The herald., 1898-11-04

. tration and more than thirty days I
. prior to the day OF election, even
. though the Great Register does not I
show the fact of such transfer; such 4
person proving OF establishing to the I
satisfaction of the election board, by I
his oath or such other proper evil I
dence as the board may require, that
Q he has resided in the precinct in which 4
he offers his vote thirty days contin- I
uously next preceding the day of Z
9 election. Z
Third-In connection with he an Z
swer to this second question, it is q
. proper to add that where person q
has changed his residence from one q
precinct to another within the thir- a
ty days next preceding the day of 9
election, he loses his right to vote Q
and is not entitled to vote in any pre- .
cinct. .
. Fourth-Our attention has also 9
. been directed to the provisions of q
section 1908 of the Political Code, a
which requires that guard rail shall Q
be so constructed and placed that .
only such persons as are inside such o
rail can approach within six feet of 9
the ballot boxes and of the booths or q
compartments. This section further q
. provides that no person, other than c
o the board and electors engaged q
in receiving, preparing or de- q
. posting their ballots. shall be q
. permitted to be within said q
rail before the close of the polls, ex-. q
cept by authority of the board of cleo q
ton, and then only for the purpose q
of keeping order and enforcing the 9
law. Section 1852 of the Political .
Code provides that the canvass of q
votes must be public and in the pres Q
ence of the bystanders. We have Q
been asked the question whether or Q
not the election board is supposed to q
remove the guard rail and afford op- q
portunities for the bystanders to q
watch the canvassing of the votes. .
We are of the opinion that the law, .
as framed, contemplates that imme- 6
diately that the polls are closed the 9
guard rail shall be removed, or the q
bystanders permitted to 90 within Q
the guard rail, thereby atfording q
them every facility to watch the act 9
. ual canvass of votes. consistent with q
o the convenience of the officers in do q
ing the work. More specifically stat .
be permitted to see the ballot that is q
. being read and to see that the vote as q
Q read is Tailed for the man for whom .
cast; bearing in mind that the by Q
ISLANDERS must not interfere with the q
o work of the board SO as in any man. Q
o ner to retard the speedy and correct .
canvassing of the votes cast. .
We desire further to state that he q
law committees have agreed to render .
Joint opinions on all questions which q
0 may be submitted to them regarding q
election law and the rights of persons q
to vote at any time between now and 9
9 the close of the polls on election day, Q
and particularly during election day; .
Q and for that purpose the law commit g
tees will hold Joint sessions from time @
to time during election day at No q
42G Bullard building; telephone g
main 1G6. Q
Respectfully submitted. 9
FREDERICK BAKER, o
Chairman Law Committee, Peoples Q
Party. @
w. c. PETCHNER, .
Chairman Law Committee, Silver Re- o
publican Party. .
JAS. G. SCARBOROUGH, e
Chairman Law Committee, Democrat Q
ic Party. o
EDWIN A. MESERVE, .
Q Chairman Law Committee. Republic Q
an Party. .
g g sse . O . Q . .
AFFAIR COUNT
In the opinion of the workers of all the
parties the decision which says that after
the polls have closed the election officers
must allow electors inside the rail, so that
they can watch each tally, and see that
every ballot cast is correctly called, nsures
full and fair count
1t has been openly charged that in past
elections the clerks calling off would call
the name OF one candidate when the name of
his opponent was on the ballot No one
party monopolzed this species of vote
stealing, hence the unanimous agreement
Of all to the enforcement of the law regard
ins the rights OF electors at the count.
1t is understood that Deputy United
States marshals, elected from all parties,
will be placed in booths during the count to
see that no one in amy way interferes with
the election boards in the discharge of their
duties. The decision ON this point was only