Ch. 1) Official Ballots 23 spoiled. Destroy the ballots not used by you. Do not return any but the ballots that are marked. In voting mark on the official ballot and on the official non-partisan ballot in the manner outlined in 'Instructions to Voters,' found on page -of this pamphlet, your choice for office. You can write in under the proper office division the name of any person for whom you desire to vote and whose name does not appear on these ballots. After marking the official ballot and the official non-partisan ballot, enclose one of the official ballots and one of the official nonpartisan ballots in the red envelope, seal up the same securely and thereafter subscribe and swear to the affidavit that appears on one side of the said red envelope before any commissioned officer in the Army or Navy of the United States that is acquainted with you. Then enclose the red envelope containing your official ballot and official non-partisan ballot in the envelope addressed to the 'State Election Commission, Lincoln, Nebraska.' A failure to return the red envelope will prevent your vote from being counted. Seal up the envelope addressed to the State Election Commission, and place on it- -cents postage. No ballots received after the be counted. It is important that you act promptly. -day of -19 State Election Commission." -will The method of voting at a general election under the provisions of this Act shall be the same as that provided for by the general election laws of the State. The instructions given to voters with reference to general election, except as modified by this Act, shall govern and control. The voter may write in on the ballot the name of any person for whom he desires to vote. The fact that such name is written will be sufficient to count for the person indicated. The general method of marking the ballot, both on candidates and constitutional amendments, laws initiated and laws referred, shall be the same as that provided by the general election laws of this State. A voter shall have the right to make inquiry of any source he may deem proper for information as to the proper method of casting his ballot. No one has any right to see or know how the voter casts his ballot. He shall not mark 24 Official Ballots (Ch. 1 his ballot in the presence of any one, unless he is unable to mark his ballot. In that instance he may require assistance. After he marks his official ballot and his official non-partisan ballot he shall then insert them in the red envelope. Thereafter, he shall subscribe and swear to the affidavit on the back of the red envelope before a commissioned officer of the Army or Navy of the United States who is acquainted with him. He shall then securely seal the red envelope and insert it in the envelope audressed to the State Election Commission, seal up the envelope addressed to the State Election Commission and place sufficient postage thereon. There shall be no identification marks placed on the outside of the envelope addressed to the State Election Commission. The ballots not used should be destroyed. The Election Commission shall ascertain what postage is necessary to carry said envelope and shall insert the amount necessary to carry the same in the instructions sent to the voter as provided in this section. All votes cast at a general election held under the provisions of this Act by absent voters, who at the time of the election are in the military or naval service of the State of Nebraska or of the United States, and who at said time are stationed within the Continental United States must be returned to the Commission before midnight of election day. All votes cast at a general election under the provisions of this Act by absent voters, who are in the military or naval service of this State or the United States, and who at the time of holding 'the election are stationed at points outside of the Continental United States, must be returned and received by the Commission before midnight of the fourth Monday following the election. The Commission shall count and canvass all votes received by it up to midnight of election day from absent voters, who at the time of holding said election are stationed at points within the United States. Said Commission shall not canvass or count any ballots which are received by said Commission after twelve o'clock midnight on election day where it appears that a person who cast his ballot was on the day of election stationed at a point within the United States. The Commission shall not count Ch. 1) Canvass Primary Election 25 or canvass any ballot cast by an absent voter where it appears that the said absent voter was on the day of holding the election stationed at a point without the Continental United States which ballot was received by the Commission after midnight on the fourth Monday following the general election. Sec. 10. Canvass of votes cast at primary election.-The Commission shall canvass all ballots cast under the provisions of this Act at any statewide primary or general election. The canvass of ballots cast at a statewide primary under the provisions of this Act shall commence at ten o'clock A. M. on the Friday following the primary. The Commission shall as speedily as pcssible complete said canvass. Upon the completion of said canvass the Commission shall prepare an abstract of the votes cast by those voting under the provisions of this Act on the various offices. The Commission shall send a certified copy of the abstract of said vote to the various officers and boards upon whom the law places the duty of issuing certificates of nomination to candidates for office; a certified copy of the abstract of the votes cast on all candidates for county offices, in the several counties in the State, shall be sent to the County Clerk, or other officer whose duty it is in the county to issue certificates of nomination to the successful candidates; a certified copy of the abstract of votes cast on all candidates for office in the subdivisions larger than a county, so far as relates to the candidate in said subdivision, shall be sent to the proper officers or board whose duty it is to issue certificate of nomination to the successful candidate; a certified copy of the abstract of votes cast in so far as they relate to all officers to whom the Secretary of State issues certificates of nomination, shall be furnished to the Secretary of State; the various County Clerk, canvassing boards, Secretary of State, the State canvassing boards, and all officers and boards upon whom the law has placed the duty of canvassing votes, shall receive certified copy of abstract of the votes cast under the provisions of this Act, and proceed in canvassing the votes in the manner now provided for canvassing votes at the general primary. No canvassing board shall complete its canvass until the vote cast under the provisions of this Act has been returned, counted and canvassed as herein provided. 26 Canvass-General Election (Ch. 1 No officer shall issue certificate of nomination to any person who is a candidate in said primary until the votes cast under the provisions of this Act have been returned, counted and canvassed as herein provided. After the canvass has been completed in compliance with the provisions of this Acteertificates of nomination shall be issued to the persons entitled to receive the same by the officers whose duty it is to issue such certificates. Sec. 11. Canvass of vote at general election. The canvass of the baHofs çast under the provisions of this Act at any general election shall commence at twelve o'clock noon on the First Monday following the election. The Commission shall canvass all ballots received by it up to midnight of the day on which the election is held. Upon the completion of said canvass the Commission shall adjourn and take a recess until the Fourth Tuesday after the First Monday succeeding the general election, and shall then reconvene for the purpose of counting and canvassing all ballots cast by absent voters who were outside of the Continental United States on the day of the election, which ballots have been received by the Commission prior to midnight on the Fourth Monday succeeding the election. Upon the completion of said canvass the Commission shall send a certified copy of the abstract of the vote cast to the various officers and parties whose duty it is to issue certificates of nomination to candidates for office. A certified copy of this abstract of the vote cast on all county officers in the several counties of the State shall, so far as relates to each of the several counties, be sent to the county clerk or other officer whose duty it is in each of said counties to issue certificates of election; a certified copy of the abstract of the vote cast on all offices in each of the several subdivisions larger than a county, so far as relates to the offices in said subdivision, shall be sent to the proper officer or board whose duty it is to issue certificate of election; certified copy of the abstract of the vote cast, in so far as relates to all officers to whom the Secretary of State issues certificates of election, shall be sent to the Secretary of State. The various county clerks, county canvassing boards, Secretary of State, state canvassing board, and all officers on whom the duty of canvassing votes has been placed by law, shall proceed to can Ch. 1) Canvass by Election Commission 27 vass the vote cast under the provisions of this Act in the same manner as is now provided for canvassing of votes at any general election. No canvassing board shall complete its canvass until the ballots cast under the provisions of this Act have been returned, counted and canvassed as herein provided. No officer shall issue any certificate of election until the ballots cast under provisions of this Act have been returned, counted and canvassed as herein provided. After the ballots cast under the provisions of this Act have been returned, counted and canvassed as herein provided, certificates of election shall be issued to the persons entitled to rceive the same by the various officers whose duty it is to issue such certificates. Sec. 12. Canvass by state election commission.-In canvassing the votes cast under the provisions of this Act the State Election Commission shall open, in the presence of each other, the cnvelope addressed to the State Election Commission, and shall thereafter examine the name and affidavit of the voter that appears on the red envelope. If the voter has signed the affidavit in compliance with the provisions of this act and it appears to the Commission that he is entitled to cast his ballot, said Commission, in the presence of each other, shall open the red envelope and examine the ballot or ballots therein inclosed for the purpose of ascertaining whether or not said ballot is one that was sent out by said Commission. If the ballot or ballots inclosed is one that has been sent out by the Commission, the Commission shall deposit the same in a suitable ballot box. It is not necessary that all the ballots be placed in the same ballot box, but the Commission shall so proceed as to protect the secrecy of the ballot. In canvassing the votes cast under the provisions of this Act, the laws relating to the duties and powers of judges, and clerks of election, and election boards generally, shall, in so far as applicable apply to the State Election Commission. In case there is a conflict, the provisions of this Act shall govern. Sec. 13. Care of soldier votes. All envelopes addressed to the State Election Commission containing ballots cast at any primary or general election shall be from the time of delivery until the votes are canvassed under the absolute and exclusive control of the State Election Commission. Said Commission shall make |