The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-04-19

Judges designated Dy the election board shall
give the voter one, and only one ballot, on the
back Of which said judge shall indorse his
initials and shall keep at least ten ballots con-
stantly so indOrsed, in such manner that they
may be seen when the ballot is properly
folded, and the voters name shall be 1mme-
diately checked on the registry list. At all
elections where registration is required, if the
name of any person desiring to vote at such
election is not found on the register of voters,
he shall not receive a ballot until he shall
have complied with the law prescribing the
manner and conditions of voting by unregis-
tered voters; if any person desiring to vote at
any election shall be challenged, he shall not
receive a ballot until he shall have established
his right to vote in the manner provided by
law Besides the election officers, not more
than one voter in excess to the whole number
of voting booth provided shall be allowed in
said enclosed space at one time. This section
shall apply to and govern, where applicable,
all persons desiring to vote in precincts where
registration is not required.
SEC. %. On receipt of his ballot, the voter
shall forthwith and without leaving the in
closed space retire alone to one Of the voting
booths so provided, and shall prepare his bal
lot by making in the appropriate margin or
place cross (X) to the left Of the name of the
candidate of his choice for each office to be
filed, or by writing in the name of the candi-
date of his choice in u blank space on said
ticket making a cross (X) to the left thereof;
and in case OF public measure submitted to
propriate margin or place a cross (X) against
the answer he desires to give. Before leaving
the voting booth, the voter shall fold his ballot
in such manner as to conceal the names or
the candidates and marks thereon, and so that
the printed Endorsement and initials OF the
judges thereon may be seen by the election
board The number of the voter on the poll
books or register list shall not be indOrsed on
the back of the ballot unless the vote shall
have been challenged and the voter sworn o
inn a. 4 nrOVl6p1 shall
mark and deposit his ballot without undue
delay, and shall quit said inclOsed space as
soon as he has voted No voter shall be
allowed to occupy the voting booth already
occupied by another, nor remain within said
inclOsed space more than ten minutes, nor to
occupy voting booth more than five minutes,
in case all of said voting booths are in use and
other voters waiting to occupy the same. No
voter not an election officer shall, after having
voted, be allowed to enter said inclosed space
during said election No person shall take or
remove any ballot from the polling place be-
fore the close of the polls Novoter shall vote,
or offer to vote, any ballot except such as he
has received from the judges OF election in
charge Of the ballots Any voter who may, by
accident or mistake, spoil his ballot, shall, on
returning said ballot to the election judges,
receive another in place thereof Amy voter
who, after receiving an 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 offending to immediate
arrest and the penalties affixed in section q 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 to mark his ballot, shall, upon re-
quest, 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,
to be designated by the judges of election of
each precinct at the opening OF the polls:
Such officer shall mark the ballot as directed
by the voter, and shall thereafter give no in
formation regarding the same. The clerks OF
elections shall enter upon poll lists, after the
name of any electOr who received such assist
the fact. Intoxication shall not be regarded
as q physical disability, and no intoxicated
person shall be entitled to assistance in max
ing his ballot.
general election in this state shall, on the day
Of such election, be entitled to absent himself
from any service or employment in which he
is then engaged or employed for period OF
two hours between the time of opening and
closing the polls, and such voter shall not, be-
cause of 80 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, h0lceUer, That application Tor
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 sub
ject an employe to a penalty or deduction of
wages because of the exercises of such priv
ileges, 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 threat
ening his discharge from employment, or 9th
erwise intimidating 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 misde-
meanor, and be fined In any sum not less than
fifty (5O) dollars or more than one hundred
(1O0) dollars.
SEC 25 II a voter marks more names than
there are persons to be elected to an Office, or
fails to mark the ballot as required by other
section of this act, or II for any reason 1t is i'm
possible to determine the voters choice for an