Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1893-05-11

If any person challenged as unqualified. to
vote be guilty of false OF corrupt swearing
OF affirmation in taking any oath OF aflfnla-
ton prescribed by this act, he shaH De
deemed to have committed wilful ana cor
rupt perjury, and upon CONVICTION 1heffo d
the fhe'i laws g Of this state to the crime Of pei
jury. n
therefor is a qualified %elector, the judge
having charge of the ballots shall tear from
each Of the blocks q ballot, OF each klnd thaa
thereon. and hand the same to the voter.
who shall retire alone to one OF the booths
Oh compartments above mentioned ana tnere
pr ypfars f mey of be ali SG edl to carry with them
to the booths sample ballots for use III as
sisting them in marking the official ballots
19H;tt the e. SANE ns n shall n aaa n f p pha1 Be- On q mis- na.s-
Aereanor to print or distribute sample bal
lots printed upon such paper: ,,a,,o+s
Provided. however, that samnle naiiots
may be printed in newspapers as mat9ef Oh
Sec. 100. On receipt of. his ballots the
eleetor shall forthwith retire alone pae+b 70 a Ins
without undue delay mark each Of said
ballots. in whole or in part. as he shall see
fit, with the indelible pencil to be found i'll
such booth.
If he soils or defaces either of said ballots
other ballots as hereinafter provided bon,
IN marking tle Dull0(S, altl bdCl4 W lhSLi'
he shall observe the following rules:
!. If the elector desires to vote 4 straight
party TICKET Is or fo qot each saah and and every eecrv c aHice
n name q on @nh his pqbr allo tof he eS Shall i'm make iasi 4 cross
mark N in the small square lmmedlately
at the right of such candidates as shown by
the party designation following snch names;
2: If the electQr desires. to vote 9 mixed
ticket OF for candidates of different partles
he shall make a cross-mark ca in each OF
the he@d HMGan s9} pa who 9ppGhs e de tiH hd 70 yot e. 5 ree
gardless Of party deslgnation, being emr an
office than are to be elected as indicated Oh
the margin of the ballot.
3. If the ~elector so desires he may write
the name or names Of, one or more persons
in the blank spaces Following and under the
aud such names 50 written shall be counted
as halloted for whether the same be marked
in the small square PLACES lace OF no1 avn Than
there are persons to Lp elected tn an ollGe,
on ii. for any reason: it is impossible to de,
tHFMine lis tie b TdfaF's viii allp'f not f0f BE- On co a1lfe 70 for oe
such office: but the rest of his ballot will
be oognte !, i if +pre eRRe1} N maT reieatea for any
technical error (which does not make it inn
s T. sss Ss{ $SsSS i sasR baEIot 1s Somewhat sSiisd
&. When an eleetnr has prepared his bal
lot, he shall so fold it., cnneealing the face
thereof and all marks thereon, as TO expose
nature, and initials of the judges at the back
I. Bach ballot should he marked and sep;
at once Witharaw from the voting booth.
p p1eotoE ana II f hand AT the p same q the see }uage 'a of
soaea. and T said i Judge ta siafE without it, openipg
d tas sa~ sr O. exaRR alf@dItt'5as spd Sc .t dsme SANE ne fa
tie nroper boxes, indicated by the color
thereof. and shall first announce the name
voice; and the judges having charge, Of the
registers, shall, i'll IA column prepared there
n II Il TIE e,ya same !, line IN t Mit 1at tae , y2tsF's name'-
At any tlImee, before said ballots o. either her
ballot boxes, said elect4r S shail pc subject II: hT
any person who was not present at the time
said 'elector first procured said ballots; put
H. part y "a hf ag1act Gp ot nrese pfr Whsn o sneh
ballots were. delivered to SAID elector
shall, if at the time knowing of such de-
IN 5lTe tiie eaenf " cha ll ,a1sep1 proce : Hna3ls shaii
be had as hefeinbefore provided; anu; II the
party Offering to vote shall be found 70 pc
disaualihed, said ballots, SO prepared by
lots and not opened,
If no challenge shall be i%nterp9osed, the
room; and in event of challenge, as proYid-
ed in this sectinn, he shall 50 retire as soon
as. the challenge is determined, and shall
s's &c., a. 1d Is. IF II any ln11 eleetor shall spoil q ballot
SO so,n that It he New a ~ et GpnHenle snaR. b vG 1et t ne
ceive another in PLACE thereof. IT he shall
spoil such second ballot, he shall before re-
W Tehet t 9, Or t not he 's caI. read a,f' hns stisih: if he
claims to be alle to read English said third
BALI hR5lIqti1 10 ND 90 o # ' 4eeGsd 3 Him = toy bGfrt to bal5ot
shall be so delivered until the ballot pre-
viously issued shall have been, returned,
nor shall more THAI. four ballots OF any
If said elector shall, after spnilins two
ballots as aforesaid, claim under oath not to
he able to read English, proceedings shall
be had as provided in the next succeeding
When a spoiled ballot is returned the board
shall preserve and deliver the same, tQgether
or city clerk or recorder, as, the color, OF the
ballot may determine; and all ballots so
spoiled or not cast shall he preserved by
such officer until ten days next FOLLOWING the
county official canvass.
Sec. 16s. Whenever any elector shall de-
clare nnon oath that he cannot read E1lsllsh'
to call 10 his aid one or more. of the judges
of election, who shall mark ms ballot as ne
circumstances may. permit:
When any, voter in addition to said declara-
ton shall al so declare that he cannot, speak
and understand when spoken the English
language, the judges may select two persons,
one from each political party, who shall act
as Interpreters and who shall take ilhe oath
taken by Judges es nearly as may he, and
who shall as such Interpreters assist, such
persons who, cannot speak, the EMgllsh Ian
guage in making w their ballots;
to his aid any qualified eleetor in the same
district Who may retire to one ct the hooths
with him and there mark the ballot for him;
but no such person shall 50 mark the ballots
of more than three such electors vt any one
election, and said electors shall, before
deRositlng the same, privately show hls
the judges or clerks Of election to ascertain
that it is marked as directed, but a physic-
ally disabled, voter. who is ahle to determine
whether his ballot is marked as directed need
not so show his. ballot.
No Judge of election or other person who
may assist a voter in the preparation or ms
persuade or induce and such voter to, vote
for any particular candidate or candidates,
]e etes 81; and ID Shall il not reveal to any other
person the name of any candidate for whom
the %elector has voted, or ANYTHING that took
place while he was assisting such elector III
preparing such ballot for voting.
Any Judges of election, or person marking
the vote of an %elector,, or any ether person
Of MA any y's capdiaa tic FOL t,f whom no such util ele c 'I has
voted, or shall mark the vote of an %elector, in
any other manner than directed by such
%elector, shall be deemed guilty of a mlsde-
meanort, and shall on conviction thereof be
punished by u fine of not less than thirty
dollars nor more than two hundred dollars,
Or by imprisonment in the county lail not
%cretio1n Of the court.
Sec. 1O4. If it shall be announced to the
Judges of election than an electnr is ut the
door who is unable to enter the polling place
without assistance, in their discretion, they
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