The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-03-21
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The Polls

AiC OIAS'
The polls, shall be opened for such
length of time as the executive COM
mittee of the party may name, and
no longer; and each election whose
name appears on the poll book and
who shall not be challenged and re-
jected, shall be entitled to vote. The
executive committee may rope off the
passage to and from the polls, and only
one election shall enter the passage
at one time; and after he has entered
the passage no one shall be permitted
to speak to a voter or make any signs
to him, nor may he speak or make a
sign to anyone, except in case his vote
is challenged, until his ballot has. been
deposited in the box, and he has passed
out of the enclosure. The enclosed
space shall be kept clear of all except
the election officer. The city executive
committee of the party holding a pri-
mary election, shall, at least ten days
before the primary election, appoint
for each polling place one discreet per-
son, challenger (from opposite factions
or parties if any two of the candidates
belong to opposite factions or parties,
otherwise any discreet person. and in
the event the executive committee fails
to appoint challengers, they shall be
appointed by the managers. If any
voter is challenged witnesses shall be
allowed to enter the passage to the
polls to give testimony. and remain no
longer than is required for the taking
of the testimony.
After the ballots are counted they
shall be carefully preserved and, to-
gether with the poll lists, shall be de-
livered to the city clerk.
The Candidates.
The candidates for mayor aldermen
or foy, NJ Inar, of6oac shall Of lnact G.yr,
days prior to any primary election, file
with the city clerk a notice stating
that he will be q candidate in such
election, and the office for which he
will be a candidate. The clerk shall
endorse such notices when filed, and
they shall be preserved for twelve
months. Any inspector may examine.
these notices.
The Ballots.
The clerk, within three days of any
primary election, shall have printed
the ballots to be used and cast by the
electors, which ballots shall contain
the anmes of all candidates who file
the notices as prescribed, and there
shall be printed on each ballot a
square opposite the name of each
candidate, all of which names together
with the offices for which they are
respective candidates, shall be printed
on the same ballot, and no candidate
for any office shall be voted for, in
any primary election, who has not filed
written notice in the clerks office.
The party shall pay the clerk for the
expense incurred in providing the bal
lots The city clerk shall deliver the
ballots to the manager the day pre-
ceding the primary election. and the
managers must have the ballots at
their polling places at the time desig-
mated, and two tickets shall be given
to each elector. At each polling place
there must be kept and posted up con-
spicuo usly list of all the candidates
who may be voted for. If voter is
not provided with ticket or ballot,
he shall have right to prepare and
write his own ballot, and may fold
and cast it. The voter shall make
cross mark in the square to designate
the candidate for whom he votes. If a
voter cannot read or write, he may get
another TO prepare his ballot. Any
person SO assisting in preparing bal
lot who shall fail to prepare it as
directed, shall be guilty Of a fraud, and
upon conviction shall be fined not less
than twenty-five dollars nor more than
fifty dollars, or imprisoned not more
nor less than thirty days.