Milford chronicle., 1944-10-20
How To Obtain Either A New Ballot Or An
Envelope Or Both In Place Of Either Or
Both Accidentally Defaced, Mutilated
Or Spoiled

Or SpOIled
Any person who shall by accident or mis-
take spoil, deface or mutilate a ballot or en-
velope, on returning the spoiled ballot or
envelope to the Clerks of the Election and
satisfying them that such spelling, defacing
or mutilation was not Intentional shall re-
ceive another ballot or envelope or both in
place thereof.
Any person who shall be physically UNI
able to prepare or fold his or her ballots, or
deposit the ballots in the envelope, by rea-
son of defective eyesight, or the loss of the
use of one or both hands, or inability to
walk with safety without assistance, as man.
ifestly renders him or her unable to pre-
pare, fold his or her ballots, or deposit the
ballots in the envelope, or to reach the poll
ing place alone with safety, shall be per-
mitted to bring with him or her into the
election room and booth any eector or two
electors, if the nature of the disability man.
ifestly requires more than one, such as a
total disability to walk to the polling district
for the purpose of rendering the necessary
assistance to vote.
Section 81. One challenger appointed
and designated by each political party, as
hereinbefore provided, 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 purpose of Offering
to vote, except as provided in this Chapter
voters shall approach and enter the passage
in the order in which they appear for the
purpose of voting. If any person offering to
bolI ho oh oil bxy0 Of 4bo oh al
lengers, or by any one of the election Off
GERS, 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 imme-
diately stand aside, give place to the person
next in line and retire without delay from
within the thirty feet space around the en-
trance to the room. Whoever, not in this
Chapter authorized so to do, shall enter or
attempt to enter the election room or with
in 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 conviction thereof
shall be fined not more than two hundred
dollars.
Section 80. Whoever shall, during the
election, remove or destroy any of the sup
plies or other conveniences placed in the
booths as aforesaid or delivered to the voter
for the purpose of enabling him or her to
prepare his or her ballot, or shall, during
an election, remove, tear down or deface the
cards printed for the instruction of the vot-
ers, or shall, during an election, destroy or
remove any booth, railing or other conven-
fence provided for such election, or shall in
duce or attempt to induce any person to
commit any of such acts, whether or not any |
such acts are committed or attempted to be
committed, shall be guilty of misdemeanor,
and on conviction shall be punished by i'm
prisonment for not less than six months nor
more than one year.
Section AZ. Whoever shall induce or at
tempt to induce any elector to write, paste
or otherwise place on the ballot the name
of any person, or any sign or device of any |.
kind, as distinguishing mark by which to
indicate to any other person how such elector
has voted, or shall enter into or attempt to
form any agreement or conspiracy with any
other person to induce or attempt to induce
any elector to so place any distinguishing
mark or name on the ballot, whether or not
such act be committed or attempted to be
committed, shall be guilty of misdemeanOr
and on conviction shall be imprisoned for
not exceeding two years.
Section 43. Whoever shall induce or at
tempt to induce any election officer to vio-
late any of the provisions of this Chapter,
whether or not such election officers shall
violate or attempt to violate any of the pro-
visions of this Chapter, shall be guilty of
a misdemeanor, and on conviction shall be
imprisoned for term not exceeding five
years. 1t shall be the duty of each inspector
to distinctly read this and the preceding sec
lion to the election officers at the opening of
he polls. The observance of the provisions
If said two sections by election officers shall
De held and construed to be included in the
luties of the Office of said election officers,
md the violation of said provisions by cleo