Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1892-05-14

SEC. 10. Any person desiring to vote
shall give his name and address to one OF The
Clerks Of Election, who shall announce the
same, and If the other Clerk shall md the
name upon he registry list he shall repeat
the name and address. One ballot shall be
then given to the voter, and the number OF
said ballot shall be written by one Of the
Clerks OF Election upon the registry list OPP
posite the name of the voter receiving it
SEC. 20. On receiving his ballot he voter
shall Immediately retire alone to one Of the
| places, booths or compartments. He shall
| prepare his ballot by marking a cross or X
! after the name of The peason for whom he IN
tends to vote for each Office. In case Of a
constitutional amendment or other question
submitted to the voters, the eros, or X shall
be placed after the answer which he desires
TO give. Such marking shall he done only
with a black lead pencil Before leaving
he booth or compartment the voter shall fold
| his ballot in such manner that the water
mark and the number Of the ballot shall APP
pear on the outside, without exposing The
marks upon the ballot, and shall keep it So
folded until he has voted. Having folded
his ballot, the voter shall deliver il to The In
specIor, who shall announce the name Of the
voter and the number of his ballot. The
Clerk having the registry list in his charge,
! if he hnds the number to agree with the
number of the ballot delivered to the voter,
shall repeat the name and number, and shall
mark opposite the name the word "voted. p"
! The Inspector shall then separate the strip
bearing the number from the ballot, and
shall deposit the ballot in the ballot box.
Said strip and number shall be Immediately
destroyed.
SEC. al. But one person shall occupy any
one booth or compartment at one time. and
no person shall remain in or occupy a booth
or compartment longer than may be necessa.
ry to prepare his ballot, and in no case longer
| lhan hve minutes.
| SEC ~. Any voter who shall accidental.
ly spoil ballet may return such spoileo
ballot to the Clerks OF Election, and receive
her one in its place. All the ballots
thus returned shall b. Immediately Cancelled,
| by writing the word Cancelled across the face
of the ballot, and, with those not distributed
u the voters, shall b. returned with the elrc.
ton returns. A voter who does not voc the
ballot delivered 10 him shall, before leaving
the space inside the guard rail, return such
ballot 10 the Clerks, who shall Immediately
cancel the same and reuin it in the same
manner as a spoiled ballot. The Clerks OF
| Election shall account for he ballots deliv-
cred 10 thrm, by returning sufficient num-
Der Of unused and spoiled ballots 10 make
up, when added to the NUMBER OF ofhcial bal
lots cast, the number OF ballots delivered 10
hem.
SEC. "a. A voler who declares under
oath, that by rea on Of physical disability,
he is unable to marx his ballot, shall al hi
request be permitted to receive the assistance.
in such ma king, Of an el clor, oIhsr than
any election oiiic,r, but 10 person shall b.
permitted to go inside the guard rail- as az
ASSISTANT to more Than on voter
SEC. "a. No ballot shall be deposited in
the ballot box unless the uater-mark, a,
refeinbefote provided, appears thereon, and
unless The slip aiming lie number oil tie
ballot has been removed tn reiIom by IN,
Inspector.
SIC. IS. The County Clerk hill cause
10 be prnled, on PLAN white paper, WITHOUT
water mark or indor, ement,, except thu words
sample ballot" at least three tines a.
many copies of the form Of ballot provided
for use in each precinct as there shall be reg.
istered voters IN such precinct. Such copies
hall be furnished 10 registered voters at the
Office OF said County Clerk during Office
hours for hve days preceding The day OF Ell, c.
ton; provided, thai not more than Two OF
such sample ballots shall lie farGi he'd to any
one voter. except upon the written order Of a
vo err. and not more than Two Of said sample
ballots shall be delivered on such order. At
least as many sample ballots shall be fur
nished by the County Clerk to each Board Of
Election as here shall be regis cred voters
IN the precinct, and on election day the Board
Of Elecuon shall furnish each registered vc
er, on application, one such sample ballot.
SAID County Clerk shall also cause to ne
printed, in plain type, on cards, instructions
Tor he guidance OF voters for obtaining and
marking their ballots. He shall furnish
twelve such cards to the Board of Election
Of each election precinct ia the county, st
The same time and in the same manner as the
ballots and sample ballots are furnished.
The Board OF Election shall post al least
one OF such cards in each booth or comparI-
/ ment provided for the preparation of ballots,
and not less than three OF such cards at other
places in and about The polling places on the
day Of election. There shall also be printed
on said cards sections twenIy-seven, twenty
eight, twenty-nine and thirty OF this Act.
| SEC. 40. In counting the votes any ballot
not bearing the waler-mark, az provided in
this Act, shall not be counted, but such bal
lot must be preserved and returned with the
other ballots. When a voter marks more
names than there are persons 10 be elected
tv an Office, or II for any re ason il is impo'-
sible TO determine the voters choice for any
Office, his vote Tor such Office shall not BE-
counted. Any ballot upon which appears
names, words or marks written or printed,
except in this Act provided, shall not be
counted
SIC. ~. Any person Who shall falsely
make or lraudulently deface or destroy any
cetiucate Of nomination or any part thereof,
or hle any certificate Of nomination knowing
the same OF any part thereof % be false, or
suppress any certificate Of nomination which
has been duly filed, or any part thereof. or
make use of. keep or furnish 20 otheGs, ex-
cept as IN this Act provided. any paper wale'-
marked in imitation Of ballot paper, or dis
close TO any person not engaged in the max
ing, printing or distribution OF ballots OF
ballot paper under the direction Of The proper
officer, the design OF the waIer-mark 10 be
| placed on the ballot DaDer or print or be