The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-09-09

/ The voter who wants to 90 10 the polls in
November with pretty fair understand
| ing OF his duty and what will be required
| of him under the new law, should carefully
remember the following i'm mportant features
| of the Baker act.
l. Number in room-Only ten voters are
! allowed in the voting room at once, out
side the enclosed space, aud only four vo-
| tiers In excess of the number OF compart-
| mcnts are allowed outside the enclosed
] space at once Sec. -. ~
=. Giving name, etc.-NoterS must first
go the officers in charge of the ballots and
state name and address. The right Ia vote
| must be proved and the voter allowed to
pass the guard rail before he can receive a
| ballot. Section -.
,. Preparing ballOts.-NoterS must pre-
| pare their ballots forthwith and in the
compartments. Section %
A cross (X) marked in IL square at the
| right of a party name indicates vote for
all the candidates of that party.
A cross CN) marked in a square At the
| right of the name of a candidate indi-
Gates a vote for that candidate.
Crosses must be marked in the proper
squares only.
ted for the squares q the right OF the par
| " names must be left blank.
Names must not ne crossed out.
Names must be inserted in the proper
blank spaces only and not in spaces where
| names are already printed
Names can be inserted by writing. hand
stamp, stickcr or any other means not IN
| fringing on the secrecy Of the ballot.
Names inserted can Toe marked. but this
is not necessary.
Names printed on the ballot must not he
| inserted.
tNotc.-When candidate has died or
withdrawn and u substitute j. nominated
| after the ballots are printed, the new name
| is to he printed on an official Stickcr. So"
section L. This should obviously he in
| serted over the name of the deceased or
| withdrawn candidate
l. Help in preparing ballotS.-Notcr> un-
able TO prepare their own ballots can h"
| helped 10 do so hut only in ease of actual
disability. which must be explicitly de-
clared TO the judge. Section ~.
(Notc-To preserve order this should be-
done before the voter enters the enclosed
space)
\ voter desiring helpmuSt himself select
another voter OF the district 10 help him.
Section -.
A voter who receives such help without
being actually unable to prepare his bal
| lot will be liable TO Indictment for Unlaw-
! fully showing his ballot. Section 81.
\ voter who attempts TO influence the
vote Of one whom he is helping will he Ia
ble To indictment for unlawful electioneer-
| ing.
(Notc.-A voter " no. in helping another,
prepares the ballot otherwise thau a. de
| sired. will be liable to Indictment iorgefy)
;. Folding and giving in ballots. Nc.-
| Ballots must be folded 50 aS to show only
! the endorsement. Section 26.
| Where a ballot has been spoiled accident
! ally another can be obtained in its place
on surrendering it. Section p.
| No ballot, whether marked or not, can be
taken from the room. Section -.
| CNote-AS the constitution provides that
| every ballot shall be numbered in the or
! der in which il shall be received" each vo-
ter must give up each ballot to the inspect
| or TO number and deposit it, as has been
the rule heretofore. BY the new law the
| inspector must in the presence of the voter,
fasten the corner securely down over num-
| Der. and the voter should see that this Is
| done and that the ballot is then placed in
| the bOX.)
| g. Challenges should be made before Il
| voter receives his ballot, if possible but
may be made at any time before he casts