Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1895-03-09

bv the Secretary OF State. IL shall De tne
duty OF the Secretary OF State 10 Obtain.
md keep on hand, q sufficient supply OF
.uch paper for ballots, and TO furnish tne
in quantities ordered 10 any ounty
Clerk. Said paper shall be wsser-markeo
with q design furnished by the Secretsi!
state, in such 3 manner that the ssio
shall be plainly d~iscernaDie on
the outside OF such ballot when prop
srIv folded. such design shall be changed
for each general election, and the same DO
sign shaIl not be used at any general
election within the space OF eight
years, but at any special or sep
arate local election paper marked with the
design used at any previous election may
DO used.
SEC. IL. On each ballot o perforated
line shall extend from top 10 bottom, one
half-inch from the right hand side oil sucn
ballot, aud upon the half-inch strip thus
formed there shall be no writing or print
ing. except the number Of the ballot, which
shsll be upon the back OF the strip 10 such
p~osition that ID shall appear on the outside
when the ballot Is folded. The umber
on each ballot shall be the same as That on
the corresponding stub, and the Daliots
and stubs shall DO numbered c~onsecutiVeiy
in each county. Where the NAMES oil
candidates are printed in seperste coiumns'
the columns shall be separated by heavy
rules, aud on all ballots the names OF
candidates shall be separated by a rule OK
tending to the extreme right oil the
column. All ballots shall contain tho
name of each and every candidate whoee
nomination for any Office specified in the
ballot has been certified to q filed &C.
cording to the provisions OF this ACT, and
no other name. The names 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 be arranged IN
groups as presented in the several certin-
cat 90 Of nomination, and the names OF the
candidates for President and Vice President
shall prscede the proper groups OF Presi-
Dental Electors; the political designation
OF each candidate shall DO printed opposite
his name. There shall be left at the end
OF the list OF candidates for each ONCE
one blank space to be used when SUBSTITUTE
ing names to fill vacancies. There shall
be q margin at the right hand side OF the
names at least one-hslf inch wide, so mat
the voter may clearly indicate in the way
hereinafter described the candidate or
candidates for whom be wishes TO vote.
Whenever any question is to be submitted
TO the vote of the people, it shall be
printed upon the ballot in such q manner
as to enable the electors to vote upon the
question in tho manner hereinafter pro
vided. There shall be printed on the bal
lots opposite the designation OF each
Office such words as will aid the voter to
indicate his choice of candidates such as
q vote for one" "vote for three" aud the
like.
SEC. 10. All ballots, whom 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. IA. The County Clerks shall pro-
vide for each election precinct in the
county wherein less than twenty-five voters
are registered fifty ballots, and in all
other precincts one hundred ballots
for each fifty or fraction of fifty voters
registered 10 the precinct.
SEQ. Is. Whenever it shall appear. by
affidavit, that al error or omission has 90
CURED in the publication of the name or
description Of any Of the candidates
nominated, or In the printing OF the bal.
lots, any member OF the Board OF
County Commissioners, upon application
by any voter, shall issue an order requir-
ing the county CLERK to correct such err
ror.
SEQ. IS. 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 number 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-
cinct, 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 TO the Governor
Of the State. Upon receipt OF such affida-
vii, and upon the application OF any cendi-
date for any Office 10 be voted for by the
voters OF such precinct. the Governor
shall order q new election In such pre-
cinot.
sro. II. At the same time aud in the
same manner as Inspectors and Judges OF
Election are now appointed in the State.
there shall be appointed two CLERKS Of
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.
SEQ. Is. The Board OF County Com
missioners shall provide, at each polling
place within the county, . sufficient
number OF places, booths or compart-
ments, in which voters may conveniently
mark their ballots, 30 that In the marking
thereof they may be screened from the obser-
walton OF others. and 9 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 convenience 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
the law.
SEC. 10. Any person desiring to vote
shall give his address TO one OF the Clerks
Of Election, who shall %nnounce the same,
and il the other Clerk shall End the nam
upon the registry list he shall repeat the
name aud address. One ballot shall then
be given TO the voter. aud the number OF
the said ballot shall be written by q of
the Clerks OF Election upon the registry
list opposite the name OF the voter receiv-
ing il.
SEC. 20. On receiving his ballot the
voter shall Immediately retire alone to one
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