St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-05-04
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leaving the polling place, as evidence that
the ballots delivered to him have been
properly disposed of.
Sec. 143. After the polls have been closed
said ballot judge shall attach sa to said ballot
register and at the end thereon statement
substantially as follows:
''The whole number Of the above named
persons who were present and received
ballots for the purpose of voting was -;
The number of persons returning spoiled
ballots and receiving other ballots was
......, the spoiled ballots being white bal
lots, ; blue ballots ,, ,rho hl red bal,
be filed in by both words and figures,
and the statement to be certified by the bal
lot judge and attested by the ballot clerks,
and said ballot register to be delivered to
the city, village or town clerk.
Sec. IA. The statements provided by this
act to be made, certified and attested in the
poll lists and registers, and other necessary
arrangements for the canvass having been
made the same shall be commenced. The
ballot judge and one Of the other judges,
not of the same political party, with the
aid of the ballot clerks, shall count and
canvass the white ballots and make out
the returns therefor, and the other judges
and clerks shall count and canvass the blue
ballots and make out the returns therefor.
If there be a third ballot box the red bal
lots therein shall be counted, canvassed
the soonest complete it's other work, or
the members may relieve one another as
they think best. In any event the memo
randa provided for in this act shall be kept,
NNAAN $3.50
returns made substantially as required
where no ballot judge OF ballot clerks are
provided, for, and all the judges and all
political party shall be entitled to one
watcher for each counting board.
Sec. 145. In cities in which tie municipal
election is held on the same tday as the
general state election. the city, council may,
at least thirty days before election direct
that in all election districts i'll said city,
in addition to other officers provided for in
hh SDppiHI
of election and two special clerks of cleo
ton, in which event they shall be chosen
and appointed as are the regular judges and
/ clerks, and subject to like restrictions.
They shall have no authority to act during
the election but shall be present at the
hour for closing the polls, and II not so
other cases provided. Said special judges
and special clerks shall count and canvass
the red ballots only, and make return of the
same as provided by law.
Sec. 146. Said ballot judges, ballot clerks
special judges and special clerks shall pos
sess the same qualifications and be paid
as other judges and clerks of election.
and shall be subject to like penalties for
any violation Of this act. They shall de-
| liver all returns made by them to the
board of election proper as well as cleo
| ton supplies and furnishings OF every de-
scription; and the said board of election
| shall do or cause to be done all things
| thereafter by this act required to be done
| by them to the same extent as though no
ballot judges or special judges or ballot
clerks or special clerks had been provided
Sec. 147. Nothing in this act shall be
| deemed to authorize the employment or
service of ballot judges, ballot clerks, spe-
cial judges or special clerks at any save
| at a general state election.
| Sec. 14S. When the canvass shall have
| been completed, and as soon as practicable
thereafter, in the presence OF all the judges,
| each box shall be locked and sealed by
| pasting firm paper across the lid and body
of each box in such manner that the box
cannot be opened without breaking the
! seal; and each judge shall write his name
upon said paper in such place that the box
| cannot be opened without tearing the name.
Said sealings shall not be done, however,
until it shall have been ascertained, by
a canvass of the ballots in all the boxes,
| that all the ballots so to be sealed up in
said box have been placed therein; but the
same shall in all cases be done before the
! board shall separate or adjourn.
Sec. 149. Each ballot box as soon as
practicable after the same IS sealed as
provided in the last preceding section, shall
| be deposited in the office Of the town. city
or village clerk, and carefully preserved
! therein with unbroken seals until the next
| general election, unless sooner opened by
! the proper authority for a recount or for
either of the political parties, represented
| on the ticket voted at such election shall,
on or before the day of election, apply to
the legal custodian of the ballot box or
! tional seals and securities to the ballot
| boxes within the control of such custodian,
said custodian shall give such permission,
| and Immediately notify the party so apply
! ing of the time when the same shall be
| done. which time shall not be later than
| two days after election.
Sush custodian shall forthwith, after re-
ceipt of such application, notify all parties
upon such election ticket or their repre-
! sentatives Of the fact Of such application,
and the time when such seals will be af-
| tboto of DESIGNATED
at the Office Of said custodian in the pres
ence of such custodian and of the repre-
sentatives Of the political parties upon said
ticket, the party so applying shall have
! the right TO affiX additional seals and Sc
| curities. and in any manner secure and
| mark the same, and any of the other par
| ties then present shall have the same right
! and privileges as the party so applying;
! but none Of said parties shall in any man
ner injure or impair any of the seals on
| said box hereinbefore provided.
| Sec. $50. After the canvass OF the votes
| shall have been completed one of said poll
| lists and one of said registers so kept and
| checked as aforesaid shall be attached to-
! gether, and on the following day shall be
filed in the office of the city, town or vii
| lage clerk together with the ballot register.
| if any, and the other of said poll lists and
| registers and poll books so kept and checked
shall be returned to the office of the county
auditor at the time the returns of the cleo
| ton made.
Said poll lists and registers shall at all
I
| office Of the authorities in which they shall
! be deposited without charge.
Sec. 151. In making out the statement to
be known as the returns of election, on
| blank forms to be furnished as provided
in this act and to be prepared by the clerks
| of election when not so furnished, said
| clerks of election shall set down the total
| number of names entered upon the registers
| of election, male and female separately, in
| columns prepared therefor and the total
! number of ballots actually cast and counted
| of
| for, written out at length, the office for
| which such person received any. votes, and
! the number of votes he received, the num-
! Der being written out in words and also
! in figures. The said returns shall be as
| nearly as possible in the following form,
! to-wit "At an election held at ...... in
the cnmnasad of any elef{on w als
or town, as the case may be-, in the county
of ......, in the state of Minnesota, on
the 49,; day. of .:...., eighteen hundred
| ......, the following named persons re-
ceived the number Of votes opposite their
respective names for the following described
| offices, tO-Wit:
For specifying the Office A received the
number to be written in figures and also
at length votes,' land likewise for every
person voted for for any Office
| Said returns shall be made in duplicate
and each copy thereof shall be signed by
the judges of election and attested by the
| clerks of election.
In any city having a population Of forty
| thousand or more lnnaDltantS the CITY cOun-
! Gil may require said judges of election to
insert on forms to be prepared by the city
clerk a preliminary statement Of the votes
cast as soon as the count of any one class
| of ballots shall have been completed, and
| III like manner as soon as any other class
of ballots shall have been completed. Said
statement or statements shall be signed by
one or more of the judges of election, and,
! as soon as practicable after the result shall
be known for state county or city offices,
as the case may be, shall be delivered to
a special messenger to be designated by
shall at once take the same to the office of
such city clerk; but said statement shall
| not be deemed an official return or used for