Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1892-09-28
The New Ballot Law.

4 digest of the Pennsylvania bal
lot lax OF 1892 for the guidance OF
officials and voters, with explanatory
notes kas boen issued. Ia declaring
the rights and duties of votsrs it is
explained:
OGly Sen voters ara allowed in the
voting room al once outside the en-.
closed space; and only four voters in
excess Of the number Of compars-
ments are allowed inside the encl)s-
ed space st once.
Voters must go first to the officers
in charge of the ballots and state
name and address. The right to
vote must be proved aud the voter
allowed to pass TIE guard rail before
he can receive ballot.
Voters must compare their ballots
forthwith aud in the compartments.
A cross (X) marked in the square
ut the right of a party name indicates
vote for all tue candidates of that
party.
A cross (X) marked in the square
to ths right of the mama of caadi
date indicates vote for tbs candi-
date
Crosses must be marked in the
proper squares only.
If candidates for different parties
ara voted for the squares at The right
of the party names must be lef5
blank.
Names must not be crossed out.
Names must be inserted in the
proper blank space only and not in
spaces where names are already
printed.
Names can be inserted by writing,
hand-stamping, sticker or any means
not infringing on the secresy of the
ballot.
Names inserted can be marked,
but this Ia not necessary.
Names printed on the ballot must
not be inserted.
Wien candidate has died or with
drawn and a substitute is nominated
after the ballots are printed, the new
name is TO be printed on an official
sticker. This should obviously ba
inserted cvss the name of the deceas-
ed or withdrawn caodidate.
Voters unable to prepare their own
ballots can be helped to do so, but
only in case ofsctual disability, which
must be explicitly declared to the
judge.
To preserve order this should be
done before the voter enterf the en-
closed space
4 voter desiring help must himself
select another voter of the district
to help him.
A voter who receives such help
without being actually unable to pre-
pare his ballot will be liable to in
dictment for unlawfully showing his
ballot.
A voter who attempts 10 iuhence a
voter who he is helping will be liable
to indictment for unlawful election
eering.
\ voter WHO is helping another
prepare the ballot otherwise than is
desired viii be liable to indictment
for forgery.
Ballots must be folded so as tn
show only the endorsement.
When a ballot has been spoiled
accidently another con be obtained
on surrendering it.
No ballot, whether marked or not
can be taken from tie room.
As the constitution provides that
every ballot shall be numbered in
the order IN which it shall be receiv-
ed, each voter must give up his
ballot to the inspector to number
and deposit as has been the rule
heretofore. By the new law the in
spector must ia the presence of the
voter fasten the corner securely down
over the number and the voter shall
see that this is done and that the bal
lot is then placed in the box
Challenges should be made before
the voter receives his ballot, if posi-
bic, but may be made at any time be-
fore he casts it.