Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1892-05-11


| II shall appear on the outside when the ballot
l. folded The number on each bal OF shall
I be the same As that on the corresponding
stul. and the ballots and stubs shall be num-
bered eonsecutiyely in each county. Where
the names of candidates are printed in sepa-
rate columns the columns shall be separated
| by heavy rules. and on all ballots the names
of candidates shall he separated by rule ex-
ten Ing TO the extreme right OF til, column.
| All allots shall contain the name of each
and every candidate whose nomination for
any office specified In the ballot has been
| certified to and hled according to the proyi-
! s.ons OF this Act. and no oih.r 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 that the name Of candidates
Tor Pre- idential lectOrs shall be arranged in
groups as presented in the ral certificates
of nomination, and the rames of the candi
DAT = for p esidcnt and Vice President shall
7 precede the proper gloups of Presidential
Elcctors; tae political designation of each
candid tie shall be printed opposite his name.
/ Tae shail be left at the end OF The list OF
candidates for each office one blank space to
De used when substituting names TO MI va
c1nci"s. There shall be n margin at he right
hand side OF the names at least one hall inch
wide. 80 that the voter may clearly indicate
In the way hereinafter described The oandi-
date or candidates for whom he wishes to
yHe. Whenever any qnesii n is 10 be SUD
mitted 10 the vote of the people. ii shall be
printed up N the ballot IN sHch manner TO
enable the elecipr. 10 vote upon the question
/ IN The manner hereinafter provided. h re
! sh II he printed On the ballots opposite the
designation OF each Office such words M will
aid the voter TO indicate his CHI ice of candi-
dates sneh ~ vote for one" vote for
III ee, and tn like.
Sec 49, All ba Hot when printed. shall be
bound in stub books OF 50 and 101 ballots
each. a record OF the number OF ballots
! printed for them shall be kept by the re-
spective County Clerks
See. II. The County Clerks shall provide
| for each election precinct In the cou ty
wherein less than q voters are regis cred 30
ballots, aud in all other precincs 100 ballots
for each 80 fraction of so voters register ed
1 In the precinct.
Sec is Whenever II shall appear, by afi-
| dPvit. that m error or omiss on has occurred
in the publication of the name or description
| of any OF the candidates nominated. or n the
? hitting OF the ballots, any member OF the
| Board Of County Commissioners. NJ on apph-
cation ny any voter. shall issue an order re
curing the County Clerk to correct such
| error.
Sec. IS. 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 mis- county The
proper number Of ii kets of the kind To be
used IN the election precinct n case of pre-
| vention of an election n any precinct by rea-
son Of the loss or destrnc ion of the ballots
intended for that precinct, or for any other
cause, the Inspector or other election officer
for the precinct shall make an affidavit set
ting TO tn the fact and transmit 1t to the Gov
ernor OF the State. Upon receipt OF such
| affidavit aud upon the application of any
candidate for any office to be voted for by the
volers of such precinct. the Governor shall
order new election in such precinct.
| So IL At tn same time and in the same
manner az Inspectors aud Judges of Election
arc nov appointed in The State, there shall
be appointed two Clerks of Election, who
shall have charge of the ballots IN election
un, md shall fin uish fhpm the in
the manner hereinafter prov ded 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 poled the largest and the next largest
votes in the precinct at the last preceding
general cleo ion.
Sec Is. The Board of County Commission
| ers shall provide, at each polling place with
| in the equity, Il sufficient 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 n guard rail
shall be SO p cod hat only such persons us
are insid" said rail can approach wi hin six
| feet of he ballot box and OF such booths or
| compartments. The rrangements shall be
| such that neither the ballot box nor the
! booths nor compartments shall be hid
den from the view of thos just out
side the guard rail The number of such
| booths or com apartments shall b. not less than
one for each fifty or fraction of fifty voters
registered in the precinct. each of said
booths or compartments shall be kept pro-
vided with proper supplies and "onveniences
for marking ballots No perspu, other than
voters engaged in receiving. preparing or de-
posting their ballots, shall be permitted in
side said guard rail during the time the polls
are open, except by suthority of ths Board of
Election. and in that case only for the pur-
pose of keeping order and enforcing the law
Sec. 10. ANY person string to vote shall
give his name End address to one of the
! Clerks of Election, who shall announce the
same, and it the other Clerk shall find the
name upon the registry list he shall repeat
tn name and address. One ballot shall then
| lac given to the voter, and the number If The
sid b Hot shall be written by one of the
Clerks of Election upon the registry list OPP
posite the name of the voter receiving il.
Sec, 20. On receiving his ballot the voter
shall INN ediately retire alone to one of the
places. booths or COMPARING He shall pre-
pare his ballot by marking cross or Y after
| the name OF the person for VIII m he intends
10 vote for each office In case OF a constitu
tonal amendment or other question sub
mitted to the voters, the cross Sr Y shall be
placed after the answer which he desires To
give, Such marking shall be done only with
lack lead pencil, Il fore leaving the booth
or compartment the voter shall fold his ballot
! in such manner that the water-mark and the
number OF the ballot shall appear on the ont
side, without exposing the marks upnn the
ballot, and shall keep II SO folded until he has
voted. aaving folded his ball I. the voter
shall deliver 1t to the lne pector. who shall an
nonnce the name of the voter and the num-
Der of his bal OF. The Clelk having he regis
try IN charge, IL he fl 1ds III. number to agree
with the number Of IN ballot delivered to he
voter shall repeat the name and number, and
shall mark opposite the name the wo,d
/ voted. The Inspector shall then separate
the strip bearing the number from the ballot,
and shall deposit the ba lloi in the ballot box
Said stip ANA number shall be Immediately
1 destroyed
Sec. 81. Bnt one person shall occupy any
booth Or compartment at one time, and no
person shall remain in or occupy "A booth or
compartment longer than may be necessary
to prepare his ballot, and in no case longer
than five minutes.
Sec. -. ANY voter who shall accidentally
spoil ballet may return such spoiled blllot
/ TO the Clerks OF Election, aud receive another
one in its place. All the ballots thus returned
shall be imme diately Cancelled. by writing the
word Cancelled across he face OF the ballot
and, with those not distributed TO Tbs
voters, shall be returned with the election re-.
/ turns voter who does not vote the ballot
deliN cred to him shall, before leaving the
space inside the guard rail, return such ballot
10 ha no hal l,,,,, al