Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-01-15

tainir 9 the new nominations shall. whsr
practicable, be furnishsd.
Sxc Any person whose name has
been presented - candidate may cAuse
his name to b Withdrawn from nomi
nation. by request in writing, sisred by him
ard acknowledged before an ofacer quail
fed to take Acknowledgements Of deeds
and filed With the Secretary Of State ten
| days, exclusive Of Sundays. or vi,h th,
proper city clerk seven days. exclusive OF
Sundays. - the case may be, previous g.
the day of election, and no name % With
drawn shall be printed upon the ballot.
provided that the political party or other
persons makicg the original nomination,
may al the vacancy in the same manner
- provided in case Of death Of nominee
and file certificate OF nomination with
the Secretary of State, within seven days,
exclusive Of Sundsys, or with the prope,
city clerks within Ave days. 10.
elusive Of Sundays, - the case may be.
previous to the day Of election. No nomi
nation published aud posted ~ herein pro.
vided shall be subseQusntly omitted - 10
valid.
SEC, 10. All certificates Of nomination
and nomination papers when filed shall be
opened under proper regulations to public
inspection. and the Secretary Of State and
the several city clerks shall preserve the
same in their respective Offices not lees than
| i've yeafs.
Form OF Ballots.
| Sec. II. Every general ballot, or ballot
intended for the use Of all voters, which
shall be printed in accordance with the pro
visions of this act, shall contain the names.
residences. together with street and num-
Der, IL any. and the party or political desig
nation of all candidates whose nominations
for any Offices specified in the balloa have
been duly made and not Withdrawn 10 &C
cordsnce herewith. and shall contain no
other names. Except that in the case
OF electors Of president and vice
president Of the United States tn
names of the candidates for presider I
and vice president may be added 10
the party or political designation. The
names of the candidates for each Office
shall be arranged under the designation of
the office in alphabetical order according to
sur. names, except that the nance Of csndi-
dates for the office of electors Of President
and Vice President shall be arranged in
groups, as presented in the several ccrtH
Gates of nomination or nomination papers
There shall be left at the end Of the list OF
candidates for each different ofice. a.
many blank spaces ~ there are persons to
be- eelected to such ofiice in which the voter
may insert the name Of any person. no,
printed on the ballot. for whom he desires
to vote ~ candidate for such offie. When.
ever the approved Of constitutions al
amendm. Mt or other ques lon 10 submitted
to the vote of the people, such question:
shall be printed upon the ballot after the
list of candidates.
The ballots shall be 40 printed as to give
to each voter clear Op rortunity to desig.
nate by = cross mark (X) in n sufiicien'
margin at the right Of tue name Of each
candidate, his choice of candidates and hi,
answer to the questions submitted, and On
the ballot may be prin'ed such words a.
will aid thu voter to do this, as "vote foi
one" "vo,e for three" 'yes," mo-" and
the ike.
The ballot shall be not less than fou,
inches in width and not less than six inche,
in length. Before distribution the bal
lots sball be so folded in mArke
creases that their width ard length wher
and length when folded shall be uni
form. On the back AMI out-i l.
~hen folded shall he printed "Official
Ballot for" followed bp the designation Of
polling place for which the ballot is prepar
ed, the date nf the election, and fac simi,
le OF the signatures Of the s. cretsry al
State or city clerk who hss caused the bal
lot to be printed. Except a. o,h,rwi.,
herein provided, ballots shall be printed IL
accordance with the existing provisions oi
law.
| Sec. IL. All bsllols when p'irted shsl
be folded as hereinbefore provided ant
fast. ned together in convenient numbers In
books or blocks, in such \ manner ths
each ballot may he detached and removed
separately Ia record Of the number Of bal
lots printed aud furni.hed to each polling
place shall be kept and preserved by tn.
Secretary of State and tho several city
clerks for the term Of one year.
Sec 10. There shall be provided fo'
each voting place. al which an election is
to be heli, two sets Of snch general ballot.
each Of not lees than seventy Ave for every
fif y and fraction Of fifty voters therein
and it shal be the duty of the clerks Ia
each city or town in which an election 70
State or county officers i. to be held to Ger
tify to the Secretary of State fourteen da,
previous TO any such election, the Bumbe
Of qualified voters in each city or in eacl
town.
| Information Of Voters.
Sec. IA. The Secretary Of State In cas-,
of State election, and the several cit,
clerks, in the case of city elections, sbal
prepare full instructions for the guidance
Of voters At such elections. as to obiainin,
ballots, as to the manner Of marking the m
and the method Of gaining assistance, and .
to obtaining new ballots in place Of those &C
cidentslly spoiled, and they shall respect
lively cause the same. together with copie'
Of sections twenty nine, ihirt thirty on
and thi',y-two OF this act to be printed il
large, clear type, on separate cards. to b.
called cards Of Instructions; and they shsl
res oe ctively furoish the same and the bal
lots fo' use in each such el. ction. The,
hall also Cause to be printed on tinted pa
per, and without the facsimile endorse
ments. ten or more copies Of the form q
the ballot provided fo- each voting piac'
for each election therein, which shall b
called specimSn ballots, and shall he fur
, nished with o'her ballots provided for eac
. such voting plsce.
Sec It, The Secretary Of State shall
, six days at least previous to the day Of an
election Of State or county officers, trans
nit to the clerks in each city and town /
, which .uch elec ion is to BE- held, brinte
, lists containing the names, residences, an
party or political appeliations Of all esndi
. dates nominated as herein provided for cue
! election and to be voted for =, each poliin
, place In such ci'y ard town respectively
substantially in the form Of the gsners
, ballot to be 30 used therein; and the clerk
shall Immediately cause the lists for eac
. town or ward, ~ the case may be. to b
! conspicuously posted in one or more publ
!, places in such town or ward. Tb
Secretary Of s ate shall likewise csu.e I
be published prior to the day OF any .uc
election, in at least two newspapers,
there be 90 many, published in each countv
|, rerreseniips, so far ~ practicable, tn
|. political parties which. q, the precedin
election, cast the larges, and next large.
, number Of votes, a list Of all the nomina
. 'ions made as herein provided and 10 b
voted 70, in such coun'y, % far ~ NAV b.
, in the form in ~hich they shall appear upo
. the general bal ots.
See. IG The city clerk Of each cit
, shall four days at lesst prior 10 the day q
sny city electi1n iher IN, cause to be c
.picuousiy posted in ofe or more publ
!, places in esch wa,d Of such ei'y q printe
lbsr conrsirios the namss, residences. ar
: psrty or 'liticsl app lat oaa Of all cand
dates, as herein pruv,5ed. Ard TO be vafs
!, for in .uch ward, substantially in the fotr
of rhe general ballot to be 40 used tberei
i, ard b. shall hk-xi.e cause TO be pnbli.h-
orioY {, the dsy Of such election, in
| !east t. n ne vspap- Ys II there be q, mar,