Los Angeles herald., 1891-03-22


| regarding the same.
| Sec 25 Section 1909 of the Political Code in
hereby amended TO read as follows
SEQ 1909. No member Of the Board of Election
shall deposit in the ballot-b box any ballot from
| which the slip containing the number of the
ballot has not been removed by the Inspector.
| SEC. 26. Section 1910 of the Political Code In
| hereby amended to read ss follows:
| Sec. 12l0. The County Clerk of each county, or
| II case OF separate city or town elections, tho
Clerk or Secretary of the legislative body of such
| city or town shall cause to be printed on plain
white paper, without water-mark or indorse-
ments except the words Sample ballot'') at
least as many copies of the form of ballot pro
vided for use in each voting precinct as there
shall be registered voters in such precinct Such
| copy shall be designated sample ballots" and
shall be furnished to registered voters at the Of
| flee OF such Clerk or Secretary five days before
| the day fixed by Law for such election, and at
| any time during such five days; provided, that
| not more than one sample ballot shall be fur
n1shed to any one voter. Such Clerk or Secretary
shall cause to be printed, in large, clear type,
| in obtaining and marking their ballots He
shall furnish twelve such cards to the Board of
Election in each election precinct in his county.
| at the same time and in the same manner as the
| printed ballots and sample ballots. The Board
OF Election shall post at least one of such cards
preparation Of baiots and not less than three Of
such cards at other places in and about the poll
ing places on the day of election. Sections 1914
and 1915 of this code and Section 81 of the
Penal Code shall also be printed on each of said
cards.
Sec. 27. Section 1911 of the Political Code is
hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 1211. In canvassing the votes any ballot
which is not made as provided in this act shall
be void, and shall not be counted; but each such
other ballots. Any 1y name am VIII Written upon ballot
shall be counted for the Office under which it is
written, whether or not a cross is marked after
persons to be elected to an Q okcc, or if for any
reason u Is impossible to determine the voters
choice for any Office to be filled, his ballot shall
not be counted for such Office.
SEC. 2s Section 1912 of the Political Code 10
hereby amended to read as follows
| Sec. 1912. Any person entitled to vote at 4
general election held within this State shall,
| the day of such election, be entitled to absent
himself from. any service or employment in
which ne is then engaged or employed for the
| time of opening and the time of closing the
| polls; and such voter shall not, because OF 30
abse,nting himself, be liable to any penalty, nor
absence from his usual salary or wages.
[Amend Section 1857 of the Political Code to
read as follows:
proceed to open the ballots and count and ascer-
| tain the number of votes cast for each person
voted for. All the ballots must be taken out of
| the ballot-box, one at time, and opened by one
| OF the members of the board, and as SO taken
out, the straight ballots must be placed in
tI tcaet headnss des Sgnettes or other
in manner as follows, to wit: All the straight
ballots of each such party must be placed in
must be placed IN separate pile in like man
ner. When all the straight ballots shall have
been SO placed in piles, the number OF ballots IN
| each such pile must be carefully, correctly and
| distinctly counted aloud by member of the
| board, in presence of the board and of the by
ISLANDERS, whereupon an official record must be
! made by each clerk OF the total number of bal
| lots in each such pile Immediately thereafter
all straight ballots according to their respective
headings, vignettes or other designations, shall
be distinctly read by such clerks, and the official
total of such pile so made by clerks shall be read
| in connection with the Office for which he is q
candidate, and said total shall be so credited to
| such candidate. immediately thereafter all
| straight ballots must be by one of the Judges
ali the Straight bsiiot q 4 each % party shall be in
direct succession and immediate proximity
upon said string, and. all such straight ballots
string and replaced in the ballot-box
AL the ballots, other than straight ballots, of
Wben Il be
been SO placed in pile the number of ballots in
such pile must 9e eaEefully correctly and dis;
the Board and 81 he Ss
| ers, whereupon an official record must be made
| by each clerk of the total number of ballots in
lots, other than straight ballots, must be by one one
| OF the Judges strung upon one string in such
manner that all the ballots, other than straight
| diate proximity upon said string; and all such
ballots, other than straight ballots, shall there
upon up be securely bound and replaced ip the balss
ballots, other than straight ballots, must be
out removal from tie baliof,box. and sa sGch bal.
lots must be taken out one at a time by one of
the members of the board, and the name Of each
| person marked in the ballots as voted for shall
Be distinctly LIS; read in connection with the office
other tfan stTRght ga ballots have been 80 count
must be strung upon said string Of ballots other
| than straight ballots; whereupon all the ballots
thus strung shall be securely bound and be re-
| placed in the ballot-box.]
SEC. 80. Section 1858 Of the Political Code il
| hereby amended to read as follows:
| Sec. 1853 Each clerk must write down each
Office to be filed and the name Of each person
marked in each ballot as voted for to fifI such
| e>ce, and keep the number of votes by tallies
| as they are read aloud.
SEC. 81 Section 1859 of the Political Code is
| hereby amended to read as follows:
| Sec. 1859. The ballots, as soon as the names
marked on them as voted for are read, must ba
strung on string by one of the judges, and
must not thereafter be examined by any person,
but must, as soon as all are counted, be carefully
sealed in q strong envelope, each member of the
| board writing his name across the seal.
| SEC. 80. Four new sections are hereby added to
| the Political Code, to be numbered, respectively,
! 1913 1214, 12l5 and 1916, as follows:
| Sec 1918 No person shall falsely make, or
OF any part thereof r lie any cer q
| tiicate of nomination, knowing the same or any
part thereof to be falsely made, or suppress any
filed, or any part thereof, or make, use, keep or
furnish TO others, except as in this code SO
| directed, any paper water-mark in imitation of
ballot paper, or disclose the same to any person
| not engaged in making, printing or distribution
| OF ballot paper or ballots.
| Sec 1214. No person shall, during an election,
| remove or destroy any of the supplies or other
| cOnveniences placed in the voting booths or
! compartments, as provided in this code, for the
purpose of enabling the voter to prepare his bal
| lot. No person shall, during an election, re-
| move, tear down or deface the cards printed for
| the instruction of voters.
| Sec 1915. No officer Of election shall disclose
to any person the name of any candidate for
| ton, nor any person, shall do any electioneer-
| ing on election day within one hundred feet of
| any polling-place No person shall remove any
ballot from any polling place before the closing
of the poll. No pN-son shall apply for or receive
| any ballot at an election precinct other than
| that in which he is entitled to vote. No person
| shall show his ballot after it is marked to any
| person in such way as to reveal the contents
| thereof, or the name or names OF the candidate
| or candidates for whom he has marked his bal
lot; nor shall any person, except member of
ballot prepared by such voter, or examine such
ballot, or solicit the voter to show the same No
| person shall ask another at a polling-place for
| whom he intends to VOTE No voter shall re-
4 ceive ballot from any other person than one of
| the ballot clerks; nor shall any other person
than ballot clerk deliver ballot to such voter.
No voter shall deliver to the Board of Election,
| or to any member thereof. any ballot other than
the one he has received from the ballot clerk
| No voter shall place any mark upon his ballot
| by which it may be afterward identified a. the
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