Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1893-06-10

SEC. 10. Any person desiring to vote
| 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 Of
! said ballot shall be written by one OF the
| Clerks of Election upon the registry list OPP
| positc the name of the voter receiving 1t
SEC. 20 On receiving his ballot The yo;er
! shall Immediately retire alone 10 one OF the
places, booths or compartments. He shall
| prepare his ballot by marking cross or
! after The name of the peason for whom he in
tends to vote for each office. In case OF
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 a 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 ballot, and shall keep it 50
folded until he has 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 10 agree with the
number Of the ballot delivered TO the voter,
shall repeat the name and number, and shall
mark opposite III name the wor the strip
The Inspector shall then separalballot, and
bearing the number from the ballot box.
shall deposit the ballot in the ballot box.
Said strip and number shall be Immediately
destroyed.
SEC. ii. But one person shall occupy any
one booth or compartment al one time, and
no person shall remain in or occupy a booth
or compartment longer than may be neceSsa-
ry to prepare his ballot, and in no case longer
than hve minutes.
SEC II. Any voter who shall accidental
ly spoil a ballot may return such spoleo
ballotto the Clerks OF Election, and receive
another one in its place. All the ballots
thus returned shall b. immr diately Cancelled,
by writing the word Cancelled acros, the face
OF the ballot, aud, with those not distributed
to the voters, shall b. returned with the elrt-
ton 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 imme iiateiy
cancel the same and Ietuln it in the same
manner as spoiled ballot. The Clerks OF
Election shall account for The ballots delv-
cred to them. by returning a sufficient num-
Der Of unused and spoiled ballots TO make
up, when added TO the number OF oiilciIl bal
lots cast, the humber OF ballots delivered 10
hem.
SEC IS. A votcr who declares under
oath, that by reason Of physical disability,
he is unable TO mark his ballot, shall at hi,
request be permitted to receive the assistance
in such MAJ liking, Of an elector. Other than
any election officer, hut no person shall be
permit ed to so inside the guard rail as az
assistant 10 more than one voter
SEC. "a. No ballot shall he deposited in
the ballot box unless the wateI-mark a,
hereinbefore provided, appears thereon, and
unless the slip containing he number OF the
ballet has been removed thgrefrom by the
Inspector
SEC. IS. The County Clerk shall cause
10 be printed, on PLAN ~ntte paper, w,thru,
water-mark or inlor, emcnt,, except The words
sample ballot" at least three times as
many copies Of the form Of ballot provided
for use III each precinct as there shall be reg
iStrred voters IN such precinct. Such copies
,hali be furnished TO registered voters at the
ofnce OF said County Clerk during office
hours FOR five days preceding the day of Ell,
ton; provided, that not more than two OF
such sample ballots shall be furai he'd to 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 Al
least as many sample ballots shall be fur
nished by the County Clerk 10 each Board OF
Election as here shall be registered voters
N he IN eli ii / he.
Of Election shall furnish each registered vo,-
er, on application, one such sample ballot.
SAID County Clerk shall also cause TO he
printed, in plain type, on cards, instructions
Tor the guidance Of voters for blaming and
marking their ballots. lie shall furnish
twelve such cards TO the Board Of Election
Of each election precinct III The county, at
the SANE time and in The same manner as the
ballots and sample ballots are furnished
The Board OF Election shall post al least
one OF such cards in each booth or comparl-
ment provided for the preparation of ballots,
and not less than three Of such cards Al other
places in ami about the polling places on the
day OF election. There shall also be printed
on said cards sections twenty seven twenty
eight, twenty and lhurly Of this Act.
SEC. 20. In counting the votes any ballot
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this Act, shall not be counted, but such bal
! lot must be preserved and returned with the
other ballots. When a voter marks more
names than there are persons to be elected
to an office, or II for any re a,on il is impo.-
sible TO determine the voters choice for any
office, his vote Tor such office shall nol b.
counted. Any ballot upon which appears
names, words or marks written or printed,
except as in this Act provided, shall not be
counted
SEC. a. Any person who shall falsely
make or Irauduienlly dcface or destroy any
certncate Of nomination or any part thereof.
or HE any certificate Of nomination knowing
the same OF any part thereof TO be false OF
suppress any certificate of nomination which
has been duly filed, or any part thereof, or
make use Of, keep or furnish to others, ex-
| cept as IN this Act provided, any paper water
naked in imitation Of ballot paper, or dis