The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-10-20

SECTION %. On receipt OF his ballot the
| voter shall forthwith and without leaving
| the space enclosed by the guard-rail retire
| to one OF the voting shelves or cornpart-
ments, and draw the curtain or shut the
screen or door, and shall prepare his ballot
by marking, II he desires to vote for every
| candidate Of a political party, cross In the
circle above the column Of such party, IL
otherwise he shall mark in the appropriate
margin or place cross (x) opposite the par
| OF candidates for presidential electors, and
opposite the name Of the candidate Of his
choice for each other Office to be filled, ac-
cording to the number OF persons to be
| voted for by him for each Office, or by in.
serting in the blank space provided
| therefor any name not already on
| the ballot; and In case Of a question sub
mitted to the vote Of the people, by mark
ing the appropriate margin or place cross
| (x) against the answer which he desires TO
give. In all cases where by existing laws
a voter Is entitled to cast more than one
vote for single candidate, he shall place
In the appropriate square, instead of
cross, a number which shall indicate the
number OF votes to be counted for the can
didate whose name Is so marked. Before
leaving the voting shelf or compartment
the voter shall fold his ballot without dis
playing the marks thereon. In the same
way II was folded when received by him.
and he shall keep the same so folded until
he has voted.
After leaving the voting shelf and he.
fore leaving the enclosed space, be shall
give his ballot to the election officer In
charge Of the ballot box. who shall without
unfolding the ballot number 1t rs required
by the Constitution OF this Commonwealth,
placing the said number in the right hand
upper corner OF the back OF the ballot imme-
diately to the left of the folding line print
ed thereon and nowhere else, and shall
thpU M fnld fba, ott ba fold
line and fasten 1t securely down with the
adhesive paste so AZ to cover the number
on the ballot so that it cannot he seen
without unfastening or cutting open the
part 30 fastened down. and shall then de-
posit the ballot in the box. The voter
undue delay and shall quit the enclosed
space as soon as his ballot has been depos-
ited Provided. That IL at any time the
Constitution of this Commonwealth shall
cease to require ballots to be numbered no
number shall bc marked on the ballot aud
IL shall be deposited in the ballot box by
the voter himself
SECTIoN %. No voter shall be allowed to
occupy voting shelf or compartment al
ready occupied by another, except when
giving the help allowed by section twenty
six OF this act, nor to remain within said
compartment more than three minutes in
case all Of such compartments are in use.
and other voters are waiting to occupy the
same. No voter not an election officer
shall be allowed to re-enter the enclosed
space after he has once left 1t, except to give
help as hereinafter described Each voters
name shall be checked on the voting check
list by the officer having charge thereof, as
soon as he has cast his vote in the manner
now provided by law. 1t shall be the duty
Of the judge Of election to secure
the observance Of the provisions Of
this section, to keep order in the
room In which tho vnfipD Ia hatd and tc
see that no more persons are admitted
within the enclosed space than are allowed
by this act. Each party which has by its
primary meeting, caucus, convention or
board, sent to the proper office Certif-
cate Of Nomination. and each group of
citizens which has sent to the proper Office
Nomination Paper ns provided in Sec
tions two and three of this act, shall he al
lowed to appoint three electors to act as
watchers in each voting place without ex-
pense to the county, one OF whom shall be
allowed to remain in the room outside of
the enclosed space. Each watcher shall be
provided with a certificate from the coun-
ty commissioners. stating his name the
names OF the persons who have appointed
him and the party or policy he represents;
and no party or policy shall be represented
by more than one watcher in the same
voting room at any one time. Watchers
shall be required to show their certif-
Gates when requested to do so. Until
the polls are closed, no persons shall be
allowed In the room outside of the said
enclosed space except these watchers, voters
not exceeding ten at any one time who are
awaiting their turn to prepare their bal
lots, and peace officers when necessary for
the preservation of the peace. No person
when within the voting room shall cleo
tioneer or solicit votes for any party or
candidate. nor shall any written or printed
matter be posted up within the said room
except as required by law. When the hour
Tor closing the polls shall arrive all per-
sons within the enclosed space who have
received ballots but have not yet deposited
them, shall be required to mark and de-
posit their ballots forthwith, but no other
person shall be allowed to vote.
SECTION "a. No list or memorandum of
the names OF voters, except such lists as
are expressly authorized by law, shall be
made within the voting room by any person
or officer, nor shall any list or memorandum
OF the numbers marked upon the ballots
be made or kept except such lists as are ex-
pressly authorized by law: Provided. That
any voter may make memorandum of
the number Of his own ballot, and the
watchers may keep their poll books and
challenge lists. After the closing Of the
polls and before the ballot boxes are
opened, all the lists Of voters upon which
the numbers Of the ballots are recorded
as now required by law shall be placed in
separate sealed covers properly marked,
and the stubs OF all the ballots used. to-
gether with all unused ballots and ballot
check list, shall also be enclosed in sealed
package properly designating the voting
place. which package shall be sent to the
proper office as required by law in the case
OF the ballots cast, and neither the said
package nor the said lists of voters shall
thereafter be opened except by the return
judges. or in the case of contest or upon
diction.
SECTION 25. No person other than the
election officers shall take or remove any
ballot from the voting place. II any voter
inadvertently spoils ballot he may OBJ
tain another upon returning the spoiled
one. The ballots thus returned shall be
immediately Cancelled and at the close of
the polls shall be secured in an envelope,
sealed and sent to the proper Office as re-
quired by law in the case of the ballots
east.
SECTION 20. II any voter declares TO the
Judge of election that by reason of any dis
ability he desires assistance in the prepara-
tion Of his ballot. he shall be permitted by
the judge OF election to select qualified