Evening journal., 1892-11-05
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS.


by the department Of elections. Their
perusal will be advantageous to voters as
well as to inspectors:
On the day Of election the inspectors
shall be at their respective polling places
by or before Z a. m, and there remain
until the polls are closed, and their
duties at such polling places are COM
pleted.
The registration in some districts being
so much larger than this department.
estimated for, it is earnestly recon
mended that the polls shall be opened at
the earliest moment allowed by the law,
in order that ample time shall be given
for all 70 vote
When ready to open the polls, the
chairman shall make public announce
ment that the polls are open. and one
half hour before he time for closing, he
shall make public proclamation that the
polls will close at o'clock
No person shall be allowed within
thirty feet of the entrance to the room
during tie time the polls ar topen, eA-
cept those who are passing along the
rOped passage, and il is the duty Of th,
Inspectors to see this provision of th.
law strictly enforced
The following msthDd Df rOnilctIn-
the election, will % followed AS closely
as possible
On taking possession Of the polling
place, the inspectors shalt pruceed a.
compare the corrected register, receivru
from the department OF elections. witt
the other registers, and the public colA
of the register, and make them agree in
ali respects with said corrected register.
?. The inspectors. poll clerks anD
voters assistants, who have been prev,
ously selected, shall take the oal h pre-
scribed for the election officers
3. The chairman shall read distinctly
sections "a and 3d. page 6, of the regi,
tration and election laws.
4. The chairman. in the presence Of
the other inspectors, shall open the pack
age of ballots in such manner as to pre-
serve the seals intact, aud shalldeliver to
the clerk of the election of the opposite
political party from his own twenty We
(25) of the ballots, and to the other clerk
of the election the stamps for marking
the ballots.
8. The clerks of the election shall at
once proceed to write their initials, in
ink, on the lower left-hand corner of the
back of each of said ballots, in THEN
ordinary handwriting, without any other
i
@. In every case of an elector present
ing himself to the inspectors and offer
ing to vote, he must announce his name
and residence, and hand his tax receipt
to the chairman, which name and resi-
dence must be found registered i'm at
least two Of the registers, in the quail
fed column or in the may become
qualified" the qualification required
must be produced aud his right to vote
affirmed by ut least two of the inspectors,
before the ballot is given to the voter b,
the clerk of election. And when said
ballot is handed 10 the chairman by th,
voter, properly folded, he shall deposit
| the same In the box, and one of the in
| spectors shall stamp the tax receipt on
/ It's face with the stamp furnished for
/ that purpose and return it to the voter
2 As each successive electOr calls 70,
"a ballot, the clerk of election having tn,
/ custody Of the ballots shall deliver t.
/ him, the FIRST signed of the twenty fvr
/ ballots, and the inspector shall imme
/ diately deliver to the said clerk another
ballot which the clerks of election shall
at once couutersign as before and add tu
1t the ballots already countersigned IN
such manner that it shall be delivered
/ for voting after all those previousl,
countersigned
8 No more than one elector for eacb
booth shall be allowed in the room at ON,
time and no one shall be permitted To-
occupy a booth longer than three
minutes.
%. No person shall be permitted to
en er the voters booth with AN elector.
e. ept where the elector declares thai
Too is unable to marx or alter his ballot
u, reas II of physical disability such as
b,in- bind or having lost both hands.
ir s. unable TO read or write, or BOTH in
which case he may call to his assistance
.lU ,utvrs' assistants, who shall 20 into
oth with him and i'm the presence
.I iAe D.t. ut tuu 20 each 9th er, prepare
le naIl.t Il voting as the elector de-
-0u but in no other cas-
shall the voters ASSISTANTS or any other
person be permitted "a ter the booth
with an elector. Ina ease an eiector needs
any verbal instruction as To he prepara
tion OF his ballot, it must be- given by
the voters assistants in the presence OF
each other outside he booths.
] As soon as ihe electors vote is de
posted on rejected he must imui, dIately
retire from the room ana without the
thirty feet limit
disputed, his right to vote must be i'm
mediately decided by at least two of tn,
inspectors
l2 When the polls have been closed
and the inspectors have perfected tn,
registers and a,rrrtahed the number OF
votes cast, as riovio,d in section ! 7, pag,
63 of the Rrgi-tuii iuu aud Election laws
the chairman -hnl make public snnuunce
ment OF the number of votes cast, anC
shall count what ballots he has remain
ing, make note of same ON tally list
aud totally destroy said remaining ballots
10y FIRE
t3 Any ballots which have been mu
tilated by an elector and returned TO tn,
clerk and new ballots given for them
shall be destroyed by the elector in thl
pre- ence of the election officers, and am
ballots which are ~ imperie, tly marke,
that the inspectors are unable TO deter
mine the intent of the voter, and are no
counted. shall be placed together an,
placed in the ballot box with the counted
ballots, seals, &c
Note-Duriug the counting Of tn
ballots the United States supervisor
have the right, under the law, to exam
inc, inspect and count all tickets as T.
the vote for Congressman, and to max
notes and remarks on the completes