Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-12-22
PUBLIC ACTS o. 1892.

Act No the ballot law (Act. No. 0 of the Session
Laws OF lS9O) with the following amendments;
There is added to section II
In candidate who has been duly nominated under the
provisions of this act shall die before the day of election the
aney may be filled by the political party or other persons who
such nomination if the nomination made by convention
in such the convention previously
provided Or in of no such previous provision then by the
regularly elected general or executive committee representing the
political party holding such convention caucus The certificate
of nomination made for filing such vacancy shall state in add
ton the other facts required by this to be stated ccr6
mtb t t{e b for fina th yocsncy and said %
fcate shall be signed provided for section
of this act In the original nomination was made in
cordanco with the provisions of Section of this act the
may file certificate, containing the of candi
date fill the vacancy which certificate shall be executed in
cordance with the provisions OF Section act and shall
contain in addition the other facts required by Section
statement Of the facts causing the and the name of the
original nominee.
The supplied for the if the ballots have not
been printed for the Office shall be placed the ballots instead
Of the original nomination. the ballots have been printed
ballots containing the nomination instead the original
cient time print new ballots, the supplied may be
pasted the ballots already furnished by the officer procuring
There Section All nominations each pol
a party except those for representative to the General Assembly
column the left hand side Of said ballots shall contain the
of the nominees of the republican party the second column
ton parity and Re order of such other nominations as may be
made shall be determined by the clerk whose duty prepare
the ballot in such clearly distinguish
nominations from each other Each party ticket shall be separated
from the other party tickets and borcrd either side by black
parallel lines at least onegh of inch width each
column under party designation shall be placed blank
square measuring not less than oneaf inch each side
There added Section land. with the board of civil
authority shall and count the such election
No candidate for office be election whose
upon the State county ticket who candidate
Representatives shall be appointed ballot clerk permitted
to 90 inside the guard rail during the voting except for the p
Of voting.
Section 25 5 amended so as to read as follows:
SEC o. The constable Of each when he absent
ncapacaod the chairman Of the board Of sclecmen and the
beginning The number of such voting booths stricken
and the following inserted in lieu thereof Each shall
have at least voting booth compartments and every
having than fifty qualified to vote such polling
place shall additional commandment for each
additional fifty voters fraction of fifty exceeding
Section 26 is amended to read as follows:
SEC &C. certified copy Of the check list shall be furnished
to Of the ballot clerks be designated by the board civil
authority and tho ballot clerks"
Section u amended by inserting after the words and marking
cross = opposite thereto" these words
Or he desires to vote for the entire list Of candidates in any
column by placing in the square such column
These words added Section rs:
26 "Who shall preserve them in this condition until
adjournment Of the General Assembly, the election in
to demand and receive the same"
Section 20 is amended to read:
SEC 30 Any who by of physical
bly unable to mark his ballot, shall declare the presd-
the the board of civil
him in the marking thereof and such ocro assisting shall sign
the certificate the outside of the ballot and shall make
other mark thereon shall he thereafter give information
regarding the
Section SO is stricken and section inserted follows
SEC 49, In all annual or special city village meetings
hed Tor the purpose Of choosing town. city village officers
towns cities villages having population Of four thousand
such meeting shall be warned o'clock in the fonoon
and the polls shall be for the Of town. city
village officers at O'Clock forenoon for such
officers shall be counted o'clock in the afternoon
No AN ACT IN ANENONTENIT M, ACV Va r on Tt1r