The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-09-06

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clerk, and then the voter is permitted
to enter the space Enclosed by the guard
rail. a judge gives the voter one ballot
torn from his stub, and his name is
checked on the registry list with the num-
Der OF the stub. The initials of the judge
are then endorsed on the stub.
CHALLENGING.
At this juncture challenges may be made
on the ground that the applicant is not
the person named on the list, or has not
resided the requisite time in the state,
county and precinct, or has voted be-
fore On that day, or is not q years OF age.
Two chanengers of each political party
may remain just outside of the guard
rail.
PREPARING BALLOTS.
On receiving ballot the voter must re-
tire to the booth or shelf and mark the
same in ink on the margin, placing an Y
after the candidate Of his choice, as may
be directed. ETC., Of any voter spolls a
ballot, he must return the same TO the
Judges and may obtain others, not eX-
ceeding three) If any voter declares I'M
der oath that he cannot read or write
the English language. or is physically I'M
able to prepare his ballot without assist
ance, he may receive the aid Of two
judges Of opposite political parties (who
must certify on the back OF the ballot
that it was marked by him at his requesD
II not able to speak the language, two in
terpreters duly sworn may assist the voter
as provided by law
CASTING BALLOTS
The voter then comes from the booth
and delivers to the judge in charge of the
ballot box his ticket the judge announces
the name and the number on the duplicate
stub Of the ballot and II these correspond
with the entry on the registry list, the
judge then removes the duplicate stub
from such ballot and the name of the
voter is written down on the poll list. The
ballot is then numbered in ink at the
top corner SO as to permit it to be turned
and pasted down, and the same number is
recorded in the registry list by the name
of such voter CThe numbered part of the
ballot SO turned down and pasted is
broken only in case of contested election.)
The ballot is then returned by the judge
to the voter who, in full view of all the
judges, deposits it in the box with the
official endorsement uppermost. Voters
have ten minutes inside the rail, five
minutes inside OF the booth and must re-
tire as soon as their names are checked
off and cannot re-enter the enclosed space
during the day.
COUNTING THE VOTE.
AS. soon as the polls are closed q p. M
the ballot boxes shall be opened, and the
votes counted, and the judges shall not
adjourn until this work is finished. They
must first count the number of ballots
in the boX-if they exceed the number of
names on each Of the poll lists, the judges
then examine the official endorsements on
the outside of the ballots without opening
the sarne). and if in their unanimous opin-
ion any one or more in excess of the num-
Der on the poll lists, be considered not
to have the proper official endorsement,
they shall be put into a separate package
labeled excess ballots" and a separate
record and return of the same shall be
made. The judges shall then proceed with
the count-each ballot shall be read and
counted separately, and every name
marked as required, where there is no con-
fiict. to obscure the intention of the voter,
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list before any other ballot is proceeded
with; and the same process shall be gone
through with in the case of the excess
ballots, and then the board shall estimate
and publish the vote.
OFFENSES AND THEIR PUNISHMENT.
Voters must not expose their ballots
with the intention of allowing others to
false statements as to their inability to
mark their ballots. No person shall in
terfere with any one inside the voting
space; no person shall deface or destroy
any list of candidates posted or any card
or instructions or sample ballot, or re-
move any Of the election supplies, or
hinder any voter in casting his vote; no
person shall destroy or deface any certi-
ficate of nomination, or any paper pertain
ing to the subject or forge any of such
documents. No officers shall neglect the
duties prescribed by law, such as reveal
ing how another voted breaking or loos-
ening a ballot sealed, etc. No person
shall do any eiectioneering on election day
within any polling place, or in any public
street or room, or in a public manner,
within one hundred feet of any polling
place.
Any person entitled to vote shall be per-
n . 10 absent himself from any en-
ployment for the period of two hours for
thIs purpose without any deduction from
his pay unless employed by the hour and
an employer violating this provision will
be subject to fine and Imprisonment
law viii subject the. offender to fines or
Imprisonment.