Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1896-03-28

bv the Secretary OF otete. Attneit " tnp
Of the Secretary Of State TO obtain.
and keep IN hand, . sufhcient supply OF
such psper for ballots, and 10 furnish the
ZANE iu quantities ordered TO any County
Clerk. Said paper shall be wster-msrked
with A design furnished by the Secretary
Of State, in such q ann that the said
water-msrk shall be plainly observable on
The outside Of such ballot when prop
eriy folded. Such design shall be changed
for each general election, and the same de-
sign shall not be used 81 any general
election within the space Of eight
years, but at any special or sep
srate local election paper marked with the
design used ct any previous election may
be used.
SEQ. ~. On each ballot a perforated
line hall extend from top TO bottom, one
half-inch from the right hand side OF such
ballot, and upon she hslf-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, and The ballots
aud stubs shall be numbered consecutively
in each county. Where the names OF
candidates are printed in separate columns,
the columns shall DO separated by heavy
rules, aud on all ballots the names oil
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
| nomin 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 csndi.
| dates for each Office shall be arranged
under the designation Of the Office in al
| phabetioal order, according to surname,
except hat the name OF candidates Tor
President iai Electors shall be arranged IN
groups as presented in the several certih-
cats % OF nomination, and the names OF the
candidates for President and Vice President
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 when substitut
ing names to fill vacancies. There shall
be q margin at the right hand side OF The
names at least one-half inch wide, so thai
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
to the vote OF the people, 1t shall b'
printed upon the ballot in such a manner
az 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 eact
ofioe such words az will aid the voter tC
indicate his choice OF candidates such al
" vote for one," vote for three" aud TIL
like.
SEQ. 10. All ballots, when printed
shall be bound in stub books OF fifty and
one hundred ballots each. A record OF thu
number of ballots printed for them shall
BIO 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 voter
are registered fifty ballots, and in al
other precincts one hundred ballot'
for each fifty or fraction Of fifty voter
registered in the precinct.
SEQ. 10. Whenever il shall appear. by
affidavit, that an error or omission has 90
CURED in the publication Of the name OF
description OF n OF the candidates
nominated, or In the printing Of the bal
Iots, any member OF the Board oil
County Commissioners, upon application
by any voter, shall issue an order requir
ing the county CLERK to correct such er
ror.
SEQ. 16. Before the opening Of thu
polls, ct any election, the County Clerl
shall cause to be delivered to the Board o
Election OF each election precinct in hi
county the proper number Of tickets o.
the kind to be used in the election precinct
In case OF prevention Of an election in an!
precinct by reason of the loss or destruo
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 forsl
the fact and transmit ii to the Governo
of the State. Upon receipt OF such afids
vii. and upon the application OF any candi
date for any Office TO be voted for by tn
voters OF such precinct, the Governor
shall order q new election in such pre-
cinot.
SEC. II. At the same time aud in th
same manner as Inspectors and Judges o
Election are now appointed in the State
} there shall be appointed two clerks o
Election, who shall have charge OF the bal
lots on election day, and shall furnisl
them to the voters in the ann 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 b
! selected from the political parties whicl
i. polled the largest and the next larges
votes In the precinct at the last precedin
general election.
SEQ. 10. The Board OF County Com
missioners shall provide, at each pollinI
place within the county, . s~uficien
number of places, booths or compar
I ments, In which voters may convenient
mark their ballots, SO that in the markin
thereof they may be screened from the obser
vation Of others, and Q guard rail shall b
/ SO placed that only such persons rs are In
side said rail can approach within 81
feet Of the ballot box. and Of such booth
or compartments. The arrangement
shall be such that neither the ballot DO,
nor the booths or compartments shall b
; hidden from the view Of those just oui
side the guard rail. The number o
such booths or compartments shall b
not less than one for each fifty or Fraction
Of fifty voters registered in the precinct
Each Of said booths or compartment
shall be kept provided with proper sup
plies and conveniences for marking ballots
No person, other than voters engaged IL
receiving, preparing or depositing thei
ballots, shall be permitted inside sal
guard rail during the time the polls ar
open, except by authority OF the Boar
Of Election. and in that case only for th
purpose Of keeping order n enforcing
the law.
SEC. 10. Any person desiring TO vot
shall give his address to one Of the CLERK
Of Election, who shall announce the samo
and IL the other Clerk shall ind the nam
upon the registry list he shall repeat th,
name and address. One ballot shall thel
be given to the voter. and the number o
the said ballot shall be written by one o
the Clerks of Election upon the registr,
list opposite the name Of the voter receiv
ing ID.
SEC. 20. On receiving his ballot th
voter shall Immediately retire alone to on
of the places. booths or compartments
He shall prepare his ballot by marking