The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1893-05-11

of the non-receipt Of official tally-sheets.
Sec. 134. In canvassing the votes cast
as herein provided, memoranda shall be
Kept OF the name Of the udge and
of the name Of the judge watching such
reading, and of the name Of the judge who
shall string the ballots and watch the
clerks; and when they shall change places
or clerks are relieved temporarily or other
wise, a memoranda Of the same shall be
kept. Said memoranda shall be certified In
tached to each Of the tally-books or set of
tally-SheetS.
Sec. l35. In counting the votes as the
reading judge announces the name Of a. can an
clerks shall make small straight marx,
substantially like the figure one, In the
small unoccupied space nearest said name,
and on a line with the name of such can
didate, and one of the clerks shall at the
time of making such mark say "one"
ing to whether the blank space is first, sec
ond. third, fourth or fifth in any space one
half an inch in width and formed by red
lines as aforesaid. If the other clerk shall
in which to make such mark he shall so
enter the same, but if not he shall at once
call attention thereto and the two tally
sheets shall be made to correSpand and the
record made correct.
In like manner as other names are read
the proper marks shall be made on each of
the name of any one candidate shall con-
tain no more unoccupied small spaces,
whereupon, the sheets having been com
marx IN INK snail De tbe na an5es
thereon in such manner that no addl-
tional tallies can be made thereon without
detection.
In the vacant space under the heading
carried forward shall then be entered
in figures the total vote so far received by
each Of the candidates, opposite their re- re,
be entered under the head drought for
ward and opposite the proper names on
the sheet next to be used; whereupon the
clerks shall use said last named sheet in
the same manner as before, except that I'M
der the heading carried forward" shall be
included the vote entered thereon under
the heading drought forward,
And said clerks shall use said sheets in
the order in which they are PACED or num-
bered, until all the votes shall have been
counted, after which they shall place, i'm
mediately after a small mark to prevent
other tallies being made, the total vote re-
ceived by each Candidate, the same to be
in both words and figures, but the same
there are no more ballots, enormously
placed in other boxes, to be counted in
connection with the canvass then being
made.
Sec. 1856. In the counting of ballots
cast at any election, all ballots shall be
counted for the persons for whom they
were intended. SO far as such intent can
be clearly ascertained from the ballot itself,
and in determining the intent the following
rules shall be observed:
l. When the elector shall place a mark
against two or more names for the same
Office, there being but one to be elected, he
shall be deemed to have voted for none OF
them, and the vote counted for none.
.. When the electOr shall have written
the name Of a person in the proper place
for writing the same he shall be deemed
to have voted for that person, whether he
makes or fails to make a crossmark (A)
opposite such name.
s. A mark made out Of it's proper place,
but ON a name or so near it as to clearly
indicate that it was intended for that name,
shall be deemed a vote for that name; ana
if the mark is so near space for marking
as to indicate that 1t was intended for that
space, it shall be deemed intended for the
name to which such space applies.
4. When a number of persons are to be
elected to one office all crossmarks in the
small squares opposite names, not exceeding
the total to be elected. including names
written thereon, shall be counted. II less
than the number to be elected are marked
only those so marked shall be counted.
5. The judges shall disregard misspelling
or authorizations of the names OF candidates
for office if it can be clearly aScerta1ned
from such ballot for whom 1t was intended.
6. Any ballot from which the judges can
determine the electors choice for part of
the offices shall be counted for such part;
but the remainder of the ballot from which
it is impossible to determine the electors
choice shall be void as to such defective
part, and such defective part shall not be
counted.
7. If an elector in marking his ballot
shall use a mark other than crossmark
N), as v, or l, or, OF Q, or other mark marx
any name, it shall be deemed a sufficient
vote for the candidate or candidates against
whose name or names so marked; put not
if the crossmark CX) be used elsewhere on
the same ballot.
s. If a ballot shows that a mark has been
made against the name of two candidates,
and an attempt made to erase or obllterate
one Of such marks, the ballot shall be
counted for the candidate for whom the
elector evidently intended to vote.
0. All ballots prepared as provided In
section one hundred in this act shall be
counted for the candidates or measures
therein shown to be voted for.
Sec. 1877. When any ballot or part of
a ballot shall not be counted because of
intent of the elector, said ballot shall be
marked defective ON the back thereof,
Or defective as to ,c.:::, ;. naming the
office wherein found defeetive; ana h1,Gts mem ZEN
if defective in part only, of the defective
parts not counted shall be made out and
certified by the judges and accompany the
returns Of such canvass: Said defective
ballots shall be strung in regular order,
with ballots which are duly counted.
Sec. 1873. As soon as the ballots are read
the same is done, said ballots shall be
strung by one of the judges upon, stout
string, and they shall be replaced in the
ballot box. from which they were taken
first tied and sealed. And when the cor
rect result shall have been ascertained one
of the judges so engaged in said canvass
shall in a loud voice announce to those
present the number of votes cast for each
candidate voted for.
Sec. 139. In election districts in cities
having population OF over twelve THOU
Of the ballots of electors and the he counting
and canvassing Of the same, there shall
be one additional judge of election, to be
known as ballot judge, and two additional
clerks, to be chosen and appointed and
vacancies filed as in the case of other
judges and clerks, not more than two of
the four judges nor more than two of the
four clerks to belong to the same political
party. Said ballot judge and ballot clerks
to perform no duties in the matter of regis
tration of voters or to render any service
prior to the election or after the canvass
except as expressly provided in this act.
Sec. 40. In all election districts in cities
having population OF LESS than IN d tWe I've
lagos and towns a ballot judge and two
ballot clerks shall be chosen and appointed
as provided for in the last preceding sec
ton, and their powers and duties shall be
as provided in this act.
Provided, that the city council, village
council or town supervisors shall, at least
thirty days prior to the election, order that
such ballot Judge and ballot clerks be
chosen, the system to be uniform in all
election districts throughout such city, viii
lage or town in which the same may be
and the system followed at one
election to be thereafter followed unless
otherwise ordered by the city council, vii
lage council or town supervisors, as the
case may be.
Sec. al. Whenever a ballot judge and
ballot clerks shall be chosen they shall
each be in attendance at the opening of
the polls and shall serve until all the votes
are counted. They shall receive from the
judges Of election the blocks of ballots and
the same shall be issued to electors by
them, as hereinbefore provided to be done
by the judges of election and in lieu there
Of Said ballot judge and one of the ballot
clerks (the two not being members of the
same political party shall place their in
itials on the back of the ballots, and said
ballot clerks shall under direction Of the