Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-08
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candidates to be voted for at such cleo
ton.
Every ballot must also contain the
name of the party or principle which
the candidates. represent. as contained
in the certificates Of nomination. Below
the names of each candidate for each
office there must be left blank space
large enough to contain as many writ
ten names of candida ties as there are
persons to be elected. There must be
Il margin on each side of al least half
an inch in width, and reasonable space
between the names printed thereon. SO
that the voter may clearly indicate, in
the way hereinafter provided. the cam
didate or candidates for whom he wishes
to cast his ballot.
Whenever the secretary of state has
duly certified to the county clerk any
question to be submitted to the vote of
the people. the county clerk must print
in the regular ballot, in such form as
will enable the electors to vote upon
the question so presented in the manner
in this title provided. The county clerk
must also prepare the necessary ballot
whenever any question is required by
i law to be submitted to the electors Of
any locality and any of the electors of
the state generally, except that as to
all questions submitted to the electors
of municipal corporation alone. the
city clerk must prepare the necessary
ballots.
That. Section 1857, of Chapter IN, of
Article II. of Title II. of Part III of the
Political Code of the state of Montana
be amended to read as follows:
! Section 1857. All officers upon whom
! is imposed by law the duty Of desiS-
hating the polling places, must provide
| in each polling place designated by
, them, a sufficient number of places,
| booths OF compartments, each booth or
commandment to be furnished with a
door or curtain sufficient in character
! to screen the voter from observation,
and must be furnished with such sup
/ b,ies and conVenienceS AS shall enable
!, the elector to prepare his ballots for
! voting, and which electors must mark
| their ballots, screened from obSerVa-
! ton, and guardrail so constructed
that only persons within such rail can
approach within ten feet of the ballot
boxes. or the places. booths or COM
partments herein provided foT. The
number Of such places, booths or COM
,artments must be less than one for
| every fifty electors. or fraction thereof,
registered in the precinct. In precincts
! containing less than twenty-five regis
tered voters the election may lie con-
! Quoted under the provisions of this
chapter without the preparation of such
booths or compartments, as required in
| this section.
That section 1858. of chapter Q. of ar
ticle II. of title ., of part B. of the polit-
ical code of the state of Mont9na he
amended to read as follows:
Section 1853. No person other than
electors engaged in receiving. preparing
| or depositing their ballots, or person
present for the purpose of challenging
| the vote of an eiector about 10 cast
| his ballot. is permitted to he within said
rail- and in cases of small precincts
! where places. booths or compartments
are not required no person engaged il
preparing his ballot SHALL in any way
be interfered with by any person unless
it be some authorized by the provisions
of this chapter. to assist him in pre-
pairing his ballot: nor shall any officer
Of election do any electioneering or