St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-05-04

| they were SO prepared and used because
of the non-receipt of official tally-sheets.
Sec 134. In canvassing the votes cast
as herein provided, d memoranda shall be
kept Of the name of the reading judge and
Of the numbers of the ballots read by him,
Of the name Of the judge watching SUCH
reading, and of the name of the judge VINO
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 snail pc
kept. Said memoranda shall be certified IN
duplicate and one copy thereof shall be at.
tached to each of the tally-Dooks or set OF
tally sheets.
See 135 In counting the votes as the
reading judge announces the name of can
didate and the Office voted for, each of the
clerks shall make a small straight mark,
substantially like the figure one, in the
small unoccupied space nearest said name
as provided therefor on the taliy-sheet,
and on a line with the name of such can
didate, and one Of the clerks shall at the
''two," ''three," 'four," or Give" accord
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 req
lines as aforesaid. If the other clerk shall
find the same small space the proper one
in which to make such mark he shall so
enter the same, but II not he snail 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 tally-sEeets, until a line on which is
the name of any one candidate snail con-
tain no more unOccupied small spaces,
whereupon, the sheets having been com
pared, a mark in ink shall be made after
the last tally opposite each OF the names
thereon il such q manner that no addl-
tiOnal TALES can be made thereon without
detection.
In +ha vacant cnace 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,
spective names and the same figures snail
be entered under the head brought Tor
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 small mark to prevent
other TALES being made, the total vote re-
ceived by each candidate, the same to be
in both words and figures, but the same
shall not be. done until it is known that
there are no more ballots, enormously
placed in other boxes, to be counted III
connection with the canvass then being
made.
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 mark
against two or more names Tor 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.
q 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.
3. A mark made out Of its proper place,
but on 4 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 Tor marking
as to indicate that it was intended Tor tnat
space, it shall be deemed intended for the
name to which such space applies.
4. When q number OF persons are TO De
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.
s. The Judges shall disregard misspelling
or Authorizations of the names Of candidates
for office if it can be clearly ascertalned
from such ballot for whom 1t was INTENDED.
G. 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 elector' s
choice shall be void as to such defective
part, and such defective part shall not be
counted.
Z. If an elector in marking his ballot
shall use q mark other than crosSmark
| (X), as V, or /, or -, or o, or other mark
clearly indicating an intent to mark against
any name, it shall be deemed sufficient
vote for the candidate or candidates against
-l,1z.n
if the crossmark (X) be used elsewhere on
the same ballot.
g. If ballot shows that mark has been
made against the name of two candidates,
and an attempt made to erase or Obiterate
one of such marks, the ballot shall be
counted for the candidate for whom the
eector evidently intended to vote fecr,dod IN
section one hundred in this act shall be
counted for the candidates or measures
therein shown to be voted for.
Sec 1871. When any ballot or part OF
a ballot shall not be counted because of
inability of the judges to determine the
intent of the elector, said ballot shall be
marked reflective" on the back thereof,
Office wherein found defective, and a mem
oranda of the numbers OF such ballots and,
if defective in part only, of the defective
parts not counted shall be made out and
returns of such canvass. Said defective
ballots shall be strung in regular order,
with ballots which are duly counted.
Sec 138. AS soon as the ballots are read
and canvassed, and in the order i'll which
the same is done, said ballots shall be
strung by one of the judges upon a stout
string, and they shall be replaced IN the the
ballot box, from which they were taken
and in which they belong, the string being
first tied and sealed. And when the cor
rect result shall have been ascerta1ned 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 a population of over twelve thou
sand Inhabitants, to facilitate the casting
of the ballots of electors and the counting
and canvassing of the same, there shall
be one additional judge of election, to be
known as ballot judge, and two additional
clerks of election, to be known as ballot
clerks to be chosen and appointed and
vacancies filed as in the case of other
Judges and clerks, not more than two OF
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 a population Of less than twelve
thousand inhabitants, as we'll as in all vii
lagos and towns, Il 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 Snau be
as provided in this act
Provided, that the city council village
council or town supervisors shall, at least
thirty days prier 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, vii
lage or town in which the same may be
ordered and the system followed at one
election to be thereafter followed unless
otherwise ordered by the city council, vii
Iage 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
iudges of election the blocks of ballots and
The same shall be issued to electors by