The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-05-05

the election judges receive another In place
| thereof. Any voter who, after receiving az
official ballot decides not to vote, shall, before
| returning from within guard rail. surrender TO
the election officers the official ballot which has
been given him: and a refusal to surrender
such ballot shall subject the person so offend
ing to immediate arrest and the penalties
Affixed in section % 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 disability, he
is unable 10 mark his ballot, SHALL upon req uest
/ be assisted in marking his ballot By two OF the
election officers of different political parties, to
/ be selected from the judges and clerks Of the
/ precinct in which they are TO act, 10 be desig-
| mated by the judges OF election OF each precinct
at the opening o: the polls. Such officer shall
mark the ballot as directed By the voter, and
/ shall thereafter give no information regarding
| the same. The clerks OF elections shall enter
/ upon poll lists, after the name OF any cleo
/ tor who received such assistance in making his
/ ballot, memorandum of the fact Intoxication
shall not be regarded as q physical disability,
and no intoxicated person shall be entitled TO
| assistance in making his ballot.
| Sec. "a Any person entitled TO vote at a gen.
eral election in this state shall, on the day Of
such election, be entitled to absent himself
is then engaged or employed for period of
two hours, between the time of opening ana
closing the polls, and such voter shall not, be
cause OF so absenting himself, be liable to any
penalty, nor shall deduction be made on ac-
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 employee to a penalty or deduction OF wages
because of the exercises Of such privileges, or
who shall in any manner attempt to influence
or control such voter as to how he shall vote,
by Offering any reward, or by threatening his
discharge from employment, or otherwise in
timidating him from q 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 misdemcanor, and be fined
in any sum not less than fifty (5O) dollars or
more than one hundred GOO dollars.
Sec p II a voter marks more names than
there are persons to be elected to Office fails
10 mark the ballot as required by other section
of this act, or il for any reason IL is impossible
to determine the voters choice for an office
10 be filled his ballot snail not be counted for
such ONCE No ballot without the official in
dorsement shall be allowed to be deposited
in the ballot-box, and none but ballots provided
in accordance with the provision of this act
shall be counted. Ballots not counted shall be
marked Defective on the back thereof, and
the ballots TO which objections has been made
by either of the judges or challcngers shall
be marked "Obiected to- on the back thereof,
and a memorandum signed by the judges,
stating how il was counted, shall pe writ
ten upon the back Of each ballot 50 marked,
and all ballots marked Defective" or 'Ob-
jected to- shall be inclosed In On envelope,
securely sealed and so marked and ndorsed as
TO clearly disclose its contents. All ballots not
used, ard all that have been spoiled by the
voter while attempting to vote, shall be re-
turned by the judges of eleotion to the officer
or authority charged with the printing and dis
tribution OF the ballots and a receipt taken
therefor, and shall be preserved FOR six months.
Such officer shall keep a record of the number
of ballots delivered for each polling place. the
name of the person to whom and the time when
delivered and be shall also enter upon such
record the number and character of the ballots
returned with the time when, the person by
whom they are returned. When the canvass
shall have been completed, Us now provided by
law, the clerks shall announce to the Judges the
total number OF votes received by each candi-
date; at least one judge Of the election shall
then proclaim, in n loud voice, the total number
OF votes received by each of the persons voted
for, and the Office for which he is designated, as
announced by said clerks, and the number Of
votes fo:, and the number OF votes against, any
proposition which shall have been submitted to
the vote of the people; when counting
the ballots, the judges shall fold
each ballot, and string closely upon u
single piece OF flexible wire or cord, all ballots
which have been counted By them except those
marked Defective or Objected to- unite
the ends Of such wire or cord in a firm knot,
seal the knot with sealing wax. in such
manner that il cannot be united without break
ing the seal inclose the ballots so strung in an
envelope and securely seal such envelope with
sealing wax, in such manner that il cannot be
opened without breaking the seal, and return
said ballots, together with the package with
the ballots marked Defective or Objected
to-" in such sealed packages or envelopes, to
the proper clerk, from whom the same were
ceived and such officer shall carefully preserve
such ballots for two years ana six months, and
at the expiration Of that time, shall destroy
them by burning, without previously opening
the package or envelope. Such ballots
shall be destroyed in the presence
Of the Official custodian thereof and two
electors of approved integrity and good repute,
and members, respectively, of the two leading
political parties. The said electors shall be
designated By the chairman of the board OF
county commissioners of the county in which
such ballots are kept; Provided, That il any
contest OF the election OF any officer voted for
at such election shall be pending at the
expiration OF said time, the said ballot
shall not be destroyed until such contest is
finally determined In all cases or contested
elections the parties contesting the same
shall have the right TO have such ballots
opened, and to have all the errors of the judges
in counting, or refusing to count, any 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 officer having the
custody thereof
Sec. 81 No person whatever shall do any
electioneering or soliciting Of votes on election
day within any polling place, or within one
hundred QOo) 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
fine of not less than TWENTY-FIVE (25) dollars
nor more than one hundred 900 dollars, or i'm
prisOnment for not less than ten O0) days nor
exceeding thirty DAYS 800, or By both fine and
Imprisonment for each and every offense; and
il shall be the duty of the judges OF election TO
enforce the provisions of this section.
Sec q. ANY person who shall, except as here
in otherwise provided, mark or fold his ballot
so as TO be distinguished or allow his ballot to
be seen by anv person with an apparent inten-
ton OF letting il be known how he is about to
vote, or who shall make a false statement as to
his inability to mark his ballot or any person
who shall interfere or attempt to interfere with
Gny of the voters when inside said inclosed
space, or when marking his ballot, or who shall
endeavor 10 induce any voter, before voting. TO
show how he marks or has marked his ballot,
or anv ballot, any character for the purpose of
identifying said ballot. shall be punished By a
fine Of not less than twenty-five dollars (s25)
nor more than one hundred dollars 90D). or by
Imprisonment for not less than ten U0) days
nor exceeding thirty (3o) days or By both fine
and Imprisonment; and it shall be the duty OF
election judges 70 enforce the provisions OF this