The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-06-23

/ VenlenLly or SaIciy vote Cne same
may return it to the inspectors
who Immediately detach the stut
and destroy without examination
the ballot so returned, and shall
give to the elector another ballot
in lieu thereof, but in no case
shall an elector be furnished with
more than two ballots.
In no case shall any person be
permitted to carry ballot out
side the polling room. A record
| shall be kept by the Clerk of the
Election of all ballots destroyed
as herein provided for.
After preparing his ballot the
elector shall fold the same so as to
conceal the face thereof, and show
the stub thereto attached, with
the name or initials Of the irspec-
tor and hand it to the receiving
inspector, who shall detach the
stub therefrom and return the
ballot to the elector, who shall de-
post the ballot in the ballot box
in the presence of the inspectors.
All stubs detached from the bal
lot as provided in this section
shall be numbered consecutiyely
and filed by the inspectors.
IL the elector marks more names
than there are persons to be cleo
ted to an office, or if for any
reason it is impossible to deter
mine the electors choice for any
office to be filled, his ballot shall
not be counted for such office, but
this shall not vitiate the ballot so
far as properly marked, and moth
ing therein shall be construed to
prevent any elector from voting
for any qualified person other
than those whose names are print
ed on the ballot.
Section sc. Any elector who
shall, except herein provided, al
low his ballot to be seen by any
person, or who shall take or re-
move or attempt to remove, any
ballot from the polling place be-
fore the close of the polls, or plac-
es any mark upon his ballot by
which it may be identified, or any
person who shall interfere with
any elector when inside the pol
ling place, or when marking his
ballot or unduly influence or at
Tempt to unduly influence any
elector in the preparation of his
ballot or any elector who shall re-
main longer than the specified
time allowed by this act in the
booth or compartment after being
notified that his time had expired,
or who shall endeavor to induce
Iany elector to show how he marks,
or has marked his ballot, or aids
or attempts to aid any elector, BY
means of any mechanical device,
or any other means whatever in
marking his ballot, or shall print
or procure to be printed, or have
in his possession any copy of the
ballot prepared to be voted, shall
be guilty Of a nisdemeanor, and
on conviction, shall be fined not
less than ten dollars nor more
than one hundred dollars, and any
ballot marked by the elector fol-
Identification shall be rejected.
Section 81. Any officer who
wilfully and knowingly refuses 81
fails to perform the duties herein
prescribed shall be guilty of a
Inisdemeanor, and upon conviction
thereof, shall be fined not less than
fifty nor more than five hundred
dollars. But this section shall
mot be held to apply to cases
where a different penalty is pre-,
lscribed by this net.
Section sS. Any officer or of.
ficers after being sworn in, who
willingly and knowingly neglects
fails or refuses to perform the du.
ties herein prescribed, shall BIZ
guilty of y nisdemeanor, excepi
MS herein otherwise provided, and
on conviction, shall be fined no,
less than fifty dollars nor more
than two hundred dollars. or By
Imprisonment not more than siS
months.
Section 50. When any person
shall have voted, his name shall
be checked on the margin of the
page opposite thereto upon tbs
registration list by one Of the in.
spectors, and the clerk of the
election shall keep a poll list
which shall contain one column
headed Names of Voters" and
the name of each elector voting
shall be entered By the clerk ii
such column rs he votes. And
the inspectors Of election shall
have the authority and power ID
prevent repeating. and 10 prevent
any person from voting q second
time At the same election wher
they have good reason 70 heiievs
such person has already voted
They shall have full power TO re,
fuse TO allow any person 20 vots
who Is not . qualified electOr. q
who has become disqualified 70,
any cause to vote IN such electior