The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-03-16
TIE NEW BALLOT Law.
The Blanks for Putting IT In oper-
alton Issued.


The County Commissioners have received
from Secretary Of The Commonwealth Hsr-
riiy copies cf the f5rns of blanks provided
for putting the new ballot law into opera
ton and copy Of the new ballot law. The
blanks consist Of certificate Of nomination,
nomination paper. specimen of an off,
cial ballot, a letter to the County Commis-
sioners and sheriffs, certifying nominations,
with letters o. transnitial to the same off,
Gals, and a watchers certificate.
The most interesting Of the blanks is the
specimen ballot which win be voted at the
November election. II is sheet 10 inches
long by l. inches wide. divided into four
columns. The first column contains the
names Of the Republican candidates-S2 for
Presidential Electors, two for Congressman
at-laTge, one for judge of the Supreme Court,
one for Congress, one for the Senate, two for
Representatives. one each for District Attor-
ney, and Poor Director. The second col
nmn has the names of the Democrats for the
same Offices, the third column the names of
the Prohibitionisis, and the fourth column
is left blank to permit the voter to write the
names of candidates not printed on the
ballot. Alongside ofthe name Of each can
didate is a small blank space for the voter to
mark the cross, which indicates his choice
II g citizen desires to vote for all the candi-
dates of one party, he can do 50 by placing
cross alongside of the title of the party. at
the head Of the column containing the name
of the candidates of that party.
Et;ached to the specimen ballot is a stub
which is to be bound in book form and
numbered consecntively, and from which
the ballot is TO Be separated when it is gwen
to the voter. This stub contains, besides
the number, the inscription that It is the Of
fetal ballot of a certain election district tn
date of The election given. and the names of
the County Commissioners. On the back Of
the ballot IS the same inscription, which is
TO be exposed when the voter presents the
ballot 10 the election officer, TO prevent the
voting a blank piece Of paper and the carry
ing away of the ballot. The upper corner
has gammed edge, to be pasted over the
number of the ballot.
The certificate Of nomination Is blank to
be filed out by the presiding officer and two
secretaries Of the convention nominating
candidates for office. It certifes that the
candidates were named at a convention rep
resenting the party whose title is given.
Then follow the names OF the candidates,
with their business, place OF residence, and
the title Of the office for which they were
nominated. On the back is the form Of afii-
dayit subscribed to BY the presiding officer
and secretaries Of the convention that the
nominations are valid.
The nomination paper is a blank to be
signed by electors desiring to place in nom
ination candidates for Office without the me
dium ofa convention. These papers have
10 be signed by one-half Of one per centum
| Of all the electors in the state if the candi-
date is nominated for a state Office. In the
case of all other nominations the number
designers shall at least be three per centum
Of the largest entire vote cast at the preced-
ing election in the district in which the nom
ination is to be made When this is com
Piled with the secretary Of the common
wealth is compelled to put the names of
the candidates thus nominated on the Off
eial ballot.
The watchers certificate is blank filed
out by the county commissioners, giving au-
thority to a citizen to remain in the voting
room. Each party is entitled to three watch
ers in each division, but only enc watcher Of
each party is entitled to be in the room al
one time
The other blanks are provided in comPli-
ance with section of the ballot law, which
provides that the secretary Of the common
wealth shall transmit to the commissioners
and sheriff OF each county, ten days before
election, the names Of the candidates nom
mated in their respective counties.