Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1892-07-13

! OH Inc oack OF the strip III sucu poSlllOn tuhl
| 1t shall appear on the outside when tha ballot
| IL folded. The number ON each bal OF shall
\ be the same a. that on the corresponding
| slut. and the ballots and stubs shall be num-
bered eonsecutjvely In each county. Where
| the names of candidates are printed In sepa-
! rate columns the columns shall be separated
| by heavy rules. and ON all ballots the names
or candidates shall be separated by rule ex-
| ten ing TO the extreme right OF ths column.
| AL ballots shall contain the name of each
/ aud every candidate whose nomination for
any office specified In the ballot has been
certified 10 and filed according to the prov-
sions OF this Act, and no other name. The
names OF the candidates for each Office shall
b- arranged under the designation of the
| office In alphabetical order, according to sur
\ name, except that tho name OF Candidates
! fer Presidential Electors shall be arranged in
| groups rs presented In the several certificates
Of nomination, and the names Of the caudi-
dat $ for President and Vice President shall
precede the proper q cups Of Presidential
\ Electorr; the political designation Of each
candidate shall be printed opposite his name.
! There shall be left at the end of the list of
candidates for each office one blank space TO
be used when substituting names TO MI va
| canci~s. There shall bs margin at he right
hand side Of the names at least one half inch
wide. so that the voter may clenrly indicate
| in the way hereinafter described ths candi-
OATS or candidates for whom he wishes to
vote. Whenever any questi IN Ia TO be suo-
niitod to the vote OF the people II shall be
pIlHtti hp'H Aht bahbi III sucu ~ W
enable the elector, to vote upsn the question
I in he manner hereinafter provided, re
shall be printed on the ballots opposite the
| designation OF each ONCE such words as will
! aid the voter 10 Indicate his oh ice OF candi-
dates, such as vote for one" vote for
hi Sc, and the like.
Sec Is. All ballot. when printed, shall be
bound In stub books OF 30 and 100 ballots
| each. A record of the number OF ballots
printed for them shall be kept by the re-.
| spectlYe County Clerks
Sec. II. The County Clerks shall provide
| for each election precinct In the cou ~
ballots. and 10 all other precincis 100 ballots
for each 80 Faction of 80 voters register cd
| In the precinct
Sec is Whenever 1t shall appear, by afn-
d-vit, that All error or omission has occurred
| In the publication of ths name or description
Of any of the candidates nominated, or IN the
| y hitting of the ballots any member OF the
Board of County Comm ssioners. " on appl-
! cation ~ any voter, shall issue AN order re-
| curing the County Clerk to correct snch
| error.
Sec. Is. Before the opening OF the polls,
a, my election, the County Clerk shall cause
| to be delivered TO the Board Of Election Of
etch election precinct in mis- county the
proper number OF Ii kets of the kind to be
| used In the election precinct In case of pro-
! vention of an election IN any precinct by rea-
| son OF tho loss or destruc ion Of tho ballots
intended for that precinct. or for any other
! cause. the Inspector or other election officer
for the precinct shall make an affidavit set
ting 70 tn the fact and transmit 1t to the Gov
ernor OF the State. Upon receipt OF such
affidavit. and upon tho application Of any
candidate for any Office to be voted for by thu
voters Of such precinct, the Governor shall
order n new election in such precinct.
SEQ IL At tn same time and In the same
| manner rs Inspectors and Judges of Election
are now appointed In the State, there shsl
| be appointed two Clerks of Election, who
shall have charge of the ballots on election
da., aud shall fu nish them to the voters In
the manner hereinafter provided for. Said
Qualifications. and rec i've the same compcn-
| Sation as Inspectors of Election. Said Clerks
shall be selected from the political parties
which poled the largest and the next largest
votes In the precinct at the last preceding
general election.
Sec. IL. The board of County Commission.
ers shall provide, at each polling place with.
| in the equity. sufficient number of places.
| booths or compartments, In which voters m ay
conveniently mark their ballots, 40 that III
marking thereof they may be screened from
the observation of others, and guard rail
. shall be so pll ced hat only such persons as
are inside said rail- can approach within six
faet OF he ballot box, and of such booths or
compartments. The arrangements shall be
such that neither the ballot box nor the
booths nor compartments shall be hid.
den den i from the the view Of thoss JUS, out.
booths or compartments shall be not less than
one for each Atty or fraction of nifty voters
registered In the precinct. Each Of said
booths or compartments shall be kept pro.
vided with proper supplies and .enyeniences
for marking ballots. No person, other than
voters engaged in receiving. preparing or dc.
posting their ballots, shall be permitted in
side said guard rail during the time the polls
are open, except by authority of tha Board OF
Election. and in that case only for the pur.
pose of keeping order and enforcing the law
Sac. 10. ANY person string to vote shall
give his name End address to one of the
Clerks Of Election, who shall announce the
same, and If the other Clerk shall And the
name upon the registry list he shall r~pea,
III name and address One ballot shall Then
be given to the voter, and the number Ct the
said ballot shall be written by one of this
Clerk. of Election upon the registry list op.
posite the name Of the voter receiving L..
Sec. 90. On receiving his ballot tn. voter
shall immediately retire alone to one of the
places, booths or compartments. He shall pre-
pare ais ballot by marking cross or x after
the name OF the person for when he intends
| 10 vote for each once. In ca.e of a constitu,
tional amendment or other question sub
mitted TO the voters. the cross Or X shall be
placed after the answer which he desires To
give. Such marking shall be done only with
| back lead pencil. b fore leaving the booth
| or compartment the voter shall fold his bsllo,
! In such manner that the water-mark and tho
number OF the ballot shall appear on the out.
side, without exposing the marks upon the
ballot, and shall keep IL so folded unit, he hss
voted. having folded his ball I, the voter
shall deliver It to the Inspector, who shall an.
nouhce the name of the voter and the mum.
Dor of his bal OF. The Clerk having ia regis.
try in charge, II he hads the number to agree
with the number Of tn ballot delivered to Ihe
voter. shall repeat the name and numb Der, and
shall mark opposite the name the word
voted" The Inspector shall then separate
tho strip bearing the number from the ballot.
and shall deposit the bsllot in the ballot box
said st'ip and number shall be immediately
| destroyed.
| Sec. p. But one person shall OCCUPY aay
booth Or compartment at ono time, and no
person shall remain in or occupy u booth or
compartment longer han may be necessary
TO prepare his ballot, and In no case longer
than Ave minutes.
Sec. y. Any voter who shall accidentally
spoil ballot may return such spoiled b,llo,
to the Clerks OF Election. and receive another
one In its place. All the ballett thus returns ed
shall be immediately Cancelled by writing the
word Cancelled across The face of the ballot.
and, with those not distributed to ths
voters, shall be returned with the sleetion rs
turns A voter who does not vote this ballot
deli> srod TO him shall, before leaving the
space inside the gard rail, return such ballot
\ to the Clerks tho shall i'm n, -di,ta v ~sr..i