Milford chronicle., 1934-11-02
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

ED OR SPOILED
Any person who shall by accident
or mistake spoil, deface or mutilatt
the ballot or envelope, on returning
the spoiled ballot OF 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
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
unable to prepare, fold his or her
ballot, or deposit the ballot in the
envelope, 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 a
total disability to walk to the poll
ing district for the purpose of rem
dering the necessary assistance to
vote.
Section 81. One challenger ap-
pointed and designated by each 'po-
litical party, as hereinbefore pro-
vided, 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 APP
pear for the purpose of voting. II
any person offering to vote shall be
challenged by one of the challeng-
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
attempt 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-
of this Chapter, shall be /
guilty of a misdemeanOr and on con-
viction thereof shall be fined not
more than two hundred dollars.
Section 80. Whoever shall, during
he election, remove or destroy any
lf the supplies or other convent
snces placed in the booths as afore-
said or delivered to the voter for the
purpose of enabling him or her TO
prepare his or her ballot, or shall,
Turing an election, remove, tear
lown or deface the cards printed for
he Instructions of the voters, or
hall, during an election, destroy or
'emove any booth, railing or other
provided for such cleo
ion, or shall induce or attempt to
induce any person to commit any OF
Gch acts, whether or not any such
cts are committed or attempted to
,e committed, shall be guilty of a
and on conviction
hall he punished by imprisonment
or not less than six months nor
lore than one year.
Section AZ. Whoever shall induce
r attempt to induce any electOr to
irite, paste or otherwise place on
he ballot the name of any person,
r any sign or device of any kind, as
distinguishing mark by which to
Indicate to any other person how
nch. elector has voted, or shall en-
ar into or attempt to form any
greement or conspiracy with any
ther person to induce or attempt to
lduCe any electOr to so place any
mark or name on the
allot. whether or. not such act be
Dmmitted. or attempted 30 be COM
lifted, shall be guilty of misde-
leanor and on conviction shall be
Imprisoned for not exceeding two
ears.
Section 43. Whoever shall induce
r attempt to induce any election
Ulcers to violate any of the provis- =
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
shall be imprisoned for
term not exceeding five years. IL
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
all. be held and construed to be .
cluded in the duties of the office
said election officers, and the yio-
Iion of said provisions by election
1cers shall be held and construed
be a violation OF their ofiicial
this. provided in this Chapter.
FRANK w. LAWSON,
Clerk of the Peace