Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1892-05-18


i folded The number on each bal ct shall
. be the sane n thai on the corresponding
stul 81 the hallots and stubs shu}i he num-
bird Fohs"eutt~ely in eHeh county Where
ihr MINES of candidates are printed in sepa-
rate columns rhe columns -hHll be separated
by he W rules. and al all ballots The names
OF candidates shall he tparated by rule ex-
ten ing 10 the extreme right OF tht column.
All lots ri.nll CONAN the name Of each
and every candidate whose nomination for
any Office specified Ia the ballot AH= been
certified To AMI flied HccordinF to the provi-
sous o. this Act. md no "a r name. The
mines Of he candidates for each office Ahal
b arranged andcr the designation Of the
/ Office in alphabetical order, according to SIR
! nana, eXeTH that the n&f4e If candidates
for Pre- idcnsial lectuys sha be arranged IN
groGps a. presented In tha seq raj certificates
OF nnmin ton. AID tic rames ef the candf
Cat = for y esdent and Vice President shall
pfecede tho prone 2 cups of Pros denii n
Ell der-. the political designation Of each
candid te shaN b. printed opposite his name.
The sball be left al lhr end Of the list of
cAnd dat for each Office on blank space to
b. used when substituting naHes 10 fl va
cauci :. There shall be a ynnfgn at h. right
hand aide of the MINES AZ Least an" halt inch
wide. 50 that The voter may clearly Indicate
IN TIE WY hereinafter described tie candi-
date or candidates for whom he wishes TO
wiz. Whom vr any quesit n Is 10 be sun
niltad In the vote of the people. II shall be
printed up Il the ballot Il sach manner a. TO
enable tn cleo or to vote upon the question
IN h. manner hereinafter provided. re
sh II he printed IN the hallats opp site The
designation OF each Office snch words as will
aid The ynrer 70 indicate his ch ice OF candi-
dates. such Ms "yofe for on vote for
III &c. and tn Xix
Sec Is. All bal when printed. sllall be
bound in stub books OF - and 100 ballots
each. 4 record Of lhs nuinber of ballots
print d for them shall b. kept by me re-
| spretive County Clerks
sec II. The County c crks shall provide
"A. s4s,f In. ti,.-a.
wherein less than p voters are rogis cred 90
ballots. and IN all other preclnc 100 ballots
for eneh 81 faction of 80 voters registered
IN the precinct.
Sec is Whenever II shall appear. by atli-
d vii. that IN error or omiss on has occurred
in tn publication of The name or escript.on
of any of the candi lates nominated, or n the
y hitting of the ballots, anY member OF the
| Board of County Commits ioners. III on nppl1-
cation ~ any voter. shall issue an order ~
curing the County Clerk to correct such
| error
Sec. 10. Before the opening of the polls,
al any election the County Clerk shall cause
TO he delivered 10 the Board of Election of
! each election precinct in mis- county The
proper number of ii kcts of the kind u be
used IN the election precinct n case Of pre-
| vention of an election n any precinct by rca-
son of the lnss destruc ion of the ballots
int ,nded for that precinct. or for any other
cause tn Inspector or other election officer
for the precinct shall make an affidavit set
ernor oil the STATE. Upon receipt of such
affidavit. and upon the application of any
candidate for any Office to be voted for by the
| yoiefs OF such precinct the Governor shall
| order new election in such precinct.
Sec II. At Oh same tine and IN the same
manner as Inspectors and Judges of Election
are now appointed in he State, there shall
be appointed two Clerks of Election, who
! shall have charge of the ballots tn election
da and shall flu nish them to the voters in
th manner hereinafter provided for, Said
| Clerks of Election shall possess the same
qualihcnrions and rec i've the same compen-
| sation as Inspectors of Election. Said Clerks
shall be selected from the political parties
| which poled The largest and the next largest
votes in the precinct at the last preceding
general rlec ion.
Sec. IL. The Board of County Commission
ers shall provide. at each polling place with
in the cou.ly. a sufficient number of places,
booths or compartments, in which vuteT- mly
conveniently mark their ballots, 50 that in
| marking thereof they may D. screened from
the observation of others. and n guard rail
shall be 50 p ed hat ONLY such persons as
are iusd' said rail can approach wi hin six
| feet of he ballot box, and oil such booths or
| compartments. Ih6 arrangements shall be
such that neither the ballot box nor the
booths NOR compartments shall be hid
den from the view OF thos Just out
side the guard rall The lumber of such
| booths or Compartments shall b. 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 pro-
vided with proper supplies and onveniences
| for marking bullots No pers1t, other than
voters Engaged in receiving. preparing or de-.
posting their ballots, shall be pcrmltel in
side said guard rail- during the time the polls
I are open, except by authority of ia Board Of
! Election, and in that case only for the pur-
pose of keeping order and enforcing the law
Sec. 10. ANY person d string to vote shall
give his name snd address to one OF the
Clerks of Election, who shall announce the
{ Ia Htrf= l...l l.
name up ~ the registry list he shah repeat
! tn name and address. One ballot shall then
be given to the voter, and the number If The
I'd b Hot shall be written by one of the
| Clerks of Election upon the registry list op-
posite the name uf the voter receiving l..
SeC, 90 On receiving his ballot tn votpr
shll INN ediately retire alone to one of he
| places booths or cpmphr, IN hts He shall pre-
pare his ballot by nNir2ug cross or y AFTER
lhe name OF the person for VIII IN he intends
TO vote + each office. In ca - e OF a constitu
tioual amendment or other question sub
mitted to The voters, the cruss or Y SHALL be
placed altcr the answer which he desires To
give. Such marking shall he done only with
ack lead pencil Il fore leaving the booth
or compartment the voter shall fold his ballot
in such manner hat m water-mArk and the
number OF the ballot shall app ar on the out
side, without exposing the marks upon the
ballot, aud shlil keep 1t so folded until he has
voted. saving folded his ball I, the voter
snail deliver 1t To t9e Inspector, who shall an
lNANNt Allt udllN vi INC NAitF ANA the man
Der OF his ba Of The Gle k having he re.is-
try IN charge. if h. Dis tn numhsr to art ae
with the number of n b dict de iNered to he
voter shall repeat the name aud na' Der. and
snail mark opposite th- name he we d
voted The inspector shall then separate
/ the strip be ring the number from the ballot
aud shall deposit thv la 10 in The ballot box
Said Il up ana number shall be immediately
I DESTROYED
Sec 81 hut one person shall occupv any
booth . compartment at one time, and no
person shall, remain iuor occupy a booth or
coud artment lonser han may be necessary
tn prepare his ballot. and in no case Longer
than Ave minutes.
Sec, - Any voter who shall accidentally
spoil a ballot may return such SPOILED b tllot
to the Clerks ol Election. aud receive auofhcr
one in its place. All the ballots thus returned
shall be immediately cancel-d, by writing the
| word cauceicd across he face oi the ballot
and, n til those not disrf buled TO m.
voters, Shall be returned with the election re-.
turns voter who does not vote the ballot
deli cred TO him shall before leaving the
/ space inside she < ard rail. return such balIot
to the Clerks who shall INN, .di,ta y 81