The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-09-01
DELIVERY OF BALLOT TO THE VOTER.

DELIVERY BALLOT VOTER.
SECTION 81. When any duly qualified voter shall
offer vote the Chairman of Inspectors shall deliver
such voter ballot ballots for REPRESENTATIVES or
Senator'S the may be, properly folded herein
provided.
EXPLANATION VOTER.
SECTION 9S The Inspectors of Election may and
upon request SHALL explain to the voter the mode OF
voting.
METHOD VorNe.
SECTION 49, Upon receiving the ballot so folded as
aforesaid the voter receiving the shall forthwith
proceed into of the compartments provided for the
purpose and shall then and therein mark ms ballot III
the manner herein prescribed
He shall then refold the ballot ballots in the
same folds it they were in when handed to HIM
by the Inspectors and shall, without delay and with
out showing in any way displaying the contents OF
the ballot to anyone except as provided IN sectlon
ballot OF ballots folded, to the Inspector of Elec
ton in charge of the ballot boxes who shall not
open or unfold the same but shall examine the ends of
the same sufficiently to be satisfied that there is but
ballot EMBODIED, whereupon the ballot or ballots
boxes by such Inspector.
METHOD MARKING BALLOT.
SECTION 100 A voter shall designate his choice for
Senators bv making cross thus x on the righthand
side of the ballot in the space spaces provided for
such purpose, opposite the names OF the Can
didate Candidates for whom he desires to vote.
A voter shall designate his choice for representa-
tves by making Arabic numeral numerals on the
rghthand side of the ballot in the space spaces pro-
the candidate or candidates for whom he desires, to
vote Indicating the number of votes which he wishes
to cast for such candidate or candidates.
SECRECY BALLOT INDEPENDENCE OF VOTER
SECTION 1O1 No voter shall exhibit his ballot oany
other person, shall any person look at or ask to
see the contents of the ballot of voter except as
provided in section 103 hereof nor shall any per
son within the space set apart for polling place
attempt to influence voter IN regard TO Whom ne
shall vote for.
When a voter is in the balIoting compartment for
the purpose of marking his ballot, no other person
shall except provided section O3 hereof be allowed
to enter the compartment to be IN position from
which he can observe how the voter IS marking his
ballot
NOT TAKEN FROM POLLING PLACE
SECTION 1902 No person shall take ballot out of
the polling place and if any person having received
ballot shall leave the polling place without first de-
lvering the to the Inspector OF hleGt0n as pro
vded herein or shall wilfny exhibit ms ballot except
been marked he shall thereby forfeit his right to vote
and the Chairman Of inspectors shall cause record 10
be made of such proceeding.
COW Of such tabuated returns and of each certif
cate of election shall Immediately be forwarded by
the Marshal Sheriff. the may be to the Minister
such copv of certificate the Minister shall be
considered an original
Inspectors ASSIST PHYSICALLY DISABLED VOTERS
SECTION 1913 Any voter, who by reason of blindness
or other physical disability unable to mark his ballot
shall he so requests receive the assistance OF one OF
the Inspectors in the marking thereof :,
Before rendering such assistance the inspectors snail
be satisfied that such physical disability exists
BALLOTS.
SECTION 1O4 If a voter spoils d ballot he may
obtain one other, upon returning the spoiled one.
The ballot thus returned shall be Cancelled
and the reasons such cancellation endorsed thereon
and signed by the Chairman of Inspectors
COUNTING BALLOTS
SECTION 1O5 In so far the limits of the room IN
which the voting takes place shall reasonably allow no
person shall be prevented from attending the counting
of the ballots election day unless 1t necessary 50 10
do to preserve the peace.
METHOD OF COUNTING BALLOTS,
SECTION 1906 Immediately after the close OF the polls
the Chairman of inspectors shall open the oioU ooA
and proceed to count the votes as follows:
The whole number of ballots shall first be counted
to if their number corresponds with the NUMBER OF
ballots cast as recorded by the Inspectors.
If there ballots than such record calls for
the Chairman of Inspectors shall replace all the balots