Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-10-18

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Summary Of The Election Laws OF
Colorado.
In order to vote in Colorado, the man
or woman must be twenty-one years OF
age, q citizen OF the United States or
have declared his or her intention to be-
before the election, and duly registered
a. qualified voter in the precinct in
which he or she resides.
Persons living in the cities Of the first
or second class may be registered up to
within fifteen days of an election, and
may change his or her registration up to
within ten days of an election by apply
ing at the Office of the county clerk. In
all other towns and county precincts the
board of registry meets on the third and
last Tuesday before each election and
voters must register at the polling places
on those days.
The ballots for each election are print
cd by the county clerk at the expense OF
the county and each ballot is numbered
consecutively and il endorsed by the
signature Of the county clerk. The voter
receives ballot from the judges Of cleo
ton at the poll and has ten minutes to
prepare it by marking cross opposite
the names he or she wishes to vote for,
or opposite the emblem of the party il he
or she desires to vote q straight ticket.
The voter must not allow amy one to
SEQ his ballot, but must hand it to the
judge folded, and after it has been
checked, voter places it in the ballot box.
II the voter cannot read, he may swear
to that fact and have the assistance of
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preparing his or her ballot. II the first
ballot is spoiled in marking, the voter
may obtain another, but cannot have
more than three,
Polls are open for the reception Of
votes on election days fron a. m. to z
p. IN. II voter is challenged, he or she
may take an oath Of being legal voter
and the vote may be accepted. at the
discretion Of the judges.
Candidates for any Office may be pre-
sented by any convention OF delegates Of
q political party which presented candi-
dates at the last preceding election and
cast at that election; also by committee
appointed and authorized by such con-
vention; or a nomination may be made
by certificate signed by 500 voters, If
for a state office; BY 100, II for q district
ofice; and 80 voters il for county or city
ofiioe. Certificates Of nomination must
be fled with the secretary Of state or the
county clerk not less than five days after
the nomination is made, and il for state
office not more than sixty or less than
thlrty days before the election. II the
nomination 10 for . county Office, then it
must be fled with the county clerk not
more than sixty Or less than Is days be-
fore election. Nominations are consid-
cred valid unless objected to within three
days after they are filed. Nominations
must be accepted in writing by the nom
inees within ten days after they are fled
or the nomination will be considered de-
clined, except in the case Of two leading
political parties, whose nominees are
considered to have accepted unless they
send in written declination within five
days after the nomination is fled. Va
cancies are filed by the committees ap-
pointed by the political parties.
County clerks are required to publish
. list Of all OF the nominations OF candi-
dates for six successive days before an
than four newspapers published in the
county. Such publication shall be made
in the same form as upon the official
ballot. The county clerk il required to
have printed sample ballots In the same
form as those used at the election, ex-
cept that they shall be upon different
colored paper. These ballots must be
ready for inspection at least seven days
before election, and be posted in con-
spicuous place for the inspection of the
voters.
It is unlawful for any person to vote
more than once; to pay, loan or contrib
any money or any other valuable consid-
GRAFTON to, or for any voter, or other per-
son, to induce them to vote or refrain
from voting at any election, or to induce
any voter TO vote or refrain from voting
ut such election for any particular per-
son or persons, or TO induce such voter to
60 to the polls, or remain away from the
polls at such election, or ON account of
such voter having voted or refrained
from voting for any particular person. or
having gone TO the polls or remained
away from the polls at such election.
Il sha1l be unlawful for any candidate
for public Office, before or during any
election provided by law, to make any
bet or wager with voter. or take share
Or interest in, or IN any manner become
aperty TO any such bet or wager. Nor
shall il be lawful for any person, directly
or indirectly, to make q bet or wager
With voter, depending upon the result
of my election provided by law, with the
fntens thereby 70 procure the challenge
Of such voter or n prevent him from
voting at such election.
Its unlawful to use any kind Of intim-
ldation upon . voter to influence his
vote. Employers are prohibited from in
fuencine'fhe vote Of their employees in
any WsY a.
No voter may carry an official ballot
nom the polling place. He shall not di-
vulgo the namo or names Of the Candi-
dates he intends to vote for, or show his
ticket toanyone after it is marked, nor