The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1893-05-04
Ell election shall cause the ballots so SUBSTITUTE

ed to be used at the election
Pee :, 81 II from any cause none of the
Oncl9l ballots nor substitute ballots pre-
pared by the county auditor or other official
as herein prescribed, shall be ready for dis
tnnn n at any polling place, or il the
the polls are closed, unofficial ballots. print.
ed or written. made as nearly as possible in
me form Of the official ballots, on OF any
be used until substitutes prepared BY the
clerk, as provided In this last preceding sec
tion, can be printed and delivered and the
nac1 snali pc certified and accompany the
Sec. s.. The judges OF election, or one of
them, Immediately before the proclamation
open the ballot boxes in the presence of
the people there assembled, and turn them
upside down, so as to empty them of any
tnlng Ct, that Is In them, ana then lock them,
ana the key thereof shall be delivered to one
or the judges, and the said boxes shall not
be reopened until for the purpose Of count
ing ing, the ballots therein at the close Of the
claim that the polls are open, and cause
written or printed notice of the hour of
closing tn, the polls to be conspicuously posted
Sec. s6..The judges Of election shall al
low one eligible voter Of each political party
casting per cent Of the entire vote at the
preceding election in that district to he
chosen by each Of said parties respectively,
and each to have certificate IN writing
from the chairman of an authorized COM
AlAAI1SC " VIC party he REPRESENTS, 10 De IN
the room when the election is held, to act
as chullengers of-yoters ut the election, and
such chaliengers may remain with the
board until the votes are all canyaSsrd and
the result declared.
In case OF temporary absence of any
challenger for meals or by reason of sick
ness or otherwise he may substitute for
himself some other person of like political
belief such substitute to be known 10 one
or more OF the Judges by an affidavit of the
person i, first SO selected or 80 substituted.
thorize constable or special constable to
act as gatekeeper, in which event he shall
direct voters how to pass TO and from the
booths.
No person shall in any manner interfere
with gatekeeper In the discharge of his
duty, and it shall be unlawful for the gate
keeper to aid, assist, suggest, advise or en-
treat an elector to prepare his ballot in j
particular manner.
Sec. IS. Ii any clerk of election, after en-
tering upon the discharge of his duties,
Shall, by reason of the sickness Of himself
or family or other personal disability, be I'M
able or fail for any reason TO complete the
performance OF his duties, another may be
appointed in his place by the judges. In
such case the person appointed shah take
an oath to faithfully and impartuliy dis
charge his duties, and the fact of the APP
stances under which it took place shall be
noted in the poll books, il the polls shall
not have been closed; if after the closing Of
the polls, the fact, time and circumstances
shall be certified with the returns, and
proper measures taken to show the exact
stage OF the work done and to be done at
the time OF such appointment.
Sec. 80. Two Judges OF opposite political
parties SHALL before the voting begins. or
us soon thereafter as possible, place their
initials on the backs of all the ballots they
fac smile of the officer under whose direc-
ton the ballots We're printed, and shall not
otherwise mark the same.
See. 30. No official ballot shall be dis
tri hl1T nl n no n o. Hoe.
tors about to vote, and no ballot not Of
ticiully endorsed or which has not the
initials OF two judges of election, in said
judges own handwriting, on the back there
of, shall be placed III the box.
If any person during the day Of election
and until the closing OF the polls remove
printed for that election, said person shall
be guilty of m1stemeanOr, and shall be
punished by fine not exceeding one hun
bred dollars or imprisonment not exceeding
six months, or both.
Sec. 81. No person or persons shall be
allowed in the room containing the ballot
boxes, or in case the ballot boxes and conf
partments are in the same room, no person
persons shall be allowed to go or remain
inside the railing except members Of the
board, officers OF the peace. one representa-
serted on the ballots. and electors who are
about to vote. except an electOr who may
be called upon, as provided in this act, to
assist voter Who cannot read EnsIlsh OF Is
Sec. 81. The judges of election and ballot
boxes shall at all times be in public view
The number of electors about to vote who
shall be admitted at one time shall in no
case exceed the number Of compartments By
more than three.
Sec. IS. No elcctor shall vote except in
the district in which he actually resides
When. however, 4 person duly registered
and so entitled to vote removes from one
district to another within ten days Of an
election. it shall be lawful for him to vote
until he has acquired the right to vote in
the district to which he removes.
The judges Of election may make such
regulations as they deem proper, limiting
the time in which electors may remain in
the pulling-room or place while receiving,
preparing and voting his ballot; such linn
nor more than ten minutes, unless the delay
is o"casioncd by the electors vote being
challenged, or is the fault Of one more
members of the board of election.
Sec. "a. All the electors shall be allowed
to 60 ui.lnolested to the poling-rOom for the
purpose Of voting, and to return therefrom
in the same manner, but neither voters nor
others shall be allowed to cons regate in
any numbers within one hundred feet Of the
poliing-room in any election district.
In cities having over twelve thousand in
electors wlln have not voted but are ready so
to do, shall be permitted to stand within
fifty feet Of the entrance to the polling
PLACE.
shall have charge of and hand to and re-
ccive the ballot or ballots from each cector
voting. The other two judges shall use and
handle the two registers delivered to the
judges, each using one, as specified in this
act.
Sec. 90. When an elector presents him
self for the purpose of voting. he shall give
his name and residence, with street and
number, if any, and it shall be first asccr-
tained that his name is on both the registers
and not erased; also that the residence
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residence in such registers, and if chaI-
lcngcd, as provided in the next succeeding
section, thar he is entitled to vote.
Sec. ~. AT any time before any regis
tered person presenting himself to vote re-
ceives the ballots from the judges of cleo
ton, as provided in the last preceding sec
ton, each judge of election shall, and either
of the authorized challcngcrs or any other
person III the voting room OF coming in for
that purpose, may challen the person
about to vote at the election, whom he
knows or suspects to be not duly qualified
as an eicctOr.
The challenging party, at the time when
ground or grounds upon which the same is
made, whcreupon one Of the Judges Of cleo
ton shall tender the challenged party the
following oath:
you will fully and truly answer ali such
questions as shall be put to you touching
Your qualifications as an elector at this cleo
tion.''
The judges, or one of them, shall then
proceed to question the challenged party in
such Il manner as will tend to reveal the
particular facts in dispute concerning which
the challenge Is made, to which end ques-
tions may be asked as to his name, his age
his then place Of residence, how long he has
resided IN the town, ward or election dis
trict where the vote is offered: where was
his last place of residence before he came
to the town, or ward: as to his citizenship,
whether native or naturalized citizen,
and il the latter, when, where and what
court. and before what officer he was nutu-
ward for the purpose of voting at that cleo
t1On and how long he contemDates residing
IN the town or ward, and such other qucs-
tons as tend to test his qualifications as a
resident in the town or ward. and his right