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Session Laws, 1916
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EMERSON C. HARRINGTON, GOVERNOR. 1459

voted. Ballots shall be printed and in possession of the Su-
pervisors at least four days before election day, and a correct
list of the names of the candidates thereon, with the designa-
tion of the offices for which the persons are candidates shall
be furnished by said Supervisors to any qualified voter of said
City on demand. It shall be the duty of said Supervisors to
correct any mistakes that may be discovered in said ballot
without delay.

Section 291. The form and arrangement of the official
ballot shall be the same as is now, or may hereafter be pro-
vided by law for State and County Elections, except there
shall be no party name or designation on said ballot. Said
ballots shall be of uniform size and printed upon plain white
opaque paper, in black ink, in clear, legible and uniform type.
The Board of Supervisors shall at least four days prior to the
day of election cause an accurate sample copy of the official
ballot to be posted in four or more public places in said City,
said sample copies to be printed on cardboard, and at least one
of said sample copies shall be placed on the exterior of the
building in which the election is to be held. And the said
Board of Supervisors shall publish an accurate copy of the
official ballot in two newspapers of said City if so many be
published therein by at least one insertion in said paper or
papers before the day of election. The said Board shall fur-
nish for said City a number of ballots equal to twice the num-
ber of registered voters in said City.

Section 292. The said Board of Supervisors shall provide
all ballot boxes, voting booths or compartments, indelible pen-
cils and other necessary furniture and equipment for City
elections, of the same number, kind, character and description
as are now or may hereafter be by law required for State and
County elections.

Section 293. At all City elections held under this Act
the polls shall be opened at nine o'clock in the morning and
closed at seven o'clock in the evening; the method of casting
and marking the ballots, the powers and duties of the voters
in relation thereto, and the rendering of assistance to phys-
ically disabled voters shall be the same as is now or may here-
after be provided by law for County and State Elections,
except where herein otherwise specially provided for.

Section 294. As soon as the polls shall have been closed
the Judges shall immediately proceed to canvass the votes cast,
and in making said canvass their procedure shall conform to

 

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