Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-05-07

! such blllot so marked shall be counted for all
~ we nominees OF the party whose names and
ueSslknauohs appear on the ballot in that
eonul.n' unless the voter shall have erased
SOME name IN the column, or marked against
the same the name of a candidate 10 soneIotbet
co umn or written In or pasted over name In
which case the name written In or pasted over
or marked In another column shall IL eo,tntad
as the one voted for the particular Office.
MANNER OF VOTING.
Section o. Not more than one person shall he
permitted TO occupy any one shelf or conparts
menl nj one time, and he Tor not longer than
I'VE minutes. provided the other shelves or
compartments are occupied. IL shall be the
duty OF the presiding election officer for the
time being TO require the observance Of this
Section 90 Any voter who shall by accident
or mistake spoil or enormously prepare his bal
lot. may on returning the same receive another;
put no voter shall receive to exceed three bal
lots IN all.
.saisfANcE 70 VOTERS UNABLE 10 MARX THEIR
own BALLOTS,
Section n. Any voter who declares "a the
presiding election officer that he is a voter and
cannot read or thai by blindness or other phys
ica disability he is unable to mark mis- balfot
shall be Informed that he can have assisiance
of either Of the inspee ors clerks or tallot clerks
to assist him In making his ballot or two OF
mem II ne desires. The person or persons Sc
lected shall retire To the booth or compart-
meut with the eleetor and such officer
or officers shall read the names of ali of
the candidates on the ballot for each Office and
ASK the electoT which one do you vote forg' and
the ballot shall be marked according to the ex.
pressed preference of the vote and such officer
or officers shall certi on the outside that the
ballot was marked with his or their Assistance
and shall thereafter give no information regard.
ins the same. The presiding officer at the cleo
ion may in his discretion require such declare
voter under oath before him aud he
is hereby qualified 10 administer the oath
lntoxlcaton sha not be regarded as physical
disability. and no intoxicated person shall for
that reason be entitled to assistance in marKine
his ballot. fter q ballot has been marked for a
voter he shall not show such ballot to anv ser.
son; provided. however that 1t NAV be submitted
70 another election officer TO ascertain II Ii has
been marked as he desired The clerks shall en-.
ter upon the poll list after the name of any cleo
tor VINO had assistance In marking his ballot, a
memorandum stating that the ballot was
marked by an inspector tclerkl
BALLOTS MAY DE- RECEIVED AT THE DOOR IN
CERTAIN CASES.
Section y. lift shall be announced to the
board Of inspectors IN any election precinct that
voter IL at the door who Is unable to enter the
polling place without assistance. the board OF
inspectors may, in their discretion, appoint one
Of their number 10 take an official ballot and 90
10 the entrance of suCh polling place and pre-.
sent i to such physically disabled person and
assist him in marking It II such voter desires
ham TO do so. When the ballot shall have been
marked II shall be folded ard Immediately
taken bacK into the polling place, WhereupOn
the inspector shall distinctly announce that he
holds in his hand "a ballot ffered by......... -.
lnamlng the PERSON. person who is physically
disabled from entering the room without assis-
lance" He shall then ask the question, does
any one object 70 the reception of this ballOt?"
II no Obje ctiOns offered the ballot shall be de.
posted in the box and mnu'e shall be made
on the poll books by the clerks Of election thus
ballot received At the door" In case objection
is made to the reception of the ballot by any
qualified elector present the inspectors shall de-
eide upon the objection and II they deem it well
founded, shall destroy he ballot otherwise ii
shall be deposited
BALLOTS S0T ENDORSED NOr TO BE COUNTED.
Section % Any person who shall deposit a
ballot in the ballot box, upon which ballot the
names or initials Of the ballot clerks, or cfa bal
lot clerk and inspector as hereinbefore provided
DO not appear shall be guilty OF a misdemanor
and upon conviction shall be punished a. pro-
yided in section 1875 Of the revised statutes and
in the canvass of the votes. any ba lot which is
not endorsed as provided in this act by the sig