Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1892-03-19

| shall give his name and address to one of he
| Clerks Of Election, who shall announce the
same, and if the other Clerk shall lind the
name upon he registry list he shall repeat
! the name and address. One ballot shall be
| then given to the voter, and the number Of
said aIlot shall be written by one OF the
Clerks of Election upon the registry list OPP
p0,ite the name OF the voter receiving ii
| SEC. 20. On receiving his ballot the votet
shall immediately retire alone 10 one Of h
| places, booth, or compartments lie shall
prepare his ballot by marking cross or \
after The name OF the pea,on Tor whom he in
tends to vote for each Office In case Of
constitutional amendment or Other question
submitted to the voJerS, the cross or X shall
be placed after the answer which he desires
| 10 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 that the water
mark and the number Of the ballot shall APP
pear on the outside, without exposing the
marks upon the ballot, and shall keep it 50
| folded until he has voted. Having folded
his ballot, the voter shall deliver il to the In
| >pector, who shall announce HE name Of the
voter and the number Of his ballot The
Clerk having the registry list in his charge,
II he hnds the number 10 agree with the
number Of the ballot delivered 10 The voter,
shall repeat the name and number, and shall
mark opposite he name the word "votrd. ="
The Inspector shall then S, pdra,e the strip
bearing the number from the ballot, and
shall deposit the ballot in the ballot box.
Said strip and number shall be Immediately
destroyed.
SEC. I'll. But one person shall occupy any
one booth or compartment al one time. and
no persoa shall remain in or occupy bootb
or compartment longer han may be necessa-
ry to prepare his ballot, and in no case longer
than i've minutes.
SEC ~. Any voter who shall accidental.
ly spoil ballot may return such spoilea
ballot to the Clerks OF Election, and receive
another one in its place. All the ballois
thus returned shall b. Immediately cancelled,
bv writing the word Cancelled acros, the face
OF the ballot, and, with those not distributed
to the voters, shall b. returned wi h the el-c.
ton returns. A voter who does not voc the
ballot delivered to him shall, before leaving
the space inside the guard rail, return such
ballot TO the Clerks, who shall Immediately
cancel the same and return ii in the ,ame
Election shall account for The ballots deliy.
cred TO IN m. by returning a sufficient mum.
Der of unused and spoiled ballots 10 make
up, when added TO the number of ofhciAl bal
lots cast, The number OF ballots delivered To
hem.
SEC q. A voter who declares under
oath, thai by rea-on Of physical disability,
he is unable to mark his ballot, shall al hi,
l., i 4
in such marking, OF an elector. oIhsr than
any election officer, but no person shall b.
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, app ars thereon, and
unless the slip containing the number OF the
ballot has been removed lherefrom 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 ballot provided
for use in each precinct as there shall be reg
iStrreh voters IN such precinct Such copies
shall be furnished 10 registered voters at the
Office OF said County Clerk during office
HONIS lpi HHS hd}S piCSShiliE inc haf VI Cl'N-
ton; provided, that not mpre than Two OF
such sample ballots shall he furai he'd 10 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. Al
least as many sample ballots shall be fur
nished by the County Clerk TO each BDatd OF
Election as there shall be regis cred voters
ia the precinct, and on election day the Board
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er, on application, one such sample ballot
SAID County Clerk shall also cau,e 10 be
printed, in plain type, on cards, instructions
for he guidance of voters for Cbta,nng and
marking their ballots. lie shall furnish
twelve such cards to the Board Of Election
OF each election precinct in the county, a,
the same time aud in the same manner : The
ballots and sample ballots are furnished.
The Board OF Election shall post at least
one OF such cards in each booth or compart-
ment provided for the preparation OF ballots,
and not less than three of such cards at other
place, in and about the polling places on the
day 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 water-muk, as provided in
thlS ACt, snail not DC counted, out suCn pat
lot must be preserved and returned with the
other ballots. When a voter marks more
names than there are persons TO be elected
10 an Office, or II for any ason it is impo.-
sible to determine the voters choice for any
Office, his vote for 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 not be
counted
SEC Fl. Any person who shall falsely
make or fraudulently deface or destroy any
certncate OF nomination or any part thereof,
or file any certificate Of nomination knowing
the same OF any part thereof TO b. false, OF
suppress any certificate Of nomination which
has been duly filed, or any part thereof, or
make use Of keep or furnish TO Others, ex-
cept as in this Act provided, any paper water
marked in imitation Of ballot paper, or DIS
close TO any person not engaged in the max
ing, printing or distribution OF ballots OF
bal OF paper under the direction OF the proper
officer, the design OF the watermark to he
D laced ON The ballot paper, PRINT or b.