Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1894-06-09

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SAINT in quantities ordered TO any County
Clerk. Said paper shall be wster-marked
with design furnished by the Secretary
of State, in such a manner that the said
water mark shall be plainly discernable on
the outside Of such ballot when prop
erly folded. Such design shall be changed
for each general election, and the same do
sign shall not DO used at any general
election within the space Of eight
years, but at any special or sep-
sra,e local election paper marked with The
design used at any previous election may
be used.
SIC. 10. On each ballot a perforated
line shall extend from top 70 bottom, one
half-iuch from the right hand eide OF such
ballot, and upon tbs half inch strip thu
formed there shall be no writing or print
ing, except the number Of the ballot. which
4 ahall be upon the back OF the strip in suoh
position that IL shall appear on the outside
| when the ballot ia folded. The number
| on each ballot shall be tho same as that on
| the corresponding stub, and the ballots
! aad stubs shall be numbered consecutively
| in each county. Where the names OF
candidates are printed in seperate columns,
the columns shall be separated by heavy
| rules, aud on all ballots the names OF
candidates shall be separated by q rule ex'
tending TO the extreme right OF the
column, All ballots shall contain the
name Of each aud every candidate whose
nomin alton for any Office specified in the
ballot has been certified to aud filed &C.
cording to the provisions OF this Act and
no other name. The names OF the csndi-
dates for each office shall be arranged
under the designation OF the Office in al
phabetical order, according 10 surname,
a1.a ~ aa.aA nj aan1flafal tnT
Presiden tial Electors shall be arranged in
groups as presented in the several certih-
cat 90 OF nomination, and the names OF the
candidates for President and Vice President
shall precede the proper groups OF Presi-
Dental Electors; the political designation
OF each candidate shall be printed opposite
his name. There shall be left at tho end
OF the list OF candidates for each Office
one blank space to be used when substitute
ing names to fill vacancies. There shall
DO q margin at the right hand side OF the
names at least one half inch wide, so that
the voter may clearly indicate in the way
hereinafter described the candidate OF
candidates for whom he wishes to vote.
Whenever any question is to be submitted
to the vote OF the people, it shall be
printed upon the ballot 10 such q manner
as to enable the electors TO vote upon the
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vided. There shall be printed on the bal
lots opposite the designation OF each
ofice such words az will aid the voter to
indicate his choice OF cGndidatest uch a.
- vote for one" "vote for three" and the
like.
sEc. 10. All ballots, when printed,
shall be bound in stub books OF fifty and
one hundred ballots each. A record OF the
number OF ballots printed for them shall
be kept by the respective County Clerks.
SEC. ii. The County Clerks shall pro-
vide for each election precinct 10 the
county wherein less than twenty-five voters
are registered fifty ballots, and 10 all
other precincts one hundred ballots
for each fifty or fraction of fifty voters
registered 10 the precinct.
SEQ. 10. Whenever ii shall appear. by
affidavit, that an error or omission has co.
Cured in the publication Of the name or
description OF any OF the candidates
nominated, or 10 the printing OF the bal
lots. any member OF the Board OF
County Commissioners, upon application
by any voter, shall issue an order reqair-
ing the county CLERK to correct such err
ror.
SEQ. 16. Before the opening of the
polls, at any election, the County Clerk
shall cause to be delivered to the Board Of
Election Of each election precinct in his
county the proper numbsr Of tickets OF
the kind to be used In the election precinct.
In case OF prevention OF an election in any
precinct by reason OF the loss or destruc.
ton OF the ballots intended for that pre-
cinot, or for any other cause. the Inspec-
tor or other election officer for the pre-
cinct shall make an affidavit setting forth
the fact and transmit it 10 the Governor
Of the State. Upon receipt Of such afida-
Wit, and upon the application OF any candi-
date for any Office to be voted for by the
voters Of such precinct, the Governor
shall order q new election in such pre-
cinct.
SEC. II. AT the same time and in the
same as Inspectors and Judges OF
Election are nov sppoin ted in tho State.
there shall be appointed two Clerks of
Election, who shall have charge OF the bal.
let's on election dag, and shall furnish
them to the voters in tho manner herein
after provided for. Said clerks OF Eleo-
ton shall possess the same qualifications.
and receive the same compensation IS H.
spectors of Election. Said Clerks shall be
selected from the political parties which
polled the largest and the next largest
votes in the precinct at the last preceding
general election.
SEC. Is. The Board OF County Com
missioDers shall provide, at each polling
place within the county, q sufficient
number OF places, booths or compsrt-
ments, in which voters may conveniently
mark their ballots, so that In the marking
thereof they may be screened from the obser-
vation OF others. and q guard rail shall be
so placed that only such persons as are in
side said rail can approach within six
feet OF the ballot box, and Of such booths
or compartments. The arrangements
shall be such that neither the ballot box
nor the booths or compartments shall be
hidden from the view of those just out
side the guard rail. The number Of
such booths or compartments shall be
not less than one for each fifty or fraction |
OF hfty voters registered 10 the precinct.
Each Of said booths or compartments |
shall be kept provided with proper sup |
plies and conveniences for marking ballots. |
No person, other than voters engaged in
receiving, preparing or depositing their
ballots, shall be permitted inside said
guard rail during the time the polls are
open, except by authority OF the Board
OF Election. and In that case only for the |
purpose Of keeping order and enforcing
tho law.
SEC. 10. Any person desiring to vote
shall give his address TO one OF the Clerks |
OF Election. who shall announce the same,
and If the other Clerk shall find the name
upon the registry list he shall repeat the
name and address. One ballot shall then
be given to the voter, aud the number OF
the said ballot shall be written by one OF
the Clerks OF Election upon the registry |
list opposite the name Of the voter receiv-
ing it.
SEC. 20. On receiving his ballot the
voter shall Immediately retire alone to one
of the places, booths or compartments.