Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1893-05-11

If any person refuse to take either Of the
oaths as provided in this and the nexb
above section to be rendered, or if in the
case so provided he shall refuse. to produce
the person to swear to his identity and res
idence, then his name shall not be inserted
in the poll list, and he shall not be allowed
to vote.
If any person challenged as unqualified to
vote be guilty Of false or corrupt swearing
ton prescribed by this act, he shall be
deemed to have committed wiful and cor
rupt perjury, and upon conviction thereof
the laws Of this state to the crime Of per-.
jury.
Sec: 90: It appearing to the satisfaction
therefor is a qualified elector, the judge
having charge Of the ballots shall tear from
each Of the blocks ballot of each kind that
thereon, and hand the same to the voter
who shall retire alone to one of the booths
OF compartments above mentioned s.ld theze
prepare the ballot or Da1NDrS.
Voters may be allowed to carry with then,
to the booths. sample ballots for uAe in as
sisting them In marking the official ballots,
white or blue paper, and it shall be a mis-
1eneanor 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
such booth.
If he soils or defaces either Of said ballots
he shall at once return the same and GET
other ballots as hereinafter provided.
In marking the ballots. and each of thema
he shall obseree 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 cross
mark (N in the small square immediatey
the party designation following such names.
2. If the elector desires to vote a mixed
ticket or for candidates of different parties
he shall make q crOsS-mark (X) in each Of
the small squares opposite the names of the
candidates for whom he desires to vote, re-
gardless 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 or one or more persons
in the blank spaces following and under the
names Of candidates printed on any ticket.
and such names so written shall be counted
as balloted for whether the same be marked
in the small square places or not.
there are persons to be elected to an Office,
Or if for any reason, it is impossible to de-
termine the voters choice for an office to be
filled, his ballot will not be. counted for
such office; but the rest Of his ballot will
be counted If properly marked.
Does De make it
! possible to determine the voters choice,
even though such ballot be somewhat soiled
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
thereof.
T. 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
elector Shall hand the same to the judge Of
election, who is in charge Of the ballot
boxes, and said judge SHALL without opening
opened or examined, deposit the same in
the proper boxes indicated by the color
thereof and shall fir first announce the nams
voice; and the judges having charge Of the
n a ne on %h etes
At any time before said ballots, or either
of them shall have been deposited in the
to Challenge by either Of the judges. or by
any, person who was not present at the time
said eiector first procured said ballots; but
than a Judge of election; present when such
BALLOTS were delivered to said elector
In the, event Of challenge, proceedings shall
be had as hereinbefore provided, and; if the
party offering to vote shall be found to be
disqualified, said ballots, so prepared by
him, shall be placed among the spoiled bal
lots and not opened.
elector shall at once retire from the voting
room; and in event of challenge, as provid-
ed in this section, he shall SO retire as soon
as the challenge is determined, and shall
sion Of all the judges.
so that he cannot conveniently vote the
same he may on returning such ballot re-
ceive another in PLACE thereof # he shall
ceiying third ballot state under oath
whether or not he can read English; if he
| claims to be able to read English said third
shall be so delivered to him. but no ballot
shall be- so delivered until the ballot pre-
H HSuy sEEa issued ere shall an h fs Ballots bs f a
| one color be delivered to any one elector.
+ said elector shall after spelling two
be able to read English. proceedings shall
be had as provided in the next succeeding
section.
When a. spoiled ballot is returned the board
shall preserve and deliver the same, together
| with all unused ballots, to the county auditor
or city clerk or recorder, as the color Of the
| spoiled or not cast shall be preserved by
| such officer until ten days next following the
county official canvass
| Sec. 1903. Whenever any elector shall de-
| clare upon oath that he cannot read English,
| or that because of physical disability he can
not mark his ballot, he shall have the righb
Of election, who shall mark his ballot as he
may desire and in as secret a manner as
circumstances may permit.
When any voter in addition to said declara-
ton shall also declare that he cannot speak
and an understand r when spoken the English
language, the judges may select two persons,
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
SuaGe In making I'D their ballots.
! If said electOr shall so prefer he may call
to his aid any qualified elector in the same
district who may retire i, to one Of the booths
but no such person shall SO mark the ballots
of more than three such electors at any one
election, and said electors, shall, before
ballot, so prepared as aforesaid, to either Of
the judges or clerks of election to ascertain
that it is marked as directed, but a 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
ballot, as herein provided, shall in any man
ner request, persuade, or induce, OF seek to
or induce and such voter TO- vote
but shall mark the ballot as directed by the
elector; and shall not reveal to any other
person the pame Of any candidate for Tor. whom hon
place while he was assisting such elector in
preparing such ballot for voting
Any judges Of election, OF person marking
the vote of an electOr, or any other person
who discloses to any other person the name
Of any candidate for whom such elector 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 misde-
| 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
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