Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-05-04

the eiectlcn Judges. receive another In place
tnereoL any voter who after receiving an
official ballot. decides not to vote shall. before
returning from within guard rail. surrender to
the election officers the Official ballot which has
such ballot shall subject the person so offend
ing TO immediate arrest and the penalties
afnxed in section 81 of this act
Sec % Any voter who may declare upon
oath that he cannot read the English language.
or that by reason of any physical disability. he
Is unable to mark his ballot shall, upon req uest
be assisted in marking his ballot by two of the
election officers of different political parties, to
be selected from the judges and clerks of the
precinct in which they are to act, to be desig-
mated by the judges OF election Of each precinct
at the opening OF the polls. Such Ofdcer shall
mark the ballot as directed by the voter, and
shall thereafter give no information regarding
the same. The clerks of elections shall enter
upon poll lists, after the name of any cleo
tor who received such assistance in making his
ballot, a memorandum of the fact Intoxication
shall not be regarded q physical disability,
and no intoxicated person shall be entitled to
assistance in making his ballot.
Sec. "a Any person entitled TO vote at gen.
eral election in this state shall, on the day of
such election, be entitled to absent himself
from any service employment in which ne
Is then engaged or employed for a period of
two hours, between the time Of opening and
closing the polls, and such voter shall not, be-
cause OF so absenting himself, be liable to any
penalty, nor shall deduction be made on
count OF such absence from his usual salary
wages; Provided, however, That application
for such leave of absence shall be made prior
to the day of election. The employer may
specify the hours during which said employe
may absent himself, as aforesaid Any person
or corporation who shall refuse to an employee
the privilege hereby conferred or shall subject
an employe to penalty or deduc ton OF wages
because OF the exercises of such privileges,
who shall In any manner attempt to influence
or control such voter as to how he shall vote,
by Offering any reward, or by threatening his
discharge from employment, or otherwise in
timidating him from a full and free exercise of
his right to vote SHALL directly or indirectly,
violate the provisions of this section, shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and be fined
in any sum not less than fifty COY dollars
more than one hundred 000) dollars.
Sec % II voter marks more names than
there are persons to be elected to office fails
to mark the ballot required by other section
or this act, or II for any 1t is impossible
to determine the voters choice for office
to be filled his ballot shall not be counted for
such office No ballot without the official in
dorsement shall be allowed to be deposited
in the ballotbox, and none but ballots provided
in accordance with the provision of this act
shall be counted. Ballots not counted shall be
marked Detective the back thereof, and
the ballots to which objections has been made
by either Of the judges or chaliengers shall
be marked OBJECTED to- on the back thereof
and a memorandum signed by the judges
stating how it counted, shall De writ
ten upon the back of each ballot marked
and all ballots marked Defective or lob
jected to- shall be incloSed in an envelope,
securely sealed, and so marked and Endorsed as
to clearly disclose its contents ALI ballots not
used, and all that have been spoiled by the
voter while attempting to vote, shall be
turned by the judges of election to the officer
or authority charged with the prin ting and dis
tribution of the ballots and receipt taken
therefor, and shall be preserved for six months
Such officer shall keep record of the number
of ballots delivered for each polling place, the
name of the person to whom and the time when
daliVaraH no hail ole ter Sr1nr,
record the number and character of the ballots
returned. with the time when, the person by
whom they are returned When the canvass
shall have been completed, now provided by
law, the clerks shall announce to the Judges the
total number of votes received by each candi-
date; at least one judge of the election shall
then proclaim, in a loud voice, the total number
of votes received by each of the persons voted
for, and the office for which he is designated, as
announced by said clerks, and the number of
votes for, and the number of votes against any
proposition which shall have been submitted to
the vote OF the people; when counting
the ballots, the judges shall fold
each ballot, and string closely upon
single piece of flexible wire cord, all ballots
which have been counted by them except those
marked Defective" Objected to- unite
the ends Of such wire or cord in firm knot,
seal the knot with sealing wax. in such
manner that it cannot be united without break
ing the seal inclose the ballots so strung in an
envelope. and securely seal such envelope with
opened without breaking the seal, and return
said ballots, together with the package with
the ballots marked Defective or Objected
to-" in such sealed packages or envelopes, to
the proper clerk, from whom the same were
ceived and such officer shall carefully preserve
such ballots for two years and six months, and
at the expiration of that time, shall destroy
them by burning, without previously opening
shall be destroyed in the presence
of the Official custodian thereof and two
electors of approved integrity and good repute,
and members, respectively. OF the two leading
political parties The said electors shall be
designated by the chairman of the board of
county commissioners of the county in which
such ballots are kept; Provided, That if any
contest of the election OF any officer voted for
at such election shall be pending at the
expiration of said time. the said ballot
shall not be destroyed until such contest is
finally determined In all cases Of contested
elections the parties contesting the
shall have the right to have such ballots
opened, and to have all the errors of the judges
in counting, or refusing to count, any ballots,
corrected by the court or body trying such con-
test: but such ballots shall be opened only in
open court, or in an open session Of such body,
and in the presence of the officer having the
custody thereof.
Sec &c No person whatever shall do any
electioneering or soliciting of votes election
day within any polling place. or within one
hundred OOo) feet of any polling place. No per-
shall interrupt hinder or oppose any voter
while approaching the polling place for the pur-
pose OF voting. Whoever shall violate the pro-
visions of this section shall be punished by
fine OF not less than TWENTY-FIVE t2o) dollars
nor more than one hundred 900 dollars, or i'm
priSonment for not less than ten U0) days nor
exceeding thirty DAYS (30), or by both fine and
imprisonment for each and every offense; and
it shall be the duty of the judges of election to
enforce the provisions of this section
Sec. y. Any person who shall, except as here
in otherwise provided, mark or fold his ballot
to be distinguished or allow his ballot to
be seen by any person with an apparent inten-
ton OF letting 1t be known how he is about to
vote, or who shall make false statement as to
his inability to mark his ballot, or any person
who shall interfere or attempt to interfere with
any of the voters when inside said inclosed
space when marking his ballot, who shall
endeavor to induce any voter, before voting TO
show how he marks or has marked his ballot.
aay ballot, any character for the purpose OF
identifying said ballot. shall be punished by a
fine OF not less than twenty five dollars ($251
nor more than one hundred dollars 3I0o). or by
Imprisonment for not less than ten U0) days
nor exceeding thirty (3o) days. or by both fine
and imprisonment; and 1t shall be the duty Of
election judges to enforce the provisions OF this
section.
See. % Any person who shall, prior to any
election. wi1lfu1ly destroy or deface any list of
candidates posted in accordance with the pro-
visions OF this act, and who during an cleo