Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-05-21

All ballots shall be printed on the best quality
ofplein white newspaper, in black ink in BREWER
type, the name or designation OF the office in
lower case and the name Of the candidate there
for in capital letters, with space of at least one
fifth of an inch following each name. If upon
any ticket there be no candidate or candidates
for designated office, blank space equal to the
space that would be occupied by such name or
names, if they were printed thereon, with the
blank spaces herein provided for, shall be left
BOOTHS.
Section L. The county boards of election shall
cause the polling places In their respective coun
ties to be suitably provided with sufficient
number of voting shelves, at which electors may
conveniently mark their ballots, so that in the
marking thereof they may be screened from the
observation of Others, and guardrail shall be so
constructed and placed that only such persons as
inside said rail can approach within six feet OF
the ballot boxes or OF such voting shelves The ar
rangement shall be such that neither the ballot
boxes nor the voting shelves shall be hidden
from view of those outside the said rail. The
number of such voting shelves shall be not less
to vote at such polling place. No person other
than the judges of election and such officers as are
provided for by the statutes of this state or OF the
United States, and electors admitted as herein
provided, shall be permitted within said rail, ex-
cept by authority of the election officers, for the
purpose of keeping order and enforcing the law.
Each voting shelf shall be kept provided with
proper supplies and conyeniences for marking
the ballots.
CASTING THE BALLOT.
Section 16. Any person desiring to vote and
legally entitled to vote at such election shall give
his name and residence to the election officer
holding the ballots who shall write the same
upon the main stub of the ticket in the blank
places provided therefor. Such officers shall then
mark upon the secondary stub the electors regis
tered number, In all precincts in which regis
tration law is in force, and in all other precincts
the electors full name,
One of the election Officers shall then detach the
ballot with the secondary stub attached, from
and the elector shall be allowed to enter the
place inclosed by the guardrail. The officer
shall give him one, and only one ballot.
On receipt of his ballot the elector shall forth
with, and without leaving the inclosed space, re-
tire alone to one of the voting shelves, as provid
ed, and shall prepare his ballot by marking In
the appropriate margin or place, cross mark Il
Immediately preceding she name e Of h me sG Sand dG
in case of question submitted to the vote OF the
people, by marking in the appropriate margin OF
place cross mark ~ against the answer which
he desires to give. Should any elector desire to
vote for each and every candidate of one party lie
| shall make q cross mark ~ before the name Of
that party in the blank space provided therefor
| provided, however, that If a cross mark ~ be
| made before the name Of any party, and
| a cross mark (xl be also made before the name
of one or more candidates of different party OF
parties, the vote shall be counted for the candi
| QaJoS 30 mdrk6uy anu uOb tue CduuI
dates for the same office of the party
| SO marked; but the vote shall be count
ed for the other candidates under such party
name or designation.
| persons to be elected to an office, or IT. for any
reason it is impossible to determine the voter
choice for office to be filed, his ballot shall no
be counted for such office No ballot shall be re
| make 1t impossible to determine the voter
choice Nothing in this act contained shall b.
SO construed as to prevent voter from voting TO
any qualified person other than those whose
names are printed on the ballots, for any office T.
be filed, by writing in black pencil mark or ink
der the designation of the office, the name o
such person and placing before such name {
shall be made by black lead pencil or ink.
Section II. Before leaving the voting shelf
the elector shall fold his ballot without display
and the fac simile Of the signatures Of the mem
bers of the board of election must be disclosed.
One of the election officers shall receive the bal
lot, detach the secondary stub bearing the elect
ballot in the ballotbox. The secondary stub
shall be preserved until the polls are closed an
shall then be destroyed, before the ballotrbox
opened He shall mark and vote MS ballot VIII
place as soon as he has voted. No such electo
shall be allowed to occupy voting shelf alread
occupied by another, or to occupy voting she
for more than five minutes, in case all sue
shelves are in use and electors are waiting to OF
cupy the same, or to speak to or converse wit
any one, except as herein provided while With
such guard rail. No elector, not judge of elet
tions, shall be allowed to reenter said inclose
place during said election. No more electol
shall be allowed to enter within said rail at an
one time than there are voting shelves provided
1t shall be the duty of the judges of elections
secure the observance of the provisions of tn
section.
Every elector who does not vote ballot deli
cred to him by the ballot officer shall befol
leaving the polling place, return such ballot
such officer. If any elector soil or deIace ballt
so that it can not be used, he may successivel
obtain others, one at time, not exceeding in a
three, upon returning each ballot so soiled or d
faced.
Any elector who declares to the presiding jude
of election, that for any reason he Is unable
mark his ballot shall, upon request receive th
assistance OF two of the judges Of election, b.