Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-20

| ponding secretary of the committee
| 10 secure one dozen heavy brass tube
! files. at least nine inches high. with
a steel blade cutter at the top. To pre-
| vent the removal OF ballots there
| from and to solder the cutter In the
tube so that IL cannot De removed.
Said secretary shah then turn the
| same over to the committee named in
| Paragraph One for use on the day OF
| election and these files. so provided,
| shall be used for the reception of bal
lots by the judges and clerks. Only
one file shall be In use for the recep-
ton OF ballots. and until filled no
| other shall be substituted.
| 6. Representation.
| Each candidate for ONCE shall be
! allowed to name qualified voter OF
| each ward to represent him In the
| voting place of that ward TO witness
| the voting and counting of votes.
| Such representatives shall in no way
| interfere with the judges or clerks
| of election. After agreeing TO such
| representative no candidate can name
any other representative.
| 7. When and How Ballots Opened.
| Before the election the recording
secretary shall deliver TO the judges
or one Of the judges OF election, the
sealed package of official ballots for
their or his ward. taking receipt
therefor and a certificate that the
| seals appeared to be untampered
| with, which receipt and certificate he
shall file with the committee at Its
next meeting. In the event OK the
refusal, failure. or inability by sick
ness or other incapacity OF the re-
cordine secretary TO act, as set out
in these plans. his prescribed duties
| shall be performed by the cores
ponding secretary.
At the opening of the polls the said
sealed package of ballots shall be
opened in the presence OF the clerks
and judges OF election and represen-
tatives. and the ballots shall be care
fully counted.
8. Who Entitled to Vote.
Every white Democratic voter oil
the CITY II Newport News. who is
entitled to vote at the general cleo
/ ton 10 be held November End. 1909.
who will pledge himself to support
the nominees of this Primary at said
general election. shall be entitled TO
vote at said Primary for one per-
son for each Office to be filed
/ 9. Manner of Voting.
II When person offers to vote, his
name shall be called aloud by one oil
the iudges and IL he is found quaii'
fed and entitled to vote under Para
. graph s. he shall be given one ballot
and one enevelope. The said elector
. shall then take the said ballot and
envelope and retire 10 the voting
, booth. He shall then draw line
with a pencil or pen through the
= names of the candidate ne does not
, wish to vote for. leaving the title oil
!, the Office and the name or names oil
, the candidates he does wish TO vote
for uuscratched. No name shall be
|, considered scratched unless pen OF
pencil mark extends through three
fourths OF the length OF the said
name The voter shall then hand his
ballot enclosed in the envelope pro-
vided for that purpose, 10 the Judge
who shall stick the same upon the ME
provided for that purpose. which
shall be kept in full view oil the
voter. Whereupon, the name oil
the voter shall be checked on the
! registration book by one OF the Judg-
! es and entered by the clerk on the
, poll book provided for that purpose.
No one shall be allowed to carry
awav any ballots from the voting
places, and no vote shall be received
| EXCEPT upon the Official ballot fur-
n.shed by the judges
IL anv person accidentally deface
| a ballot he shall Immediately return
= Fit to and receive another from the
, Judge. II a ballot be defaced or IN
, jured in any other way, the same
shall be Immediately returned 10 the
! Judges. No voter shall vote for any
, person whose name does not appear
on the printed ticket herein prescrio-
ed ANY voter may request judge
|, or clerk 10 prepare his ballot for him.
|, who shall prepare the same in ac-
coreauce with the instructions OF the
!, voter.
: The haiIoting shall not te suspend
! ed so long as one judge and clerk or
, the two Judges are in the following
} place. No ballot shall be received
unless there are in the polling place
: at least one judge and the clerk. or
; the two judges.
10. What Shall Constitute . proper
J Ballot.
Il No ballot shall BE- counted Tor any
person for any Office 10 IL contains tue
i. name Of more than one person for
; that Office. II any ballot be imp-op-
erly prepared in part the judges
shall discard in the count only that
part OF the ballot in which the error
occurs
~. Counting ard Canvass Of ssiiots
Il Immediately after the closing Of
the polls. the judges and clerk shall.
before taking the ballots from the
fieS. count and destroy all unused
ballots. They shall then count the
ballots cast and the clerk shall make
a written certificate 81 the number