Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1892-12-24

shall lie printed or tinted paper. furnished
By the Secretary OF State. IL shall be the
duty Of the Secretary OF State TO obtain,
md keep on hand, 9 sufficient supply OF
such paper for ballots, and TO furnish the
same in quantities ordered TO any County
CLERK. Said paper shall be wster-msrked
with q design furnished by the Secretary
Of State, in such q manner that the said
water-mark shall be plainly d~iscernable on
the outside Of such ballot when prop
erly folded. Such design shall be changed
for each general election, and the same de-
sign shall not be used ct any general
election within the space OF eight
years, but at any special or sep
arate local election paper marked with the
design used at any previous election may
be used.
SIC. IL. On each ballot Q perforated
line shall extend from top TO bottom, one
half.Inch from the right hand side OF such
ballot, and upon the half-inch strip thus
formed there shall be no writing or print
ing, except the number OF the ballot, which
shall be upon the back OF the strip in such
position that ID shall appear on the outside
when the ballot is folded. The number
on each ballot shall be tine same ss that on
the corresponding stub, and the ballots
and stubs shall be numbered consecutively
In each county. Where the names OF
candidates are printed in seperste columns,
the columns shall be separated by heavy
rules, aud on all ballots the names OF
candidates shall be separated by q rule ex.
tending to the extreme right OF the
column. All ballots shall contain The
name OF each and every candidate whose
nomin alton for any Office specified IN the
ballot has been certified 10 and filed &C
cording 10 the provisions OF this Act, and
no other name. The names Of the csndi.
dates for each Office shall be arranged
under the designation OF the Office in al
phabeticsl order, according to surname,
except that the name OF candidates for
Presidentia Electors shall be arranged in
groups a. presented in the several certih-
cats 90 OF nomination. and the names OF the
candidates for President aud Vice President
shall prscede the proper groups OF Presi-
Dental Electors; the political designation
OF each candidate shall be printed opposite
his name. There shall be left at the end
OF the list OF candidates for each once
one blank space to be used when SUBSTITUTE
ing names 10 fill vacancies. There shsll
be- a margin at the right hand eide OF the
names at least one-half inch wide, so that
the voter may clearly indicate in the way
hereinafter described the candidate or
candidates for whom he wishes TO vote.
Whenever any question Is TO be submitted
to the vote OF the people, IL shall be
printed upon the ballot in such a manner
as TO enable the electors to vote upon the
question in the manner hereinafter pro
vided. There shall be printed on the bal
lots opposite the designation OF each
Office such words as will aid The voter to
indicate his choice Of candidates, such as
Z" vote for one" "vote for three" and the
like.
SEQ. 10. All ballots. when printed,
shall be bound in stub books OF fifty and
one hundred ballots each. A record OF the
number OF ballots printed for them shall
be kept by the respective County Clerks.
SEC. ii. The County Clerks shall pro-
vide for each election precinct 10 the
county wherein less than twenty-five voters
are registered fifty ballots, and In sill
other precincts one hundred ballots
for each fifty or fraction OF fifty voters
registered 10 the precinct.
SEC. Is. Whenever ID shall appear. BY
.afidsvit, that an error or omission has co.
in the publication Of the nsme or
of any OF the candidates
or In the printing Of the bal
lots. any member OF the Board Of
Commissioners, upon application
by any voter, shall issue az order requir-
ing the county Clerk to correct such err
ror.
SEQ. 16. Before the opening OF the
at any election, the County Clerk
,hsll cause to be delivered to the Board OF
Election Of each election precinct in his
the proper number OF tickets OF
The kind to be used in the election precinct.
In case Of prevention Of an election in any
by reason of the loss or destruc.
lion OF the ballots intended for that pre-.
,inct, or for any other cause. the Inspec.
TOR or other election officer for the pre-
,inct shall make an affidavit setting forth
he fact and transmit il to the Governor
and upon the application OF any candi-
late for any office to be voted for by the
voters OF such precinct, the Governor
hall order q new election in such pre-
,inot.
SEQ. II. At the same time and In the
manner as Inspectors and Judges OF
are now appointed in the State.
there shall be appointed two Clerks OF
Election, WHO shall have charge OF the bal
lots on election day, and shall furnish
them to the voters in the manner herein
after provided for. Said Clerks Of Elec-
ton shall possess the same qualifications,
and receive the same compensation as In
speotors Of Election. Said Clerks shall be
selected from the political parties which
polled the largest and the next largest
votes in the precinct at the last preceding
general election.
SEC. IS. The Board OF County Com
missioners shall provide, at each polling
place within the county, q sufficient
number of places, booths or compart-
ments, 10 which voters may conveniently
mark their ballots, so that in the marking
thereof they may be screened from the obser-
Vation of others. and a guard rail shall be
SO placed that only such persons as are in
side said rail can approach within six
feet OF the ballot box. and OF such booths
or compartments. The arrangements
shall be suoh that neither the ballot box
nor the booths or compartments shall be
hidden from the view of those just out
side the guard rail. The number OF
such booths or compartments shall be
not less than one for each fifty or fraction
OF fifty voters registered in the precinct.
Each Of said booths or compartments
shall be kept provided with proper sup
plies and convenience for marking ballots.
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receiving. preparing or depositing their
ballots, shall be permitted inside said
guard rail during the time the polls are
open. except by authority of the Board
OF Election. and in that case only for the
purpose of keeping order and enforcing
the law.
SEQ. 49,. Any person desiring to vote
shall give his address to one OF the Clerks
Of Elacti0n. WIN ahaIl apnouuca tha s.noa
and II the other Clerk shall find the name
upon the registry list he shall repeat the
name and address. One ballot shall then
be given 70 the voter. and the number OF
the said ballot shall be written by one OF
the Clerks Of Election upon the registry
list opposite the name OF the voter receiv-
ing ID.
SEC. 20. On receiving his ballot the
voter shall Immediately retire alone to one
Of the places, booths or compartments.
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