Milford chronicle., 1928-11-02
DEPOSIT OF BALLOT IN
ENVELOPE

DEPOSIT OF BALLOT IN
ENVELOPE
When an elector is ready to vote,
the said elector shall enter the pas
sage way and after being passed by
the challengers, shall be admitted
to the election room; provided,
however, there shall not be in the
room at any time more than one
voter for each booth therein. On
entering the room the voter shall
announce his or her name to the
Clerks of Election, who shall regis
ter it, and one of the Clerks shall
deliver to said elector an envelope
and ballot. The voter shall then, and
without leaving the room, go alone
into any of the booths which may be
unoccupied. If said elector has al
ready procured an Official Ballot and
marked the same as he or she de-
sires to vote, it must be placed III
the envelope, or if said eleetor has
not already prepared the ballot he
or she may use the one handed him
or her by the Clerk. After having
placed the ballot in the envelope, the
elector must then deliver the same
to the Inspector or to the Judge who
may be temporarily authorized to
act for the Inspector.
The voter shall Immediately after
voting leave the ROOM No voter to
whom an envelope has been deliver
| ed shall be permitted to leave the
room without voting or returning
said envelope to the Clerk Of Elec- !
tions.
Put one ballot only in your envel- |
Ope; if it contains more than one
ballot, all ballots will he thrown
out and your vote will not be count
ed.
HOW TO OBTAIN EITHER A NEW
BALLOT OR AN ENVELOPE OR
BOTH IN PLACE OF EITHER
OR BOTH ACCIDENTALLY DE-
FACED, MUTILATED OR SPOIL
ED
Any person who shall by accident
or mistake spoil, deface or mutilate
the ballot or envelope, on returning
the spoiled ballot or envelope to the
Clerks of the Election and satisfying
them that such spelling, defacing or
mutilation was not intentional,
shall receive another ballot or en-
velope or both in place thereof.
Any person who shall be physically
unable to prepare or fold his or her
ballot, or deposit the ballot in the
envelope, by reason of defective eye
sight, OF the loss of the use of one
or both hands, or inability to walk
with safety without assistance, as
renders him or her un
able to prepare, fold his or her bal
lot, or deposit the ballot in the en-
velope, or to reach the polling place
alone with safety, shall be permitted
to bring with him or her into the
election room and booth any elector
Or two electors, if the nature of the
manifestly requires more
han one, such as a total disability
% walk to the polling district for
he purpose of rendering the neces-
;ary assistance to vote.
Section 81. One challenger ap-
pointed and designated by each po-
itical party, as hereinDefOre pro-
-ided, shall be entitled to stand at
he side of the passage and near the
|
on shall remain within thirty feet
f said entrance except for the pur-
lose of offering to vote, except as
rOvided in this Chapter; voters
hall approach and enter the pas
age in the order in which they ap-
ear for the purpose of voting. If
ny person offering to vote shall be
hallenged by one of the challeng-
rs, or by any one of the election
Ulcers, his or her right to vote shall
e at once determined by the proper
ficer, and, if his or her vote is re-
lsed, he or she shall Immediately
land aside, give place to the person
ext in line and retire without de-
W from within the thirty feet space
round the entrance to the room.
not in this Chapter auth
rized so to do, shall enter or at
mpt to enter the election room or
thin the railing leading to the
ltrance of the election room, or
lall remain within thirty feet of
e polling place, contrary to the
DIVISIONS of this Chapter, shall be
lilty of a misdemeanor and on con-
ction thereof shall be fined not
ore than two hundred dollars. 1
Section 80. Whoever shall, during
e election, remove or destroy any
the supplies or other cOnVenien-
S placed in the booths as aforesaid
delivered to the voter for the pur-
se of enabling him or her to pre-
re his or her ballot, or shall, dur
g an election, remove, tear down
deface the cards printed for the
StructiOn of the voters, or shall, =
ring an election, destroy or re- :
I'VE any booth, railing or other
nvenience provided for such cleo
n, or shall induce or attempt to
luce any person to commit any of
ch acts, whether or not any such -
IS are committed or attempted to
committed, shall be guilty of
sdemeanor, and on conviction
Ill be punished by Imprisonment Sc
not less than six months nor T
re than one year.
Section AZ. Whoever shall induce FO-
attempt to induce any elector to :,
ite, paste or otherwise place on
ballot the name of any person,
any sign or device of any kind, as
mark by which to
icate to any other person how +
n electOr has voted, or shall en- Vim
into or attempt to form any F
cement or conspiracy with any trio
er person to induce or attempt F
induce any electOr to so place Dis
? distinguishing mark or name