Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-05-11


the iud res Of election In charge Of the ballots.
ANY voter who may by accident or mistake
spoil his ballot shall, on returning said ballot 10
the election Judges, receive another In place
thereof Any voter who, after receiving an
oficih ballot, decides not 10 vote, shall, before |
returning from within guard rail, surrender to |
the election officers tho oiiclal ballot which has
been given him; and q refusal 10 surrender |
such ballot shah subject tho person so offend. |
ing to immediate arrest and the penalties |
aifixed In section 81 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 disabilitt, 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 ot the |
precinct in which they ure TO act, to be desig. |
mated by the Judges OF election Of each precinct
at the opening OF the polls. Such oficer shall
mark the ballot as directed by the voter, and |
shall thereafter give no Information regarding
the same. Tho clerks OF elections shall enter
uron poll lists, after the name Of any cleo
tor who received such asslstin In making his
ballot, memorandum OF the fact lntoxication
shall not no regarded as q physical die ability,
and no intoxicated pers,n hul be entitled 10
assistance In makinf his ballot
Sec ~ Any person entitled to vote ut gen.
oral election In this state shall, ON the day OF
such election, be entitled to absent himself
from any service or employ mcnt In which he
/ II then engaged or employed Tor a Period OF
two hours, between the time OF on ming aud
closing the polls and such voter shall not, I've.
cause OF so absentlng himself be liable TO any
penalty, nor shall deduc ion be made on &C.
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 as aforesaid Any person
or corporation who shall refuse to an employe
| the privilege hereby conferred or shall subject
| an omployo to a penalty or deduction Of wages
| because OF the exercises Of such privileges, or
| who shall In ans manner attempt to influence
| or control such voter as 10 how he shall vote
| by Offering any reward, or by tcning his
| discharge from employment, or otherwise In.
tlmidating 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 a misdemeanur, and be lined
In any sum not less than nny OOl dollars or
more than one hundred NJOi dollars
Sec. ea III voter marks more names than
there persons to be elected to once, or fails
| to mark the ballot as required by other section
Of this act or II for any reason II IL impos bic
| TO determine the voters choice for an once
to be llled his ballot snail not be counted for
| such once No ballot without the officinl In.
dorsement shall be allowed to be deuositod
In the ballot box, aud none but ballots provided
In accordance with the provision of this act
shall be counted. Ballots not counted Nh III be
marked defective" on the back thereof, aud
the ballots TO which objections has been made
| by either Of the judges or chil eug.rt shall
be married "Oblectcd to- ON the back thereof,
and a mcmorAnd m signed hy The judges
| stating how IL was Coun oi shall no writ
ten upon tho back OF each ballot so marked,
and all ballots marked Detective" or "Ob
| iectcd to-" shall be inclogod 10 an envelope
securely sealed, and so marked and indurscd As
to clearly disclose its contents All ballots not
used, and all that have been spoiled by the
voter while attempting to vote, shall Uc re.
turned by the judges OF election to tho onlacr
or authority CHARGED with the printing AMI dis.
tribution Of the ballots ami rCtntpt taken
therefor, aud shall be preserved Tor six months
Such ofiicer shall keep a record % 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 win 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 10 the Judges the
total number OF votes received hy each candl.
date; At least one iu igo Of tn election shall
| then proclaim, In loud voice, the total number
Of votes received bg each ~ the persons voted
for, and the ONCE for which he Is designated ns
announced by said clerks. and the number Of
votes for, and the numb r. Of votes against. any
proposition hitch shall have been submitted "a
| the vote Of the people: when counting
|
each ballot, anl string closely upon a
single piece OF flexible wire or cord, all ballots
which have been counted by them except those
marked 'Defuc i've or OBJECTED to- unite
the ends OF suth Nira or cord In a urm kpDt,
| seal the knot with sealing WAX, iu such
| manner thai II cannot Boz united without break,
Ing the sal incosu The ballots so strung IN uu
envelope, and securely seal such envelope with
sealing wax, Ia such manner that 10 Ctuuoi b,
opened without breaking the seal, and return
| ~. la
the ballots marked 'DH'cctve" or objected
| TO-, 10 such sealed packages or envelope, "a
| tn" proper clerk, from whom she same were rc
cciy,d and sdch uni',r 80 80 carefully preserve
such balOts g two E.lr| ami nix month B.. luu
| At tho expiration uf That time. shall DIES 70
them by bIruiug "iilput previously Oprnin
| he package Or Envelope. such blllt-
hail b. u'srJg'l In thi prc,,nco
Of thu oMih custodian thereof anl tv,
electors Of approved boo s'ity AMI good puto
an momh' rs, rcspnr.i''ls, u the two leading
| p1 itlgui parties III. slll electors shall Boz
designated h7 the Chairman ~ the board ol
county commissioner uf the county In which
such ballots are kept Provided, That " any
cuntcHt OF the election nj uay oHiccr voted Tor
| at such election shill be- pending no tnn
| expiration o. sli time, thl said balUt
sh N not be destroyed uutll such contest h
finally determined lu an CAGES Of cuntrstcd
elections the ptrit"' tuntcstlug tho sans
shall have tho ghf 10 have such ballots
opened, rad TO have all tue errors Of the judges
in counting or refusing 10 count, ans ballots
corrected by the court or body trying such con
test. but such ballots shall be opened onlY In
open court, or In an open session Of such body,
and In the presence Of the ofoer having tbs
custody thereof
Sec % No person whatever shall do any
electionoorng or soliciting Of votes on election
day within any polling place, or within one
hundred 400 feet Of any polling place No per
son shall interrupt hinder or oppose any voter
while approaching the polling place for the pur
pose OF voting. Whoever shall violate the pro
visions OF this section shall be punished by d
line Of not less than twenty.hvG t2j) dollars
nor more than one huHlrcd u.Ol dollars, or m
prlsonme mt for not less than ten O0l days nor
exceeding thirty da tOl, or BY both tne aud
Imprisonment for each and every ofrensc; unt
II shall be the duty Of the judges OF election e
enforce the provisions " this section.
, Sec a. Any person who shah, except IA hero
In otherwise provided, mark or fold his ballot
so as TO be DISTINGUISHED or allow his ballot u
be seen by AM person with al apparent inton
ton OF letting It be kn0An how he Is about u
vote, or VINO shall mako a false statemen nj az I,
his inability 10 mark bis ballot or my person
who shall Interfere or attempt 70 Interfere with
any OF the yOCrs when inside said inclOaet
space, or when marking his ballot, or who shall
endeayor TO induce any voter, before voting, u
, show how he marks or has marked his ballot
or any ballot, any charac or Tor the purpose o
Identifying said ballot shall be punished by
hne Of not less than twenty-five dollars N2b
! nor more than one hundred dollars NlDD. or Di
D | Imprisonment for not less than ten ulJ days
. nor exceeding thirty lul days, or by both hn'
and Imprisonment; and Il shall be the duty VI
election Judges 10 enforce the provisions Of this
section.
Sec ~ ANY person who shall, prior 10 anl
election, wilfuliy destroy or deface any list Of
candidates posted Ia accordance with the pro
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