The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-07-24

city elections. and shall mean any cleo
tion at which any city. town. ward or
district officers are TO be chosen, Or any
is TO be submitted 10 the voters of
city or town or OF any subdivision
| thereof
The term party" shall mean sny
| political organization or group of citi-
zens making nominations In accordance
| with the provisions OF sections to FL.
| inclusive, OF chapter IL of the general
| laws. "of elections by secret ballnt";
The term Question" shall mean any
| question submitted to the voters Of any
| city or town or of any subdivision
thereof, or any question or amendment
| TO the constitution submitted To the
| voters of the state;
| The-term town" shall include city.
| and the term town clerk" or clerk
Of the town" shall include city clerk.
| The term moderator" shall include
warden and the presiding officer OF any
voting place.,
The term machine" when used in
sections to 23, inclusive. shall mean
| any voting machine OF a type Or make
| approved by the state returning board !;
The term device" shall mean the
lever. knob. button. or other mccnani-
cal contrivance connected with the
face-plate OF a voting machine, by
The term "face-plate" shall mean
| that portion OF the voting machine
| facing the voter as he enters 10 vote,
upon which are arranged and displayed
the devices by which he is to register
his vote:
The term counter" shall mean the
numbered wheels dials, or other me-
chainism OF a voting machine whereby
| the votes OF each candidate and upon
! each question are Indicated. recorded
and counted and the term protective
| counter" shall mean a separate counter
registering 99s.9ss. which cannot be
| reset, and which records the total num-
ber OF movements OF the operating
| lever.
Sec 3. Whenever requested by my
| person representing any type or make
| or voting machine which I'm the opinion
OF the state returning board will prob
| ably comply with the provisions OF this
act said board shall examine such
machine. and II satisfied as TO the dura-
bility. accuracy. efficiency and capacity
| OF such machine, and that II does COM
ply with tho requirements of .thic act.
said board shall approve such type or
make OF machine, and shall certify such
| approval TO the secretary OF state to-
gether with the report, drawings, and
| photographs, which shall be a public
| record, and thereafter such type or
| make OF machine may be used az pro-
vided in this act. In making such ex-
animation said board may employ
mechanical experts TO assist IL. and the
expense OF the services OF such experts
not exceeding 5000. shall be paid. by
| the person or persons Offering such
| machine for examination, before such
examination Is had. and such mechani-
cal experts shall sign the certificate of
approval filed by said board with the
secretary OF state under this section:
ha
make OF machine shall be used at any
state or town election until such ma
| chine shall have been approved by said
board.
The state returning board shall also
pass upon and approve suitable printed
and illustrated instructions furnished
by the manufacturers OF any machine
| approved by said board, and when slch
instructions are so approved they shall
be filed with the secretary of state
who shall Issue copies OF the same TO
the city and town officials and other
officers of election for their guidance
In preparing the machines for cleo
tion. and such instructions shall be
binding upon the custodian and other
officials concerned thereby
Sec 4. Every type or make OF vot-
| ing machine approved by the state re-
turning board must meet the follow
| ing requirements:
absolute secrecy. by means of a
mechanical device, for all the candi-
dates for whom he Is entitled to vote
at any election at which such machine
is to be used;
It must also permit a voter TO vote
for or against all questions upon which
he is entitled to vote. at any election
at which such machine is to be used.
IL must provide one such device for
each candidate and also party devices
whereby voter may vote for nil the
candidates OF any porty of his choice
by one operation, and such party de-
vices must be capable OF being locked
out OF operation without interfering
with the voting for candidates indivtd-
| ually:
IL must permit voter to vote for
candidates for electors of presid ant
and vice-president OF the United states
individually. or by means OF single
| device to vote for the entire group OF
| such candidates nominated by any
party.
II must provide a means whereby
voter can vote for any person for any
Office, although such person may not
| be candidate for such office.
IT must also be constructed that a
voter cannot vote twice for any one
candidate for the same Office. and can
not vote for more than one person for
the same office except where a voter Is
lawfully entitled to so vote, and cannot
vote for more persons than he is en-
titled to vote for
IL must be constructed that a
voter can change his vote for any OF
the candidates on any OF the voting
| devices up to the time he is ready to
register his vote:
II must be capable OF being used for
state and town elections at the same
time. when both elections are held on
the same day
1t must be fitted with a face-plate
to which each device can be affixed
and accurately labeled so as to show
clearly and distinctly the ONCE. the
name and address OF the candidate,
and the party which such device repre-
sents; and in the case OF each party
device. so that such device can show
the party emblem provided by section
22 of chapter IL Of the general laws,
entitled "Of elections by secret bal
lot" Such face plate shall be OF such
size and so constructed as to permit
OF the arrangement thereon OF each de-