The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-05-16

moro candidates OF q different party or parties,
the vote shall be counted for Che candidate so
marked. and not for the candidates for the
Same ohlce OF the party so marked; but the vote
shall be counted for the other candidates under
such party namo or designation.
IL the elector mark moro names than there
are persons TO be elected to an ofIice
or H. for any reason, y Is impos
sible TO determine the voters choice for
an ofiee to be nod his ballot shall not be
counted for such olllco. No ballot shall DO re.
iected for any technical error which does not
make IL impossible to determine the voters
choice. Nothing in this act contained shall bcso
construed as to prevent voter from voting for
any qualified person other than those whose
names arc printed on the ballots, forany Office
TO be filed, by writing In black pencil mark or
ink, under tho designation of the oilce, tho
namo OF such person and placing before such
name cross (X) mark. All markings upon tho
ballots shall be made by black lead poncil or
ink.
SEC. II. Before leaving the voting shelf, the
elector shall fold his ballot without displaying
the marks theron except the Endorsements,
and the fac simile OF the signatures OF the mem.
ber5 OF the board Of elections must be disclosed.
One Of the election otloers shall receive the
ballot dotach the secondary stub bearing the
electors registered number or name, and de.
posit the ballot in tho ballotbox The second.
ary stnbS shall he preserved until the polls are
closed and snail then be destroyed. before the
ballot box is opened lie shall mark and vote
his ballot without undue delay and shall leave
said inclosed place US soon as he has voted. No
such elector shall be allowed to occupy voting
shelf already occupied by another, or to occupy
n voting shelf for more than live minutes in
case al such shelves are Ia use and electors
are waiting to occupy the same, or to speak to.
or to converse with anyone, except Us herein
| provided whio within such guard rail. No
| elector not Judge Of elections shall be al
| lowed to re.enter said inClosed place during
| said election. No moro electors shall be al.
| lowed to enter within said rail mt any one time
than there are voting shelves provided. 1t shall
be the duty Of the judges OF elections to secure
the observance of the provisions of this section.
| Every elector who does not vote ballot de-
| livered to him by the ballot offlcer SHALL before
| leaving the polling place. return such ballot to
| such officer II any elector soil or deface n bal
| lot so tnat it can not be used, he may success
| lively obtain others one at time, not exceed
| ing In all three upon returning each ballot SO
| soiled or dciaced.
! Any elector who declares to the presiding
| judge OF election that for any reason he is un.
| able to mark his ballot shall, upon request re-
ceive the assistance Of two Of the judges OF elec.
tion, belonging to different political parties, in
| the arlSing thereof, and they shall thereafter
| give no information in regard to the matter
| The presiding Judge may, in his discretion, re-
| quire such declaration OF disability to be made
by the elector under oath before him.
! No ballot without the official indorse
| ment shall be allowed to be deposited
| in the ballot'boX, and none but ballots provided
in accordance with the provisions Of this act
shall be counted.
CLOSING THE POLLS.
SEC. lS The judges and clerks Of election,
when the polls are closed shall Immediately
count the quotes and certify the same as herein
| after provided.
When the result Of the ballot is ascertained,
| 1t shall be Immediately announced by one Of the
judges In front OF the polling place, and q copy
| thereof, certified by tho judges and clerks,
posted on the front OF the polling place, and a
certified copy thereof given to the person here.
| matter designated as being entitled to be pres
1 ent at the count of the votes
| The county executive committee of each
| party having ticket to be voted at an election
| may designate o suitable person to be present
| Mt and witness and inspect the counting of the
| vote in each precinct who shall be admitted TO
| said voting place, and who shall be entitled
| to copy OF the certificate provided for
in this act, but no other person except the cleo
tion officers shall be admitted to said polling
place before or after the count begins except as
provided in this act.
| When all these requirements are complied
with the judges shall in the presence of the
clerks, and the inspectors provided for In the
preceding section, destroy the ballots voted ol
mutilated, and the ballots remaining unvoted
provided, that II there are any ballots cast anC
counted or left uncounted concerning the legal
ity or regularity OF which there is any doubt OF
difference OF opinion in the minds of the Judges
| Of election, said ballots shall not be destroyed
but sealed up and returned to the clerk of the
court with the returns OF the election for sucl
judicial or other investigation as may be neces
sary, with true statement aa to whether thel
have or have not been counted, and If counted
| what part and for whom.
The judges and clerks shall make ou
their returns Of election and the tall,
sheets thereof in triplicate, signed and certified
as now required by law for the general election
| for state, district, circuit and county officers
One copy thereof shall be Immediately trans
mitted to the county board OF elections on,
copy 10 the clerk of the court of the county, anC
one copy. with the poll books of the election
shall be filed with the township, city town O.
village clerk, as the case may be, to be pre-
served for one year after the date of such elec
tion. Such returns shall be securely sealed VI
| in an envelope, and address transversely upol
the upper end thereof to the proper officer o