The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1892-04-29
THE NEW RLECrloN LAW.

or tue new clSCtOu iAM III WHICH
,oters are Interested:
The polls will open at s o'clock a. m,
md close at 6 p. m. Judges may adjourn
1t one O'Clock for one hour.
All voters must vote In the pi iecinct In
which they reside for county officers, and
in any county in the state for state officers,
and in any county in district for district
officers. Judges of electioa are invested
with the jurisdiction and authority of
justices 1.-THE peace and may impose fine
for offences against the election law.
Section az. The county clerk of each
shall cause to be printed according
20 law all the ballots required under the
provisions of this act, and shall furnish the
same In the manner hereinafter provided I
for the use of all electors In the county. |
Ballots other than those furnished by the |
respective county clerks, according 20 the |
provisions of this act, shall not be used, or |
or cast or counted In any cleo |
ton provided for in this act.
Section IS. All ballots designed to be !
voted shall be printed In black ink upon a
good quality of white paper, and shall be
alike and of the same size In the same
county at the same election. Duplicate
Impressions of the same shall be printed
upon cheaper colered paper SO as to be
readily distinguished from the white bal
lots. These c3lored ballots shall be used
solely as sample ballots for the Information
and convenience of voters. and shall not
be voted, aud If voted shall not be counted.
Section 20. The ballots shall be styled
Official Ballois;' shall state the number
or name of the precinct and county they
are intended for, and the date when the
election is to be held; shall contain the
names of all the candidates for Offices to be
filed al that election whose nominations
have been duty made and accepted as here
In provided, and who have not died or
withdrawn, and shall contain no other
names of persons, except that in the case OF
electors OF president and vice president of
the United States the names of the candi-
dates for president and vice president may
be added to the party or political designa
| tion: the name of the civ or town or
couaty in which the candidate resides shall
| be added to the name Ss each candidate; I;
the name of each person nominated shall
be printed upon the ballot 10 but cns place,
but there shall be added opposite thereto
the party or political designaiivn.expiessed
| in not more than three words for any one
! party, as specified in each of the certificates
of nomination nominating him for the
Office. The names of the candidates for
each Office shal, be arranged under the
desig1ation of the office in alphabetical or
der, according to SUI names, except that the
names of candidates for the Offices of elect
ors of president and viee-President shall be
arranged in groups, as presented in the
several certificates of nomination There
shall be left at the end of fiie list of candi-
dates for each different Office as many
bank spaces as there are persons to be
elected 10 such u4iice. in which the elector
may write in the name Cf any person NOT
| printed on the ballot, for whom he Gesire>
70 vote as candidate for such Office On the
left margin of the ballots the name OF the
uppermost candidate as pri-;ted shall be
numbered II, the next Candidate I3, the
next ID, and SO on consecutive'y 10 the end
of the ballot. The blank lines shall not be
numbered. Whenever the approval of a
constitutional amendment OF other ques-
ton is submitted TO the vote Of the people,
such question shall be printed upon the
ballot after the list of candidates, and each
answer shall be numbered on the left mar
| gin as in the case of the names of candi-
dates. The ballots shall be printed so as
! to give each elector clear opportunity to
designate his choice of candidates aid his
i answers to the questions submitted by
cancelling or marking out the names of the
candidates who are not his ci.oice or the
answer he does not wish to make. And
on the ballot may be printed such words as
will aid the elector to do this. as "vote for
one" "vote for three" syes," "no." s'can.
Gel, cro.s or mark ont the names of candi-
dates not voted for" and the like. Each
| white ballot shall have at the top thereof
two stubs or margins, perforated along the
lower edge thereof and adapted to be torn
j of after the ballot Is folded. and withou,
exposing It's contents. The ballot shall be
of sufficient length and width TO rermi;
this to be properly DONE The white bal
I lots shall be arranged and printed sub
s:antially in the following form:
Section 50. There shall be provided
and furnished for each election precinct not
less not than four white ballots for each
vote cas-: in such election precinct at the
general election next preceding, and like
number of the colored or sample ballots
The colored or sample ballots shall be
duplicate impressions of the white ballots
but without perforated stubs These
coIored or samples ballots shall be
furnished as soon as printed, at any time
before the election, by the respective
county clerks, In reasonable quantities. 10
| all electors applying for the same; and on
| the day of the election. under the direction
and control of the judges at each polling
place, the sample ballots shall be given In
reasonable and proper quantities to all
electors applying for them.
Section 81. When any vacancy occurs
| by death or withdrawal aforesaid. and af-
| ter the printing of the ballots any person
or persons are nominated, as aforesaid, to
/ fill such vacancy, the county clerk shall, .
sufficient time before the election, canse TO
be prepared and printed, according to law,
| upon cards of instrp, lion, arranged in the
manner herein required for the ballots,
the rames and information concern
ing such candidates. so nominated to fill
such vacancies caused by death or With
!. dra wal; one of such cards, certified by the
county clerk, shall be posted and kept
posted in plain view In each compartment
or place provided for preparing the baIlo.s
In each polling place, and the same shall
also be posted in the county Clerks Office
| from the time the same is prepared until
after the election.
Section 50. 1t shall be the duty of the
county clerk of each county to cause the
name Of each nominee who has thus with
drawn or died 10 be cancelled upon the
white ballots, and also the colored ballots.
before they are given out to the electors. If
said ballots have been already forwarded to
the several election precincts, the county
clerk shall. if there is time, certify the mat
ter to the judges of the several election pre-
cincts and then it shall be the duty of the
judges Of such election precincts, in accord
ance with such certifcation. to see that the
name Of each candidate who has thus with
drawn or died is Cancelled upon the white
and colored ballots before they are give out
to the electors. and also that such cards of
instruction, or lists Of the candidates nomina-
ted to fill such vacancy. are duly posted in
each compartment or place provided for pre-
pairing the ballots before the ballots are
given out to the electors.
Section So. 1t shall be the duty. Of the
county clerk of each county to provide for
each election precinct within such county
one large and one smaller ballot-box. the
larger one of which shall be used for the re
ception of all general ballots deposited, and
the smaller one for all ballots cast only for
state or district officers Said larger boxes
shall be marked Genera, = and the smaller
Estate and District" respectively. Each
OF such ballot boxes shall he provided with
a lid fastened with hinges, and a good lock