Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1893-03-25

- csnar for ballots, and TO furnish the
ssmsi IN quantities ordered 10 any County
CLARK. said paper shall be wster-marked
With a design furnished BY the Secretary
Of state. in such q manner that the said
vater.mark shall be plainly discernaDie on
The outside Of such ballot when prop
erIy folded. Such design shall be changed
Tor each general election, and the same De.
sign shall not be used ct any general
election within the space OF eien'
wears, but at any special or sep
arate local election paper marked win me
| design used at any previous elsciion may
be used.
SEC. IL. On each ballot a perforated
line shall extend from top TO bottom, one
bslf-inch from the right hsnd side OF suen
ballot, and upon the hslt-inch strip mus
formed there shall be no writing or priL.-
inc. ercept the number Of the ballot. which
| shsll be upon the back OF the strip IN such
| p~osition that IL shall appear on the outside
| when the ballot lie folded. The number
| ON each ballot shall be the same az thst on
| the corresponding stub, and the ballots
! and stubs shall be numbered consecutively
in each county. Where the names OF
candidates are printed 10 seperate columns
| the columns shall be separated by heaVy
rules. and on all ballots the names oil
| candidates shall be separated by q rule ex'
tending to the extreme right OF the
| column, All ballots shall contain the
name of each and every candidate whose
nomination for any Office specified in the
| ballot has been certified to and filed &C.
| cordipg 10 the provisions OF this Act, and
| no other name. The names Of the candi-
dates for each Office shall be arranged
under the designation OF the Office in al
| phabetical order, according TO surname
except that the name OF candidates LOT
| Presidential Electors shall be arranged IN
groups as presented in the several certin-
cats OF nomination, and the names OF the
candidates for Presidenta and Vice President
shall precede the proper groups OF Presi-
Dental Electors; the political d~esignaiion
OF each candidate shall be printed opposite
his name, There shall be left at the end
Of The list Of candidates for each Office
one blank space to be used when substitute
ing names to fill vacancies. There shall
be q margin at the right hand side OF the
names at least one-half inch wide, so that
the voter may clearly indicate in the way
hereinafter described the candidate or
candidates for whom he wishes to vote.
Whenever any question is TO be submitted
10 the vote Of the people, il shall be
printed upon the ballot in such q manner
az 10 enable the electors TO vote upon the
question in the manner hereinafter pro-
yided. There shall be printed on the bal
lots opposite the designation OF each
Office such words as will aid the voter to
indicate his choice of candidates, such as
i" vote for one" "yote for three" and the
like.
sEo. 10. All ballots, when printed,
shall be bound in stub books OF fifty and
one hundred ballots each. A record OF the
number Of ballots printed for them shall
be kept by the respective County Clerks.
Sec. Ii. The County Clerks shall pro-
vide for each election precinct In the
county wherein less than twenty-five voters
are registered fifty ballots, and in all
other precincts one hundred ballots
for each fifty or fraction Of fifty voters
registered in the precinct.
SEC. Is. Whenever II shall appear, by
| affidavit, that an error or omission has 90.
Cured in the publication Of the name OF
| description Of any OF the candidates
nominated, or in the printing OF the bal
lots. any member OF the Board OF
| County Commissioners, upon application
by any voter, shall issue an order requir'
ing the county Clerk to correct such er.
rOr.
SEC. 16. Before the opening OF the
| polls, at any election, the County CLERK
| shall cause TO be delivered to the Board Of
| Election of each election precinct in his
| county the proper number of tickets OF
| the kind to be used in the election precinct,
In case OF prevention OF an election in any
precinct by reason of the loss or destruo'
lion OF the ballots intended for that pre-
cinct, or for any other cause, the Inspec
tor or other election officer for the pre-
| cinct shall make an afidavit setting forth
the fact and transmit il TO the Governor
OF the State. Upon receipt OF such afida
Wit, and upon the application OF any candi
date for any Office TO be voted for by thu
voters OF such precinct. the Governor
shall order q new election in such pre-
cinct.
SEC. II. At the same time and in thu
same manner as Inspectors and Judges o.
Election are now appointed in the State
there shall be appointed two Clerks ol
Election, who shall have charge Of the bal
lots on election day, and shall furnish
them to the voters in the manner herein
after provided for. Said Clerks Of Elec
ton shall possess the same qualifications
and receive the same compensation as In
speotors Of Election. Said Clerks shall b.
selected from the political parties which
polled the largest and the next largest
votes in the precinct at the last preceding
general election.
SEQ. IS. The Board OF County Com
m~issioners shall provide, at each polling
place within the county, o sufficient
number OF places, booths or compsrt
ments. in which voters may conveniently
mark their ballots, so that In the marking
thereof they may be screened from the obser
vation OF others, and q guard rail shall b.
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side said rail can approach within sil
feet Of the ballot box. and Of such booths
or compartments. The arrangement
shall be such that neither the ballot boz
nor the booths or compartments shall b.
hidden from the view Of those Just out
side the guard rail. The number Of
such booths or compartments shall BIZ
not less than one for each fifty or fraction
OF fifty voters registered in the precinct
Each of said booths or compartment.
shall be kept provided with proper sup.
plies and conveniences for marking ballots
No person, other than voters engaged Ia
receiving, preparing or depositing their
ballots, shall be permitted inside said
guard rail during the time tho polls ara
open. except by authority OF the Board
OF Election. and in that case only for the
purpose Of keeping order and enforcing
the law.
SEC. 10. Any person desiring to vote
shall give his address to one OF the CLERKS
Of Election, who shall announce the same,
and If the other Clerk shall ind the name
upon the registry list he shall repeat the
name and address. One ballot shall then
be given to the voter. and the number oil
the said ballot shall be written by one Of
the clerks OF Election upon the registry
list opposite the name Of the voter receiy-
ing 1t.
SEC. 20. On receiving his ballot the
voter shall Immediately retire alone to one
OF the places, booths or compartments.
He shall prepare his ballot by marking q
cross or < after the name Of the person
for whom he intends TO vote for each Of.
fee. In case OF Q constitutional amend.
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