Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1895-03-30

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duty Of the Secretary OF state 20 obtain.
and keep on band, q sufficient supply oi
such paper for ballots, and TO furnish the
same In quantities ordered to any County
Clerk. Said paper shall be wster-msrked
with a design furnished By the Secretary
of State, in such e name that the said
water-mark shall be plainly discernable on
the outside Of such ballot when prop
erly folded. Such design shsll be changed
for each general election, and the Az 90
sign shall not be used at any general
election within the spsce Of eight
years, but at any special or sep
araie local election psper marked with the
design used at any previous election may
be used.
SEC. IL. On each ballot a perforated
line shall extend from top to bottom, one
half-inch from the right hand side OF such
ballot, and upon she half-inch strip thus
formed there shall be no writing or print
ing, except the number Of the ballot, which
shall be upon the back OF the strip in such
position that il shall appear on the outside
| when the ballot Is folded. The number
on each ballot shall be the same as that on
the corresponding stub, aud the ballots
! and stubs shall be numbered consecutively
in each county. Where the names OF
candidates are printed IN seperste 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 and every candidate whose
nomins alton 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 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 for
| Presidentia Electors shall be arranged IN
groups as presented in the several certih-
cats Is Of nomination, and the names OF the
candidates for Presideutand Vice Presiden
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 the end
Of the list OF candidates for each Office
one blank space to be used whom substitut-
ing names to 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
10 the vote Of the people, il shall be
printed upon the ballot in such a manner
as to enable the electors to vote upon the
question in the 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 ss
Z" vote for one" "yose 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.
SEQ. IL. 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 esch fifty or fraction OF fifty voters
registered in the precinct.
SEC. Is. Whenever ii shall appear. by
afidSvit, 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 prin ting 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. 16. Before the opening of the
polls, st any election, the County Clerk
shall csnse 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-
tion Of the ballots intended for that pre-
oinct, or for any other cause, the Inspeo-
tor or other election officer for the pro-
cinct shall make an affidavit setting forth
the fact and transmit il 10 the Governor
OF the State. Upon receipt Of such s1ida-
Wit, and upon the application Of any csndi.
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 tbs
same mi 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
lsts 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,
aud receive the same compensation as In
spcobukn VI LioCtiOus OAHU OlcI No olaii Dt
selected from the political parties which
polled the largest and the next larges!
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, Q 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 a guard rail shall bt
SO placed that only such persons as are in
side said rail can approach within sil
feet of the ballot box, and Of such booths
or compartments . The Arrangements
shall be such that neither the ballot boz
nor the booths or compartments shall bt
hidden from the view of those just out
side the guard rail. The number Of
such booths or compartments shall BIZ
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 n c~onveniences 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 srs
open, except by authority Of the Board
of Election, and in thu. case only for the
purpose of keeping order and enforcing
the law.
SEC. 10. Amy person desiring to vote
shall give his address to one OF the Clerks
OF Election, who shall announces the same,
and il the other Clerk shall find the name
upon the registry list he shall repeat the
name and address. One ballot hall 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 name Of the voter receiv-
ing il.
SEC. 20. On receiving his ballot the
voter shall immediately retire alone TO one
Of the places, booths or compartments.
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