Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1892-06-11

SEC. 10. Any person desiring to vot e
| shall give his name and address to one OF the
Clerks of Election, who shall announce the
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 op-
poste the name of the voter receiving it
SEC. 20 On receiving his ballot he voer
shall Immediately retire alone to one of the
places, booths or compartments. He shall
prepare his ballot by marking a cross or X
after he name Of The pea'on Tor whom he IN
tends to VOTE for each office In case of
Constitutional amendment or other question
submit ed to the vOter,. The cross or X sh I'll
b. placed alter the answer which he desires
to give. Such marking shall be done ony
wtth black lead pencil Before leaving
h booth or comparmen. the voter shall fold
HI, bsiioi in such manner ha, he water
mark ami the number OF the bal OF hal ap
pear on the outside, without exposing he
marks upon the ballot, and shall keep 1t 5
folded until he ha, 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 hnds the number 10 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. 81. But one person shall occupy any
one booth or compartment at one time, and
no person shall remain in or occupy a booth
or compartment longer than may be necessa-
ry to prepare his ballot, and in no case longer
than hve minutes.
SEC ~. Any voter who shall accident
ly spoil ballot may return such spoiled
ballot to the Clerks Of Election, and receive
another one in its place. All the ballots
thus returned shall b. Immediately Cancelled,
BY writing the word cancelled across the face
OF the ballot, and, with those not distributed
to the voters, shall b. 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 oil
Election shall account for the ballots deHv-
cred TO the m. by returning a sufficient num-
Der Of unused and spoiled ballots to make
up, when added TO the number OF ofncial bal.
lots cast, the number OF ballots delivered To
hem.
SEC %. A vofer who declares undcr
oath, that by rea on OF physical disability,
b,.t a. I,1. he lall hall
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 go inside the guard rail as 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 lherefrom by the
Inspector.
SEC. IS. The County Clerk shall cause
to be printed, on plain white paper, without
water-mark or Endorsements, 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 cleo
ton; provided, that not more than two of
such sample ballots shall he furnished to any
one voter, except upon the written order OF
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
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of Election shall furnish each registered 70
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. lie 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 a. the
ballots and sample ballois are furnished
The Board OF Election shah post al least
one OF such cards in each booth or comparI-
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 twenly-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 10 be elected
10 an Office, or II for any re ason II is impos-
sble to determlne 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
SIC. 27. Any person who shall falsely
make or traudulently deface or destroy any
| certhcate OF nomination or any part thereof.
or lille 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 wafer
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