Milford chronicle., 1961-01-20
ELECTION RULES

WHEREAS, the Council of the
City of Milford desires to set forth
certain rules for voting at elections
in the City of Milford and in ac-
cordance with the provisions of
Chapter 162 of Volume 81 of Laws
of Delaware; NOW, THEREFORE,,
BE 1T RESOLVED by the Coun-
Gil of the City of Milford as fol-
lows:
(1) The City Council may des-
ignate a voting place within the
City of Milford for each election.
~ 1t is the duty of the Board
of Elections to hold the said cleo
ton.
90 1t is the duty of the City
Manager to provide at the place for
the election the necessary number
of voting booths and to do all
things required to be done in and
about the furnishing and fitting up
of said election room. The said
room shall have door or entrance
of easy or convenient access and,
If practicable, separate means OF
exit. In such room there may be
provided a railing separating the
part of the room to be occupied by
the election officers from the re-
mainder of the room, and such
room shall also be provided with
a suitable table and chairs for the
use of the election officers. The ta-
BILE should occupy such a position
in said room so as to enable the
election officers to easily commu
nj NTH ~ ar1d IN hn
able to observe whether more than
one voter enters a booth at any
one time
(4) Any qualified voter who
shall be physically unable to pre-
pare or cast his ballot by reason
of defective eyesight or other ply
sical disability shall be permitted
to bring with him into the election
room and voting booth any elector
or two electors for the purpose of
rendering him the necessary assist
ance.
(a) Every resident of the City
who is over twenty-one years of age
and who has resided in said City
for at least twelve (12) months
next preceding the day of election,
and who is not delinquent in re-
spect of any property and/or capi-
tation tax liened by the City, shall
be entitled to vote at said election
(5) The City Council shall des-
ignate not more than five (5) per-
sons as clerks of the election, who
shall assist them in determining
the names of the electors from the
tax and assessment records of the
City of Milford. However, the Elec-
tion Board shall be the judges of
the election and shall decide upon
the legality of the votes offered.
go The oaths of the Election
Board and the clerks of the cleo
tion shall be in substantially the
following form:
81, :, do solemnly swear (or
AFFIRM that / will support the Con-
stitution of the United States of
America, the Constitution of the
State of Delaware, and the Charter
of the City of Milford, and that
will faithfully discharge the duties
of the office of member of the
Election Board Tor Clerk of the
Election) for the election to be
held in the City of Milford on the
day of :, AID. 10 at the
following location, to wit :, ac-
cording to the best of my ability.
SWORN to (or affirmed) and
subscribed before me this day
of i. :, AID. 19 H..
Notary Public"
CD A poll list may be kept by
the Board of Elections, which will |
include the name and address of
the voter, and by whom the vote
was cast.
(S) On entering the election
room the elector shall give his |
name and address to the Election |
: Board, whereupon the Election |
Board shall cause the name of the |
elector to be entered upon the poll |
list, whereupon the Board of Elec-
tions shall cause to be delivered to
such elector an official ballot, if |
required. The voter may then, and |
without leaving the room, go into |
any voting booth which may be- un-
occupied and mark his ballot, and
shall then return to the Board of |
Elections. If an elector is not chal-
lenged, the ballot shall then forth
with be deposited in the ballot box,
and the Board of Elections shall
then cause to be written the word
Voted" opposite the name of the
elector on the poll list.
(9) The City Manager may have
the ballots printed.
(10) In the event that an cleo
tor is challenged. the legality of
such vote shall be determined by
majority of the Board of Elections,
and the person so challenged may
be administered by the Board of
Elections the following oath or af-
firmation:
81, =, do solemnly swear (or
affirm) that
ID l am duly qualified elector
of the City of Milford entitled to
vote at the election held this date,
(or) (cross out if not applicable)
(2) Other facts:
SWORN to Tor affirmed) and sub
scribed before me this day of
+. =, AID. 10 -.
Notary Public"
Such oath or affirmation shall be
conclusive evidence to the Board