The Globe-republican., 1893-05-05

keep At least ten ballots constantly 20
| be seen when the ballot Is properly folded,
! and the voters name shall be immedi-
| ately chec ked on the registry list At all
i elections where registra ton is required II the
name Of any person desiring to vote at such
| election Is not found on the register OF voters.
he shall not receive ballot until he shall have
complied with the law prescribing the manner
and conditions Of voting by unregistered voters:
II any person desiring to vote at any election
shall be challenged, he shall not receive bal
! lot until he shall have established his right to
| vote In the manner provided by law Besides
the election ofncers, not more than one voter
| in excess to the whole number of voting booths
| provided shall be allowed in said inclosed
| space at one time. This section shall apply to
and govern, where applicable, all persons desir-
! ing to vote in precincts where registration is
not required.
Sec - On receipt Of his ballot, the voter
shall forthwith and without leaving the inclosed
space, retire alone to one OF the voting booths
so provided, and shall prepare his ballot by
making in the appropriate margin or place
cross tX) to the left OF the name Of the candi-
date of his choice for each office to be filled, or
BY writing in the name Of the candidate OF his
choice in q blank space on said ticket making
o cross (X) to the left thereof and in case Of .
public measure submitted TO the vote Of the
place o cross (X) against the answer he desires
TO give. Before leaving the voting booth, the
voter shall fold his ballot In such . manner as
to conceal the names Of the Candidates and
marks thereon and so that the printed indorse-
ment and initials of the judges thereon may be
seen By the election board The number OF the
voter on the poll books or register list shall not
be indorsed on the back Of the ballot, unless the
vote shall have been challenged and
the voter sworn second time AS
now provided by law. He shall mark
and deposit his ballot without undue
as he has voted No voter shall be allowed to
occupy the voting booth already occupied by
another, nor remain within said inclOsed space
more than ten minutes, nor to occupy voting
booth more than five minutes, in case all Of
said voting booths are in use and other voters
waiting to occupy the same. No voter not an
election officer shall, after having voted, be al
lowed to enter said inclosed space during said
election. No person shall take or remove any
ballot from the polling place before the close Of
the polls. No voter shall vote, or offer to vOte
any ballot except such as he has received from
the judges Of election in charge of the ballots.
Any voter who may, by accident or mistake.
spoil his ballot SHALL returning said ballot to
the election judges, receive another in place
thereof. 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
been given him: and refusal to surrender
such ballot shall subject the person so offend
ing to immediate arrest and the penalties
affixed in section q 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 request,
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 officer 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 elec-
tor who received such assistance in making his
snail not be regarded as physical disability.
and no intoxicated person shall be entitled to
assistance in making his ballot.
Sec. q Any person entitled to vote at a gen.
eral election In this state shall, ON the day of
such election, be entitled to absent himself
from any service or employm ment in which he
is then engaged or employed for 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 ac-
count Of such absence from his usual salary or
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, rs aforesaid Any person
or corporation who shall refuse to an emplOye
the privilege hereby conferred. or shall subject
an empoye to q penalty or deduction OF wages
because OF the exercises Of such privileges, or
who shall in anv manner attempt to influence
or control such voter as to how he shall vote,
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discharge from employment, or otherwise in
timidating him from full and free exercise of
his right to vote or shall, directly or indirectly,
violate the provisions of this section, shall be
deemed guilty of misdemeauor, and be fined
In any sum not less than fifty C5O) dollars or
more than one hundred Uu0, dollars.
Sec 25 II voter marks more names than
there are persons to be elected to an Office, or fails
to mark the ballot as required by other section
of this act, il for any reason ii is impossible
to determine the voters choice for an Oe1ce
to be filled his ballot snail not be counted for
such ONCE No ballot without the official in
dorsement shall be allowed to be deposited
in the ballot-box, and none but ballots provided
in accordance with the provision of thiS act
shall be counted. Ballots not counted shall be
marked Defective on the back thereof, and
the ballots to which objections has been made
| by either of the judges or chalienyerS shall
| be marked Objected to- on the back thereof,
and a memorandum signed by the judges,
stating how it was counted shall De writ
| ten upon the back OF each ballot so marked,
and all ballots marked Defective" or 'Ob-
jected to-" shall be inclosed in an envelope,
securely sealed, and 80 marked and indorsed as
to clearly disclose its contents AL ballots not
used, and all that have been spoiled by the
voter while attempting to vote, shall be re-
| turned by the judges OF election to the oficer
| or authority charged with the printing and dis
| tribution of the ballots and a receipt taken
| therefor, and shall be preserved for six months
| Such oficer shall keep q record OF the number
Of ballots delivered for each polling place, the
name Of the person to whom and the time when
| delivered, and he shall also enter upon such
| 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, as 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
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