The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1892-04-07
ELECTION LAW;
A New Measure 10 Govern tho Moc.
tons Ia Ohio
In Municipalities Having Eot Lcss Than
$500 1nhabitants--Country Precincts
20 be Exempt nom It's Provisicps-
Mnrking Of BailCts Eimplifietl.

20 be Exempt nom It's Provisiors-
Mnrkine Of Boiiots simplined.
COLUMBUS, O., April A--Attorney-Gen-
eFal Richards, member Of the special
committee on elections Of the general
oil of the radical chonges discussed and
suggestions Of his own. Senator j.
Wilbur Nichols of Belmont county, will
introduce It Monday should the oppor-
t1nity offer itself
In the first place, the new bill, instead
Of being general and sweeping In its
provisions and thereby making uncon-
stitutional such parts of IL as applied TO
the appointment of county boards and
elections In the country preoints, strikes
out all the first section of the old Aus
tsalian ballot Law. In place thereof it
provides that hereafter the gen.
eral November election for public Off
GERS In this state, and the annual April
election for public officers In all munich
palities which at the last Federal census
bad population of not less than $500
and are divided into words, and the sub
mission Of ell questions to be voted at
the general November election and in
such municipalities at the annual April
election shall be conducted according to
the provisions of this act and existing
laws not inconsistent herewith, and all
other elections shall be exempt from
the operations Of the special provisions
of this act, but shall be conducted as re-
quired by law"
This exempts from the operation Of
the new election law all country pre-
cincts and all villages and towns having
less than $500 which are not divided
into warda At the voting precincts in
all such places the old law tn force
prior TO the passage Of the Australian
bill last year remains In fruce, end cleo
ttons will at oil times be conducted un-
der its provisions The remainder Of
the bil Is radically changed and re-
vised both IN phreseology and In de-
tail from the Kangaroo bill passed last
winter. The intention, however, Of the
new bill remains the same as was tho
intention of the old-that this, 10
secure, first. eecrets second, fair,
and lastly free vote. Among some
Of the more important changes ere tho
following: instead of the small in
verted braes rule used In last years
blanket ballot the present bill pro-
vides for large blach lines, 10 be not
less than one-eighth Of an inch In
width, between each party ticket
II also provides for large square sur
rounded by blach lines th which is to
be placed the cross mark for straight
ticket Il makes further provision for
the manner Of marking so that no pos,
cfhtn A1f> ~ 80 ~ a.
O, error 90 the part OF their Judgement
may occur In counting the ballots.
AS before, e;.eh straight ticket Is desig-
mated with cross in the large black
square OF the top Of the ticket
Scratched tickets. however. must be
marked without the Cross at the
top but with CROSS before
each name for which the elector
wishes to vote, with the additional pro-
vision ''that he may mske cross-Inark
before the name of the party whose
candidates for the most part he desires
to vote for, and then make c1oss-marls
before the name of any candidate Of
any other party for whom he may desire
to vota' But here comes the strongest
and most explicit part OF the new law.
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straight ticket, or, in other words, for
each and every candidate Of one party.
he shall make g cross-mark ON
the left OF the name Of the
party at the head OF the ticket in the
blank space defined by heavy lines pro-
vided therefor; or he shall make
cross-mark on the Left OF the name OF
each and every candidate 90 the ticket
in the blank space provided therefor;
provided, however lend here Is an inn
portant feature), II cross-mark is made
at the left Of the name at the bead Of
the ticket, and also one or more
croes-marks made before the name OF
names Of candidates. on the Same ticket,
the marks before the names OF candi
dates shall be treated as surplusage and
ignored, and the ballot shall be counted
for ell the candidates ON the ticket thus
marked" ei.i ai ti ~
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