Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1892-07-06

4 On the back OF the strip IA such position lhat
+ 1t shall appear on the outside when the ballot
l. folded The number on each bal OF shall
be the same a. that on the CORES ponding
/ atul. and The ballots and stubs shall 1e num-
bpred eousecutivelY In each county. Hhere
the names Of candidates are printed in sepa-
! rate columns the columns shall he separated
! by heavy rules. and on all ballots the names
Of candidates shal be separated by rule ex-
/ ten ing 10 the extreme right Of tht column.
+ All b4llofe shall contain the name Of each
! and every candidate whose nomination for
/ any office specified iB the ballot has been
certified to and filed according to the proyi-
sious OF This Act. and no oiher name The
names of he candidates for each Office shall
! b. arranged under the designati on of the
/ Office in alphabetical order. according to sur
| name, except that tho name of candidates
for Presidential Electors shall be arranged in
groups as presented in the several certificates
Of nomnition and the rames OF the candi
+ DAT for p esdent and Vice President shall
/ precede the proper qOups OF Presidential
Z Electors. the political designation OF each
i cnndidate shall be printed opposite his name.
/ There shall be left az the end uf the list of
| candidates FOR each office one blank space to
+ be p9cd when substituting names TO fill va
/ eancss. There shall be margin Mt he right
! hand side Of the names at least one hall inch
wide. 80 that the voter may clearly indicate
i In the way hereinafter described The candi-
+ date or eandidatez for whom he wishes to
/ vote. Whenever any quest N Is 10 be SUD
i mitted to the vote Of the people IL shall be
+ printed upon the DdiiOt N sHGn manner az TO
enable The eicc' or 10 vote upon the question
i IN he manner hereinafter provided. h "a re
! sh II be printed On the ballots opposite the
/ designation OF each Office such words will
i aid the voter 10 iadieale his eh ice OF eandi-
dates. snch rs vote for one - votF for
/ IN eo," and the like
/ sec 13. All ballots. when printed. shall be
/ bound in stub books OF 80 and 100 ballots
each 4 record Of the number OF ballots
/ printed for them shall be kept by the re-
i spectve County Clerks.
Sec. II. The County G 'erks shall provide
/ for each election precinct in the eou ty
I wherein less than q voters are regis cred %
/ ballots aud in all other precincts 100 ballots
+ for each 80 fraction Of 30 voters register ed
i In the precinct.
Sec is Whenever It shah appear, by afi-
4 d 1yit, that An error CT omission has occurred
/ in the publication of the name or description
! Of any of the candidates nominated, or IN the
+ hitting Of the ballots, any member Of the
/ Board Of County Commissioners. M on appi-
cation ~ any voter, shall issue an order re-
/ quiring the County Clerk to correct such
| error,
Sec. Is. Before the opening of the polls,
/ al any election. the County Clerk shall cause
/ TO be delivered to the Board OF Election Of
e1ch election precinct in mis- county the
| proper humber of Ii kets of the kind to he
used IN the election precinct n case of pre-
yention of an election in any precinct by rea-
4 soa OF the loss Jrstruc ion of the ballots
| intended for that precinct. or for any other
/ ttuEts tHF ln~pfttbTbI DlutI hittllOn bIlteF
! for the precinct shall make an affidavit set
| ting 70 tn the fact and transmit it TO the Gov
| ernor OF the STATE. Cpon receipt of such
/ affidavit. aud upon the application of any
candidate for any office to be voted for by the
voters of such precinct the Governor shall
| order new election in such precinct.
SEQ IL Al tbs same time and in the same
manner as Inspectors and Judges of Election
arc now appointed in the State, there shall
| be appointed two Clerks of Election, who
shall have charge of the ballots on election
/ da,, and shall fu nieh them to the voters In
the manner hereinafter provided for. Said
Clerks Of Election shall possess the same
| qualifications and rec i've the same comDen-
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 elecl Ion.
! Sec. II. The Board of County Commission
ers shall provide, at each polling place with
] in the county. II sufficient number of places,
| booths or compartments, in which voters may
conveniently mark their ballots, SO that in
marking thereof they may be screened from
the observation of others, and a guard rall
! shall be SO p ced hat only such persons as
are inside said rail can approach within six
/ feet Of he ba lot hOX and OF such booths or
! compartments. The arrangements shall be
such that neither the ballot box nor the
/ booths nor compartments shall DO hid
1 den from the view OF thost just out
side the guard rall. The uum Der of such
4 one for each fifty or fraction of fifty voters
/ registered in the precinct. Each OF said
/ booths or compartments shall be kept pro-
ylded with proper supplies and tonvenences
] for marking ballots, No pers ou, other than
voters engaged in receiving, preparing or de.
! posting their ballots, shall be permitted in
side said guard rail during the time the polls
/ are open, except by authority of the Board of
1 Election, and in that case only for the pur-
/ pose of keeping order and enforcing the law,
Sec. 10. ANY person desiring 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 find the
name upon the registry list he shall repeat
| IN name and address. One ballot shall then
| be given 10 the voter, and the number of The
said b Hot shall be written by one of the
/ Clerks of Election upon the registry list OPP
/ posite the name of the voter receiving II.
Sec. 90. On receiving his ballot the voter
shall Immediately retire alone to one of the
i places, booths or compartments. He shall pre-
pare his ballot by marking a cross or Y after
! the name o the person for whsm he intends
/ 10 vote Tor each office. In case of constitn.
! tioual amendment or other question sub
mitted TO the voters, The cross Or shall be
/ placed after the answer which he desires To
/ give. Such marking shall be done only with
/ a black lead pencil. Before leaving the hooth
/ or compartment the voter shall fold his ballot
! 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
voted, Saving folded his ball t. the voter
F shall deliver IT to the Inspector, who shall An.
nouNce the name of the voter and the mum.
Der of his bal OF. The Clerk having he reris-
+ try n charge, II he fndS the Rumber to agree
I with the number of tha ballot delivered to mo
voter, shall repeat the name and numbrr. and
/ snail mark opposite the name the word
voted The Inspector shall then separate
{ tbs strip bearing the number from the balIn,
+ and shall deposit the ballot in the ballot box
+ Said sttip and number shall be immediately
! destroyed.
sec. 81. But one person shall occupy anv
booth or compartment at one time and no
person shall remain in or OCCUPY a booth ar
compartment longer than may be necessary
to prepare his ballot, aud in no case longer
/ than 1--WE minutes,
/ Sec. p, Any voter who shall accidentallv
spoil ballot may return such spoiled ballot
/ 10 the Clerks of election, and receive another
one In its place. Ali the ballots thus rctnrn "a
shat be imme diatcly Cancelled, by writing the
word cancelled across The face OF the ballot
and, with those not distributed to Inv
voters, shall be returned with the electiop re-.
turns A voter who does not vote the ballot
DELHI cred to him shall, before leaving tho
space inside the guard rail, return such ballet
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