Los Angeles herald., 1891-03-22

of consolidated city and county, an equal
number OF municipal tickets when any oity and
county officers are to be elected and the Clerk
or Secretary OF the legislative body of any incor-
porated city or town shall furnish like num-
Der OF municipal tickets when any city or town
officer is to be elected
SEC. 1s Section 1900 of the Political Code is
hereby amended to read as follows:
| Sec 1910. Whenever it shall appear by affidavit
that an error omission has occurred i'll the
publice ton of the name or description of the
candidates nominated for Office, or in the print
ing OF the ballots, the Superior Court of the
county, or the Judge thereof, shall upon appli-
cation by any elector, by order, REQUIRE the
| County Clerk to correct such error, or to show
cause why such error should not be corrected.
Sec. II. Section 1901 of the Political Code is
hereby amended to read az follows:
Sec 1901. Before the opening OF the polls Mt
any election within any county, the, County
CLERK ct the county shall cause to be delivered
cinct which is within the county, and in which
the election is to be held, at the polling place of
eegn &c be uses s p eeean OF
cinct. i'll sealed packages, with marks on the
outside, clearly designating the precinct or
polling place for which they are intended, and
the number OF ballots inclosed, and in case of a
consolidated city and county, also like num-
Der of municipal tickets; and the Clerk or Sec
retary of any incorporated city or town shall in
like manner cause to be delivered the proper
number OF municipal tickets. The County
CLERK, Clerk or Secretary shall prepare receipt
for each polling place, enumerating the. pack
ages and stating the time and day and date
when the same were delivered by him to the In
| spectors OF Election. The Inspectors Of Election
ages which shall forthwith bs returned and
| fled The County Clerk, Clerk and Secretary
respectively shall have authority to employ
such messengers SIS may be necessary to insure
the safe and expeditions delivery of the ballets
to the Inspectors or Judges of Election, as pro-
| vided in this code, and the Board of Super
vlsOrs, or other board or body having the control
| of elections, shall allow such messengers rea-
sonable compensation for their services, to be
case OF the prevention of an election in any pre-
cnct by the loss or the destruction of the ballots
intended for that precinct the Inspector or other
election officer for that precinct shall make an
affidavit setting forth the fact, swear to the
same before an officer authorized to administer
oaths, and transmit it to the Governor of this
| ernor may order new election in such pre-
| cinct, and upon the application of any candi-
date for any Office to be voted for by the electors
of such precinct the Governor shall order new
election in such precinct
| SEC. IS. Section 1101 OF the Political Code is
hereby amended to read as follows:
| Sec 1902 At the same time and in the same
manner as Inspectorssnd Judges of Election are
| now appointed in this State, two ballot clerks
for each election precinct in the State shall be
appointed, whose duty it shall be to have charge
OF the ballots on the day of election, and to fur
nish them to the voters in the manner hereinaf-
| ter provided. Such ballot clerks shall possess
the same qualifications and shall be paid the
same compensation, as Inspectors of Elections.
In making appointments OF such ballot clerks.
| one of them shall be taken from the political
party that polled the largest number of votes at
| the last preceding election and the other from
tho party that polled the next largest number of
votes at such election. They shall act as addi-
| tiOnal Clerks Of Election when the polls sre
closed, and they shall serve until the votes are
counted and the returns are sgned provided,
that whenever general and municipal election
shall be held at the same time, there shall be
appointed one additional Inspector, one adsi-
tional Judge, and two additional clerks in the
! manner now provided by law.
SEC. 10. Section 1908 of the Political Code is
hereby amended to read as follows
Sec 1908. All officers upon whom is imposed
by the law OF the State the duty of designating
polling places shall cause such polling places to
marked on the outside, general tickets and
| when any city, city and county or town ofli-
on the Outside 70
and shall also provide sufficient number of
places booths or compartments at or in which
voters may conveniently mark their ballots, SO
that in the marking thereof they may be
screened from the observation of Others and
guard-rail shall be SO constructed and placed
approach within six feet Of the ballot-boxes and
OF such booths or compartments. The arrange
ments shall be such that neither the ballot boxes
den from the view Of those just outside the said
guard-rail. The number of such voting booths
or compartments shall not be less than one for
cinct No person other than electors engaged in
receiving, preparing or depositing their ballots
shall be permitted to be within said rail before
the Board of Election, and then only for the
purpose OF keeping order and enforcing the law
Each of said voting booths or compartments
conveniences for marking the ballots.
SEC. 90 Section 1904 Of the Political Code is
hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 1904. Any person desiring to vote shall
clerks, who shall then, in an audible tone of Of
voice, announce the same, and if the other bal
lot clerk finds the name on the register, he shall
whereupon a'challenge may be interposed, as pro.
vided in Section 1880 Of thisco 1.-THE challenge
be overruled, the. ballot clerk shall give him q
opposite the name of the voter, the number
of the general ticket given him, and also the
number OF the municipal ticket given him,
officer is to be elected; and the voter shall be
allowed to enter the place inclosed by the guard
rail, as above provided. The ballot clerk shall
city, city and county or town officers are to be
eiected, also one municipal ticket; and only one
ballot of each kind.
SEC. 21. Section 1906 of the Political Code is
hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 1905. On receipt Of his ballot the eector
shall torthwitn, and without leaving the in
closed space, retire alone to one, Of the places,
ballot. He shall prepare his ballot by
marking cross. after the name Of the per-
son or persons. for whom he intends to vote,
who desires to vote for an entire party
ticket, may marx crOsE as above described
against the political designation of such party
and shall then be deemed to have voted Tor all
persons nominated by such party: and in case
of constitutional amendment or other ques-
tion, submitted to the vote Of the people, by
marking III the appropriate margin, cross
lX) against the answer which he desires to give
Such marking shall be done only with a stamp
which, with necessary pads and ink, shall be
provided by the officers who are by this code
required to furnish election supplies, for each
booth or compartment provided for the marking
and preparation OF ballots. Before leaving such
booth or compartment the elector shall fold his
ballot in such manner that the number of the
ballot shall appear on the outside thereof with
out displaying the marks on the face thereof,
and shall keep it folded until he has voted
Havingfolded his ballot the voter shall deliver
1t folded to the Inspector, who shall announce
voter and the number of his ballot. The ballot
clerk having the register in charge, If he finds
the number to correspond with the number
marked opposite the voters name on the regis
ter, shall in like manner repeat the name and
number, and shall mark opposite the name the
rate the number from the ballot, and shall de-
posit the ballot in the box. The numbers of all
ballots voted shall be Immediately destroyed.
Sec. %. Section 1906 of the Political Code is
hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 1905. Not more than one person shall be
permitted to occupy any one booth at one time,
and no person shall remain in or occupy Q booth
longer than necessary to prepare his ballot, and
In no event longer than ten minutes.
hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 1907. Any voter who shall spoil a ballot
shall return such spoiled ballot to the Ballot
Clerk and receive another one in ita place. ono