, 1892-10-10
THE ELECTION LAW.
Some Things That Every Voter
Should Know.

Properly stamped and Marked
Before They VIII be Received.
Secretary Weir had the matter of prepar-
ing a'sample election ballot up Tor official
adjustment, but after investigation and
consideration decided that, under the law,
he had nothing to do with the question.
Owing to the somewhat complicated ar
rangement of the ballot, it is feared that
many voters will be unable to use them in
telligently unless specially instructed
FORM OF BALLOT.
According to the provisions. of the legis- |
latiye act approved March z, 1889, all bal
lots shall be white and of a good quality of
paper, and the names of candidates printed
thereon in black ink.
Every ballot shall contain the name Of
every candidate whose nomination for any
Office specified in the ballot has been speci-
fed or filed according to the provisions of
this act, and no other names. All nomi-
nations of any party or group of petition
ers shall be placed under the title of such
party or petitioners as designated bY them
in their certificate of nomination or petit
ton, and the name of each nominee shall
be placed under the designation of the Of
iiee for which he has been nominated. At
the ends of the lists of candidates for each
office shall be left a blank space large
enough for the name Of the candidate to be
written in. There shall be blank space
on each side of every column of nominees
at least half an inch in width, and reason.
aDle space between the names printed there.
on, so that the voter may clearly indicate,
IN the way hereinafter provided, the candi-
date or candidates for whom he wishes to
cast his ballot. The arrangement of the
ballot shall, IN general, conform as nearly
as possible to the plan hereinafter given
Inc list Of candidates of the republican
party shall be placed in the first column on
the left hand side of said ballot; of the
democratic party, in the second column
ana OF any other parties in such order as
the clerk of the board of county commits
sioners shall determine.
AS can be seen by the closing sentence the
details of the official ticket are left with
the auditor of each county, who, by the
way cannot have the ballots prepared un-
III alter the 18th of the present month. He
can place the third parties" anywhere he
gal
IN TBURsTON COUNTY.
Twelve thousand ballots will be provided
1or use IN ThurstOn county Each ballot
Will have printed thereon all four of the
state tickets the county nominees and the
precinct nominees. By one act the voter
can do all his voting.
OFFICIAL BALLOTS.
Before the opening of the polls the coun-
" auditor shall cause the proper number of
ballots to be delivered to the various pre-
clnet polling places. He shall also deliver
to the said judges a rubber or other stamp
with ink pad, for the purpose of stamping
or designating the official tickets, as here
matter provided. Said stamp shall contain
the words ''offieial ballot" tile name or
number of the election precinct, the name
E. of the county, the date Of the election. and
the name and official designation of the
clerk who furnishes the tickets. The
stamps and ballots shall be given to the in
spector of each election precinct; but in
case 1t may be impractcabe to deliver
' sach stamps and ballots to such Inspector,
then they may be delivered to one of the
judges of election of any such precinct.
yoTING PLACES.
The inspectors Of election shall provide
IN their respective polling places sut1i-
clent number of places, booths or compart-
ments, which shall be furnished with such
supplies and conveniences as shall enable
the voter conveniently to prepare his bal
lot Tor voting, and in which electors NAV
mark their ballots, screened from observa-
tlon, and guard rail so constructed that
only persons within such rail can approach
within nifty feet of the ballot boxes, or the
places, booths or compartments herein pro-
ylded for. The number of such places
booths or compartments shall not be less
than one for every fifty electors or fraction
thereof registered in the precinct, or voting
at the last preceding election where there
Is no registration. In precincts containing
less than twenty-five voters, the election
may be conducted under the provisions of
this act without the preparation of such
booths or compartments as required in this
section. No person other than electors en-
gagged In receiving, preparing or depOsiting
their ballots, or a person present for the
purpose OF challenging the vote Of an cleo
tor about to cast his ballot, shall be per-
mitted to be within said rail. and in case of
small precincts where places, booths or
compartments are not required, no person
engaged in preparing their ballot shall in
any way be interfered with by any person,
unless it be some one to assist him.
MANNER OF VOTING.
On receipt OF his ballot, the elector shall
forthwith, and without leaving the polling
place, retire alone to one of the places,
booths or compartments provided, TO pre-
pare his ballot. He shall prepare his bal
lot by marking cross before or after the
name of the person or persons for whom
he intends to vote. For example, "x." or
in case of a ballot containing a constitu-
tiOnal amendment, or other question to be
submitted to the vote of the people, bv
crossing out therefrOm parts of the ballot
shall express his vote upon the question
submitted, or the eleCtor may write in the
blank spaces or paste over any other name
the name Of any person for whom he may
wish to vote. In marking a ballot, any
electOr shall be atlibertV to use or cOpv anv
unofficial sample ballot which he NAV
choose to mark or to have had marked in
advance of entering the polling place or
booth; but no elecCOr shall be at liberty to
use or bring into the polling place any un-
official sample ballot printed in the exact
style, manner, width or character of paper
of the official ballot. After preparing his
ballot the electOr shall fold it so that the
face of the ballot will be concealed and so
that the Endorsement stamped thereon may
be seen. He shall then vote forthwith and
before leaving the polling place.
Partisans may vote their tickets straight
by making a cross as above described
against the political designation of such
group, and shall then be deemed to have
voted for all the persons named in such
group whose names shall not have been
erased.
Not more than one person shall be per-
mltted to occupy any one booth at one
time, and no person shall remain in or
occupy a booth or compartment longer
than may be necessary to prepare his bal
lot, and IN no event longer than five min
utes. Provided, that the other booths or
compartments are occupied.
Any voter who shall, by accident or mis-
take, spoil his ballot may, on returning
said spoiled ballot, receive another in
place thereof.
Any election officer, sheriff, constable, or
other peace officer, is hereby authorized
and empowered, and it is hereby made his
duty, to clear the passageway and prevent
such obstruction, and to arrest any person \
creating such obstruction No person shall
remove any ballot from the polling place
before the closing of the polls. No person
shall show his ballot after it is marked TO
any person in such a way as to reveal the |
contents thereof, or the name of any can
didate or candidates for whom he has
Inarkad his vote nnr shall anu narsnra 50 |