New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-11-04

work and that the inspectors shall fill all vacancies
that may in the election boards, in order
that when the time for voting arrives there may
be delays in the voting He particularly orders
the ballot Clerks TO fold official ballots and have
them ready. in numerical order TO be delivered to
the voters. The Superintendent order authorizing
action to fill vacancies reads in part as follows:
Should any election officer fail to appear before
should fill the vacancy, if OF an inspector, by ap,
PaTy as the aHee 10 serve " WITH
our pay: until the arrival of person certified by
vacancies must take the consti5uti9Rai and statu
vacancy of poll or ballot clerk on the morning
of general election. or any absence then OF such
spec}ors swesTing into ofae quafed eiector
OF the eerr0n dTtfc6 mem n Or Of banf crk
and issuing o him, duly signed, certificate OF ap-
pointmen
With all the boards of election officers ready for
work at m. on Tuesday" General Rodenhoush
said yesterday. there need be loss of votes,
even in the congested districts In of the dis
tricts the registration has been unusually large
this fau- The Police Board is authorized TO divide
election district in the year following cleo
ton in which the for Governor in the district
exceeds 600 In district in which the vote for
Governor 59S two years ago. nearly 200 voters
have registered this fall. The Police Board could
divide the district this fall although they feared
there would BE large increase of voters in the
district Increases nearly large have been
ported in many other election districts.
in of the districts said General ROden-
bough. we have arranged TO use large steel poll
ing places each containing about sixteen voting
booths and having entrance and exit. The
voting such polling place proceed with
such rapidity that we believe all the votes he
cast in the most congcsted districts without trou
BILE"
General Rodenbough's annual instructions deal
with all the arrangements for the preparation and
delivery of the official ballots voters His in
structions are explicit regarding the delivery of
fresh ballot to a voter who has spoiled ballot in
marking 1t. All spoiled ballots must be returned TO
the ballot clerks before new ballot is delivered
ard a record must be made in every such case.
When the polls are closed at p. m. the count OF
the votes must be begun Immediately by the cleo
ton officers, and General Rodenbough has
married. the work follows:
The inspectors first compare the poll books with
the registers then open voted ballot box and count
any; unfold the ballots. which be done by
the chairman only; determine the intent of the
candidates he has voted, and arrange the ballots
accordingly count the votes; announce the
suit each candidate: certify the result
the police. all out and sign the returns. making
two certified copies thereof make the proper in
dorsement ballots to which objection has been
made. and also the ballots treated void"
selves: seal and indorse such package; return the
remainder of the voted ballots to the ballot box,
ballots replaced; make proclamation Of the
suit Of the canvass: seal up separately the original
statement Of the canvass and the certified copies
thereof: deliver the voted ballot. boxes sealed
ard detached stubs. scaled. TO the police; file the
sealed packages Of void and protested ballots. and
filed in the proper offices. according to printed
instructions on envelopes.