Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1920-08-18
Australian Ballot Must Be
CompNied With.

4 australian Ballot Must be
Complied With.
| The Australian ballot law enacted
Eby the general assembly has been
Eenbodied in the rules of the Demo-
.cratic party of South Carolina and
must be complied with by the
managers in conducting the election.
fThe text Of the law is as follows:
I Section 1. In every primary elect
Etion in this state there shall be pro-
tVided at each polling precinct one
Ebooth for every 100 enrolled voters,
Eor majority fraction thereof. The
Ebooths shall be made of wood, cheap
tpletal or any other suitable sub
gstance, shall not be less than 32
Eipches wide and 80 inches deep, and
E6 feet 6 inches high, and shall be
provided with a curtain hanging
from the top in front to within 8
feet of the floor, and shall have a
Suitable shelf on which the voter can
fprepare his ticket. Provided, The
provisions of this Act shall not apply
Ito any precinct where there are less
than fifty (5O) voters enrolled on
the club roll at such precinct.
z Section 2. The polling places shall
fbe provided with a table for the man.
ayers. The polls shall be provided
with guard rail, so that no one ex-
Ecept as hereinafter provided shall
lapproach nearer than 5 feet to the
booths in which the voters are pre-
tparing their ballots.
Section 8. The tickets shall be
printed on clear white paper in the
usual manner, but shall have a cou-
tpon at the top perforated so as to be
Eeasily detached. On the coupon shall
Ebe printed "Oficial Ballot" "Club
Ward -------- No.
-4-------," The numbers shall
run seriatim for each club. There
Eshall be so per cent more ballots
than there. are voters enrolled at
|each voting place.
Section A. The managers s al be
responsible for all ballots fur. aed.
When a voter presents himself he
shall be given a ballot. The managers
charge of. the pof lists shall senter
the number Of the ballot next the
name of the voter. The voter shall
forthwith retire alone to one of the
booths, and without undue delay
prepare his ballot by scratching out
the name of the candidate for whom
he does not care to vote. No voter
shall remain in the booth longer
than 5 minutes. After preparing his
ballot, the voter shall present him
self to the manager. His ballot must
be folded in such way that the nun
Der can be seen and the coupon can
be readily detached by the manager
without in any way revealing the
printed portion of the ballot. If the
voter is not challenged, and takes the
prescribed oath, the manager shall
tear off the coupon, put it on file,
stamp the ballot, and the voter shall
deposit his ticket in the box, and
shall Immediately leave the polling
place. If voter shall mar or deface
his ballot he may obtain one addi-
tional ballot upon returning to the
manager in charge of the ballots the
ballot so marred or defaced, with
the coupon attached. The manager in
charge of the poll list shall change
the number of the ballot on his poll
list, and place the defaced ballot in
file. No voter shall be given a Sec
ond ballot until he has returned the
first one with coupon attached.
Section 5. No person shall be al
lowed within the guard rail except
as hereinafter provided. If voter
cannot read or write, or is physical
ly disabled, and by reason thereof
did not sign the enrolment book, he
may appeal to the managers for as
sistance, and the chairman of the
managers shall appoint one of the
managers, and bystander to be
designated by the voter, to assist
him in preparing his ballot: Provided
After the voters ballot has been pre-
pared, the bystander so appointed
shall Immediately go behind the
guard rail. Providel further, That
in cities containing $4,000 inhabl-
tants or more, the chairman OF the
managers shall appoint two of the
watchers representing different fac