The Somerset reporter., 1892-09-01
AUSTRALIAN BALLOT.
EXPLANATION OF SYSTEM BY SEC
RETARY OF STATE FESSENOEN.

AuStidldtu vi ottIft idlibI HNSlfLllt bilhGltu
law by the last legislature, will be carried
into effect
Secretary OF State Nicholas Fessenden
has carefully prepared a pamphlet, descrip-
tive and explanatory Of the requirements
and workings Of the system, for the instruc-
ton of municipal officers. election clerks,
city, town and plantation clerks and it is
OF equal value to voters
1t Is accompanied by illustrations of the
polling places, showing the proper arrange
meut of the booths, ballot boxes guard
rails, places for clerks and other officials
and sample forms Of ballots to be used and
thu method of marking them when voting
1t was prepared by Secretary of State
Fessenden, after a careful examination OF
the system now in Use in Massachusetts,
with the hope that the suggestions recon-
mendatons and illustrations might prove
helpful in preparing for and carrying out
the new law at the approaching election,
and cannot fail to prove "A valuable aid 10
every man, whether official or voter, in the
easy and correct performance of his duties
at the polls.
We present below the most important
features Of the article. with the blank forms
and Illustrations
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To provide apaiust accidents. DELAYS or
nesligences of sendnrs. and To insure neces-
sarv time for printing the ballot. it would
materially aid IN putting the law into sue
ces,ful operation if all nominating conyen-
tions should be called and held sufficiently
early to admit of filing these certificates
hirlii or more DAYS before the day of cleo
ton.
Certificates cannot be rrcciped in anu
case later than Ana. 49, 1872
1t must be remembered that nominating
conventions can be held only by parties,
which at the next preceding election Sep
TENDER, 1890 cast per cent, of the entire
vote cast at such election, IN the district or
county, for which such convention Is to be
held.
Nomination Papers
In certain cases candidates may be duly
nominated by papers signed by individual
voters, these nomination papers, with the
written acceptance OF the candidate, to be
filed the same AZ required in case of the con-
yentlon certificate before referred to.
Vacancies.
Vacancies in nominations are to be filed
as provided in section s, to which the atteu-
ton of all convention officers is especially
invited.
As relates to nominations made in conven-
tons, it NAV be a wise measure for every
nominating convention to elect n committee.
whose duty it shall be TO fill any and nil va
cancies occurring after such convention
finally adiourns and before the dav of cleo
ton. and whose further duty il shall be to
file with the secretary of state the certificate
called for nv this section
Necessary blanks for nomination certif.
Gates will be furnished to nil convention
and district committees after April / 1892
nv the secretary of state
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secretary Of state To CITY town and nianta-
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tIne IN he received In, xucb ,Jcrl.S scpcnt,,.
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fort,.ejoJt hours Mt laust hefore tina dav
Of election
With each set or lot will be sent a recent
which must he SIGNED nv the clerl, receiviny
the ballots and returned to the secretary of
state
The city, town or plantation clerk, having
received and receiptcd to the secretary of
state for these ballots, will handle and dis
pose of them on the ddy Of election as pro-
vided in section Is To this section the at
tention of all municipal officers, clerks and
ballot clerks Is especially called You wlii
notice that but one set at a time Is TO be DO
which may DO similar to ABOVE, must DO
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