Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1893-09-16

s.me in quantities ordered 10 ANY County
\ Clerk. Said paper shall be wster-marked
with a design furnished by the Secretary
Of State, In such Q manner that the said
vater.msrk shall be plainly d~iscernsble on
the outside Of such ballot when prop.
erIy folded. Such design shall be changed
for each general election, and the same de-
sligo shall not be used 81 any general
election within the space OF eight
years, but al any special or sep
srate local election paper marked Win the
design used at any previous else'ion may
be used.
SEC, IL. On each ballot O perforated
line shall extend from top 70 bottom, one
half-inch from the right hand side OF such
ballot, and upon the hslf-inch strip thus
formed there shall be no writing or print
ing, except the number OF the ballot, which
shall be upon the back OF the strip In such
position that ID shall appear on the outside
when the ballot 10 folded. The number
on each ballot shall be the same as That on
the corresponding stub, and the ballots
and stubs shall be numbered consecuhveiy
in each county. Where the names oil
candidates are printed in seperate eolumns,
the columns shall be separated By heavy
rules, aud on all ballots the names OF
candidates shall be separated By . rule ex
tending 10 the extreme right OF me
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.
cording to the provisions Of this Act, and
no other name. The names Of the csndi-
dates for each Office shall be arranged
under the designation OF the office in al
phabetical order, according 10 surname,
except that the name OF candidates for
| Presidential Electors shall be arranged IN
groups as presented in the several certin-
CATS OF nomination. and the names OF the
candidates for President and Vice President
shall precede the proper groups OF Presi-
| Dental Electors; the political designation
| OF each candidate shall be printed opposite
| his name. There shall be left at the end
| OF the list OF candidates for each ofhce
one blank space to be used when substisut-
ing names to I'LL vacancies. There shall
be . margin at the right hand side OF the
names at least one-hslf 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
to she vote Of the people, il shall be
| printed upon the ballot in such 9 manner
~ TO enable the electors 10 vote upon the
question in the manner hereinafter pro-
| vided. There shall be printed on the bal
| lots opposite the designation OF each
| Office such words 90 will aid the voter TO
indicate his choice OF candidates, such as
a. vote for one" "vote for three" and the
like.
SEC. IS. All ballots. when printed,
shall be bound 10 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. IA. The County Clerks shall pro-
vide for each election precinct 10 the
county wherein less than twenty-five voters
are registered fifty ballots, and In all
other precincts q hundred ballots
for each fifty or fraction OF fifty voters
registered 10 the precinct.
SEC. Is. Whenever ii shall appear. by
afidavit, that an error or omission has co.
Cured in the publication OF. the name or
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 destruc-
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 affidavit setting forth
the fact and transmit 1t TO the Governor
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Wit, and upon the application Of any csndi-
date for any Office to be voted for by the
voters OF such precinct, the Governor
shall order a new election in such pre-
cinct.
SEQ. II. At The same time and in the
same manner as Inspectors and Judges Of
Election are now appointed in the State,
there shall be appointed " Clerks Of
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
spectors Of Election. Said Clerks hal be
selected from the political parties which
polled the largest and the next largest
votes in the precinct at the last preceding
general election.
SEC. Is. The Board OF County Com
missioners shall provide, at each polling
place within the county, Q sufficient
number OF places, booths or compsrt-
ments, in which voters may conveniently
mark their ballots, 80 that In the marking
thereof they may be screened from the obser-
vstion OF others, and q guard rail shall be
so placed that only such persons as are in
side said rail can approach within six
feet OF the ballot box, and OF such booths
or compartments. The arrangements
shall be such that neither the ballot box
nor the booths or compartments shall be
hidden from the view OF those just out
side the guard rail. The number OF
such booths or compartments shall be |
not less than one for each fifty or fraction
OF fifty voters registered 10 the precinct.
Each OF said booths or compartments |
shall be kept provided with proper sup
plies and conveniences for marking ballots. |
No person, other than voters engaged in |
receiving, preparing or depositing their
ballots, shall be permitted inside said
guard rail during the time the polls are
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 IL 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 OF
the said ballot shall be written by one Of
the Clerks OF Election upon the registry
list opposite the name Of the voter receiv-
Ing il.
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 .
cross or x after the name Of the person
for whom he intends TO vote for each Of
fee. 10 case OF . constitutional amend.