The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-10-23

TO INSPECTORS

The following are the important parts |
of the instructions to Election Inspec- |
tors which Secretary Mott-Smith is
sending out to the officers of election:
Immediately after the closing of the
pollsthe chairman of the inspectors shall
open the ballot-boxes and proceed to
openly and publicly count the ballots,
as follows:
The whole number of ballots shall
first be counted, to see if their num-
Der corresponds with the number of
ballots cast as recorded by the inspec-
tors.
If there are more ballots than such
record calls for, the chairman of the
inspectors shall replace all the ballots
in the ballot-box, and close, lock and
shake the same so as to thoroughly
mix the ballots.
The box shall then be opened Ind
cloth laid over it, and the chairman
of inspectors, having first held up his
open hand with the arm barred to the
elbow. shall introduce his hand under
the cloth covering the ballot.box and
draw therefrom, without looking, one
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ballots in the ballot box is reduced TO
correspond with the number of names
of voters who have voted, as record
ed on the inspectors list.
The ballots so removed shall be
marked Immediately, before proceeding
, further with the counting, in such
manner that they can afterwards be
identified, and be signed by the chair
man of the inspectors, and shall be
preserved with the records, s. 90, p. 81.
If the inspectors, after withdrawing
ballot because the number counted
exceeds the number checked off, dis
cover that they have omitted to check
off the name of one who has voted,
they should recount the ballots, includ-
, ing the one withdrawn.
If the number of ballots corresponds
with the number of persons recorded
by the inspectors as having voted, or
, shall be less than such number, or
shall, by the means provided here,
have been made to correspond there
with, the inspectors shall then proceed
to count the votes cast for each candi.
date, s. SO, p. 81.
Beading Ballots.
, The chairman shall withdraw one
s ballot at time from the ballot-box
: hold the ballot up to the light to ex
anime it for the proper water-mark
: show it to the other two inspectors fol
proper marking, etc. and then read
a from it in loud, clear voice the
Q names of the candidates voted for
One of the other inspectors should al
I the same time make record thereof
detected Ballots.
A ballot should be rejected ~ il
moro names are voted for on a ballot
Ithan there are offices TO be filed (thii
does not apply to ballots Of county
/ or city and county officers where 8
!. ballot marked for too many of one
class of officers is not thereby invali
dated as to the other classes); (2) j:
n on ballot for representatives a large
l. number of votes are marked than tn,
!. law authorizes; (3) if ballot contains
!, any mark or symbol whereby it may
. be identified or any mark or symbo
9 contrary to the provisions Of s. "a, p
/. 81; (4) if two or more ballots ar,
q found in the .ballot-box so folded to
gether as to make it clearly certain
= that more than one ballot was put il
6 by one person. s. 81, 81. Ballot
r have been held properly rejected if tn,
n cross mark is inclosed in a parenthesi
or is on the left.hand side of the can
= didate Is name or is in the same spac,
d with the candidate Is name; or if tn,
voter writes the candidates name in
= stead of making a cross mark (excep
as provided in 8. 81, last paragraph
p 12): or if several straight lines ar,
made before the cross mark; or wher,
there are marks that might be regard
ed as distinguishing marks, such as ,
single line left after starting to max,
cross in proper place and not com
plotting it, or small dots or other mark
made in checking off names not votet
for, or heavy line made under ,
cross for emphasis, or where there ar
conspicuous erasures or large hol
caused by repeated rubbing with ;
pencil.
A voter who spoils his ballot shoul,
surrender it and obtain another.
Ballots have been held to be vail,
when the defects are inconspicuous o
appear to be the result of accident
carelessness, ignorance, want of skill
or not of evil intent; ballots on whisl
the crosses are imperfectly formed, a
when the lines are irregular or repeat
ed or have small hooks at the ends o
the arms, or when the lines are o.
varying length so as to give the eros
the appearance If V o.. T or Y, o
when the cross has the appearance o
the figure 4; ballots on which the line
of the cross are perpendicular ant
horizontal instead of oblique, or oil
which the crosses are unusually heav,
or one of which is unusually heavy, o
on which there are small punctures
ballots on which there are small dot
or other marks near the cross; or Of
which there are other accidental, ir
regular, indefinite marks; ballots OF
which there are impresses Of othe
crosses, the result of marking one bal
lot on top of another, or of markin
on colored shelf or of folding afte
marking with soft pencil; ballots o.
which the cross marks are substantial
ly though not entirely within tn
proper space.
Arraigned Before Dole.
In Judge Dole's court YESTERDAY