The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-02-21

opening center six inches long and ote-fourt OF an inch
vide It shall have spring locks. difere in pattern that the
key Of one will not unlock the other.
Zach booth shall contain counter oi shelf The booth
shall be arranged and constructed that ahe members OF the
election board whether more Than one voter in
said booth any one time and the bootihal Be nade with
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aao board shall prov for eash precit chute or pas
sage with railing, rope G ID side commencing fifty
feet away and leading to u salI be pace.
In addition the ballots rsf State and dunty tickets sam
pie ballots and poll boxes required BY the prsion Of this
the county election board shall furnish cath precinct election
Inspector the necessary registration books ree ink pads
composite rubber tipped stencils for stamping ballots two
large needles and for srning ballots he necessary pens
pencils and writing fluid and four large envelopes with gummed
flaps that they be securely sealed of said envelopes
shall be adjustable and sufficiently large to hold all the voted
ballots for the State and county tickets Acdss the face Of
Of them shall be printed in bold type the words Voted Ballots
State Ticket Across the face Of the other shall be printed
bold type the words Voted Ballots County Ticket" One
envelope shall be Of sufficient size contain e poll books and
tally sheets and shall have printed across the face in bold type
Poll Book and Tally Sheets The fourth envelope shall be su
cnt in size hold all of the multed ballots and shall have
printed the face in bold type the word Mutiated Bal
lots'
Section The ballots sample ballots and other supplies
prepared BY the State election board for both primary and gen
era elections shall be packed for Shipment make sep
package bundle of the ballots and supplies for each pre-
cinct in each county
Section Polls shall be opened in the forenoon the
hour of eight O'Clock and shall be kept open continuously until
the hour Of six o'clock in the afternoon proved that cities of
the first class the polls shall be opened six O'Clock in the fore
and shall be kept open continuously until seven o'clock
the afternoon provided however that the polls may be closed
any time in the precinct when ali Of the registered electors
such precinct shall have voted.
Section 23 There shall be ballot boxes used in each
precinct at general election for the ballots voted for the
State ticket and for the county ticket The box for the
State ticket shall be painted red distinguish from the box
for the county ticket Each box shall have locks Before
the polls shall be open each box shall be entirely emped OF its
the presence OF the election board and then securely
locked One member of the precinct election board shall take
the key to lock and member Of the precinct election
board of the opposite political party shall take the key the
other lock and the boxes shall remain locked until the counting
begins
Section ~ The polling place shall be enclosed and shall
have wire rope chute leading least fifty feet teefrom
and while the voting progress than four persons
besides the precinct election board The clerks Of election and
the watchers Of the shall be allowed in tile polling place
any time No other person shall remain within fifty feet
OF the except for the purpose OF offering his vote The
shall approach and the chute in the order in which
they appear for the purpose Of voting.
Section IS AT the opening OF the polls, two members Of
the election board belonging opposite political parties shall
write their initials ink the lower left hand the
back Of said ballots in their ordinary hand writing without any
distinguishing mark of any kind
Section 60 When shall have been admitted to the
polling place he shall his the clerk. If he
is registered qualified eecor of the precinct Of the
members Of the election board shall hand him boot
tanning the State ticket and ballot containing She county
icke The voter shall then without leaving the go into
any OF the voting booths which may be occuped and indicate
the candidates for whom he desires to by stamping in the
square Immediately proceeding their and indicate his pre-
ference upon any question submitted OF the people b
stamping the square front OF the word Yes and No
der such question in such other may be provided
by law provided however that if any desires for
all any of the candidates of political party he may stamp
in the circle underneath the device emblem under which the
OF the candidates OF such political party printed and
the votes shall then be counted for all the candidates under that
device emblem unless the square front of the OF
or more candidates under another device emblem shall asc
be stamped in which case the OF the candidates
stamped shall be counted and the of the other candidates
for the office under the other device emblem shall not
be counted Before leaving the booth compartment the voter
shall fold his ballots separately that part Of the printed
OF the ballot shall be exposed and leaving the boo
OF compartment shall forthwith deliver the ballots the in
specor Of the members OF the precinct election board
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