The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-11-04

space than are allowed by this act.
Each party which has, by its primary
meeting, caucus, convention or board,
sent to the proper officer a certificate
o. nomination, and each group of citi.
zens which has sent to the proper of.
hcc nomination paper as provided
In sections two and three of this act.
snail be allowed to appoint three cleo
tors to act IS watchers at each VOTING
place, without expense to the county
one OF whom shall be allowed to re
main outside Of the enclosed space
Each watcher shall be provided with
ascertlhcate from the county commits
slonerS, or if the election be held in a
township or borough, from the audi
tors oil the same, stating his name,
names of the persons who have ap
pointed him and the party or policy
nc represents, and no party or policy
shall be represented by more than one
watcher IN the same voting room at
any one time. Watchers shall be re-
Quired to show their certificates when
requested to do SO.
Until the polls are closed no person
shall be allowed in the room outside
OF the said enclosed space, except
these watchers, voters not exceeding
ten at any one time, who are awaiting
their turn to prepare their ballots, and
peace officers when necessary for the
preservation Of the peace.
No person, when within the voting
room, shall electioneer or solicit votes
for any party or candidate, nor shall
any written or printed matter be post.
ed up within the said room, except as
required by law,
SECTION IS. No list or memoran-
dunn of the names OF voters, except
such lists as arc expressly authorized
by law, shall be made within the vot.
ing room BY any person or officer, nor
shall any list or memorandum of the
numbers marked upon the ballots be
made or kept, except such lists as are
expressly authorized by law; Procid-
ed, That any voter may make 4 mem
orandum of the number of his own
ballot, and the watchers may keep
their poll books and challenge lists.
After the closing of the polls and
before the ballot boxes are opened all
the lists Of voters upon which the
numbers OF the ballots are recorded,
as now required by law, shall be
placed in separate sealed covers, prop
erly marked, and the stubs of all the
ballots used, together with all unused
ballots, and the ballot checklist, shall
also be enclosed in sealed package
properly designating the voting, place
which package shall be sent tothe proper
Office as required by law in the
case CT the ballots cast, and neither
the said package nor the said lists of
voters shall thereafter be opened, ex
cept by the return judges, or in the
case of a contest, or upon the order Of
court OF competent jurisdiction.
SECTION. 26 No person, other than
the election officers. shall take or re-
move any ballot from the voting place.
II any voter inadvertently spoils a
ballot he may obtain another upon re.
turning the spoiled one. The ballots
thus returned shall be Immediately
cancelled, and at the close OF the polls
shall be secured in IN envelope sealed
and sent to the proper Office as re-
quired by law in the case of the bal
lots case.
SEcr1oN ~. II any voter declares
TO the judge Of election that, by reas-
on Of disability, he desires assistance
in the preparation Of his ballot, he
shall be permitted by the judge OF
election to select a qualified voter of
the election district to aid HIM in the
preparation OF his ballot, such prepar-
alton being made in the voting COM
partment
SECTION 28. If a voter marks
more names than there are persons to
be elected to an Office, or if for any
reason it is impossible to determine
the voters choice for any Office to be
filed, his ballot shall not be counted
for such Office No ballot without the
official endorsement shall, except as
herein otherwise provided, be allowed
to be deposited in the ballot-boX, and
none but ballots provided in accord
ance with the provisions of this act
shall be counted.
Ballots not marked, or Improperly
or defectiyely marked, shall be en-
dorscd as defective, but shall be pre-
served with the other ballots. If any
ballot appears to have been obtained
otherwise than as provided in this act,
the Judge of elections shall transmit
such ballot to the district attorney
without delay, together with whatever
information he may have tending to
the detection of the person who de-
posted the same.
'ro uDte n straight Democratic