Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1892-11-19


Clerks Of Election, who shall announce the
same, and if the other Clerk shall find the
name upon the registry list he shall repeat
the name and address. One ballot shall be
then given TO the voter, and the number Of
said ballot shall be written by one Of the
Clerks Of Election upon the registry list op-
po>ite the name Of the voter receiving it
SEC. 20 On receiving his ballot he vo e.
shall Immediately retire alone to one Of he
places, booths or compartments He shall
| prepare his ballot by marking a cross or X
after the name of the pea,on for whom he n
| tends 10 vote for each office. In case OF a
constitutional Amendments or other question
submit ed to the voters, the cross or X shall
| b. placed after the answer which he desires
to give. Such marking shall be done only
| with a black lead pencil. Before leaving
the booth or compartment the voter shall fold
! his ballot in such manner hat the water
mark and the number OF the ballot shall APP
| pear on the outside, without exposing The
mail ks upon the ballot, and shall k, ep it So
| folded until he has voted. Having folded
his ballot the voer shall deliver II TO he In
| spector, who shall announce The name Of the
voter and the number of his ballot. The
| Clerk having the reg stry list in his charge,
| # he hnds the number to agree with the
| number Of the baIlo delivered 10 The voter,
shall repeal the name aud number, and shall
mark opposite The name the word ''voted."
| The Inspector shall Then separate the strip
b. airing the number from the ballot, ana
shall deposit The ballol in the ballot box.
Said strip and number shall be Immediately
destroyed.
SEC. Fl. But one person shall occupy any
one booth or compartment al one time, and
no person shall remain in OF occupy a booth
or compartment longer than may he necessa-
ny 10 prepare his ballot, and in no case longer
| than hve minutes.
SEC ~. Any voter who shall accidental
| ly spoil ballot may return such spoiled
ballot to the Clerks OF Election, and receive
another one in its place. All the ballots
thus returned shall b. Immediately cancelled
BY writing the word cancelled across the face
OF the ballot, and, with those not distributed
to the voters, shall be returned with the elec.
ton returns. A voter who does not vote the
ballot delivered to him shall, before leaving
the space inside the guard rail, return such
| ballot 10 the Clerks, who shall Immediately
cancel the same aud return it in the same
manner spoiled ballot. The Clerks OF
Election shall account for the ballots deliv.
cred 10 them, by returning sufficient num-
Der Of unused and spoiled ballots TO make
up, when added to the number OF ofiicial bal
lots cast, the number OF ballots delivered to
| them.
SEC. %. A voter who declares under
oath, that by reason Of physical disability,
he is unable to mark his ballot, shall at his
request be permitted TO receive the assistance.
in such marking, Of an eleclor, other than
any election officer, but no person shall be
permitted to go inside the guard rail as an
assistant to more than one voter
SEC. "a. No ballot shall be deposited in
the ballot box unless the water.mark, as
hereinbefore provided, appears thereon, and
unless the slip containing the number OF the
ballot has been removed therefrom by the
Inspector.
SEC. IS. The County Clerk shall cause
TO be printed, on plain white paper. without
water mark or Inducements, except the words
sample ballot" at least three times as
many copies of the form Of ballo, provided
for use in each precinct as there shall be reg
istered voters IN such precinct Such copies
shall be furnished TO registered voters at the
office OF said County Clerk during office
hours for five days preceding the day of cleo
ton; provided, that not more than two OF
such sample ballots shall be furGi he'd to any
one voter, except upon the written order OF a
vo,er and not more than two of said sample
ballots shall be delivered on such order. At
least as many sample ballots shall be fur
nished by the County Clerk 10 each Board of
Election as there shall be regis voters
in the precinct, and on election day the Board
Of Election shall furnish each registered VOL
err, on application, one such sample ballot.
Said County Clerk shall also cause TO be
printed in plain type, on cards, instructions
for the guidance Of voters for obtaining and
marking their ballots. He shall furnish
twelve such cards TO the Board Of Election
OF each election precinct in the county, at
the same time and in the same manner a. the
ballots and sample ballois are furnished.
The Board OF Election shall post al least
one OF such cards in each booth or comparl-
ment provided for the preparation OF ballots,
| and not less than three OF such cards at other
places in and about the polling places on the
| dav OF election. There shall also be printed
| on said cards sections twenty-Seven, twenty
eight, twenty-nine and thirty OF this Act.
! SEC. 20. In counting the votes any ballot
not bearing the waler-mirk, as provided IN
| hi, Act. shall moi he counted, but such bal
LOT must be preserved and returned with The
other ballots When a voter marks more
names than there are pei 10 be elected
TO an Office, or II for any re ason 1t is impos-
sible TO determine the voters choice for any
Office. his vote Tor such office shall not be
counted. Any ballot upon which appears
names, words or marks written or printed,
except as in this Act provided, shall no. be
counted
SEC. ~. Any person who shall falsely
make or frauduIently deface or destroy any
certificate Of nomination or any part thereof