Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-02-10
and district committees after April i, lss..
nv h. -..,-reta-v Of state



1 by the secretary Of state.
Receipts for Ballots.
/ Ballots viii be printed, and sent hv III,
! secretary OF state, To city, town and plants
+ ton clerks, direct, IN two sets. One set i,
/ time to be reoeictd by such ei.'Tiss Seut,.tiy
/ tsU0 hours, a. least, and the second sci
/ forty eight so,srs, al least, before the da,
1 OF election
! With each ses or lot Will be sent a receip'
vhicn must be signed by the clerk rsceiyin.
[ the ballots and returned 20 the secretary O
state
! The city, town on plantation clerk, hayin.
| received ard rocsipted to the secretary O
| state for thsse ballots viii handle and dis
! poee Of them on the day OF election as pro
| vided In section ls, To TINS section the at
| ssntion OF all municipal officers, clerks ant
! txalot clerks u especially called You vii
notice that oOs one SGT at a time is to b de
hvefed TO the election officers, and reoeiprs
which may be similar 10 above, must b.
| given oy the elecrlon officers TO such CITY
town or plantation clerk.
| You Will also notice that the packages O,
| ballots must be delivered to the election
officers with xrlro1seR seGLs-the seals
therein to be publicly broken by the cleo
ton officers tsho shah have received and
| receipted for such PACKAGES at the opening
| OF the polis, aIsd not sooner
Nunaber of BaifntA
The number OF ballots 20 printed and fur
nHhed will be at the rate of seventv-tiye for
each Fifty voters or fraction of fifty voters.
All city, town and plantation clerks mast
notify the secretary Of state fourteen da Us
before election, and should do so, if possible,
thirty days before election, OF the number
OF voters in their city, town or plantation
say by Aug. 10.
Ballot Boxes.
The size OF the ballot to be used at the
September election will neoassitate the use
of ballot boxes at least 10 by IS inches in
dimension and perhaps boxes OF still larger
size may de advantageous.
Loss of Ballots.
In event of loss or failure to receive bal
lots- the municipal officers or clerk are to
procure other ballots substantially of the
saIne form as the official ballot, to be han
died and disposed of as provided by section
10, to which your attention is invited
Polling Places.
A sufficient space, not less than sir feet in
dSpib IN any case must he Failed or sepa-
rated from therest of the polling place or
wardroom, say at one end, or in one corner
Thereof, by guard rail The larger the
number of voters and consequently greater
number of voting booths required, the
greater must be the space inside this guard
nnP' because ta,ssde the rail must he spaoe
enough for election officers, polling and bal
lot clerks, ballot box and table, and also
space besides for At least one voter for each
hundred of the whole number entitled to
vote at any one polling place, and booths or
voting compartments, as follows:
Booths or compartments, somewhat re-
sembling three sides Of narrow and not
deep closet, at least one for each hundred
voters, must he provided; each booth to
contain shelf sufficiently wide for voter to
mark his ballot upon, equipped with mark
ing fac,llties-pen and ink or pencil. In
each booth must be posted card Of in
structions to voters, also card containing
the last four sections of the law, which will
BE- supplied by the secretary of state.
These booths or compartments are to he
80 constructed and placed as to secure the
following objects:
First--That no person can see or know
how any voter marks his ballot
Second-That each booth, its shelf and
occupant shall be in plain view of all per
sons outside the guard rail
Third-That each booth, its shelf and oc-
cupant shall be in plain view Of the election
officers and clerks inside the guard rail, but
so placed that these officers cannot see or
know how the voter marks his ballot. And
no tot0n can hare less than three and no
aonrd in a city less than aue such booths