The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-08-17

| prepared, sealed and marked for such
| voting place, by the secretary OF state Tor
any election mentioned I'm section OF this
chapter. or prepared sealed and marked
for such voting-place by himself as such
clerk I'm like manner for any election men
! toned in section and section of this
| chapter. respectively. and a receipt or
such delivery shall be returned 10 him
/ from the warden or moderator present,
| which receipt. with record OF the num-
| Der OF ballots sent shall be kept In the
clerks office. Al the opening of tho polls
! I'm each voting-place tho seals of the pack
| age shall he publicly broken. and the
! package shall he opened by the warden
! or moderator. and the ballots shall he de-
| livered to the supervisors of election pro-
! vided by law. The lnstruction-sheets shall
| be Immediately posted at or I'm each vot-
| ing-shelf or compartment provided in ac-
! cordance with this chapter for the mark
! ing or ballots and not less than three such
| sheets and not less than five specimen
! ballots shall be Immediately posted in or
/ about the poling-room, outside the guard
| rails
Sec. g. Section IS of Chapter II of the
/ GENERAL Laws Is hereby amended so as 10
! read as fol~ws:
! Sec. 3S. on receipt OF his ballot from
! the proper election officer. the voter shall
| forthwith. and without leaving tho en-
/ closed space. retire alone TO one OF the
! Noting-shelves or compartments so pro-
! vided, and shall prepare his ballot n fol-
lows; II he desires to vote for all thS can.
! didates OF one political party he Ahall
4 place cross (<D within the circle above
! the name ~ designation OF that party In
| case no desires 10 vote for candidate
! whose namo Is not printed under tho cir
| Gle In which he has marked he shall can
| Gel the name OF the candidate I'm such col
! umn for whom he refuses To vote by
! drawing a line through such name. and
! shall vote for tho candidate Of his choice
! by marking cross lX) in the square on.
| posite tho name Of tho candidate Of his
J choice. or by writing i'm the right-hand
! column prepared for that purpose. under
! the proper title OF tho office the name Of
/ The person for whom no desires TO vote.
/ In such case the vote shall be counted for
| the candidate against whose namo a cross
| has been so marked or whose name has
! been so inserted i'm the right-hand column.
| and such ballot shall not he counted for
! the candidate for the same office whose
| name Is cancelled When n voter has
! placed a cross tX) in any one circle and
! has not made any mark i'm any other
J circle such cross (Xl shall be counted "a
| n vote for each OF the candidates I'm the
! column above which il is placed. except
! for those candidates whose names have
been cancelled.
"A cross In the square opposite tho
names OF candidates for electors of presi-
dent and vice president shall be counted
as vote for each. The voter NAV omit
TO mark I'm any circle, and may vote for
tho candidates of his choice by making a
cross (X) in the square opposite their
names, or he may insert the names OF
persons for whom he desires 10 vote. in
the blank or right-hand column under the
proper title OF office. and such votes shall
be counted. If voter desires To vote upon
fn,, sfI,,,
electors OF the state or Of any city or
town. he shall mark in the appropriate
square cross (XD against the answer
which he desires TO give I'm addition 10 the
cross made in any circle or square at the
right of any candidates name Where n
voter makes a cross (XD within the circle
at tho top OF any column and also can
cells name i'm tho column under such
marked circle. but does not mark a cross
(N) within the voting-square at the right
OF any name OF candidate for the same
office in any other column. and fails to
write i'm name I'm the right-hand column
In the space provided for a name To be
written in for such office, said ballot shall
be considered blank for such office
Before leaving the voting shelf or com.
partment. the voter shall fold his ballot.
without displaying the marks thereon in
the same way II was folded when re-
ceived by him, and he shall keep the
same so folded until he has voted. He
shall vote In the manner provided by law
before leaving the enclosed space and
shall deposit I'm the ballot box his ballot
with the Official endorsement so that Il
may be seen by the warden of moderator.
and the clerk shall check his name on the
voting-list. He shall mark and deposit his
ballot without undue delay. and shall quit
said enclosed space as soon as he has
voted. Not more than one person shall be
permitted to occupy any voting-shelf or
compartment at the same time. and no
person shall remain In or occupy a voting
shelf or compartment longer than may
be necessary to prepare his ballot and in
no case longer than five minutes. No vo-
ter, not an election officer, whose name
has been checked on the list Of the super
visors shall be allowed TO re-enter said en-
closed space during said election IL shall
be the duty Of the warden or modera tor
10 secure the observance OF the provisions
of this section"
Sec Z. Section Il OF Chapter II of the
General Laws is hereby amended so as to
read as follows
Sec. Il II for any reason II Is i'm
possible 10 determine the voters choice
for any office to he filled. his ballot shall
not he counted for such office but IL
shall he counted for all offices properly
marked. No ballot shall be rejected for
any technical error which does not make
~ IHpoSSlDle lo determine the voters
choice. but no voter shall place any mark
upon his ballot by which Il may be after
ward Identified as the one voted by him
one line crossing another at any angle
within the circle or any voting square,
or at the right OF any name, shall be
deemed a valid voting mark To cancel
a name within the meaning OF this chap
ter the voter shall draw pencil mark
through the fun name. A cross (X)
marked I'm n voting square at tho right
OF any name in a column above which
the circle is marked shall he treated as
surplusage. and the ballot shall not he
deemed invalidated. No ballot without tho
official Endorsement shall except as here
in otherwise provided. be allowed To be
deposited I'm the ballot box. and none but
ballots provided in accordance with the
provisions OF this chapter shall he count
ell. Ballots not counted shall be marked
Defective on the back thereof and shall
bc preserved and returned with the other
ballots Provided. that I'm case no ballots
arc provided At any voting place I'm ac-
cordance with the foregoing provisions OF
this chapter. or in case no such ballots