and
the hoard shall preserve said ballot for re-
turn to the county auditor, clerk or recorder,
as the CHARACTER Of the ballot may indicate.
SEC %. The Judge having charge Of the
ballots in the voting room shall not tear
them off from the block upon which they are
bound, except as they are required by the
electors for voting and the judges shall pre-
ballots that have been spoiled, and return
the white and blue ballots to the county
auditor, and the red ballots to the city clerk
or recorder, with statement of the number
OF ballots used, and the county auditor and
city clerk or recorder shall respectively give
the judges of election receipts therefor.
SEC ST. No official ballot shall be distrib-
uted except in the voting room to electors
the initials of two (2) judges of election, in
said judges own handwriting, on the back
thereof, shall be placed in the box If any
person; during the day Of election and until
the polling, room any of the ballots
printed for that election, said person shall
be guilty Of q misdemeanor, and shall be
punished by fine not exceeding one hun
dred ($l0O) dollars, Imprisonment not ex-
ceeding six (6) months, or both. Voters may
be allowed to carry with them to the booths
sample ballots for use in assisting them i'm
marking the official ballots, but the same
snail not be printed On red, white or blue
paper, and 1t shall be misdemeanor to
print or distribute sample ballots printed
upon such paper: Provided, however. that
sample ballots may be printed in newspapers
as matter of news
SEC 81. Whenever any elector shall make
oath that he cannot read English, or that be-
cause OF physical disability he cannot mark
ms oailot, ne shall have the right to call to
his aid one or more of the judges of election.
or qualified electOr, who may read the ballot
to and mark the ballot for such voter. in the
presence. OF two (2) of the judges of election,
OF opposite political party; provided, that no
one person shall so mark the ballots OF more
than three CD such electors in any one cleo
l1on district at one election: and provided
further, that such person shall mark the
voter and not otherwise.
SEC. So. Challenge Of Voters-At anv
llme before any registered person presenting
himself to vote receives the ballots from thu
judge of election, as hereinbetore provided
each judge of election shall and any otI,arr
person in the voting room may. chalienee
me 9sTson about to vote at the ELECTION
whom ne knows or suspects to be not duly
qualified as an elector. i
If any such person so offering to vote at any
election shall be challenged as to his right TO
vote at the election. by. judge or other person.
one of the judges shall tender him the fol-
lowing vote: ''You do solemnly swear Tor
attirm( that you will fully and truly answer
all such questions as shall be put to Won
touching your place Of residence, and DUAL
ifcatons as an elector at this election"
The judges, or one Of them, shall then
proceed to question the person challenged
regarding his name, his age, his then place
of residence, how long he has resided in the
town, ward or election district, where the