The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1893-05-11
be allowed to vote.


If any person challenged as unqualified to
vote be guilty of false or corrupt swearing
or affirmation in taking any oath or affirma-
ton prescribed by this act, he shall be
deemed to have committed wilful and cor.
FSp tbe ST
the laws of this state to the crime of per-
jury.
Sec. 90: 1t appearing to the satisfaction
therefor is qualified elector, the judge
having charge of the ballots shall tear from
each of the blocks a ballot of each kind that
thereon, and hand the same to the voter
who shall retire alone to one of the booths
or compartments above mentioned sid there
prepare the ballot or batrors.
Voters may be allowed to carry with them
to the booths sample ballots for use in az
sisting them in marking the official ballots
but the same shall not be printed on red,
white or blue paper, and it shall be q mis-
den.eanor to print or distribute sample bal
lots printed upon such paper.
Provided however that sample ballots
may be printed In newspapers as matter Of
news.
Sec. 100. On receipt of his ballots the
then nearest unOccupied voting booth, and
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 in
such booth.
If he soils or defaces either of said ballots
he shall at once return the same and get
In marking the ballots, and each Of them,
he shall observe the following rules:
1. If the elector desires to vote straight
party ticket, or for each and every candi-
date of one party for each and every Office
named on his ballot, he shall make a cross
mark CO in the small square Immediately
at the right of such candidates as shown by
the party designation following such names.
.. If the elector desires to vote mixed
tkt Or for of en- ePeh
the small squares opposite the names of the
candidates for whom he desires to vote, re-
CARELESS of party designation, being careful
not to vote for more candidates for an
office than are TO be elected, as indicated on
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
names of%candidates printed on any ticket;
and such pames so written shall be counted
as balloted for whether the same be marked
in the small square places or not.
A. If the electOr mark more names than
or If for any reason, it is impossible to de-
termine the voters choice for an office to be
such office; but the rest of his ballot will
be counted If properly marked.
5: No ballot shall be rejected for any
technical error which does not make it i'm
possible to determine the voters choice.
even though such ballot be somewhat soiled
or defaced.
6. When an elector has prepared his bal
lot, he shall so fold it, concealing the face
thereof and all marks thereon, as to expose
only the endOrSement and the facsimile sig
nature. and initials of the judges at the back
thereof.
I. Each ballot should be marked and sep
arately folded, after which the elector shall
at once withdraw from the voting booth.
Sec 101. Having prepared his ballots as
provided in the last preceding section the
election, who is in charge Of the ballob
boxes, and said judge shall, without opening
the same or permitting the same to be
the proper boxes, indicated by the color
thereof, and shall first announce the name
and residence of the elector in an audible
voice: and the judges having charge Of the
registers, shall, In a column prepared there
on in the same line wi With I the ySters NAME
At As any time before said ballots, or either
of them, shall have been deposited in the
ballot boxes, said elector shall be subject
to challenge by either Of the judges, or by
said electOr first procured said ballots; but
no party-challenger or other person, other
ballots were delivered to said elector
shall, if at the time knowing Of such de-
livery, afterwards .interpose a challenge:
be had as hereinbefore provided: and. if the
party offering to vote, shall be found to be
DISQUALIFIED saia ballots, SO prepared by
lots and not opened.
If no challenge shall be interposed, the
eector shall at once retire from the voting
ed in this section he shall so retire as soon
as the challenge is determined, and shall
not again return thereto, unless by permis-
Sec. 1902. If any elector shall spoil ballot
so that he cannot conveniently vote the
ceive another in place thereof. If he shall
spoil such second ballot, he shall before re-
ceiying a third ballot, state under oath
claims to be able to read English said third
ballot, and, if necessary, fourth ballot
ha no oil mt IN no
viously issued shall have been returned
nor shall more than four ballots of any
If said elector shall, after spelling two
ballots as aforesaid, claim under oath not to
be able to read English, proceedings shall
be had as provided in the next succeeding
section.
When spoiled ballot is returned the board
shall preserve and deliver the same, together
or city clerk or recorder, as the color OF the
ballot may determine; and all ballots so
spoiled or not cast shall be preserved by
such officer until ten days next following the
county official canvass.
Sec 103. Whenever any elector shall de-
clare upon oath that he cannot read English,
not mark his ballot, he shall have the right
to call to his aid one or more of the judges
of election, who shall mark his ballot as he
may desire and in as secret q manner as
circumstances may permit
When any voter in addition to said declara-
ton shall also declare that he cannot speak
language, the judges may select two persons,
one from each political party, who shall act
as interpreters and who shall take the oath
taken by judges as nearly as may be, and
who shall as such interpreters assist such
persons who cannot speak the English Ian
guage in making up their ballots.
If said electOr shall so prefer he may call
to his aid any qualified elector in the same
district who may retire to one of the booths
with him and there mark the ballot for him;
but no such person shall so mark the ballots
of more than three such electors at any one
election, and said electors shall, before
depositing the same privately show his
the judges or clerks of election to ascertain
that it is marked as directed, but physic-
ally disabled voter who Is able 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 voter in the preparation of his
ner request persuade, or induce, or seek to
persuade or induce and such voter to vote
for any particular candidate or candidates,
but shall mark the ballot as directed by the
elector; and shall 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 in
preparing such ballot for voting.
Any judges of election, or person marking
the vote of an elector, or any other person
who to any hn prS the I'm
voted, or shall mark the vote of an elector, in
any other manner than directed by. such
elector, shall be deemed guilty Of q INSIDE
meanor, and shall on conviction thereof be
punished by fine of not less than thirty
dollars nor more than two hundred dollars,
or by Imprisonment in the county jail NOT
less than ten nor more than ninety days, or
both such fine and imprisonment in the dis
erection of the court.
Sec. 104. If it shall be announced to the
judges of election than an elector is at the
door who is unable to enter the polling place
without assistance, in their discretion they
may appoint one of their number to take an