The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1895-08-22

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possess the same qualifications and
receive the same compensation as In
spectors 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 poll
ing place within the county, suffi-
cient number of places, booths or
ompartments, in which voters may
conveniently mark their ballots. so
that in the marking thereof they may
be screened from the observation
OF others, and guard rail shall be so
placed that only such persons as are
inside the rail can approach within six
feet of the ballot box, and OF such
booths or compartments. The ar
rangements shall be such that neither
the booths or compartments shall
be hidden from the view of those just
outside the guard rail. The number Of
such booths or compartments shall be
not less than one for each fifty or frac-
ton Of fifty voters registered in the pre-
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partments shall be kept provided with
proper supplies and conveniences for
marking ballots. No person, other
than voters engaged in receiving, pre-
paring or depositing their ballots, shall
be permitted inside said guard rail dur
ing the time the polls are open, except
by authority of the Board of Electie-s
and in that 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 announce
the same, and il 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 name of the voter receiv-
ing it.
SEC. 90, On receiving his ballot the
voter shall Immediately retire alone to
one of the places, booths or compart-
ments, He shall prepare his ballot by
marking cross or X after the name Of
The person for whom he intends to vote
for each Office. In of a constitution
al amendment or other questions sub
mitted to the voters, the cross or X
shall be placed after the answer which
he desires to give. Such marking shall
be none only with black lead pencil.
Before leaving the booth or compart-
ment the voter shall fold his ballot in
such manner that the water mark and
the number of the ballot shall appear
on the outside, without exposing the
marks upon the ballot and shall keep it
so folded until he has voted. Having
folded his ballot the voter shall deliver
it to the Inspector, who shall announce
the name of the voter and the number
of his ballot. The Clerk having the
registry list in his charge, if he finds
the number to agree with the number
of the ballot delivered to the voter,
shall repeat the name and number and
shall mark opposite the name the word
"voted." The Inspector shall then
separate the strip bearing the number
from the ballot, aud shall deposit the
ballot in ballot box. Said strip and
number shall be Immediately destroyed
EoHCs Al. put POI oSSupy
any one booth or compartment at one
time, and no person shall remain in oil
occupy a booth or compartment Longer
than may be necessary to prepare hi'
ballot, and in no case longer than five
minutes.
SEC. 90. Any voter who shall acct
| dentally spoil ballot may return such
spoiled ballot to the Clerks of Election
and receive another in its place. AL
| the ballots thus returned shall be i'm
mediately Cancelled, by writing thu
word Cancelled across the face of thu
ballot, and, with those not distributed
to the voters shall be returned with thu
election returns. A voter who does no
vote the ballot delivered to him shall
before leaving the space inside thu
guard rail, return such ballot to tn,
Clerks, who shall Immediately canoe
the same and return it in the sam
manner as a spoiled ballot. The Clerk
of Election shall account for the ballot
delivered to them, by returning a sutfi
cient number of unused and spoiled
ballots to make up, when added to tn
number of official ballot cast, the mum
Der of ballots delivered to them.
Sec. 20. A voter who declares undo
oath, that by reason of physical disabi
ity, he is unable to mark his ballo
shall at his request be permitted to re
ceive the assistance, in such marking
of an elector, other than an election
officer, but no person shall be permit
ed to go inside the guard rail as
assistant to more than one voter.
SEC. "a. No ballot shall be deposi
ed in the ballot box unless the water
mark, as hereinbefore provided, al
pears thereon, and unless the slip COZ
tanning the number of the ballot hi
been removed therefrom by the Ii
spector.
Sec. %. The County Clerk sha
cause to be printed, on plain viii
paper. without water-msrk or endors
ments, except the words sample bs
lot" at least three times as mar
copies of the form of ballot provide
for in use in each precinct as there sha
be registered voters in such precint
such copies shall be furnished to regi
tered voters at the Office Of said Coun
Clerk during Office hours for five da
preceding the day of election provid
that not more than two of such samp
ballots shall be furnished to any o
voter, except upon the written order
a voter, and not more than two of IS
sample ballots shall be delivered
such order. AT least as many sam
ballots shall be furnished by
County Clerk to each Board of Elect
as there shall be registered voters in
precinct, and on election day the Bot
of Election shall furnish each register
voter, on application, one such sam
ballot. Said County Clerk shall a
cause to be printed, in plain type
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