Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1893-04-08


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 81
said ballot shall be written by one OF the
Clerks of Election upon the registry list OPP
posite the name Of the voter receiving 1t
SEC. 20. On receiving his ballot The voler
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 in
tends 10 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 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 bal lot, and shall keep 1t 81
| folded until he ha, voted. Having folded
his ballot, the voter shall deliver II TO he In
spector, 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 10 the voter,
shall repeal the name and number, and shall
mark opposite III name the wor the slnp
| The inspector shall then separal ballot, and
be airing the number from the ballot box
shall deposit the ballot in the ballot box
Said strip aud number shall be Immediately
destroyed.
| SEC. 81. But one person shall occupy any
one booth or compartment al one time, and
no person shall remain in or occupy booth
or compartment longer than may be neceSsa-
ry to prepare his ballot, and in no case longer
than i've minutes.
SEC ~. Any voter who shall accldena a.
ly spoil ballot may return such Spoileo
ballot TO the Clerks OF Election, and receive
another one in ITS place. All the ballots
thus returned shall b. imme diately Cancelled,
by writing the word Cancelled across the face
OF the ballot, and, with those not distributed
to the voters, shall b. returned with the eleC-
tion returns. A 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 1t IN the same
manner as a spoiled ballot. The Clerks OF
Election shall account for be ballots deliv-
cred TO them, by returning sufficient num-
! Der of unused and spoiled ballots TO make
up, when added 10 the number of oftcial bal.
lots cast, the number OF ballots delivered to
| them.
SEC. %. A voter who declares under
oath, that by reason of physical disability,
he IS unable to mark his ballot, shall az his
request be permitted 10 rec i've he assistance.
ia such marking, OF an elector. othsr than
| any election otiIc T, but 30 person shall b.
| permit ed L. go inside the guard raj az
! assistant 10 more than one voter.
| SEC. "a. No balot shall be deposited in
the ballot box unless the water-mark a,
hefenbefore provided, appears thereon, and
unless the slip containing the number OF the
ballot has been removed therefrom by the
Inspector.
SEC. IS. The County Clerk shall cause
o be printed, on PLAIN white paper, WITHOUT
water-mark or intor .ement,, except tn words
''samplr ballot" at least three times as
many copies Of The form Of ballot provided
for use M each precinct a. there shall be reg
lstered voters IN such precinct Such copies
shall be furnished TO registered voters at The
ONCE OF said County Clerk during office
hours for five days preceding the day Of ell c.
lion; provided, lhat not more than two OF
| such sample ballots shall he furGi he'd 10 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. A
least as many sample ballots shall be fur
nished by the County Clerk TO each Board Of
Election as here shall be regis cred voters
IN The precinct, and on election day the Board
| OF I'll, cuon shall iurnish each registered 70
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 balots. He shall furnish
twelve such cards TO the Board Of Election
| OF each election precinct i'll the county, at
! the same time and in the same manner as the
ballots and sample ballots are furnished.
| The Board OF Election shall post at least
| one OF such cards in each booth or compart-
ment provided for the preparation Of ballots,
and not less than three Of such cards at other
kPlaces in and about the polling places on the
day OF election. There shall also be printed
on said cards sections tweny-seyen, twenty
eight, twenty nine and thIty OF this Act.
| SEC. 20. In counting the votes any ballot
not bearng the waIer-muk, a. provided in
| this Act, shall not be counted, but such bal
lot must be preserved and returned with the
other ballots. When voter ks more
names than there are persons TO be elected
TO an office, or II for any re ason it is impos-
sible TO determine the voters choice for any
office, his vote for such office shall no, BE-
counted. Any ballot upon which appears
names, words OF marks written OF printed,
except as in this Act provided, shall no, be
counted,
SEC. II. Any person who shall falsely
make or traudulently deface or destroy any
certihcate oil nomination or any part thereof,
or hle any certificate OF nomination knowing
the same OF any part thereof 10 be false, or
suppress any certificate Of nomination which
has been duly filed, or any part thereof. or
make use OF, keep OF furnish to others, ex-
cepl As in this Act provided, any paper wafer
marked in imitation of ballot paper, or dis
close 10 any person not engaged in the max
ing, printing OF distribution OF ballots or
ballot paper under the direction Of the proper
othcer, The design Of the water-mark TO be
placed on the ballo, paper, or prlnl or b.
concerned m printing OF have in his posses
sion any imitation of an official ballot. ar