The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-10-29
The New Election Law.

The New Election Law.
The general election on Tuesday,
November 3, will be held under the
new law passed by our State Legis-
lature. The law is fashioned after
the Australian system, but the ballot
and the rules for voting are more
complicated. In Louisiana there are
five Electoral tickets in the field.
there being eight names on each.
And, in this, the Fourth District,
there are four candidates for Con-
gress. These forty-four names are
| printed on one sheet of paper, and
from that number the voter selects
the nine names he wishes to VOTE
the eight Electors and the Congress
| sional candidate.
The Electoral tickets are printed
in groups of eight, and it is very
likely that the Bryan and Sewall
Electoral ticket will appear at the
top of the ballot. If the voter
wishes to vote for Bryan and
Sewall for President and Vice.
President he votes the eight names of
the Bryan and Sewall Electors. For
example: Opposite to each name on
the ticket is a circle, and the voter
stamps, or marks, the circle opposite
to the name he wishes to vote. The
entire list of names go in the box,
but only those opposite to the
stamped circle are counted.
Following is the form of the ballot:
Presidential Electors {vote for eight
BRYAN AND SEwALL.
At Large: Ben Michel. Dem. o
At Large: j. W. Mcfarland. Dem. O
LIST Dist: Albert VOORHEES,. Dem. O
I'd Dist: Sam'l J. Kohlman. Dem. 0
Sd Dist: G. A. Fournet. . Dem. O
4th Dist: Lee McAlpin. -. Dem. O
5th Dist: r. NJ. Steele. Dem 0
9Th Dist: j. T. Howell. {. Dem. 0
Representative in Congress-(vote for one,
Fourth District: B. W. Bailey Rep 0
NJ. G. Elstner Rep 0
! R. P. Hunter Pop O
| H. W. Ogden. Demo
| The manner of voting is simple i:
With the official stamp mark the
white circle at the right of the name
of the candidate you wish to vote for.
| On entering the enclosure the
voter will be given a ballot by the
presiding Commissioner, when his
name will be checked, if he is emit
tied to vote. He then retires to a
voting booth and stamps the ticket
he intends voting. Before leaving
the booth he must fold the ballot in
the same folds as when he received
| it, showing it to no one either before
| or after marking, and so fold ~ that
| the face of the ballot is concealed. Ii
the voter, through mistake. raaidti-
lates his first ballot, he Can get ano-
Their by returning the first one to the
Commissioner, and, if he makes ano-
ther mistake, he can get third bal
lot by returning the second; but, if
he makes q third mistake, his vote is
lost.
| Polling booths will be put up at
each voting place, where will be
found marking pads, and printed in
structions for the preparations OF
ballots. If q voter declares to the
; presiding Commissioner that he is
unable to properly mark the ballot
two Commissioners, each of an op-
posing party, shall render the de-
sired assistance.
No one else is permitted in the
booth at the time the voter is mark
ing his ballot, and the voter is pro
hibited from showing his ballot, OF
stating the nature of his vote. Elec.
pioneering within 80 feet of the polls
is prohibited.
T Each political party is entitled to
one challenger; who shall remain
!, outside the rail OF the voting place
Polls must be kept open from
o'clock in the morning until 6 o'clock
, in the afternoon.
i All saloons within one mile of the
voting place must remain closed un.
til midnight on the day of election
> Commissioners of Election are au'
j thorised to enforce this provision.
| The Board of Supervisors of Elec
ton in each parish must give IL
! days publice notice prior to the day
+ of election.
II The parish Board OF Supervisors
of each parish consists of the Asses
/ sor and Registrar of voters, and two
, other members-one appointed by
the Governor, who shall be President