Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1892-05-28

! same, and if the other Clerk shall find the
name upon he registry list he shall repeat
the name and address. One ballot shall BE-
| then given to the voter, and the number Of
said ballot shall be written by one Of the
Clerks of Election upon the registry list OPP
posite the name of the voter receiving it
SEC. 20 On receiving his ballot he voter
shall Immediately retire alone to one of the
places, booths or compartments. He shall
prepare his ballot by marking a cross or X
after the name Of the peason for whom he in
/ tends to vote for each office In case of
constitutional amendment or other question
submitted 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 a black lead pencil. Before leaving
the booth or compartment the voter shall fold
/ his ballot in such manner that the wateI-
mark and the number Of the balot shall APP
| pear on the outside, without exposing he
marks upon the ballot, and shall keep il So
| folded until he has voted. Having folded
his ballot, the voter shall deliver II to he In
| spector, who shall announce The name Of the
voter and the number of his ballot The
Clerk having the registry list in his charge,
if he finds the number to agree with the
number of the ballot delivered to the voter,
shall repeat the name and number, 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 box.
Said strip and number shall be Immediately
destroyed.
SEC. III. But one person shall occupy any
one booth or compartment al one time, and
no person shall remain in or occupy a booth
or compartment longer than may be necessa.
ny to prepare his ballot, and in no case longer
than five minutes.
SEC ~. Any voter who shall accidental.
ly spoil a ballot may return such spoiled
ballot to the Clerks of Election, and receive
another one in its place. All the ballots
thus returned shall be Immediately cancelled,
by writing the word cancelled across the face
of the ballot, and, with those not distributed
to the voters, shall be returned with the cleo
ton returns. A voter who does not vote The
ballot delivered to him shall, before leaving
the space inside the guard rail, return such
ballot 10 the Clerks, who shall Immediately
cancel the same and return it in the same
manner as a spoiled ballot. The Clerks OF
Election shall account for the ballots deliv-
cred to them, by returning sufficient num-
Der Of unused and spoiled ballots 10 make
up, when added to the number Of official bal
lots cast, the number OF ballots delivered TO
Them.
SEC. 20. A voter who declares under
oath, that by reason of physical stability,
he is unable to mark his ballot, shall al hi,
request be permitted to receive the assistance.
in such marking, of an eleclor, other than
any election officer, but no person shall be
permitted to 60 inside the guard rail an
assistant TO more than one voter,
SEC. "a. No ballot shall be deposited in
the ballot box unless the water. mark, as
hereinbefore provided, appears thereon, and
unless the slip containing the number OF the
ballot has been removed therefrom by the
Inspector.
SEC. IS. The County Clerk shall cause
to be printed, on PLAIN white paper, without
water-mark or Inducements, except the words
sample ballot" at least three times as
many copies of the form Of ballot provided
for use in each precinct as there shall be reg
istered voters IN such precinct. Such copies
shall be furnished TO registered voters at the
Office of said County Clerk during office
hours for five days preceding the day of elrc.
ton; provided, that not more than two OF
such sample ballots shall he furnished to any
one voter, except upon the written order OF a
voter, and not more than two Of said sample
ballots shall be delivered on such order. AT
least as many sample ballots shall be fur.
nished by the County Clerk to each Board OF
Election as there shall be registered voters
in the precinct, and on election day the Board
of Election shall furnish each registered vol-
er, on application, one such sample ballot.
Said County Clerk shall also cause to be
printed, in plain type, on cards, instructions
for the guidance of voters for obtaining and
marking their ballots. He shall furnish
twelve such cards to the Board of Election
Of each election precinct in the county, at
the same time and in the same manner as the
ballots and sample ballots are furnished
The Board OF Election shall post at least
one OF such cards in each booth or compart-
ment provided for the preparation of ballots,
and not less than three OF such cards at other
places in and about the polling places on The
day of election. There shall also be printed
on said cards sections tweniy-seven, twenty
eight. twenty-nine and thirty of this Act.
SEC. 20. In counting the votes any ballot
not bearing the water-mark, as provided in
this Act, shall not be counted, but such bal
lot must be preserved and returned with the
other ballots. When a voter marks more
names than there are persons TO be elected
to an Office, or il for any JASON it is impos-
sible to determine the voters choice for any
Office, his vote for such office shall not be
counted. Any ballot upon which appears
names, words or marks written or printed,
except as in this Act provided, shall not be
counted.
SEC. Fl. Any person who shall falsely
make or fraudulently deface or destroy any
certificate of nomination or any part thereof,
or file any certificate Of nomination knowing
the same OF any part thereof TO be false, OF
suppress any certificate Of nomination which
has been duly filed, or any part thereof, or
make use of, keep or furnish to Others, ex-
cept as in this Act provided, any paper water
marked in imitation of ballot paper, or dis
close to any person not engaged in the max
ing, printing or distribution OF ballots or
ballot paper under the direction OF the proper
officer, the design Of the water-mark 10 be
placed on the ballot paper, or PRINT or be
concerned in printing or have in his posses
sion any imitation Of an official ballot, or
make any mark or Endorsement on any ballot,
or stub, by which the ballot can be disln-
gui,hed from other ballots. or falsely swear