Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1892-04-28

Spoiled ballots shall be- returned, with un-
lsed ballots and check lists, to the city,
own or plantation clerk by the ballot
aerks, who shall certify the same to be
poiled or unused, as the case may be, and
also shall certify the check lists to be those
1sed at election.
Ballots and check list so returned by bal
OF clerks to be returned under seal.
No person can take or remove a ballot
rom the polling place before the polls are
dosed under penalties.
Blind or Disabled Voters.
May notify the presiding election officer
of their inability to see. TO read or to mark
he ballot, and may then have the assist
ince of one or more election officers in mark
ng The voter may select such election
officer and must, if required, make oath to
MS disability In all ca~'s where an election
lerk so aids voter he must SO certify on
ne ballot before II is cast by the uoier
Polls.
Polls are to be opened "a early "a 5 o'clock
m. but in no case can b. kept open later
han o'clock p m.
Election Clerks.
Election clerks shall be appointed bien-
lially in May by municipal officers shall
lold Office for two years; shall be sworn:
hall equally represent the tro political par
les which at the state election next pre-
'edlng their appointment cast the highest
number OF votes, but no cdHiiidt, cun be
an election clerk
II polling place contains more than 900
inhabitants mot voters there must be four
mch clerks-two Republicans and two Dem
>crats
IL polling place contains less than OoD
Inhabitants, two such clerks are enough
>ue Republican, one Democrat In all cases
>ue clerk from each of the two parties shall
?" detailed by the municipal officers as bal
OF clerks, who shall have charge Of the bal
ots and deliver them 10 the voters
The appointments Of election and ballot
Jerks should H. in writing and recorded in
he Office Of the city, town or plantation
:lerks
Division of Towns and Wards.
This section applies to wards Of cities and
20 towns containing inorc than 1900 i,hHb-
Hhnts, such division being discretionary,
not mandatory
II such divisions ar made each polling
place 50 provided for must contain not l.Ss
than .nc rot.rS-and such division must be
mad siItD days betoTc election
Wherever such division j., made municipal
pfhcers should at once notify the secretary
II state Of the names of the voting precincts
~ such towns or cities, II any a No. |, No.
;, etc
Instruction Cards and Specimen Ballots
There are two kinds " th,-a cari- known
ss No, and NJ 2 MUNICIPAL officers and
Jerks ar, directed To- p~t one card II IN
strurtions Of each numh,r In tuch yotinc.
oooth Or marking complrtfnrnt al~n ID
post in or about the polling plA.,,. ntff.j,f,,
the guard rail, not b. than 'l-.. of ra.h
kind of ih.s, cards ann MT H. than rr.
sI-cimen ballots The,, to b. p,.,,,I In.
n.liatsly after the. halln,- ar,. d,j,var,.l >,
The ballot clerks. at tn, op.nin, ~ the Mil.
The cards and ballot. necessary npd.r
lii section Will b., furnished ~ tha s,..r,,-
:arv of state with th,. General hnllnts
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The election and ballot clerk. provided
'or by this law perform none Of the, duties,
out are to safely keep the ballots. To deliver
same to the voter At the direction q! the
presiding officer Or officer, ~ assist If ncc,-S-
iary IN marking the ballot, and 10 r.turn
spoiled and defective ballots and check lists
n the town clerk. Sections Il, - and -
The attention Of MUNICIPAL officers Is
allied to chapter III public laws Of 1891,
which provides that ~ f"'"rs having -