The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-10-27

ANH@% M#EM
give women the right to vote for any
school odicer mt any election at which
such school officer is to be elected. =
Yes. No"
HOW TO MARX THE BALLOT.
Make = cross in q circle to be print
ed for that purpose at the head of leach
ticket, I'VE the ticket you desire to
vote. III You desire to vote for any
other candidate, srase the name OF
your party candidate for that Office
on the ticket. and place . cross to the
left of the name OF such other candi-
date for whom you desire to vote.
II q voter does not wish
to vote a party ticket through
out, he should put a cross at
the left of the name of every candi,.
date for whom he wishes to vote on
the party ticket. (See Sec. A, Chap. so,
Sess, Laws 1893, p. 1897
Tickets marked in a circle at the
top with q cross showing the inten-
ton of the voter to designate such
ticket rs his vote, shall be counted as
voted throughout, except when a
name lie erased with q lead pencil or
otherwise, and q cross to the left OF
any name on any other ticket shall
be taken as u vote for such person,
provided the name OF the candidate
for the same Office on the ticket
marked at the top by the voter is
erased, or it otherwise appears that
nc other person has been voted for
for the same office. (Sec. 6, Chap. SO,
Sess. Laws of 1898, p. 139-40.)
On receipt OF his ballot the elector
shall, forthwith and without leaving
the polling place, retire alone to the
voting booth or compartment to
prepare his ballot. In marking his
ballot the voter may use or copy any
unofficial sample ballot which he may
have marked, or had marked, before
entering the polling place, but shall
not use or bring into the polling place
any unofficial sample ballot printed
in the exact style, manner, width or
character of paper OF the official bal
lot. After marking the ballot, fold il
so that the face OF it will be concealed
and SO that the endorsement stamp
thereon may be seen. Then return to
the election board and vote by hand
ing the ballot to one of the judges.
Sec. 5, Chap. 81, Sess. Laws of 1891,
p. 1919
Any voter who cannot read, or who
by blindness or other physical dis
ability 10 unable to mark his ballot,
may receive the assistance of q Judge
OF election oil his choice, in the pres
ence of another judge from an OPP
iposite party. But no electioneering
by such judges is permitted, nor shall
the vote OF said elector be divulged by
either of them. lSec. s, Chap. 80, Sess.
Laws of 1903, p. 1885,
CANVASS OF THE VOTES.
In the canvass OF votes, all infor-
malities of marking the ballot or the
failure TO stamp the official endorse
ment on it shall be disregarded and
all votes shall be counted according
to the intention Of the voter, il ascer-
tainable from the ballot used. (Sec.
6, Chap. 80, Sess. Laws of 1898, p.
139.
JUDGES OF ELECTION.
II three or more parties have tick
cts on the official ballot, n judge
shall be appointed from each party
having at least fifteen per cen of the
voters, as shown by the returns OF
the last preceding election. If but
two parties have tickets on such bal
lot, then the judges shall be selected
therefrom, and the party having q
majority OF the votes in the election
precinct or ward at the last proceed
ing general election shall have a ma
jority OF such judges, provided, that
when two or more parties join in sup
porting the same candidate or candi-
dates for Office, they shall be con-
sidered as one political party for the
purpose Of this section and section 8
of this act. (Sec. B, Chap. 80. Sess.
Laws OF 1893, p. 1897
FILLING VACANCIES ON ELECTION BOARD.
eff any person appointed as judge
OF election shall neglect or refuse to be
sworn, or to act as such, the place oil
such person shall be filed by the
electors OF the precinct present from
the different political parties, ais pro.
vided in this act" (See. 8, Chap. so,
sess. Laws of 1893, p. 14o.
CANVASS OF VOTES SHALL BE PUBLIC.
Sec. 1864, Comp. Laws of 1887. ia
still in force as to the publicity OF the
canvass Of the votes, and provides
1.-THE canvass shall be public and shall
be continued without adjournment
until completed" The Australian
ballot laws OF 1901 and 1893 have
not repealed said provision; and the
provision of section %, chapter 81,
Sess. laws, 1891, which provides for 8
guard rail so constructed that only
persons within such rail can approach
within six feet OF the ballot. boxes, or
the places, booths or compartments
herein provided for" does not Affect
the provision oil Sec. 1864 Comp.
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