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

his ballot shall be required or
permitted to declare his choice of
candidates, all electors. including
those in the booths or oempart-
/ ments, after voting shall be re-
i quired 10 withdraw from the
voting place. Any person making
a false declaration under the pro-
visions of this section, shall be
1 guilty of a felony and on convie-
ton thereof, shall be imprisoned
i in the lpenitentiary for a term not
ato fexeeed5sne year.
i ioAny inspector who shall wilful-
IlayI deceive any elector in the
4 nraparation of his ballot shall be
\ guilty, of a felony and on convic-
! ton thereof shall be imprisoned
, m the penitentiary for a period
not to exceed one year.
! Section log. Any eleetor who
shall by accident or mistake spoil
a ballot SO that he cannot conven-
iently or safely vote the same
may return it to the inspectors
who Immediately detach the stub
and destroy without examination,
the ballot SO returned, and shah
give to the electer another ballot
in lieu Thereof, but in no case shall
an elector be furnished with
moro than fxxyc l,ol1ofe
| In no case shall any person be
permitted to carry a ballot outside
the polling room. A record shall
be kept by the Clerk of the Elec-
non of all ballots destroyed as
herein provided for.
I All ballots spoiled or unused.
with the Number of votes cast.
shall be equal to the number of
ballots deliVered TO Inspectors be-
: fore balloting began, and these
must be returned intact to Flee
ton Commissioners.
i After preparing his ballot the
electer shall fold the same so as
to conceal the face thereof, and
show the stub thereto attached.
with the name or initials of the in
speetor and hand it to the reeeiv-
ing 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.
i All stubs detached from the bal
lot as provided in the section
shall be numbered consecutively
and filed by the inspectors.
/ 1t the eleetor marks more names
than there are persons to be elect
] ed to any office, or if for any rea-
son it is impossible to determine
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 any
thing therein shall be construed
to prevent any eleetor from voting
for any qualified person other
than those whose names are print
ed on the ballot.
Section LOT. 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
/ places any mark upon his ballot
by which it may be identified, or
any person who shall interfere
with any elector when inside the
polling place, or when marking
his ballot, or unduly Influence or
attempt to unduly influence any
eieetor in the preparation OF his
pafiot or any eiectof VINO snail re-
/ mann longer than tne specified
Tune allowed 70 IN TINS ACT IN the
Dootn OF compartment aiter Deing
notiIied tnat MS time mao EXPIRED
or VINO snail endeavor 10 inouce
any eieetor 10 snow now ne Marks
on mas ibarKeo ms paiiot, or aios OF
attempts 70 alo:. any eiector, by
means OF any mecnanlcai 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 Hisdemeanor, and
on conviction, shall be fined not
less than ten nor more than one