Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1894-07-28

,uch paper for ballots, and TO furnish the
,ame in quantities ordered 10 any County
CLERK. said paper shall be water-msrked
with a design furnished BY the Secretary
State. in such a manner that the said
shall be plainly discernable on
the outside Of such ballot when prop
erIy folded. Such design shall be changed
for each general election, and the same de-
sign shall not be used at any general
within the space OF eight
wears, bat at any special or sep
local election paper marked Win the
design used At any previous election may
be used.
SEQ. IL. On each ballot a perforated
line shall extend from top TO bottom, one
half-inch from the right hand side OF suoh
ballot, aud upon the half-inch strip thus
formed there shall be no writing or print
ing, except the number Of the ballot, when
shall be upon the back OF the strip In sueh
position that 10 shall sppesr on the outside
when the ballot Is folded. The numoeI
on each ballot shall be the same as tnat OF
the corresponding stub, and the oallo,s
and stubs shall be numbered oonsecauNely
in each county. Where the names OF
candidates are printed 10 seperaie columns,
the columns shall DO separated by heavy
rules. and on all ballots the names OF
candidates shall be separated by a rule ex'
tending to the extreme right OF the
column, All ballots shall contain the
pame of each and every candidate whose
nomination for any Office specified IN the
ballot has been certified to and filed &C.
cording to the provisions OF this Act, and
no other name. The m Of the candi-
dates for each Office shall be arranged
under the designation OF the Office in al
phabetical order, according TO surname
except that the name OF candidates Tor
Presidential Electors shall BIO arranged IN
groups az presented in the several certln-
catss Of nomination, and the names OF the
candidates for Presidentand Vice President
shall precede the proper groups oil Presi-
Dental Electors; the political designation
Of zach candidate shall be printed opposite
his name, There shall be left at the end
OF the list OF candidates for each ONCE
one blank SPACE 10 be used when substitute
ing names 10 fill vacancies. There shall
be a 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 bf
printed upon the ballot in such a manner
as to enable the electors to vote upon the
question in the manner hereinafter pro
yided. There shall be printed on the bal
lots opposite the designation OF eact
Off 90 such words as will aid the voter to
indicate his choice OF c~sndidatest uch 81
" vote for one. "yote for three" and TIT
like.
SEC. 10. All ballots, when printed
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one hundred ballots each. A record Of TIL
number Of ballots printed for them shal
be kept by the respective County Clerks
SEc. IA. The County Clerks shall pro
vide for each election precinct In tbs
county wherein less than twenty-five voter
are registered fifty ballots, and In al
other precincts one hundred ballots
for each fifty or fraction Of fifty voter
registered in the precinct.
SEC. 10. Whenever Ii shall appear, By
affidavit, that an error or omission has oc
CURED in the publication Of the name OF
description Of any OF the candidate
nominated, or in the printing OF the bal,
lots, any member OF the Board Oh
County Commissioner, upon application
by any voter, shall issue an order requir
ing the county CLERK to correct such err
ror.
SEc. Is. Before the opening OF th'
polls, ct any election, the County Clerl
shall cause to be delivered to the Board o.
Election Of each election precinct in hi
county the proper number OF tickets oI
the kind to be used in the election precinct
In case Of prevention Of an election in an
precinct by reason of the loss or destruc
ton of the ballots intended for that pre-
cinct, or for any other cause, the Inspeo
tor or other election officer for the pre-
oinct shall make an afidavit setting fortf
the fact and transmit ID TO the Governor
Of the State. Upon receipt Of such afida
Wit, aud upon the application Of any candi
date for any Office TO be voted for by tn,
voters OF such precinct, the Governor
shall order a new election in such pre-
cinct.
SEC. II. Al the same time and in thu
same name as Inspectors and Judges o.
Election are now appointed in the State
there shall be appointed two Clerks o.
Election, who shall have charge OF the bal
lots on election day, and shall furnish
them to the voters in the manner herein
after provided for. Said Clerks Of Elec
ton shall possess the same qualifications
and receive the same compensation as In,
speotors 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.
missioners shall provide, at each polling
place within the county, a sufficient
number Of places, booths or compart.
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 fifty voters registered in the precinct.
Each OF said booths or compartments
shall be kept provided with proper sup
plies and c~onveniences for marking ballots.
No person, other than voters engaged in
receiving, preparing or d3positipg their
ballots, shall be permitted inside said
guard rail during the time the polls arc
open. except by authority Of the Board
OF Election, and in that case only for the
purpose OF keeping order and enforcing
the 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 II 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. and the number OF
the said ballot shall be written by one Of
the Clerks OF Election upon the registry
list opposite the nam Of the voter receiy.
ing il.
SEC. 20. On receiving his ballot the
voter shall immediately retire alone 10 one
OF the places, booths or compartments. |