The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-04

/ o'' 'nN names OF the candidates for Pres
id'nt anu Nicc-President OF each political
| party INC names OF the electors nominal
| ,cd by the political party of such candf-
oates; and the qualified voters at said
erection shall designate their preference
Tor any candidates for President and
N'ee-fFcsidcnt by scratching the names
OF the other candidates for President
ana Nioe-Presdont as IS provided ia
section y OF this act, and the bellots shall
DC counted AZ they would be counted II
INC names OK the electors had been
scratched.
?. 1t shall be the duty OF the cleo
4 torai board. as soon az possible after
the passage Of this act. 20 procure and
adopt q scal, which seal may be changed
| from tmo 20 time ia the discretion OF said
board, which said seal shall not be less
than two inches in diameter. Said board
snail meet as soon as convenient after
The printing of the ballots. as provided
IN the preceding section Of which meet
ing the Judge of the County or Corpora
ton Court shan Doe notified, and at which
! there shall De present the said judge
ana the members OF said board. but no
other persons. And said judge shall
thereuDOn enter Of record upon the min
utes OK the electoral board an AFFIDAVIT
stating that said ballots were counted
ana sealed I'm his presence, and in the
manner prescribed by law. And In the
event of the inability. through sickness
or other incapacity OF the said judge,
10 ciEeLargc any Of tho duties imposed by
this act. Sc shall be lawful Tor the said
duties 10 be performed by the judge OF
some other county or corporation. At
this meeting the member OF the board
who shall have secured from the printer
the ballots as required by section o. shall
deliver said ballots 20 said board. The
ballots shall then be carefully counted
by said boards and the number thereof
entered by tho secretary of the board
in ID book provided by him and kept for
such purpose. The board shall aiiiX
its seal 10 every ballot printed, as above
provided, upon the side reverse from
that upon which the names Of the candN
dates appear. OF the said ballots they
shall make as many packages as there
are voting precincts iu said county or
city, one for each precinct, which pack
age shall contain twice as many oilcia
ballots as there are voters registered at
the precinct for which IL is intended.
Each OF these packages shall be securely
sealed, so that the ballots shall be in
visible and so that they could not be
ready opened without detection. Upon
each Of said packages shall be endorsed
the name OF the precinct for which II
is intended, and the number Of ballots
therein contained. The packages oe-
signed for the various precincts shah
remain I'm the exclusive possession OF the
secretary Of the board until delivered 10y
him 10 the judges or one or ine Juu5'a
Of elections Of the several precincts, as
hercipaftcr provided. me secIe'al3 VI
said electoral board shall keep IN ms
sole custody the seal or stamp oil saio
board and I'm a sealed package to re
oyened only I'm the presence OF the eiec-
toral board and the judge of the County
or CORPORATION Court when IN the as
charge of their duties, as prescribed IN
this section.
DELIVERY or THE BALLOTS.
IN. Before every election the secretary
Of the electoral board shall deliver 10
the Judges or one of the judges OF eiec-
ton. the package of official ballots lot
thaf nrecinct. taking a receipt therefor
and q certificate that The seals appeared 10
hoe untampcred with. Ana in event o.
the inability boy sickness or olh'I 81"
capacity of said secretary 10 uS'''el
said official ballots AS herein ploNlDvU' W
SAID electoral board or the SAID secretary
may cause them 20 De oeHNei'u ~ az,
rther ,oennher of said board. Sald sealeu
',,,.i,,,o NJ the opening of the poll shall
he opencd i'm the presence OF ehe 49,
eod tudcos Of elections, ana the pallo,a
d, eefd package shall then DE car cIu''s
United All ballots remaining unused
at the close Of the polls snaii 10 -
IN. 7eetroved before the box Is opvIent'
Anv nerson wifuliy ana coii pig 80
io~ to perform the duties -equ' H.
rim or Intentionally Niolalihb 49, arv
,rovieions of this section, OF opg. ~
scaled package of oilclal Slro,,, snail
oe,t as specially provided LOT holr'l and
|,,,s ,-litv of a misdemeahoi, az
.,,iehod with a fine of $-Vv anu i''
,,risonnent one month IN jan e,.o.orsl
H. eball be the duty OF the 80
H. 80 tbe several counties ana clu09
-, ,rovide at each OF me Nou17 e. "a
~ "a. roanective counties anu ciU's
III commandment or BOOM lai ~
g. contain and conceal from e-". -
eervation voter, ana IV9H 1ootb
.'-,,tepce for writing. In sald DoOs,
con 0''',en la n1oced pen and Ink. Sale
o0ronartment or booth shan pe 80 81, ,r
49,. ,,orsou standing at sald ucsn '''
-tf t,,oth or impairment shal uc W.
a.. |..t,,oea from the observation OF t"r
-, iu5res of elections, ana ol",'
,.ersone The said board. in u.s. ui7o, 49,
man, have one or more OF SAID Doo'"7 a.
said voting places.
MARKING THE NAMES.
u. Except as hereinafter proVlu'I -oi'
s.,-, fbe iudaos of election ana CLERKS /
~ ,ars,- other than the electol ohtIlhs /
80. 80, shall be within forty feet or Nhe
i'3liot-bov. The judges of election shali
,,..,...i,- decide any dispute as TO pitce-
49, ~ electors 20 the reht TO vote !
1.ri1inr who first offered, or II TWO OF
,.,,r. offered al ne same time, selecNhs |
do one 10 whom precedence shall pe |
zen Inn I'm case Of % challenge the chal~
Io,oors and challenged and the witnesses
max. onnaar before the judges Wheh |
e-.h challenge is decided. only the elec-
Tar having the right 10 vote shan remain
within the prescribed limits
f2 Every eloctor qualified TO vote al |
r~,.inrf shall. when he SO demands, be
furnished with am official ballot 10y one |
~ the iudpes of election selected Tor thal |
a.t- a, "A majority OF the Judges present. |
'rhe said olcctor shall then take the said
official ballot and retire 10 said voting |
booth. lie shall then draw IA line win |
"a non or mcneil through the names of the |
candidates he does not wish 10 vote ior |
Leaving the name or names of the candi- |
dates he does wish 10 vote for unscratch-
ad M name shall be considered scratch |
al unless the pen or pencil mark extend
through threc-fourths OF the length ar |
said name. and no ballot save an oiilcial |
ballot above provided for shall he counted |
for any person. When. as 10 any ONCE |
more than one name remains unscratch- /
ed the ballot for that particular once
shall DE void. but the ballot as TO any !,
other office for which only one name Ie-
mains unscratched shall be valid. lie
shall fold said ballot with the names Of /
the candidates on the inside and hand