The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1892-03-07
rHr AUSTRALIAN. BALLOT LAW.
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distinctly, and shall remove the remain
ing half of the stub from the ballot with
out exposing the contents of the ballot
or the marks or crosses thereon, and
pass the stub to the second clerk, who
shall compare it with its counterpart
and observe that the name written on
the counterpart corresponds with the.
name given by the person voting. If no
objection is made to the elector, and the
judges are satisfied that the elector is
legally qualified, according to the consti-
tuition and laws of the state, to vote for
all offices to be filled at that election, and
that the ballot presented is the identical
white ballot received by the elecior as
aforesaid from the first clerk, the chair
man shall Immediately put the ballot in
the box marked general" without any
one inspecting or seeing the names
written or printed or the crosses or
marks upon the ballot, and without un-
folding the same, and the second clerk
shall enter opposite the name and num-
Der of the elector in the pollbook the
work "voted" or the letter "V" to indi-
cate the same.
Sec. 81. If majority of the judges are
satisfied the elector is legally qualified
to vote in that precinct only for estate"
officers, the chairman shall Immediately
write with pen and ink upon the back OF
the ballot the word Estate" and sign his
(the chairman's) initials thereto; if the
elector is qualified to vote for district Of
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aforesaid the words estate and district;
in either such case the ballot shall then
be deposited in the box marked Estate
and district" and the clerks shall add
the name of the elector upon the poll
books the words ''state,' or Estate and
district" as the case may be. The
elector shall then Immediately pass out
by the way indicated by the judges.
Sec. 81. If any elector by accident or
mistake spoils his ballot so that he can
not conveniently vote the same, he may
on returning said spoiled ballot, receive
another in place thereof. If the elector
spoil three such ballots, it shall be con-
elusive evidence that the elector is un-
able to prepare his ballot without assis-
tance, and he shall request the assistance
of two of the judges to prepare one for
him. When the elector spoils a ballot
and returns the same to the first clerk,
the clerk write upon the stub the word
"Spoiledsn' and sign his initials, and re-
move the stub from the ballot, and i'm
mediately pass the stub to the judges,
and he shall then Immediately destroy
the spoiled ballot, without any one in
specting its contents, and issue another
to the elector as in the first instance, af-
fixing the same name and number to
the stubs as the original ballot.
Sec. 63. No person shall take or re-
move any white ballot from the polling
place and Immediately upon the closing
of the polls the judges shall cause all the
white ballots remaining unused to be
immediately destroyed by tearing them
in pieces or by burning them.
Sec. Ga. AS fast as electors vote as
aforesaid, the second clerk shall string
the mated stubs upon strong thread,
and Immediately upon the closing of the
polls he shall securely knot together the
ends of the thread and carefully preserve
the same.
Sec. 60. Not more than one person al
one time shall be permitted to occupy
any one compartment or place provided
for electors to prepare their ballots, and
no person shall remain in or occupy such
compartment longer than may be reason
ably necessary to prepare his ballot
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ballot delivered to him shall, before
leaving the polling place, return such
ballot to the first clerk, who shall writ.
upon the stub thereon "Not Voted, ,
and sign his initials, and treat the stul
and ballot in the same manner as in tn,
case of spoiled ballot, and both clerks
shall note the fact upon the poll book
by drawing line with pen and inl
across the name of the person, and writ
ing the words "Not Voted"
Sec. &c. Any elector who declares t,
the chairman that he cannot read O.
write, or that by blindness, or othe
physical disability, he is unable to pre-
pare his ballot, shall, upon request, re
ceive the assistance OF two of the Judge
in the preparation thereof, and sucl
officers shall ascertain his wishes ant
prepare his ballot in accordance there
with, and such officers shall thereafte
give no information regarding the came
The chairman may, in his discretion, re
quire such declaration of disability to t
made by the elector under oath. When
ever an elector receives assistance in thi
manner, the second clerk shall writ
upon the poll-book, opposite the nam
of the elector, the word assisted" an
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