The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-03-11
ELECTIONS.
Some Amendments Made to the Australian
Law.

Some Amendments Made to the Australian
LAW.
House bill go. by Teal, is for the amend
ment Of the election law. Secs. and
are for a reduction of expenses by restrict
ing publication of notices. Sec. permits
political parties 10 pay one challenger and
one pol-book holder at each precinct, not
to exceed s. for his services. Sec. 3 pro-
vides that no candidates name shall ap-
pear more than once on the ballot for the
same Office. Sec. 5 changes the form of
the ballot, requiring that the device at
the head Of each ticket shall be 1nclosed
in large square. and sec. changes the
manner of voting to conform to this change
In printing. III the voter desires to vote a
straight ticket he may stamp the
large square inclosine the device,
but must stamp nowhere else. If he
desires to scratch. he must stamp
each name he votes for. There is
but one Iiethod OF scratching. Sec
9 provides for an additional supply of state
ballots and stamps to be used in case of
loss IN any precinct. Sec. changes the
initials of the poll clerks from the lower
lefI-hand corner 10 the upper right-hand
corner OF the ballot. Sec. 8 gives emp oy-
ers and employees the privilege OF agreeing
on whatever time for vOting may be con-
venIent Sec. Il provides pena ties for
the mutilatiOn OF ballots by elrciion off
GERS Sec. l3 excludes watchers" from
the election room. Sec. IA applies the
Austria ian system to town and city cleo
tions.
Secs. 10 and IL were added by amend
ment after the bill was introduced. Sec.
10 is designed to meet the alleged consti-
tutional objection that the law did not
allow man to vote for any one he desired.
IL provides that person desiring to vote for
n candidate whose name is not on the bal
lot may have printed n complete list of the
pc sons for whom he desires TO vote, and
paste this on the official ballot. He must
then stamp in front Of the names so pasted
on Any distinguishing mark on the
paster vitiRtes the ballot. Sec. ii adds
sec. 46 OF the old law TO sec. 47, as n mat
ter OF convenience in drafting the amend
ments. There are several minor points
included in the sections named, the OBJ
jert OF which is 20 make certain various
points that were in controversy during
the last campaign. The important changes
are the square surrounding the device,
limiting scratching 10 one method, and
the use OF the complete paster.
AiOucc Diii O-D, iNlIOuuceu DV MT. kVle,
re-enacts the registration SECTION of the
election law which was thrown out bv the
supreme conrt. 1t il amended 10 agree "a
nearly rs possible with that decision. by
emitting all references TO absentees from
the state on business Of the state or the
United States, and providing that regis
tration may be made TO within fifty-nine
days of the election.
House $40, by Kyle, provides that any
elecior who has been absent for six months
previous to election in another state, or
Who has not been a resident of the county
for six months. shall register in the circuit Z
court his intention to vote at least fifty
nine days before election; this does not
apply TO any one who six months or more
before election registers his intention of
retaining his residence while absent from
the state; no person sha register for
another or advise another not to register;
a violation is punishable by from one TO
five years in the penitentiary; emergency.