The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-05-07


SEC IS. In case the com apartments shall
be in the sane room in which the judges OF
election sit to receive the ballots, the place
where they sit, and the portion of the room
where the compartments are constructed
shall DE separated from the rest of the room
by railing so constructed as to lesve a
space of at least six (6) feet in front of the
compartments and ballot boxes.
Sec. 46. No person or persons shall DO al
lowed in the room containing the ballot
boxes. or In case the ballot boxes and com
psrtments are in the same room, no person
or persons shall be allowed to go or remain
inside the railing mentioned In the preced-
ing section, except members Of the board,
officers Of the peace, one Q) representative
for each Of the parties represented on the
ticket and electors who are about to vote, ex-
cept as provided In section tfty-seyen go.
The judges OF election and ballot boxes
shall at all times DO 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 com apartments by more
than three (3).
Sec. A. The Judges Of election may make
such arrangements for entrance 20 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
Of the foregoing requirements They may
also make ouch regulations as they deem
proper, limiting the time in which an elector
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 81 nor more than ten
minutes, unless the delay 10 occssioned by
the electors vote being challenged, or Is the
fault Of the judges.
Sec. 4s,. The judges Of election shall allow
one (l) eligible voter OF each political party
casting one ~ per cen, Of the entire vote ut
the preceding election In that district to be
chosen by each Of said parties respectively,
to be IN the room where the election 10
held, to act as chnllengers Of voters at
main with the board until the votes are all
canvassed and the result declared.
SEC 40. All electors shall be allowed to go
unmolested 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 congregats in any
numbers within ons hundred Q00) feet Of
the polling room in any election district.
SEQ. 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
SEQ. 81. Two (O judges Of opposite polit-
zeal parties shall. before the voting begins.
or as soon thereafter as possible, place their
have, in some uniform place and in a uni
form manner, and shall not otherwise mark
the same.
SEC. 81. Method Of voung-wher an
elector presents himself. for the purpose Of
voting. he shall give his name and residence,
with street and number, il any. and 1t shall
be first ascertained that his name is on both
the registers, and not erased; that the resi-
the residence Of such registers, and If chel-
!enged, as provided IN section fifty eight (5s).
that he Is entitled to vote. Then the Judge
having charge Of the ballots shall tear from
the blocks ballot Of each kind that is to be
voted, having the proper initials thereon.
and hand the same to the voter. who
shall retire alone to one Of the booths
or compartments above mentioned and thore
prepare the ballot or ballots by placing .
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-
Vided for that purpose.
He shall then fold the ballots 80 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
be opened OF examined, deposit tho 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
the same line with the voters name, marked
voted" or the letter ~"
The electors shall then ret1rs from tho vot-
SEQ. s. Ifany slecsor, .fss, having marked
his ballot shows 1t to any one, except as
hereinafter provided, the Judge Of election
shall refuse to receive or place In the ballot
box such ticket
SEC. 81. II the slector place cross ~
mark opposite the name Of two or more per
sons running for the same ONCE, said ballot
shall not be counted for those officers but
shall be as those officers null and void II
oil ak~ = ~. y
may obtain another from tho board by re-
turning the spoiled ballot to tho board, and
the board shall preserve said ballot for re-
turn to the county auditor, clerk or recorder,
SEC. IS. The Judge having charge Of the
ballots IN the voting room shall not tear
them OF from the block upon which they are
bound, except as they are required by the
serve the unused ballots, together with the
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. So. No official ballot shall BE- distrib-
uted except in the voting room to electors
the initials OF two (2) judges OF election, i'm
said judges own handwriting on the back
thereof, shall be placed in the box. II any
person, during the day Of election and until
tn, the G c6Inss Of the polls remove from
printed for that election, said person shall
be guilty Of misdemeanor and shall be
punished by q fine not exceeding one hun
dred (sloN dollars, Imprisonment not ex-
ceeding six 10y months. or both. Voters may
be allowed to carry with them to the booths
sample ballots for use in assisting them in
marking the Official ballots but the same
paper, and It shall be q misdemesnor to
print or distribute sample ballots printed
upon such paper: Provided, however, that
sample ballots may DO printed in newspapers
as matter Of news.
SEC, 81. Whenever any elector shall make
oath that be cannot read English, or that be-
cause Of physical disability he cannot marx
his ballot, he shall have the right to cali to
his aid one or more Of the judges of election.
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
ton district at one election; and provided
further, that such person shall mark the
ballot Of such voter as directed by such
voter and not otherwise.
SEC. 49, Challenge Of VotersAt anv
time before any registered person presenting
himself to vote receives the ballots from tho
judge Of election. as hereinbefore provided,
each judge of election shall and any other
the person about to vote at the election.
whom he knows or suspects to be not duly
qualified as an elector.
If any such person SO offering to vote at any
election shall be challenged as to his right 70
vote at the election. by Judge or other person,
one of the judges shall tender him the fol-
lowing vote: You do solemnly swear (or
affirm that you will fully and truly answer
all such questions as shall be put to YOU
touching your place of residence, and quail
1tcations as an elector at this election"
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