Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-03-13

trlct, town, county, city Or village for
which they are printed or more as pro-
vided for in Section Is of this act. Such
official ballots shall be delivered to such
inspector at least twenty four hours be-
fore the hour OF opening the polls on cleo
ton day. Said official ballots shall be sent
in sealed packages,w with marks on the out
side clearly designating the polling place
for which they are intended and the
number OF ballots enclosed. Such in
spector shall, On delivery to him of such
packages, return receipts therefor to the
auditor from whom received. He shall
also deliver to the said inspector a rub
Der or other stamp, with ink pad, for the
purpose OF stamping or designating the
official tickets, as hereinafter provided.
Said stamp shall contain the words "Ofi-
clal Ballot the name or number of the
election precinct, the name of the county,
the date of the election. The stamps
and ballots shall be given to the inspec-
tors OF each election precinct; but in
case it may be impracticable to deliver
such stamps and ballots to such inspec-
tor, then they may be delivered to one of
the Judges of election of any such pre-
cinct. And in making the appointment
OF judges of election under this 49,, not
more than a majority Of such judges of
election shall be appointed from any one
political party for each precinct.
SEC. q. On the opening of the polls
at each polling place, the Inspector shall
produce the sealed package of official
ballots and publicly open it and deliver
one package or block of ballots therein
contained to the ballot clerk as hereto
fore provided for. The other blocks of
ballots, if any, shall be retained by the
inspector until they are called for by the
ballot clerks and needed for the purpose
OF voting. And before declaring the polls
open, he shall see that the ballot box is
empty and allow all judges to satisfy
themselves on this point. After such in
spection he shall relock the box.
Sec. %. The inspectors of election
shall provide in their respective polling
places a sufficient number of places,
booths or compartments, which shall be
furnished with such supplies and CON
veniences as shall enable the voter CON
veniently to prepare his ballot for voting,
and in which electors may mark their
ballots, screened from outside observa-
ton, and a guard rail with an opening so
constructed that only persons within
such rail can approach within ten feet of
the ballot boxes, or the places, booths or
compartments herein provided for. The
number of such places, booths or COM
partments shall not be less than one for
every fifty electors or fraction thereof in
the precinct. No election shall be held
in a room in which spirituous or malt
liquors are commonly sold. Not more
than n elector for each booth engaged
in receiving, preparing or depositing their
ballot shall be permitted within the rail
ing at one time. One challenger appointed
and designated from each of the party Or
CARNATIONS shall be entitled to stand at
the opening of the railing on the outside.
II any person offering to vote shall be
challenged by one of such challengers or
by any n of the election board, unless
such challenge be withdrawn, he shall
stand aside and shall not vote unless he
make affidavit in writing that he is a le-
gally qualified elector of the precinct.
The expense OF providing such places or
compartments and guard rails shall be a
public charge and shall be provided for
in the same name as the other election
expenses. And the choice of the material
for the construction of said booths or
compartments shall be left to the in
spector, and he shall in all cases choose
material not transparent and shall pro-
vide perfect secrecy and carry out the
provisions of this section. On or before
the LIST day of September of each veal in
which an election is to be held, the Off
GERS now charged by law with the divi-
sion or alteration of election precincts
shall, as far as necessary, alter or divide
the existing election precincts in such
manner that each election precinct shall
not contain more than 300 voters.
SEC. %. At an election it shall be the
duty of the inspector or one of the
judges of election, to deliver ballots to
the qualified electors. Before delivering
any ballot to an ~elector, the said inspec-
tor or judge shall print on the back and
near the top of the ballot, with the rub
Der or other stamp provided for the pur-
pose, the designation "Official Ballot"
and the other words on the said stamp
us provided for IN Section 20 of this act,
and also write his initials thereon. Each
qualified elector shall be entitled to re-
ceive from the said judges one ballot.
Sec. "a. On receipt of his ballot, the
elector shall forthwith, and without
leaving the polling place, retire alone to
Of the places, booths or compart-
ments provided, to prepare his ballot.
He shall prepare his ballot by marking a
cross before the name of the person or
persons for whom he intends to vote.
For example, *" or in case of a ballot
containing a constitutional amendment,
Or other question, to be submitted to the
vote of the people, by crossing out there
from parts Of the ballot in such a man
ner that the remaining part shall express
his vote upon the question submitted, or
the elector may write in the blank spaces
or paste ver any other name the name
of any person for whom he may wish to
vote. After preparing his ballot the cleo
tor shall fold it so that the face of the
ballot will be concealed, and so that the
Endorsement stamped thereon may be
seen. He shall then vote forthwith and
before leaving the polling place, and af-
ter voting he shall Immediately leave the
room; Provided, however, That any cleo
tor who desires to vote for an entire
group or a straight party ticket may
mark a cross as above described against
the political designation of such group,
or - party ticket, and shall then be
deemed to have voted for all the persons
named in such group or in such party