Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1892-09-10

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Clerk. Said paper shall be waser-mArke
with 9 design furnished BY the secretary
OF State. in such q manner that the said
water.msrk shall be plainly observable on
the outside Of such ballot when prop
erly folded. Such design shall be changed
for zach general election, and the same de-
sign shall not be used ct any general
election within the space OF eight
years, but at any special or sep
arate local election paper marked with the
design used ct any previous election may
be used.
SEC. ~. On each ballot q perforated
line shall extend from top TO bottom, one
half.inch from the right hand side OF such
ballot, aud upon the half-inch strip thus
| formed there shall be no writing or print
ing. except the M N be OF the ballot, which
shall be upon the back Of the "trip in sucn
| position that il shall appear on the outside
when the ballot is folded. The number
on each ballot shall be the same ss that on
the corresponding stub, aud The ballots
| and stubs shall be numbered consecutively
in each county. Where the names Of
candidates are printed in sepersto columns,
the columns shall be separated by heavy
rules, and on all ballots the names Of
candidates shall be separated BY q rule ex
tending 10 the extreme right OF the
column. All ballots shall contain the
name OF each and every candidate whose
nomins alton for any Office specified in the
ballot has been certified to aud filed &C
cording 10 the provisions OF this Act, and
no other name. The names Of the csndi
dates for each Office shall be arranged
under the design stion OF the Office in 81
phabeticAl order, according 10 surname,
except that the name OF candidates for
Presidential Electors shall be arranged in
groups ss presented in the several certih-
cat e Of nomination, and the names OF the
candidates for President aud Vice President
shall prscede the proper groups OF Presi-
Dental Electors; the political designation
Of each candidate shall be printed opposite
his name. There shall be left at the end
OF the list Of candidates for each office
one blank space TO be used when SUBSTITUTE
ing names to fill vacancies. There shall
be q margin At the right hand side Of the
names At lesst one-half inch vide, so thsi
the voter may clearly indicate in the way
hereinafter described the candidate or
candidates for whom be wishes TO vote.
Whenever any question is to be submitted
10 she vote OF the people, il shall be
printed upon the ballot in such a manner
ss to enable the electors to vote upon the
question in the manner hereinafter pro
vided. There shall be printed on the bal
lots opposite the designation Of each
Off e such words az will aid the voter h.
indicate his choice of candidates, such a.
" vote for one" "vote for three" aud tbs
like.
SEC. IS. All ballots, when printed,
shall be bound in stub books OF fifty and
one hundred ballots each. A record Of the
number Of ballots printed for them shall
be kept by the respective County clerks.
SEC. IL. The County Clerks shall pro
vide for each election precinct in the
county wherein less than twenty-five voters
are registered fifty ballots, and In all
other precincts n hundred ballots
for each fifty or fraction Of fifty voter
registered in the precinct.
SEC. 10. Whenever IL shall appear. by
affidavit, that an error or omission has oc
Cured in the publication OF the name or
description Of any OF the candidates
nominated, or In the printing OF the bal
lots, any member OF the Board OF
County Commissioners, upon application
by any voter, shall issue an order requir
ing the county CLERK TO correct such or
ror.
SEC. 16. Before the opening of the
polls, at any election, the County CLERK
shall csuse to be delivered to the Board Of
Election OF each election precinct in hi
county the proper number Of tickets OF
the kind to be used In the election precinct
In case OF prevention Of an election in any
precinct by reason of the loss or destruc
zion OF the ballots intended for that pre-
cinct, or for any other cause, the Inspec
tor or other election officer for the pre-
oinct shall make an affidavit setting forth
fha faat and tranann{ ~ 40 tho GnuarnAK
of the State. Upon receipt OF such afida-
Wit. and upon the application Of any candi-
date for any Office to be voted for by the
voters OF such precinct. the Governor
shall order q new election in such pre-
cinct.
SEC. II. At the same time and in the
same manner as Inspectors aud Judges Of
Election are now appointed in the State,
there shall be appointed two Clerks OF
Election, who shall have charge Of the bal
lots on election day, and shall furnish
them to the voters in the manner herein
after provided for. Said Clerks Of Elec
tion shall possess the same qualifications.
and receive the same compensation as In
speotors Of Election. Said Clerks shall be
selected from the political parties which
polled the largest and the next largest
votes in the precinct at the last preceding
general election.
SEQ. IS. The Board OF County Com
missioners shall provide, at each polling
place within the county, 9 sufdcien!
number OF places, booths or oompsrt-
ments, In which voters may conveniently
mark their ballots, SO that In the markins
thereof they may be screened from the obser
vation OF others. and 9 guard rail shall be
so placed that only such persons az are In
side said rail can approach within sil
feet Of the ballot box. and OF such booth
or compartments. The arrangement
shall be such that neither the ballot boz
nor the booths or compartments shall b.
hidden from the view Of those just ont
side the guard rail. The number o.
such booths or compartments shall b
not less han one for each fifty or fraction
OF fifty voters registered In the precinct
Each OF said booths or compartment
shall be kept provided with proper sup
plies and conyeniences for marking ballots
No person, other han voters engaged il
receiving, preparing or depositing the;
ballots, shall be permitted inside ssis
guard rail during the time the polls ar
open. except by authority of the Boart
Of Election, q in that case only for tn
purpose Of keeping order and enforcing
the law.
SEC. 10. Any person desiring to vot'
shall give his address to one OF the CLERK
Of Election, who shall announce the same
and il the other CLERK shall find the nam
upon the registry list he shall repeat TIL
name and address. One ballot shall thei
be given 10 the voter. and the number o
the said ballot shall be written by o o
the Clerks Of Election upon the registr,
list opposite the name OF the voter receiv
ing ID.
SEC. 20. On receiving his ballot tn
voter shall Immediately retire alone to on
Of the places, booths or compartments
lie shall prepare his ballot by marking
cross or X after the name Of the person
for whom he intends TO vote for each of