Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Nev. County, Ark.) 1885-1???, 1891-03-19

any pretext whatever, be permitted
in the polling room, from the open
ing of the polls until the completion
of the count of the ballots and certi .
fication of the returns, except the
Sheriff or deputy, and the judges
and clerks of the election. Pro-
rided, The attendance of the Sheriff
in the polling place shall only be al
lowed upon the request Of the judges
Of the election. And prOrided fur
her, If any person who demands adj
mittance to the polling place for the
purpose OF voting, whose right to
vote is questioned by any clcctor, the
said challenge shall he communica-
ted to the judges before such person
is permitted to vote, by the Sheriff
or some other officer in attendance
and in charge Of admission 10 the
polling place, and when this is the
case the witnesses necessary to de-
termine the matter of the voters
qualification shall be admitted. No
elector shall be allowed to occupy
booth or compartment for the pur-
pose of voting, for longer than five
minutes. If the voter shall not have
completed the preparation of the bal
lot within the time allowed, he may
call upon the judges to assist in its
preparation, or he can withdraw,
after having returned to the judges
the ballot delivered to him. After
having voted, or declined to do so,
the voter shall Immediately depart
from the polling place, and 60 be-
yond the prohibited distance there
from.
Sec. 32. Each elector upon en-
tering the polling room shall be given
one ballot by the judges. Before
delivering ballot to an elector at
least one Of the judges shall write his
name or initials on the back thereof
On receiving his ballot the electOr
shall forthwith and without leaving
the polling room, retire alone to one
OF the booths provided for that pur-
pose, and there prepare his ballot.
He shall scratch off, erase or cross
out the names of all candidates ex-
cept those for whom he wishes to
vote, and write the name of any per-
son for whom he may wish to vote
whose name is not printed where he
would have it, or not printed on the
ballot at all. In the case of con-
stitutional amendment or other ques-
ton, as, for instance, ''for license"
or against llcense," which the
County Election Commissioners shall
cause to he printed on the ballots
whenever the question Of liquor Ii
cense is to be voted on, the elector
shall cross out parts of his ballots in
sueh manner that the remaining
parts shall be as he wishes to vote.
After thus preparing his ballot the
elector shall fold the same so as to
conceal the face thereof, and show
the name or initials of the Judge on
the back, and hand it to the receiv-
ing Judge, who shall call out the
name Of the elector, the number of
the ballot, and write the number on
the ballot and then deposit it in the
ballot-box in the sight of the elector,
who shall then Immediately leave the
room and go beyond the prohibited
distance.
Sec. 80, Any voter who shall, by
accident or mistate, spoil any ballot
so that he cannot conveniently or
safely vote the same, may return it
to the judges and receive another in
the place thereof. In no case shall
any person be permitted to carry
ballot outside of the polling room.
Sec. "a, ANY cleotor who shall
tell the judges that he cannot read
or write, or that by reason of physi-
cal disability he is unable to mark
his ballot, may have the assistance
of two of the judges in the prepara-
ton of his ballet, who, in the pres
ence OF the elector and in the pres
ence of each other, shall prepare his
ballot for him as he wishes to vote
it, But before any such elector
shall be required or permitted to
tell how he wishes his ballot made
up, or for whom he wishes to vote,
all electors. including those who are
in tho booths, shall be required to
withdraw from the polling room.
Sec. 80. No ballot shall be re-
ceived from any elector or deposited
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