Rensselaer Republican, Volume 23, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 October 1890 — HOW TO VOTE. [ARTICLE]

HOW TO VOTE.

Instructions as to Voting Under the New law. 'The committee consisting of three lawyers of each of the leading parties, appointed,to examine the new law and issue instructions as to its bearing, have reported. The following itstructionsto voters are found in the report; First—You must get your ballots of the polling clerks in the election-room. Second—ls you want to vote a straight ticket, stamp the square, to the left of the name of the party Tor tvhose candidates you wish to vote. If you do not wish, to vote a straight ticket, then do not stamp the square to the left of the name of your party, but stamp the square to, the left of the name of each candidate for whom you desire to vote on whatever list of can* didates may be. —Third—Dp not mutilate your ballot, or mark it cither by scratching a name off or writing one on, or in ahy other way except by the stamping on the Square as before mentioned. Otherwise the ballot will not be counted. Fourth—After stamping your ballots and before leaving the booth, fold them separately, so that the face of themcannot.be seen, and so that the initial letters of the names of the pooling clerks on the back thereof can be seen. Then hand your ballots to the inspector, the stamp to the polling clerk, .and leave the room. Fifth—lf you are physically unable to stamp your ballot or cannot read English, so inform the polling clerks, and tell them how you wish to vote, , and they will stamp your ballots for you. But the voter and clerks should not permit any other person to hear or see how the ballot is stamped. Sixth—ls you should accidentally, or by mistake, defaco, • mutilate or spoil your ballot, return it to the poll clerks and get a new ballot. Sec. 43. Whoever shall knowingly or willfully make a false affidavit under any of the provisions of this act, shall be deemed guilty of perjury. Sec. 50. Any person who shall remove or attempt to remove a ballot or stamp from the election room or having in his possession outside the election room any ballot or stamp, either genuine or counterfeit, during the election, shall be guilty of felony, and on conviction shall be imprisoned in the penitentiary not less than two nor more than five years, and be disfranchised for any determinate period not less than ten years. Sec. 55. If any person not herein authorized so to do shall enter or attempt to enter the election room or enter or attempt to enter within the railing leading from the challenge window to the entrance of the election room without first having been passed by the challengers, or having been sworn in as hereinbefore provided, or shall remain within fifty feet of the polling place, contrary to the provis - ions hereinbefore made. he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction thereof be fined not more than five hundred dollars. Sec. 56. If any person shall induce, or attempt to induce, any elector to write, paste or otherwise place on his ballot the name of any person or any sign or device of any kind as a 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 electors, or any elector, to so place any distinguishing name or mark upon his ballot, whether or not said act be committed or attempted to be committed, such person so offending shall be guilty of felony, and on conviction be imprisoned not more than five nor less than two years in the State’s prison, Sec. 59. Any person who shall, during the election, remove or destroy any of the supplies or other conveniences placed in the booths as aforesaid, or delivered to the voter for the purpose of enabling the voter to prepare his ballot, or shall during an election remove, tear down or deface the cards printed for the instruction of the voters, or shall during an election destroy or remove any booth, railing or other convenience provided for such election, or shall induce or attempt to induce any person to commit any of such acts, whether or not any of such acts are committed or attempted to be committed, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and .on conviction shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than six months normofe thah one year and be disfranchised for any determinate period not less than ten years.

Sec. 60. No officer of election shall disclose to any perron the name of any candidate for whom any elector has voted. No officer of election shall do any electioneering on election day. No person whatever shall do any elec* tioneering on election day within anv polling place or within fifty feet of any polling place. No person shall apply lor or receive any ballot in any polling place other than that in which he is entitled to vote. No person shall show his ballot after it is xparked to any person in such a way as to revea 1 the Contents thereof, or the name of any candidate or candidates for whom he has marked his vote; nor shall anyperson examine a ballot which an elector has prepared for voting or solicit the elector to show the same. No person except the inspector of election or jridge who may be temporarily acting for him, shall receive from any voter * ballot prepared by him for voting. Jfo voter shall receive a ballot from any person other thap end of the poll nor shall any person other than a poll clerk deliver a’ Uallot tq fining ipe*?tor to be voted. Ne voter •ehalh deliver any ballot to oxi.iaßpectorto btf . 1 o«|d, woopt tiw ot>e

the poll No voter shall place any mark upon 1H ballot or suffer or, permit any other person to do so. by which it may ba afterward identified as the one voted by him. Whoever shall, violate any provision of this section shall be deemed guilty of a felony and, on conviction, shall be punish-d by imprisonment for not less than six months nor more than one year, and by fine of not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars, and be disfranchised for any determinate period not less than ten