Rensselaer Journal, Volume 10, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 March 1901 — How French Voters Ballot. [ARTICLE]

How French Voters Ballot.

In France voting is by ballot. The persons who help in receiving and counting the vote are volunteers drawn from the ranks of the electors. Prior to the opening of the poll at each station the presiding officer unlocks the urn provided for the reception of the votes and satisfies those present that it is empty. He then locks it again, places the key in his pocket, and hands a duplicate to one of his helpers, who are termed assessors. The poll is open from 8 in the moaning until 6 at night, and at the close the votes are counted on the spot by the volunteer helpers. The result is then forwarded to the central bureau.—London Daily MaiL