Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-08-12
lice duly given, pointing out the defect
in the certificate of nomination..

tutonal amendment or other question Il
to be submitted to the people of the Stat,
for popular vote, the secretary of stat,
not less than twenty-five days befoi,
election and the clerk of each county
shall include the proposition or question
to be submitted In the ballot to be useC
on election day.
Sec. 10. The several county clerks, il
case of Il general election, and the sever
al, city, village and town clerks, in cast
of city, village or town election. shall, al
least five days before any such election
is to be held, cause to be delivered to the
presiding officer of elections in each cleo
ton district in their respective county
town, city or village. five copies of q
printed list containing the name. resi-
dehce or other designation of each can
didate nominated, as hereinbefore pro-
vidcd. TO be voted for by the voters OF
| the re pcClivr election istricts and sucl
presiding officer shall forthwith cause to
be postcu one of said lists at the place
where the ballots are to be cast, and
election held. and at least in four other
public and conspicuous places in such
election district.
Sec. IL. 1t shall be the duty of the
several county, town, city and village
clerks of this State, to prepare and pro
vide, as hereinafter prescribed, ballots
printed on white paper containing the
names of all persons, certificates oil
whose nomination for public Office have
been filed with them a. provided in this
act. The ballots TO be printed by the
several county clerks shall be printed
and ready for inspection by the candi-
dates and their agents. at least five days
before a general election. The ballots to
be provided by the several city, village
and town clerks shall be printed and
ready for inspection at least live days be-
fore election.
Sec. Il. At least five sample ballots,
for each polling place, printed on tinted
paper, but in all other respects the same
rs official ballots, shall he provided by the
several clerks named in the foregoing
section, and shall be delivered to cleo
ton officers together with the card of in
struction hereinafter mentioned.
See. Is. Ballots hereafter u>cd eX-
ccpt a. hereinafter provided for the clcc-
ton of public officers in this State, print
ed as hereinbefore provided. shall con
tain, under each appropriate head, the
names OF all the persons to be voted for
at each election. with their places of res
idence, with the name of the party or
other political organization to which
each candidate belongs. In case of
electors of president and vlce-presdent
of the United States, the names of the
candidates for president and vice presi-
dent may be added to the party or politi-
cal designation. Each ballot shall be in
dorsed by the words "oificial ballot ,
and be followed by the name of the dis
trict, ward, town or precinct in which
they are to be used, the date of the
election, and Il fac-simile of the sigma
ture of the clerk causing the same 10 be
printed, with his official title. There
shall be left underneath each group of
candidates for different offices. Il blank
space in which the voter may insert the
name of any person for whom he may
desire to vote. Whenever the approval
of Il constitutional amendment or other
question j. 10 be submitted to the peO-
pie, such question shall be printed upon
the ballot after the lit of candidates.
The ballots shall be so printed as to
give each voter II clear opportunity TO
designate by cross mark y in Il SUI
licicnt ma. gin at the right of the name
of each candidate, his choice of candi-
dates, and his answer 10 the question
submitted; and on the ballot may be
printed such words as will aid the
voter to do this, as, ''vote for one"
"vote for three, 'yes," mo-" and the
like.
Sec. 10. All ballots, when printed,
shall be fastened together in blocks, con-
tanning one hundred ballots each, and in
such manner that each ballot may be re-
moved and detached separately.
Sec. DO There shall be printed and
furnished for each hpllipO nlarp NJ
which an election is to be held, one hun
dred ballots for every fifty voters, or
traction thereof, who voted at the last
preceding town election, excepting in
cases of officers TO he elected in towns,
cities and villages, and representatives
to the general assembly. when there
shall be provided three hundred ballots
Tor each fifty voters, or fraction thereof.
In case more ballots are required, the
presiding officer shall cause To be fur
nlshed sufficient supply until there is an
election.
Sec. u. The several clerks whose du-
ty it is to PRINT and furnish the ballot,
provided for by this act, shall prepare
full instructions for the guidance of vol-
ers III such election in regard to obtain
ing ballots, the manner of marking them,
and the method of obtaining assistance
in marking such ballots. and as to OBJ
tanning new ballots in place of those ac-
cidently spoiled, and they shall respec-
lively cause the same, together with
sections thirty-four, thirty-fve, thirty
six and thirty-seven of this act, to be
printed in large. clear type on separate
cards, to be called cards of instruction.
/ They shall also furnish to the presiding
officer of elections in each election dis
trict, at least five of such cards, at the
same time and in the same manner as
the printed ballots are furnished. Such
presiding officer, before the opening OF
the polls on election day, shall post one
of said cards of instruction and one sam
pie ballot in plain view in the room
where the ballots-are cast and at least
four of said cards, and four sample bal
lots in and about the polling places.
Sec. %. The several clerks aforesaid
shall deliver or cause to be delivered, BY
mail, or other reliable method, to the
presiding officer aforesaid, one package
containing one hundred official ballots,
except as provided in section twenty of
this act, for every fifty voters or fraction
thereof who voted at the last preceding