Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1891-05-08

SEC. IS. In case the compartment. shall
election sit to receive the ballots the place
where they sit and the portion OF the room
where the compartments are constructed
shall be separated from the rest of the room
by railing 80 constructed AZ to leave
space Of at least six (ol fee: fu front Of the
compartments and ballot boxes.
Sec: Il. No person or persons shall be al
lowed In tho room containing the ballot
boxes. or In case the ballot boxes and COM
partments are in the same room, no person
or persons shall he allowed 10 go or remain
inside the railing mentioned In the preced-
Ing section, except members OF the board.
for each Of the parties represented on the
ticket and electors who are about to vote. ex-
oept as provided In section hfty.sevou go.
The judges Of election and ballot boxes
number OF electors about to vote who shall
be admitted 1T one time shall IN no case ex-
coed the number Of compartments by more
Sec. ~ The Judges Of election may make
such arrangements for entrance to and exit
from tho room or place where the ballot
boxes and compartments are situated As TO
them may seen. tho most advantageous and
convenient, providing they disregard none
Of the foregoing requi1 ements. They may
also make such regulations AZ they doom
proper limiting the time in which an eiector
may remain In the polling room or place
ballot; and such Limitation. however, shall
not be less than three ca nor more than ten
minutes, unless tho delay Is occasloned BY
the electors vote being challenged, or IL the
fault of the judges.
Sec AZ. The judges Of election shall allow
one ~ eligible voter Of each political party
casting ca one % per cont OF the entire vote At
to be In the room whore the election il
held, to act as chullengerS Of voters az
the election, and such challengers may re-
main with the board until the votes are all
canvassed and the result declared.
SEQ ~. All electors shall DO allowed 10 20
unnolested to the polling room for the
purpose Of voting, and to return therefrom
In the same manner, but neither voters nor
numbers within one hundred 900 feet Of
the polling room In any election district
SEC so. One OF the judges OF election shall
have charge Of and hand to, and receive tho
The other two judges shall use and handle
the two registers delivered 10 tho judges, as
before specified, each using one, and shall
make the use Of them as here natter specified.
zeal parties shall, before tho voting begins.
or as soon theraafte rs possible, place their
initials on tho backs OF all the ballots they
hive, in some uniform place and IN uni
AOt III uulAuOls LAu ouuAl AlOs OtAC1 " 100 Auu1A
the same.
SEC. e.. Method Of voung-When an
elector presents himself, for the purpose Of
voting. he shall give hla name and residence,
with street and number, if any and 1t shall
be first ascertuined that his name Is on both
the registers. and not erased; that the resi-
dcnce given by the elector corresponds with
the residence Of such ses;'stess, and s chal-
lenged, rs provided IN section fifty-eight t53>,
that he Ia entitled 10 VOTE Then the judge
having charge OF the ballots shall tear from
the blocks a ballo. Of each kiud that Is to be
sosd hayipE tho proper iniials ,hereGn
shall retire alone to one OF the booths
or compartments above mentioned, and there
prepare the ballot or ballots by placing
cross 1H) mark opposite tho name OF each
candidate for whom no wishes to vote In tho
plank space at the right hand margin pro-
vided for that purpose.
lie shall then fold the ballots SO that the
face of tho ballot will be concealed, but 80
back, and COPING from the compartment
shall hand tfS same to the judge having
charge Of the ballots, who shall, without
opening the same or pern,rtlng the same to
the proper. boxes, indicated by tho color
thereof, and shsll announce tho name and
residence Of the elector In an audible voice.
The judges having charge OF the registers
shall then. in a column prepared thereon, In
tho same limo with the voter name, marked
'voted" or the letter wv
The electors shall then retire from the vot
Ing room.
SEQ. s.. Ifany elector, after having marked
luis ballot shows It to any ono, except as
hereinafter provided, the Judge Of election
shall refuse to receive or place In the ballot
box such ticket.
SEQ. s.. If the elector place a cross ~
mark opposite the name OF two or more per
hons running for the same Office, said ballot
shall not DO counted for those officers, but
shall be as those officers null and void. II
vENln Il $1vr ,No kNIl~
may obtain another from the board by re-
turning the spoiled ballot to the 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 tho
ballots In tho voting room shall not tear
them O # from the block upon which they arc
bound, except as they are required by the
nerve the unused ballots, together with tho
ballots that have been spoiled, and return
the white and blue ballots to the county
auditor, and the red ballots to the city clerk
Of ballots used, and tho county auditor and
city clerk or recorder shall respectively give
the judges OF ELECTION recei pts therefor;
SEC. So. No official ballot shall DO diStrtb-
about to vote, and no ballot which has not
the initials Of two (2) judges OF election. in
said judges own handwriting, on the back
thereof shall be placed In a the box fang
the closing Of the polls, remove from
the polling room any Of the ballots
printed for that election, said person shall
be guilty Of q misdemeanor, and shall be
punished byn fine not exceeding one hun
dred (SlO0) dollars, Imprisonment not ex-
ceeding six (6) 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
shall not be printed on red, white or blue
paper. and II shall DO a misdemennor to
print Or distribute sample ballots printed
upon such paper: Provided, however that
sample ballots may be printed In newspapers
as matter Of news.
SEC. 81. Whenever any elector shall mako
oath that no cannot read English. or that be-
cause of physical disability he cannot mark
his ballot, he shall have the right to call to
his aid one or more Of the judges of election.
or qualified elector, who may read the ballot
to aud 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
than three CO such electors in any one cleo
ton district at one election: and provided
further, that such person shall mark tho
ballot Of such voter "a directed by such
voter and not otherwise
SEC. IS. Challenge Of Voters-At any
himself to vote receives the ballots from tho
judge of election, as hereinbefore provided.
each judge of election shall and any other
person in the voting room may. challenge
the person about to vote at the election,
whom he knows or suspects to be not duly
qualified as al elector
If any such person SO Offering to vote at any
election shall be challenged as to his right to
one Of the judges shall tender him the FOL.
lowing vote: "You do solemnly swear (or
atlsrml that you will fully and truly answer
all such questions as shall be put to you
touching your place of residence, and DUAL.
ifcations as M elector at this election
The judges, or one of them shall then
proceed to question the person challenged
regarding his name. his age, his then place
town, ward or election district, where the
vote II offered; where was his last place Of