The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-04-12

shall appoint such electors as in
speetors. and any political ofgani-
4 zation as aforesaid shall be en-
titled TO have one watcher with
in the polling place to observe the
election, including the counting of
the votes. but they shall not inter-
fere with the voters or inspectors,
except in the counting of ballots,
they may have the privileges OF
inspecting the same after it has
been read by the Inspector. In the
absence or refusal to act of any
! of the Inspectors or clerks of eletc
ton, the inspector or inspectors
present at the polling place, at the
time appointed for opening the
polls, shall choose, from the quail
fled electors present, such a num-
Der as together with the inspec-
tors. present is necessary to con-
stitute board of three 60 inspec-
tors and a clerk. Said inspectors
and clerk shall take and subscribe
T an oath or affirmation, which
shall be written or printed, that
they will well and truly perform
their duties of inspector Tor clerk
as the case may bel of election,
and will endeavor to prevent all
fraud, deceit or abuse in conduct
/, ing said election. Such oath may
be taken before any officer au-
thorized to administer an oath or
before any one of the inspectors.
and the same shall be returned
with the poll list and returns to
/ the Election Commissioners. Said
board of inspectors shall. choose a
chairman and all questions shall
be decided by a majority, 4a
Polling Places l3y tae
Section 80. There shall be in
each and every ward a polling
place presided over and managed
by the board of inspectors and
clerk of election of said ward,
which shall be the polling place
for the election of the elective of
fieers of said city and for said
ward: at each of such polling
places space or inelosure, such
as the Board of Election Commits
sioners shall deem fit and suffi-
Gent. shall be rallied off, boarded
up, or otherwise constructed, with
an opening at one end or side for
the entrance of the voter and an
opening at the other for his exit,
as polling place in which to hold
the election. But one voter shall
be allowed to enter any polling
place at time, for each election
booth. and no one except the in
spector or inspectors of election
shall be allowed to speak to the
voter while in the polling place
casting his, vote, and no inspec-
tor snail speak to or interfere
with any voter concerning the
manner of his voting or any bal
lot he may vote, otherwise than
to perform his duties as such in
spector herein specified; proved,
that the ballot box at all times be
kept in full view of the public
during the election and until the
ballots have been, canvassed.
|aidn q - Polls .
Section 90. The polls shall be
opened at such voting places at
800 o'clock on the day of election.
and shall be kept open until sun
down of the same day, the time to
be observed for such opening and
closing of the polls to be regulat-
ed by the customary time in use
in said city. The inspectors may,
however, adjourn between the
hours of 1900 and 90 o'clock for
half an hour The inspectors shall
make public proclamation of the
opening and closing of the polls,
and the midday adjournment. Dur
ing the adjournment the ballot box
shall be kept in the possession of
the inspectors, bat in full view of
the persons present.
In all elections held in said city
en- any subject which may by law
be submitted to a vote of the peo-
pie and Tor all or any municipal
Officers, the voting shall be by
secret official ballots printed and
/ distributed as hereinafter provid-
ed, and no ballot shall be received
or counted in any election to which
this Act applies, except it be pro-
vided as herein prescribed.
Ballots
Section 81. The Board of Elec-
ton Commissioners of said city
shall cause to be printed on the
ballot to be used at such elections
the names of all candidates who
have paid to the City Treasurer
five per cent SO of one years
salary and or commission as a
qualifying fee for the office for
which he or she is candidate, said
fee to be based on the salary or
commission paid one year imme-
diately prior to the election in
which the candidate desires to
qualify. Said fee to be paid at
least twenty t20) days prior to
the date, of the election. In addi-
ton to the name. or names printed,
on said ballot. and whether there,
be any names printed on said ball