Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1893-07-15

shsli be printed on tinted paper, furnished
by the Secretary Of State. IL b be the
duty OF the Secretary Of State 10 obtain.
and keep on hand, . sufficient supply OF
such psper for ballots. and TO furnish the
s.me in quantities ordered 10 aoy County
Clerk. Said paper shall be vsser-msrkea
with 4 design furnished BY the Secretary
Of State. in such 9 ann that the ssio
va,er.msrk shall be plainly observable on
The outsids Of such ballot when prop
erly folded. Such design shall be changed
for zach general election, and the same de-
sign shall not be used at any general
election within the space OF eient
wears, but at any special or sep
srste local election paper marked Win 'ne
design used 81 any previous eisehoh may
be used.
SEC. Ia. On each ballot a perforated
line shall extend from top 20 bottom, one-
half-inch from the right hand side oil suon
| ballot. aud upon the half inch strip thus
formed there shall be 10 writing or print
| ing. except the number Of the ballot, which
shsll be upon the back OF The "trip 10 such
| position that q, shall appear on the outside
when the ballot is folded. The number
| on each ballot shall be the same as that on
| the corresponding stub, and the ballots
! ana stubs shall be numbered consecuhveiy
In each county. Where The names OF
candidates are printed in sepersie columns,
| the columns shall DO separated by heavy
| ruIes. and on all ballots the names OF
candidates shall be separated By 9 rule ex
| tending 10 the extreme right OF the
| oolumn, All ballots shall contain the
name OF each and every candidate whose
| nomin alton for any Office speeined IN the
| ballot has been certified to and nIed &C.
| cording TO the provisions OF this Act, and
| no other nsme. The names OF the csndi.
dates for each Office shall be arranged
under the designation OF the ONCE IN al
| ~pbabetical order, according 10 surname,
eexcept that the name OF candidates for
| Presidential Electors shall be arranged IN
| groups a. presented in the several certin-
CATS OF nomination. and the names OF the
candidates for Presidentand Vice President
| shall precede the proper groups OF Presi-
| Dental Electors; the political designation
OF each candidate shall be printed opposite
/ his name. There shall be left al the end
Of the list OF candidates for each ONCE
one blank space to be used when substitut-
ing names 10 fill vacancies. There shall
be a margin ct the right hand eide OF the
names at least one-hAlf inch wide. so that
the voter msy clearly indicate in the way
hereinafter described the candidate or
candidates for whom be wishes 10 vote.
whenever any question ia to be submitted
TO the vote OF the people, IL shall be
printed upon the ballot in such . manner
as TO enable the electors 10 vote upon the
question in the manner hereinafter pro
vided. There shall be printed on the bal
lots opposite the designation OF each
office such words a. will aid the voter to
l. .s. L.. okAtao ~ oanAfdataa anfh A.
I" vote for one" "voie for three" and the
like.
SEC. IS. All ballots, when printed,
shall be bound in stub books OF ffty and
one hundred ballots each. A record OF the
number OF ballots printed for them shall
be kept by the respective County Clerks.
SEC. IA. The County Clerks shall pro-
vide for each election precinct in the
county wherein less than twenty-five voters
are registered fifty ballots, and 10 all
other precincts one hundred ballots
for each fifty or fraction OF fifty voters
registered in the precinct.
SEC. Is. Whenever II shall appear. by
affidavit, that 80 error or omission has 90
CURED 10 the publication Of the name or
description Of any OF the candidates
nominated. or 10 the printing of the bal
lots. any member OF the Board OF
County Commissioners, upon application
by any voter, shall issue al order requir-
ing the county Clerk to correct such er
ror.
SEQ. 16. Before the opening OF the
polls, at any election. the County CLERK
shall csuse to be delivered to the Board OF
Election Of each election precinct in his
county the proper number OF tickets OF
the kind 10 be used in the election precinct.
In case OF prevention OF an election In any
precinct bvlreason OF the loss or dsstruc.
tion OF the ballots intended for that pre-
cinct, or for any other cause. tie Inspec-
tor or other election officer for the pre-
cinct shall make an affidavit setting forth
the fact and transmit il TO the Governor
OF the State. Upon receipt OF such Aida
Wit. and upon the application Of any csndi-
date for any office to be voted for by the
voters of such precinct. the Governor
shall order q new election in such pre-
cinct.
SEC. II. At the same time aud 10 the
same manner as Inspectors and judges OF
Election are now appointed in the State.
there shall be appointed two Clerks OF
Election, who shall have charge OF the bal
lots on election day, aud shall furnish
them to the voters 10 tho manner herein.
after provided for. Said Clerks Of Elec-
tion shall possess the same qualifications.
and receive the same compensation as In
spectors Of Election. Said Clerks shall be
selected from the political parties which
polled the largest and the next largest
votes in the precinct at the last preceding
general election.
SEC. IS. The Board OF County Com
missioners shall provide, at each polling
place within the county, 0 sufficient
number OF places, booths or compsrt-
ments. in which voters may conveniently
mark their ballots, so that in the marking
thereof they may be screened from the obsar-
vstion OF others, and . guard rail shall be
so placed that only such persons as are in
side said rail can approach within six
feet OF the ballot box, and OF such booths
or compartments. The arrangements
shall be such that neither the ballot box
nor the booths or compartments shall be
hidden from the view Of those just out
side the guard rail. The number OF
such booths or compartments shall be |
not less than one for each fifty or fraction |
OF fifty voters registered in the precinct. |
Each of said booths or compartments
shall DO kept provided with proper sup |
plies and c~onveniences for marking ballots. |
Nc person, other than voters engaged 10
receiving, preparing or depositing their
ballots, shall be permitted inside said
guard rail during the time the polls are
open, except by authority Of the Board
OF Election. and in that case only for the
purpose OF keeping order and enforcing
the law.
SEC. 49,. Any person desiring to vote
shall give his address to one OF the Clerks
OF Election, who shall announce tho same, |
and II the other Clerk shallt find the name
upon the registry list he shall repeat the
name and address. One ballot shall then
be given 10 the voter. aud the number OF
the said ballot shall be written by one OF
the Clerks Of Election upon the registry
list opposite the name Of the voter receiv-
ing 10.
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 .
cross or x after the name Of the person
for WbQm ha In taud Ia IN vota for aaeb NJ. |