Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1893-04-22

shall give his name and address to one of The
| Clerks OF Election, who shall announce the
| same, and if the other Clerk shall find the
name upon he registry list he shall repeat
| the name and address. One ballot shall be
| hen given to the voter, and The number of
| said talot shall be written by one of the
| Clerks OF Election upon the registry list op-
posite the name of the voter receiving it
SEC. 90 On receiving his ballot The voier
! shall Immediately retire alone to one Of the
places, booths or compartments. He shall
prepare his ballot by marking a cross or \
after the name of The peaSon for whom he IN
| tends to vote for each Office. In case Of a
constitutional amendment or other question
submitted to the voters, the cross or X shall
| be placed after the answer which he desires
TO give. Such marking shall be done only
with a black lead pencil Before leaving
| the booth or compartment the voter shall fold
! his ballot in such manner that the water
mark and the number of the ballot shall ap-
pear on the outside, without exposing the
marks upon the ballot, and shall keep it So
folded until he ha. voted. Having folded
his ballot, the voter shall deliver II To he In
spector, who shall announce the name of the
voter and the number of his ballot. The
Clerk having the registry list in his charge.
If he hnds the number TO agree with the
number of the ballot delivered to the voter,
shall repeat the name and number, and shall
mark opposite tn name the wor the STRIP
The Inspector shall then seParalb ballot, ami
bearing the number from the ballot box.
shall deposit the ballot in the ballot box.
Said strip and number shall be Immediately
destroyed.
SEC. FL. But one person shall occupy any
one booth or compartment al one time, and
no person shall remain in or occupy booth
or compartment longer than may be necessa-
ry to prepare his Hot, and in no case longer
than i've minutes.
SEC ~. Any voter who shall acciden al
ly spoil a ballot may return such spoleo
ballot to the Clerks OF Election, and receive
another one in its place. All the ballots
thus returned shall b. Immediately Cancelled,
bv writing the word cancelled acros, the face
OF the ballot, and, with those not distributed
to the voters, shall BE- returned with the cleo
ton returns. A voter who does not vote the
ballot delivered 10 him sha before leaving
the space inside the guard rail, return such
ballot 10 the Clerks, who shall Immediately
cancel the same and Ietuin il in the same
manner spoiled ballot. The Clerks oil
Eleclion'shall account for he ballots deiiv-
cred to them, by returning sufficient num-
Der Of unused aud spoiled ballots 10 make
up, when added 10 the number Of oficill bal
lots cast, The humber OF ballots delivered 10
hem.
SEC. 20. A voler who declares under
| oath, that by reason Of physical disability,
he j. unablt to marx has ballot, shall a hi
-equgst be permitted 10 receive the assistance.
IN such MAJ king, OF an elector. other than
any election oihc-r but 10 person shall b.
permitted To so inside the guard rail as al"
assistant 10 more than onr vo,er
SEC. a. No balni shall he d posted III
the ballot box unless the water mark, a,
aerembefore provided, appears thereon, and
unless The slip containing the number OF the
ballot has been removed tn, rcfom by the
Inspector.
SEC. IS. The County Clerk shah cause
20 be printed, ON PLAN white paper, w,lhou
water-mark or intor, emenl,, kept tn " ords
sample ballot" at least three times as
many copies Of the form Of ballot provided
for use in each precinct a there shall be reg
iStered voters IN such precinct Such copies
shall be furnished 10 registered voters at The
Office OF said County Clerk duIng Office
hours for hve days preceding the day OF e. c
lion; provided, that not more than two Of
such sample ballots shall be lurSi he'd to any
on, voter, except upon The written order OF a
voter, and not more than ,wo If said sample
pa Hos ,hal be delivered on such order. Al
least as many sample ballots shall be fur
n,shed by The County Clerk 10 each Boa d o.
Elcc ion as h.r ia II lie regis cred v't,r>
IL tn precinct, ana on cleo ION day the Boa,d
1t Ii cton shall furnish zach reg ser 70
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Sad County Cen shall al.o cau.c to lv
printed, in plain typ,, on oards. in,l.uc,ior>
Tor The guidance at voters for blaming an:
marking lAetr baltotS. lie ,ha furn III
twelve such cards 10 the Board oi Elc,uom
Of each election precinct III The county, al
the SANE time aud IN he same manner a, The
ballot, and sample balois ate furnished
The Board OF Election shall post al les,
one ri such card, IN each btoth OF compare
ment provided for the preparation OF ballots,
and not less Than three OF such cards al other
places in and about he polling places ON the
day pi election. There shall also be printed
on said cards SECTION, tween, y->even. twenty
eight, twenty mime and lbiiry OF this Acr.
SEC. 20. In counting the votes any bailnt
not b arlng the water-m ak, a. provided in
IN, Act, shall NOT be couned, bus such b,l-
lot must he preserved and returned wuh inc
"rhr, ballots. When voter ma k, more
names than there are pei son, 10 be elec,ed
to office, or II for any IL a~ou it is impo.-
sible todcl,rmnc tn vot 5 choice for any
office, his vote Tor .uch Office shalt no, b,
counted. Any halot upon which appe us
names, words or marks written or printed,
except as in this Act provided, shdll moi be
counted
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