Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1892-04-28
AUSTRALI AN BALLOT.
EXPLANATION OF SYSTEM By Sec
ReTARY OF STATE FESSeNDeN.

NG Hn' OF oiAle FeSSENOEN.
with Suggestions and Recon- endatious
to 0rieiais and voters-Dutie, of Each
Carefully Expiained-sample Ballots
and Illustrations
At the coming September election the
Australian or secret ballot system. enacted
. Law by the last legislature, will be carried
into effect.
SECRETARY OF State Nicholas Fessenden
his carefully prepared pamphlet, descrip-
i've and explanatory of the requirements
ana workings Of the system, for the instruc-
hon OF municipal officers, election clerks,
city, town and plantation clerks. and it e
of equal value to voters
1t rs accompanied by illustrations of the
polling places, showing the proper arrange
ment Of the booths, ballot boxes, guard
nails, places for clerks and other officials,
and sample forms of ballots to be used and
the method of marking them when voting
u was prepared by Secretary of State
fessenden, after careful examination Of
The system now in Use in Massachusetts,,
with the hope that the suggestions recon-
S'thh"'l'hH ana Illustrations might prove
neipful IN preparing for and CARRYING out
the new law at the approaching election,
ana cannot fail To prove "A valuable aid to
every man. whether official or voter. in the
easy and correct performance Of his duties
AZ the po,l>
We present below the most important
features Of the article, with the blank forms
and illustrat
M law applies to the cities, towns AMI
plantations at IN" annual state elections aud
at national elections 1t applies also TO all
MUNICIPAL elections IL cit.eS after Sept l.
IN'- hut d"cs not dIP'y 70 MUNICIPAL cleo
t"he IN towns and plantations at their an
nua town m'-etin-s
Duties Of Convention oBeer..
h" law assigns to the officers Of nominal
ing conventions certain very important
duties up n the discharge Of which Is made
T. dt'p"ni the printing of candidates names
uI-'n th' general ballot All such officers
WHEN chosen IN convention, must see 10 it
thai u, proper csIrifcdt.> "f nomination
ami fcrt tpfrHctS ~ cundi4utcs are season
ably i.e. with the secretary of state
Ih'-S" certificates must lie -worn Ia by the
chairman or SECRETARY OF the convention,
Hud must b, filed twenty days. exclusive
q sundays, before the day Of election, or
by Aug 49, ls,t.
IT, provide against accidents, DELAYS. or
no-A4euces Of ~.ui.rs. and tu insure nec.---
9ary tam" for printing the ballot. II would
mat rally all in putting III. law into sue
c'-s'nl ul- ration Il all nominating conven-
tloUe should H. called and held sufficiently
early 10 Admit of fling thes., certificates
piT:n ur mare days b. for. the day OF cleo
tInu
'rtff"utcs cannot is rcc.irei In nnu
cfs. iai'T Nl1a -i,Il -. I-.G
]; must lr' remembered that nominating
conventions can l.. held only by parties,
which AZ th. next pn,o.d,ng election sep
i'lut"r l~..l cast I.,r can't Of the cntlr.
VI. c.4-t * such election. M the district ur
county i"r which such convention i TO b-.
L,t
Nomination Papers
II certain ,sl-.-e cand dates may u. duly
Nominated 10y lAE-.r- signed 10y individual
N'I'rN 'Lr~' nomination pap.rs with 'le
written acceptance NJ tn" candidate, To- J..
flva the -.,Inr a. required IN A.. uf the CON
ycutlOu c''rtIiicAte t-'ipr referred to
iaoanci->.
Vacancies ia nominations ar, to b. filled
a. prov-d. 3 ~ section : to which the at,.n-
tInn If all convention ofiioer, is especially
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cat. VIII l.. furnished 10 All convention
and district committees after Ami ls.r3
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