Milford chronicle., 1932-11-04
HOW TO OBTAIN EITHER A
NEW BALLOT OR AN EN-
VELOPE OR BOTH IN
PLACE OF EITHER OR
BOTH ACCIDENTALLY
DEFACED, MUTILAT-
ED OR SPOILED

DEF ACED, MUIlLAI-
ED OR SPOILED
Amy 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 satisfy
ing them that such spelling, defac-
ing or mutilation was not inten-
tional, shall receive another ballot
or envelope or both in place thereof.
Any person who shall be physical
| ly unable to prepare or fold his or
her ballot, or deposit the ballot in
the envelope, by reason of defective
l-eyesight, or the loss of the use of one
or both hands, or inability to walk
with safety without assistance, as
manifestly renders him or her un-
able to prepare, fold his or her ball
lot, or deposit the ballot in the enve-
lope, 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
disability manifestly requires more
than one, such as total disability
to walk to the polling district for
the purpose of rendering the neces-
sary assistance to vote.
Section 81. One challenger ap-
pointed and designated by each pO-
litical party, as hereinbefore pro
Yided, shall be entitled to stand at
the side of the passage and near the
entrance to the room. No other per-
son shall remain within thirty feet |
of said entrance except for the pur-
pose of Offering to vote, except as
provided in this Chapter; voters
shall approach and enter the pas
sage in the order in which they ap-
pear for the purpose of voting. Ii
any person Offering to vote shall be-
challenged by one Of the ehallenS-
ers. or by any one of the election
officers, his or her right to vote !
shall be at once determined by the
proper officer, and, if his or her vote
is refused, he or she shall immedi-
ately stand aside, give place to the
person next in line and retire with
out delay from within the thirty feet
space around the entrance to the
room. Whoever, not in this Chapter
so to do, shall enter or
to enter the election room
or within the railing leading to the
entrance of the election room, or
shall remain within thirty feet of the
polling place, contrary to the pro-
visions of this Chapter, shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor and ON con-
yiction thereof shall be fined not
more than two hundred dollars.
Section 80. Whoever shall, during
The election, remove or destroy any
Of the supplies or other conveniences
placed in, the booths as aforesaid or
delivered to the voter for the pur-
pose of enabling him or her to pre-
pare his or her ballot, or shall, dur
ng an election, remove, tear down
)r deface the cards printed for the
of the voters, or shall,
Turing an election, destroy or re-
move any booth, railing or other con-
renience provided for such election,J
II shall induce or attempt to induce
my person to commit any of such
lcts, whether or not any such acts
ire committed or attempted to be
committed, shall be guilty of mis-
lemeanor, and on conviction shall
,e punished by Imprisonment for
lot less than six months nor more
han one year.
Section 42. Whoever shall induce
r attempt to induce any elector to1
write, paste or otherwise place on
he ballot the name of any person,
+ any sign or device of any kind, as
distinguishing mark by which to
Indicate to any other person how
uch elector has voted, or shall en-
er into or attempt to form any
or conspiracy with any
ther person to induce or attempt to
1duce any elector to so place any
mark or name on the
allot, whether or not such act be
0mmitted, or attempted to be COM
tilted, shall be guilty of a misdemea-
or and on conviction shall be i'm
risoned for not exceeding two years.
Section 43. Whoever shall induce
r attempt to induce any election
Ulcers to violate any of the provls-
ms of this Chapter, whether or not
lch election officers shall violate
r attempt to violate any of the pro-
sions of this Chapter, shall be
lilty Of a misdemeanor, and on
,nviction shall be imprisoned for 6
term not exceeding five years. 1t
lall be the duty of each inspector
distinctly read this and the pre-
,ding section to the election Off
RS at the opening of the polls.
he observance of the provisions of
i'd two sections by election officers
lall be held and construed to be
cluded in the duties of the office
said election officers, and the vio-
ton of said provisions by election
icers shall be held and construed n
be a violation of their official
this, provided in this Chapter.
FRANK w. LAWSON,
Clerk of the Peace