Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1892-06-29

Il shgll appear on the oats.ds when tho ballot
Is folded. The number on each bal OF snnll
be the same that GU the CORES pondiu9
stul. and the ballots and stubs shall be num-
bered eonsecutjyely In cseh county. Where
the names of candidates are printed in sepa-
rate columns the columns shall be separated
by hehyy rules. and on all ballots the names
/ Of candidates thall be separated By a rule ex
| ten Ing TO the extreme right OF til. column.
] All bHllots shall contain the name Of each
and every candidate whose nomination for
any ONCE specified In the ballot has been
certified TO and filed according to the provi-
sions VI this Act, and no olner 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 thai tho name Of candi dates
for Presidential ELECTORS shall be arranged In
groups AZ presented in the several certificates
OF nomination. aud the names Of the candi
dat for President and Vice President shall
precade the prone. q cups Of Presidential
klcctof-, the political designation OF each
candidate shall be printed opposite his name
There shall be len at the end Of The list OF
cand idat's for each Office one blank space To
be used when substituting names TO MI va
eaDci"s. There shall be margin at he right
hand sid~ Of III. names At least one half inch
Wide. 30 that the voter may clearly Indicate
In the way hereinafter described the capdi-
date or candidates for whom he wishes to
Vote. Whenever any qucsli N 10 10 be SUB
mitted to the vote Of the people. It shsll be
printed upin the ballot In such manner as to
enable thu elrc'or. to y,te upon the question
, Ia ihr manner hereinafter provided. b re
Oh u he printed on the ballots opposite tina
designation OF each Office such words as will
aid fhe voter 10 Indicate his CHI Ice OF candi-
dates. such as vete for on-" " vote for
th ee,' and the like
See Is. All ballot when printed. shall be
bound in stub books OF 80 and 100 ballots
each a record of the number Of ballots
printed for them shall be kept by the re-
spective County Clerks
Sec Il. Tha County Clerks shall provide
for each election precinct In the cou ty
wherein lsss than n voters are regis cred 50
ballots. and IN all other precinc's 100 ballots
for zach 50 r fraction OF 30 voters register ed
In the precinct.
Sec is. Whenever 1t shall appear, by an
d wit, that an error or omission has occurred
In the publication Of the name or description
OF any of the candidates nominated, or n the
intiny OF tho ballots, any member OF the
Board Of County Com issioners vi on appli-
| cation ny any voter. shall lssus an order re-
curing the County Clerk to correct such
error
Sec. TO- Before the opening of the polls.
at any election, the County Clerk shall cause
to be delivered to the board Of Election Of
each election precinct In his county the
proper number of Il. kets OF the kind 10 be
| used In the election precinct case of pro-
vention of an elrctioA in any precinct by res
son OF the loss or destruc ion OF the ballots
intended for that precinct, or for any other
for the precinct shall make an AFFIDAVIT set
ting 70 tn the fact and transmit It 10 the Gov
srnor of the State. Upon receipt Of such
affidavit. and upon the application Of any
ca adidate for any office to bc voted for by tho
voters Of such precinct. the Governor shall
order q sw election in such precinct
Srs II. Al tn. same time aud in the Same
manner A. 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 nish 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 compen-
sation as Inspectors of Election. Said Clerks
shall be- selected from the political parties
| which polled the largest and the next largest
votes In the precinct at the last preceding
general cleci Ion.
Sec. u. The Hoard of County Commission.
| ers shall provide, at each polling place with.
| in the county, arnfilcient 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 rail
| shall be 30 placed that only such persons as
are insids said rail can approach within six
| feet Of he ballot box, and OF such booths or
compartments. The arrangements shall be
such that nslthcr the ballot box nor the
booths nor compartments shall be hid.
den from the view of thoss Just out
rids the guard rail. The number of such
OoOtnk OF com HEImcntSb uAll DC not less tn an
one for each Atty or fraction Of ffty voters
registered In tho precinct. Each of said
booths or compartments shall be kept pro-
vided with proper supplies aud csnveniences
| for marking ballots. No person, other than
voters engaged in receiving preparing or de-
posting their ballots, shalt be permitted in
| side said guard rail during the time the polls
are open, except by authority of thu Board of
Election, and in that case only for the pur-
pose of keeping order and enforcing the law
Nor 10 -siripo tn i,
give His name end address to one OF the
Clerks of Election, who shall announce the
same, and II the other Clerk shall nnd the
name apon tina registry list he shall repeat
| er given to the voter, and tue number II the
said b Hot shall be written by one Of tho
Clerks OF Election upon the registry list op-
! posilo the name OF the voter receiving l.,
Sec 20. On receiving his ballot the voter
shall Immediately retire alone to one of tho
/, places. booths or COMPARING He shsl pre-
pare his oallot by marking cross or X after
| tho name oil the person for whom he intends
| 10 vote for each office. In ca,e OF a constitu.
| uonsl amendment or oihor question sub.
mitted To the voters. the cross or X shall be
placed after the answer which he desires tn
| give. Such marking shall be done only with
back lead pencil. Before leaving tho booth
or compartment the voter shall fold his b,llot
! In such manner that the wster.msrk and tho
number OF the ballot shall appear on the out.
eide, without exposing the marks upon the
ballot, and shall keep II so folded until he ba.
voted. Having folded his bali I, the voter
shall deliver 1t to the Inspector, who shall an.
nounce the name of the voter and the nun.
Der OF his bal OF. The Clerk having the rerjs
try In charge, VI he hnds thu number TO ACRE,
with the number Of III, ballot delivered 10 1, he
voter. shall repeat the mama and nu IN Der, and
shall mark opposite the name the word
voted" The Inspector shall then separate
the strip bearing the number from the ballot.
and shall deposit the ballot In the ballot hoy
Said strip and mum Der shall be immediat,
| destroyed
Sec IL Bnt one person shall occupy say
booth OF compartment at one time, and no
person shall remain in or occupy y booth on
compartment longer han may be necessary
to prepare his ballot, and In no case Longer
than ave In iuutes.
Sec. -. ANY voter who shall accidentally
spoil ballot may return such snoiled b,lloi
to the Clerks of Election. and receive another
one In its place. All the ballet. thus return.d
shall be in,me diatcly caucel"d by writing ths
word canoe ed across he face OF the ballot.
and, with those not distributed to ths
voters, shall bs returned with tho election re-.
turns A voter who does not vots the halle,
delt srcd 10 him shall, before leaving ,hs
space insids the gard rail, return euch ballot
to the Clerks, who shall i'm "a ,diate v exL,ai