Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1893-04-01

SEC. 10. Any person desiring to vote
shall give his name and address to one of the
Clerks of Election, who shall announce the
same, and if the other Clerk shall find the
name upon the registry list he shall repeat
| the name and address. One ballot shall be
then given to the voter, and the number of
said ballot shall be written by one of the
Clerks OF Election upon the registry list OPP
posite the name of the voter receiving it
SEC. 20. On receiving his ballot the voter
| shall Immediately retire alone to one of the
places, booths or compartments. He shall
prepare his ballot by marking a cross or X
after the name of the peason for whom he m
tends to vote for each office. In case OF a
constitutional amendment, or other question
submitted to the voters, the cross or X shall
be placed after the answer which he desires
to 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 ST.
folded until he ha, voted. Having folded
his ballot, the voter shall deliver II to he In
spectoT, who shall announce the name of the
voter and the number of his ballot The
| Clerk having the registry list in his charge,
if he hnds the number to agree with the
number of the ballot delivered to the voter,
shall repeat the name and number, and shall
mark opposite III name the wor the strip
| The Insrector shall then separarbaliot. and
bearing the number from the ballot box
shall deposit the ballot in the ballot box
Said strip asd number shall be Immediately
destroyed.
Sec. IL. But one person shall occupy any
one booth or compartment at one time, and
no person shall remain in or occupy a booth
| or compartment longer than may be necessa-
| ry to prepare his ballot, and in no case longer
than hve minutes.
Sec. ~. Any voter who shall accidental
ly spoil a ballet may return such spoiled
ballot to the Clerks OF Election, and receive
another one in its place. All the ballots
thus returned shall be Immediately Cancelled.
by writing the word cancelled across the face
Of the ballot, and, with those not distributed
to the voters, shall be returned with the cleo.
ton returns. voter who does not vote the
ballot delivered to him shall, before leaving
the space inside the guard rail, return such
ballot 10 the Clerks, who shall Immediately
| cancel the same and return it in the same
manner as a spoiled ballot. The Clerks Of
| Election shall account for the ballots deliy.
cred to them, by returning a sufficient, mum.
Der of unused and spoiled ballots TO make
up, when added TO the number of official hal.
| lots cast, the number Of ballots delivered to
them.
SEC. "a. A voter who declares under
oath, that by reason Of physical disability,
he is unable to mark his ballot, shall al hi,
request be permitted to receive the assistance.
in such marking, Of an elector. other than
any election officer. but no person shall be
permitted to 60 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
hereinbefoIe provided, appears thereon, and
unless the slip containing the number OF the
ballot has been removed therefrom by the
Inspector.
SEC. rs. The County Clerk shall cause
to be printed, on plain white paper. without
water mark or ind easements, 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.
isteTed voters IN such precinct. Such copies
shall be furnished to registered voters at the
Office OF said County Clerk during office
hours for five days preceding the day Of cleo
ton; provided, that not more than Two OF
such sample ballots shall be furni, he'd to any
one voter. except upon the written order OF
voter, and not more than two of said sample
ballots shall be delivered on such order. AT
least as many sample ballots shall be fur
nished by the County Clerk 10 each Board OF
Election as there shall be registered voters
in the precinct, and on election day the Board
OF Election shall furnish each registered vot.
er, on application, one such sample ballot.
Said County Clerk shall also cause to be
printed, in plain type, on cards. instructions
for the guidance of voters for obtaining and
marking their ballots. He shall furnish
twelve such cards to the Board Of Election
Of each election precinct in the county, at
the same time and in the same manner a, he
ballots and sample ballots are furnished.