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sa MUNrCIPAL LAW.
H't Taking' Ballot out of Polling Place. Any ju'ison Imvitijf reioiviMl
his halldt paptT ami takes it out ol' tlio polliii;^ |)laco t'oilVits liis rij^lit
to vote, and tlu' Deputy Hctuniiiij; Ortiwr sliail iiiakt- an entry in the poll
hook in tlie column on " ifr^HK/c/'s " to tlic t'H'oct that such person < lit I so
take his hallot paper out of the pollinj,' place. In case the voter returns
the same (leclinin;; to vote, the Deputy I{eturiiinL( Otiicer shall write the
word " Declined" upon such ballot paper, and shall jtroservo the same.
K\. Incapacity to Mark Ballot Paper Incase of a person claimin^^
throui^h hiindness or other physical cause, that he is incapacitated from
inarkinj,^ his liallot, or who makes a declaration that he is unahlu to read,
or where the voting' is on Saturday that he is of the Jewish per.suasion and
ohjects on reli^dous ifrounds to mark his l)allot as prescribed, the pro-
ceedings shall l)e as follows :
1. The Deputy Keturnin<f Officer shall, in the presence of the aj^ents
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of the canilidates, cause the vote of such peison to lie mai'ked on the l)allot
paper as directed by him, and then place the same in the ballot box.
2. The Deputy Returiiin;,' Otiicer shall note the same in the poll book
opposite the person's name.
84. Spoiled Ballots. When a person has inadvertently dealt with
his ballot paper in such a maimer that it cannot conveniently be used as such,
he may, on returning; the same to the Deputy Returning Officer and satis-
fying him of the inadvertency, obtain another ballot paper in lieu thereof.
The Deputy Keturninir Ofticei- shall innncdiately write the word "can-
celled" upon such ballot ])a]ier ami preserve it.
H.V Who to be Present in Polling Places. Duriii},' the time
appointeil for pollinpf no person shall be entitled or permitted to be present
in the polliu}; place e.Kcept the officers, clerks, candidates or their a^jents
and the voter who is actually enijaged in votinif. A constable or other
peace officer may also be present if the Deputy Returninjf Officer desires
such a.ssistance.
80. Counting the Votes. Innnediately after the close of the poll
the Deputy Returning Officer shall, in the presence of the poll clerk, candi-
dates or their agtsnts present, open the ballot box and coinit the votes. He
shall reject all ballot papers not having his initials, or on which more votes
are given than the elector is entitled to give, or on which anything except
the initials or name of the deputy returning officer on the back is written
or marked by which the voter can l)e identified, or which has been torn,
defaced or otherwi.se dealt with by the voter .so that he could thereby bo
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identified : also, a ballot paper on which votes are given for a greater
numl)er of candidates for any oHice than the voter is entitled to vote for
shall be void against all candidates for such office, but shall be good as to
other offices that the voter did not .so vote for more candidates than he was
entitled to vote for.
81. Noting Objections to Ballots. The Deputy Returning Officer
siiall note any objections made by a camlidate or his agent or any elector
authorized to be present to any ballot paper found in the ballot box, and
shall decide the question arising out of the objection.