The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-08-29
Gist of the New Election Law.


The first section of the new law pro-
vides that Gall ballots cast at all cleo
tions after November l, 1896, shall be
printed and distributed at public ex-
pense."
Section IL provides that the board
of supervisors in all parishes except
Orleans shall consist of three person,
one appointed by the governor, one to
be elected by the police jury and the
other to be the registrar of voters,
who shall appoint three commissioners
of election from opposing political
parties.
Section IS provides that each politi-
cal party having candidate ION the
"official ballot" and each independent
candidate shall be entitled 10 a
watcher at each poll who shall witness
the entire election.
Section 81 provides "That in par
isbes and towns of less than fifty
thousand inhabitants the officer whose
duty it is TO designate and appoint
polling places shall erect in front of
each polling place barriers enclosing a
space at least thirty feet square.
Each of such enclosed space shall con-
tain table or shelf of. convenient
height for writing, and shall be furn-
ished with such supplies and conven-
fences including black ink, pads, blot
ting paper and pencils as will enable
the voters to prepare their ballots for
voting.
AS the police juries select and cstah-
lish the polling places, it will be their
duty TO erect the ratings in front of
each precinct.
Section 4S provides for the nomina-
ton of candidates, which shall be done
by caucus or convention of any
political party which has cast 10 per
cent of tho votes of the district at the
preceding general election, or by
nomination. papers singed by 1000
voters for Slate Office aud 100 voters
for district Office.
| Section "a provides that all nomiDa-
ton certificates shall be given 10 the
Secretary of Slate before p, IN. on
the 4lh Tuesday before the election
and the Secretary of State shall pro-
mulgaie in the official journal the
names of all the candidates
Section IS provides the form of the
ballots which are to be printed by the
Secretary at the expenses of the State
The names of all the candidates for
all the offices are printed on one ticket
aud arranged in alphabetical order
under the designation of the Office and
a voting place shall be left 10 the right
of each candidates. name.
Section Sc provides that the follow.
ing directions shall be couspicuously
printed OH the face of the ballot: Tc
vote for candidate obliterate with the
official stamp the white circle opposite
his name. To vote for candidate o.
an office when his name is not printed
as candidate therefore. write bis
name with pencil in the blank space
under the printed names of candidates
for such Office and obliterate with
official stamp the white circle at the
right of the name so written. Any
other mark invalidates the ballot.
These ballots together with full in
structions for the guidance of voter!
shall be sent to the supervisors wht
will give them TO the commissioners
Whenever voter presents himself t.
vote, the commissioners look on TIT
poll book for his name and if il il
found they permit him 10 enter the en-
closed space aud give him "a folded
ticket with "official ballotn and th'
name of the Secretary of State oil
back of it. The voters unfolds thu
ticket and marks it and then refolds i
aud votes. If he spoils ticket in try
ing 10 mark it, he must give the spoiled
ticket back and get another. M
voter is allowed TO stay in the en-
closed space more than three minutes
Section 70 provides that after th'
voting is over (he polls close at
o'clock) the commissioners first swea
10 the poll list. They then swear t,
The number of spoiled ballot. The.
then conni the ballots left unvoted ant
see if they correspond. They thel
open the box and count the humble
of votes without unfolding them q
see il the number corresponds witt
the poll lists. Ii is only after all tbes
formalities are completed that the bal
lots are unfolded aud counted.
The commissioners have 10 return
all spoiled ballots aud all ballots no
: voted. They are forbidden to assis
: any one TO mark his ballot except th
blind and physically disabled.
The law is very lengthy and W
cannot publish it In full. But for tn
3 benefit of our readers we have Gale,
attention to its leading features'-Sl
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