Mississippi leader., 1892-11-17

be written in such blank space by the
voter. tElcciiou Ordinance, section
19
FURTHER As TO FORM OF BALLors; coN-
srrrUrl0NlL AMENDMENTS, ETC.
53. Whenever the question of u
amendment, Or other
questions or matter. admitting of an
affirmative or negative vote. is sub
mittcd to - vote of the electors, the
question or matter shall
he printed uH the official ballot to-
gethcr with the names of the candi-
dates. ifany. and also the words "yea"
and "nay," to be so arranged by the
proper officer that the voter can intel
ligently vote his preference, 10y max
ing cross mark (xl opposite the
word Indicating his preference. And
Immediately following the title of
each office shall be printed the words,
svote for one" or "vote for two" or
more, according to the number to be
elected. ELECTION Ordinance, section
A.
NAMES OF CANDIDATES NOT TO BE LEFT
OFF THE BALLOT.
"a. After the prOI er officer has
knowledge of or has been notified of,
the nomination, as provided, of any
candidate for office, the officer shall
not omit his name from the ballot, un
less upon the written request of the
candidate nominated, made at least
ten days before the election; and every
ballot shall contain the names of all
candidate nominated, as specified,
and not duly withdrawn. ELECTION
ordinance, section 3, y
ARRANGEMENT OF NAMES ON BALLOTS /;
SAMPLE BALLOTS.
30. The arrangement of the names
of the candidates, and the order i'll
which the titles of the various offices
shall he printed, and the size, print
and quality of paper of the official bal
lot. is left to the discretion of the
officer charged with printing the off
cial ballot: but the arrangement need
not be uniform. 1t will be the duty
of the secretary of State, with the APP
prOval of the governor, to furnish the
designated commissioner of each cOnn-
ty sample of the official ballot, the
general form of which shall be follow
ed as nearly as practicable. ELECTION
ordinance, section +.
WHAT PRINTED ON BACK OF BALLOT.
Sc. On the back and outside of the
ballot shall be printed the words, ''of-
fetal ballot" the name of the election
district, or place, for which the ballot
is prepared, and the date of the cleo
ton. election Ordinance, section A.
BALLOTS ATTACHED TOGETHER, ALL TO BE
ACCOUNTED FOR.
81. All official ballots inter ded for
use at any voting place shall he fasten-
ed together, in convenient numbers,
and in some secure manner, but in
such way that they may be detached
for use. \ record of the number of
official ballots printed and furnished
to each voting place shall be kept, and
all the ballots shall be accounted for
by the officer charged with the print
ing of the ballots, and bysthOse desig-
mated to distribute them at the polls.
ELECTION Ordinance. sections5).
NUMBER OF BALLOTS PRINTED, CARDS OF
INSTRUCTION.
5S. The officer charged with print
ing and distributing the official ballot
shall ascertain from the registrar, at
least ten days before the day of elec-
ton, the number of registered voters
in each election district, and he shall
have printed and distributed Il sutfici-
ent number of ballots for use in each
district. He shall also prepare full
instructions for the guidance of cleo
tors at elections, as to obtaining bal
lots, the manner of marking them, and
the mode of obtaining new ballots III
the place of those spoiled by accident;
the instructions shall be printed in
large, clear type, on "cards of instruc-
tiOn." and the officer shall furnish the
same in sufficient numbers for the use
of electors; the cards shall be presery-
ed by the officers of elections, and re-
turned by them to the commissioners
of election, and they may be used, If
in subsequent elections.
ELECTION Ordinance, section g..
MANAGER OF ELECTION DESIGNATED TO
DISTRIBUTE BALLOTS.
50. The commissioner of election des-
ignated to have the official ballots
printed and distributed SHALL, in ap-
pointing the managers of election,
designate one of the managers at each
voting place, to receive and distribute
the official ballots, and shall deliver
to HIM the proper number of ballots
and cards of instruction for his dis
trict, not less than one day before the
election; and the manager receiving
the ballots from the commissioner
shall distribute the same to the cleo
tors of his districl in the manner here
in provided. ELECTION Ordinance,
section 79.)
WHEN THERE ARE NO OFFICIAL BALLOTS.
so. In case the official ballot pre-
pared shall be lost or destroyed, the
of election shall have
like ballots furnished in place of those
lost or destroyed, if time remain there
tor. And if from any cause there
should be no official ballot at voting
place, and not sufficient time in which
to have them printed, the ballot may
be written; but. if written by any one
except the voter alone for himself,
the names of all candidates shall be
written thereon without any mark or
device by which one name may be
distinguished from another, and such
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