The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1892-02-26
POINTS FROM ELECTION Law.

Notices of election shall be
posted within thirty days after
January term of court. In case
judges of election are absent,
voters may choose judges. If clerks
appointed are not present, the
judges select clerks. Polls will
open at 8 a. m. and close at 6 p. m,
though judges may adjourn at 1
o'clock for one hour. 1t is tie
duty of judges and clerks to chal-
lenge suspected illegal voters.
The place where married mans
family reside, and the place where
a single man sleeps shall be con-
sidered his residence.
In incorporated cities no one is
allowed to loiter within fifty feet
OF the polls, except peace officers
and cIaallengers, and only ten
persons may approach to vote at
one time. Judges of election have
power of justice of the peace and
may infiict a fine of $50 or impris-
onment for twenty-five days, for
any violation of election law, OR
disorder at the polls. They may
appoint special constable in alb
sence of regularly appointed peace
officers.
Within an hour after polls close
counting must begin. Only white
ballots. furnished by law, shall be
counted.
Certificates of nomination, signed
by chairman and secretary of con-
vention, are necessary. and for
state officers, must be filed with
the secretary of state not less than
torty-five days before election,
and for district, county and pre-
cinct officers, certificates must be
filed with the county clerk at least
thirty days before election. Can
didates must file acceptance Of
nomination for state offices thirty
days before election, and for coun-
ty nominations fifteen days before
election, if at all, in writing, with
county clerk.
The county clerk shall cause
ballots to be printed: as prescribed
by law, entitled "Oficial Ballot" "
and no others shall be used, circu-
lated or cast. There shall be four
ballots printed for every vote cast
at the preceding election, on
white paper, and like number of
ballots on colored paper: for sam
pies, and not to be voted or count
ed if voted. When a vacancy
occurs, by death or withdrawal,
after tickets are printed, notices
shall be posted at polling places,
and in all cases blank lines are
left on ballots so voters can vote
for whom they please, whether or
not the nominee of any party.
Not less then five days before
election the sheriff shall deliver
ballots to election precincts, pre-
pare election booths and appoint
deputies to take charge Of the
election in each precinct. The
booths where voters can make out
their tickets in secrecy shall be
prepared, though in a position
that judges may see that only one
man is allowed in a booth at one
time. Those who cannot read or
write can have the assistance of
two of the judges. The names on
the tickets not voted for must be
scratched out with an indelible
pencil which is left on the table in
the booth, and the tickets so fold
ed that the judges cannot see how
the voter votes.
The clerk of election hands out
the tickets to be voted, tearing off
one stub on which he writes a
voter. The voter retires to a
booth, and prepares his ticket, and
on presenting it the remaining
stub is torn off before the ticket is
deposited in the box.
For all violation of the law, any
disorderly conduct, obstructing
polls, illegal voting, intimidation,
etc., the law provides rigorous
fines and penalties.