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Les diagrammes suivants illustrent la m6thode. 1 2 3 4 5 6 MICROCOPY RESOIUTION TEST CHART (ANSI and ISO TEST CHART No 2| 1.0 I.I i:f IS I'o 112.0 1.8 1.25 1.4 1.6 _^ /APPLIED IIVHGE Ir S^ ^6^- ^^st Ma^n Street S'.a Rocriester. Ne* >o'ti '^eOS USA '■^ {^'6) '.82 - O.i00 - Phone u^i^'^fs^iimmmmi^^im ^%m '5-fi ■» ' \ J>ai1j- (if ' Nova 3Ma' %|i^ ' *>^^^i^.,^^ ^^;^ -■^1 ^i.* • ' ? > If ■'■■ S,f-' •.<, !^ -i^h *SH] i^..: ifc^i -fftti^J ■m^m^"^^ HINTS TO PROVINCIAL ELECTIONS, 1901. Nomination Day Wednesday September 25th. Election Day Wednesday, October 2nd. GENERAL. A general election is now pending, and the time has arrived when the members and friends of the Liberal-Conservative Party should prepare for the campaign in whi-jh they will shortly be engaged. The importance of organization cannot be over-estimated, and it should be the aim of all to make that organization as thorough and effective as possible. In every polling district in each County the Liberal-Con- servative electors :-,hould imuiediately meet and form a committee for the purpose of managing the work in the particu- lar district. A chairman and a secretary should be appointed, and the names of the committee-men and of the chairman and secretary should at once be sent to the secretary of the Central County Organization. The chairman of the district committee should at once obtain from the secretary of the central organization, copies of the voters' list for his district, and should place them in the hands of thoroughly reliable persons so that the district may be carefully canvassed. As soon as possible after the receipt of the lists they should carefully gone over for the purpose of classifying the names f the voters thereon as nearly as possible, as follows : Persons certain to vote for Liberal-Conservative candidates. a. S(h?'^6(^^ b. c. il. Bo reason. Persons certain to vote against our candidates. Doubtful. Voters absent from the district. careful nut to mark any voter for us without t-ood Do NOT TAKK ANTTHIN(! KOK OKANTKD. Ascertain the present residence and political lennin^s of all absent voters. " Be most careful that no information regarding your mark- ing or classification of voters be given to friends" of tlie other side. Secrecy is es.sential to success ; and, that secrecy may be ensured, it is advi.sable that no more than two lists be marked as suggested— that one of these bo kept by the secretary for the district and the other sent as .soon as possible by registered letter to the secretary of the Central County organization. The District Committee .should have regular meetings for the purpose of comparing notes and seeing that the canvass is being properly and thoroughly conducted. Comiuittee men should watch very carefully the proceed- ings of the persons working against our Candidates, and should report to the Central County organization. Any difficuUies met vnth in the canvass or any injiuencen fmmd interfering with the ennvaaa should also be carefully reported. Chairmen of Committees should make up returns showing the result of their work up to Nomination Day, and should im- mediately send them to the Secretary of the Central County Organization. ■^ Applications for special agents, or for the transfer of voters should be made to the Secretary of the Central County Organ- ization not later than Nomination Day. After Nomination Day Committtees should make arrange- ments for getting out every available voter Nothing should be left to chance. Each committee man should have allotted to him a certain number of voters, and he should be charged with the duty of having such voters brought to the polls. Arrange for the manning of the polling booths. Two in- side and two outside Agents for each candidate should be ap- pointed. Inside Agents must have written authority from the candidates vvhom they represent. The inside ageats should be furnished with a marked voters" list, which should show what voters are to be sworn or obj ected to. ^^i^ihy^^r^ Spc tlmt arran),'ciuents are iiiailu for polling' tin; iioii-rc'^iiluiit vote. Arrango to have on cloctioti day, outsido tin- pollin,' booth, an agtint with a voters' list, irntrncteil to iiifirk oft' the names ol" the voters who have come up, ami have aNo a stroiif; force of active workers to meet electors ami instruct tliom liow to murk their ballots. ELECTION DAT. (References are to Nova Scotia Election Act.) InSTUUCTIO.NS ton AOKNTS. The poll opens at « A. M. and closes at 5 I'. M. Every A{»cnt should he present at the liooth at least 15 minutes before 8 o'clock, and see that his name as Ajjcnt is (entered in the poll book by the Presidin;^ oflicer. (Sec. 42.) The Agent, if he is to act in a polling,' section other than that in which ho is rcf,'istered, should, before election day, ob- tain from the returning; officer a. certificate of transfer. (Sec. ."j1,) If agents have not written authority, two (dcctors may act. (Sec. 43.) But agents with written authority have prior ri'dit, (Sec. 44.) No person is entitled or permitted to be present in any booth other than the officers, candidates or agi-nts authorized to attend at the polling place, except two agents to represent each candidate who has no agent. (Sec. 43.) Presiding officers, poll clerks and agents shall, before the opening of the poll, take and subscribe the oath of secrecy re- quired, which oath may bo administered by the returning officer, presiding officer, a Justice of the Peace, notary public or com- missioner. Insist on this ; make note of agent's name and that he took oath. If the oath is not taken make formal protest and note it. (Sees. 36, 46.) It is advisable for agents to take the oath of secrecy before polling day, and, when this is done, the oath signed by the agent, should be handed to the Presiding Officer, by the agent upon entering the booth. The PrcftidiDf; officer, munt, immediately before the voting commt'ncen. exhibit the ballot box to those present in the booth, HO that they may Nee that it is empty. Ue must then lock the box and keep it locked until the clone of the poll. (See. 46.) A^entH arc entitled to have tho pucketa of ballots intended for une carefully counted in their presenco before openinf^ the poll, and they have tho right to innpect these and all other Eapers and documents if agents are in attendance 15 minutes etore the opening of poll. Inspect with utmutt care. Examine th<3 compartment where voters are to mark ballots ; see that there is no chance of exhibiting the X or of communi- cation by window or otherwise with the outNide. Examine the lead pencil, see that it is a black lead pencil. If it is a verv soft lead pencil, object that in folding or Eressing, the ballot may be spoiled by duplicating the cross, lemand proper load pencil. Require tho Presiding Officer to make the change ; tell outside scrutineer to caution our voters to use only a black lead pencil ; it another color is found in compart- ment, voter should demand black lead pencil and a new ballot if he has spoiled one. Have a Voters' List, carefully prepared with notes for your guidance, showing each voter you are to object to and to swear ; also bo prepared to sustain any of your own voters who may be objoctod to by the opposing Agent. Check off on your list each voter as he votes, and specially note those sworn. If any voter is objected to or sworn, or re- fuses to be sworn, tho poll clerk must enter that fact in the poll book opposite his name, recording at the same time by or on be- half of which candidate the objection has been made. (Sec. 58, §.§2. 3.) Agent" should remain on duty until all proceedings are closed. Do not go to dinner. Take lunch to pell. Do not con- sent to any adjournment. Object to it and remain at poll. In- sist that the ballot box be on the table and kept there all the time in .sigh', of all entitled to be present. Do not i.llow yourself to be placed at a distance. Insist firmly on your right to be where you, on behalf of the Candidate you renresent, can see that the law is carried out in every particular. Do not allow anything to be neglected. Have everything done strictly according to the statute even though you think it onimporcant. Scrutinize every act and every per- •on. including every ojficial. Tou art 0ntru»t«d with a very im- portant duty. Be viligant firtt, Itut and altuayt. R«ro»in in polling place until you have leen sections 68, 64. 65, 66 and sub-si^ctions. strictly complied with, and until you have received Presidir^n Officer's signed certificate of number of votes given for each Candidate and of number of ballots re- jected. r«ry important. See that the Presiding Officer and clerk both sign and swear to the affidavits "Wand 'X" of tho Nova Scotia Election Act. which arc also attached to the poll book. Thia is important. PERSONS ENTITLED TO VOTE. Sec. 48. Subject to tho provi.»ions hereinafter contained, til male persons whow names are registered on the lists of voters for polling districU in any county, in force under the pro- visions of the " Nova Scotia Franchise Act." on the day of the polling at any election for any county, shall be entitled to vote at any such election for such countv, and no other persons shall be entitled to vote thereat. PERSONS NOT ENTITLED TO VOTE. Sec 49. The following persons shall be disqualified and in- competent to vote at any election for a member for the House of Assembly : (a) The judges of the Supreme Court; (b) Returning officers, except that the returning oflicer at any election may, as hereinafter provit'ed, vote in the case of an equality of votes between candidates ; (c) Any person who at any time within fifteen days before the day of election was an employee, or in the receipt of wages or emolument of any kind as such employee, in the post office, the custom house, the in- land revenue 'epartment. the lighthouse service, on the Government railways, in the crown land office, or in the office of the Commissioner of Public Works and Mines, provided that nothing in this section contained shall disqualify any person who has contracted to fur- nish materials of any kind for the Government rail- ways or to perform any other specific contract in respect to the same, or any person who has been era- ployed by the day temporarily to repair the railways, or any post master, post oflSce keeper, way office keeper, or mail courier. Sec. ')0. No voter who has refused to take the oath con- contained in the sai J form T, or in any paragraph thereof, when requested to do so, shall receive a ballot paper, or be admitted to vote. Sec. GO. No person shall vote in more than one polling district in the province on the same dcy, and no person shall vote more than once in any polling district ; but each voter may vote for as many candidates as are to be elected to represent the county for which the election is held. OATHS OF QUALIFICATION. Such voter shall, before receiving the ballot, as aforesaid, if required l)y the presiding officer, the poll clerk, one of the can- didates, or one of their agents, or by any voter present, take the oatn contained in such of the paragraphs in the form T in the first schedule to this chapter as any of the persons aforesaid indicates, which oath the presiding officer is hereby authorized to administer. Sec. 52, S. S. 3. Form T. r, A. B., solemnly swear (or, if he is one of the persons per- mitted by lavj to affi,nn in civil cnsca, solemnly affirm):— 1. That I am the person named, or purporting to be named. by the name of (and if there are more persons than one of the same name on the said list, inserting also his addition or so7nc oth-r circumstance h>j vjhich such persons are distin- Omshed on the list), on the l.st of voters for polling district ^ • , in the county of 2. That I am a British subject by birth (or naturalization as the case nu j hr), au-i that I am of the full age of twentv-one years ■' 9 nl !.f ?l " "t,"^' ,°^ '^' ^°"'*' °f Assembly, either at thi. or any other polling place in the Province of Nova Scotia. 4. That I have not received anything, nor has any thine been promised me. directly or indirectly, either to induce me t? vote at this election, or for loss of time, travelling expenses, or hire of team, or foi any other service connected therewith. hn,J' fj?'''**/*? °°' *" employee in the post office, the custom house the inland revenue department, the llighthouse service, office of the Commissioner of Pu. Works and Min^s exceot rltll""^ <=«ntracted to furnish materials for the Government snllTfif; T *'. ^^"'"^ '^'" '™P'°y«^ *° P^'-fo™ any other Khk i'''' '"f'P'"*^''^*'"'^^'"'^' o*- as having befn em- ployed by the day to repair such railways, or except as post- master, post o • ce keeper, way office keeper, or mail courier heforpfh?^!^^"''^'*^^'*^'" '""^'^^ calendar months next before this day received aid as a pauper under any poor law of G^rrenTmrey. " ' ^^^^ ^^"^" ^^°™ ^"^ P"'''" «-' °^ VOTING. „n,.JA^ ^ ^•°®'=^'' *"? ^Ppl^ciion of any voter, who is unable to read or is incapacitated by blindness or other phvsical cause from voting m the manner prescribed by the Act "'shall permit him to vote only upon hi.s taking the oath in the form u. (oec. 57.)' Form U. A„ /«L?^°T'^ '•"'"*' •C'"'' ^^^ ^ ^^ °f «^« P^^'°^ permitted fn ;1^ 'j^*^ ']' '''"'^ 'i'^''- ■''0>«»>n'y affirm) that I am unable saTelrtK't?^'"'""*^ '^^ ballot paper so as to mark the same (or that I am incapacitated by physical cause, or as the IZ^^ ' "^"""^ ""^^''""'^ the assistance of the presiding The agent should insist on this oath being administered before a voter's ballot is marked for him. The presiding officer and one agent of each candidate .should retire with he voter after he has taken the above oath, to the votin.^ compartment' 10 The presiding officer should then ask the voter for whom he votes, and mark the ballot accordingly in the presence of the agents, and should then forthwith deposit the ballot in the ballot box, and also cause to be marked opposite the voter's name, the reason why his ballot was marked for him. (Sec. 57.) When a voter applies for a ballot in the name of a person who has already voted he shall be entitled to vote upon taking the oath in the first paragraph of form " T," but the presiding officer is to put the ballov in a sealed envelope marked " tendered," and the ballot shall not be counted. (Sec. 61.) Each elector (if entitled to vote) shall receive from the presiding officer a ballot paper stamped with the official seal. (Sec. 70.) The presiding officer upon request of the voter shall in- struct such voter how and where to affix his mark, and how to fold his ballot paper, but without inquiring or seeing for whom he intends to vote, except in case of illiterates, e+c. (Sec. 71.) Be watchful that voter is not directed so as to vote for a particular candidate. The voter upon receiving the ballot paper shall go into the compartment of the polling station and mark his ballot paper by making a cross thus : — X with a pencil opposite the name or names of the candidate or candidates for whom he votes, as shewn on page 18. The voter shall then fold the ballot paper so as to conceal the names of the candidates and so as to show a portion of the back only, and then deliver it to the presiding officer, who will place it in the ballo box. (Sec. 53.) The presiding officer shall toithout unfoldina the ballot, ascertain that there is only one ballot paper and then in full VIEW of those present, including the elector, place the ballot • per in ballot box, which box shall be placed on table in fvM vuiw of those present. (Sec. 53.) Voter who has spoiled ballot paper given him may return it to the presiding officer, who shall write the word " cancelled " upon it, and the voter shall obtain another ballot paper in its place. (Sec. 62.) (bee that the spoiled paper is properly pre- served and returned, so that the count may be right). Sec. 81. — (1.) Every officer, clerk and agent in attendance at a polling station shall maintain and aid in maintaining the secrecy of the voting at the polling station. 11 (2.) No officer, clerk or agent, or other person shall interfere with or attempt to interfere with a voter when mark* ing his ballot paper, or otherwise attempt to obtain at the polling station information as to the candidate for whom any voter at such polling station is about to vote or has voted. (8.) No officer, clerk, agent, or other person shall com- municate, at any time, to any person any information obtained at a polling station as to the candidate for whom any voter at such polling station is about to vote or has voted. (4.) Every officer, clerk and agent in attendance at the counting of the votes, shall maintain and aid in maintaining the secrecy of the voting ; and no such officer, clerk or agent shall attempt to obtain at such counting any information, or communicate any information obtained at such counting, as to the candidate for whom any vote is given in any particular ballot paper. (5.) No voter shall, except in the case in this Chapter pre- viously provided for, show his ballot paper, when marked, to any person so as to allow the name of the candidate, for whom he votes to be known ; and no person shall, directly or in- directly, induce or endeavour to induce, any voter to show his ballot paper after he h&A marked the same so as to make known to any person the name of the candidate for whom he has marked the same. (6.) Every person who violates any of the provisions of this section shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding twenty dollars, and in default of payment to imprisonment for any term not exceeding three months. Sec. 32. No person who has voted at an election shall in any legal proceeding questioning the election or return be re- quired to state for whom he voted. PROCEEDINGS AT CLOflE OF POLL. Sec. 63.— (1.) Immediately after the close of the poll, the presiding officer, with the assistance of the poll clerk, anl in the presence of the candidates and their agents, or such of them as are then present, and if the candidates and their agents, or any of them, are absent, then in the presence of such, if any, of them 12 candidate. '"® number of votes give- for each (2.) In so doing he shall reject every ballot paper.- ra; which ,3 not stamped with the official seal than'aret'blX'ed" '"" ^'"^ '°^ ™°- -"^idates ballo?^el';h^rhl?^^^^^^^^ ^''*" '"^-- "-i-ted" on every OfficetshaH.-'^* '^' *'°°*'^"'^'°° °*" '^e counting, the Presiding Ca) declare the state of the poll in his polling district, '^ LKg ihTv^erren?" \'"'t *^« ^*"«' P^P-s and also put into seoarr llVT^ '*'''^'^**^ respectively. papers ^cterth's'e^spoi ed'trth^sr^''' f' ''*"°' tjvely, and indorse all Znl . '^"^^ """^^«^ ""espec- indicate their conten;! aud ^'^ °' ^""^^ «° «^ ^ ^1 [htTSlfol hot. "'^'^P" ^-^ P"«^'« -^''^ ^heir contents PresidSgoWershat/mIkt^^n''.*l°^*P*P'r "" """"^ed, the given fo? each candidate of the T.'il f"/ u'*f,"'"*^ °^ '''« 'ok«« spoiled ballot papers and returned fff"^ ^'*"°' P*P^"' «f ^^e made under the following heads '"P'"' ^'^''^'^ ^''^^ ^ (a) Number of votes for each candidate • (6)^Jumber of ballot papers rejected for' want of official ^tnS:th?nte'tSr^:ieSr " ^^""^ '^ ^^ W Number of ballot papers reieofp,! fn. » • or mark b, which th? v'oK^ll S'JS^ ' '""-^ 13 (e) Number of ballot papers rejected as unmarked, or for uncertainty ; (/) Number of tendered ballot papers deposited ; (g) Number of spoiled ballot papers returned by him ; (h) Number of unused ballot papers returned by him. ( 2.) The Presiding Officer shall make and keep a copy of such statement and enclose in the ballot box the poll book with such statement, together with the list of voters used by him, and such other lists and documents as were used at such election. (3.) The ballot box, with the envelopes or parcels and other contents, shall then be locked and sealed, and shall be de- livered to the returning officer or to the election clerk, who shall receive or collect the same, and if both of these are unable so to do, then to one or more persons specia'iy appointed for that purpose by the returning officer. BALLOTS NOT TO BE CO /NTED ARE: 1, Those which have not been supplied by the Presiding Officer. 2. Those by which votes have been given for more candi- dates than are to be elected. 3 Those upon which there is any writing or mark by which the voter can be identified. 4. Those marked " cancelled," " tendered " or " declined." FOLLOWING IRREGULARITIES HELD FATAL TO VOTE: 1. A single stroke instead of a cross. 2. A mark which in itself is a means of identitication, such as initial or some other mark known as used by the voter. 3. Two single strokes not crossing. iai^.^ufi^ xt. \». ■■'■ 14 POUOWIlfG HELD KOT FATAL TO TOTE: 2 A cross with a line before it. (The line mav have hppn made by an inexpert in the attempt to make a cr^ss^) ^'° 3. Inadvertent marks in addition to the cross. 4. Ballot paper inadvertently torn. 5. A cross made with double lines. PENALTIES. Every one who, — ^"^ fS;i2T'!fH'''' f""J"l°°tIy alters, defaces or fraudulently destroys any ballot paper, or without authority supplies any ballot paper to any person, or ' r r ••"/ fraudulently pots into any ballot box any paoer :XL'ed\o*';.utTor''^P- -'^^' ^« -^'^y^^ Sttaper'of " ''"' °' '""^ P«"'"« P'-« -^ without authority destroys, takes, opens or other- wise .nterferes with an; ballot box^r packet of elec^f.nTr" "'' '°' '^' P"'P°«^^ °f '^« S'kIw ^ •' " '■.^'""^'"K officer, presiding officer, or poll clerk be hableto .mpnsonment for any term not exceed ng two years with or without hard labor; and if he is any othe? 0^300 to wiCtTaTdMr '^x^^sr^^-^^ siJmo':jhs';^rh j; (c) (d) '^jmjoms'Al 16 BEWARE OF FEBSONATION. I Every one who. at an election for the House of Assembly, — (a) applies for a ballot paper in the name of some other person, whether such name is that of a person living or dead, or of a fictitious person ; or (b) having voted once at any such election, applies at the same election for a ballot paper in his own name, is guilty of personation, and shall be liable to a penalty not ex- ceeding two hundred dollars and imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months. Sec. 96. Every one who aids, abets, counsels or procures the com- mission by any person of the offence of personation shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding two hundred dollars, and to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months. Sec. 108. BEWARE OF THE MACHINE. No doubt an attempt will be made by the Qrits to introduce the Ontario Election Machine or its methods into Nova Scotia. This machine is worked by skilled and unscrupulous workers especially instructed and sometimes imported into a district for the purpose. All strangers, therefore, who, during the contest or on election day appear in the district should be closely watched and their movements noted. Daugerous men belonging to the polling district should also be watched. §^^^-mM Mlkli 16 THEIB DEVICES. They place in the hands of voters ballots markefl for the Grit Candidates, induce the voter to conceal the ballot given by the Presiding Officer and then hand to the Presiding Officer the bogus ballot already marked. Another device is for an unscrupulous Presiding Officer, when a Liberal-Consoryative voter hands him a ballot to be deposited in the box, instead of so depositing it. to substitute one marked for the Grit Candidate in its place. This ia called Stvitching Ballots. In the event of the appointment of a Presiding Officer in whom the agents have not the utmost confidence a constant watch should be kept to prevent the operation of these devices. x*^i.m*i >;c.'_f^^ m^ 17 from Dtputy Rttury,.ng Offletr. 'I'/'c.w Polliag DlTiflon No. KlMt«r«l Diitrict of Coantlsg ballet pspera bafon 8 a.m. lit p«ck«f»,-No. of BtUoU in Jna pMk»g«,-No. of Biaioti in Srd p»ck»jt,— No. of Btlloti in 4tb p»«k»gt,— No. of Btlloti in Sth p»ck«g«,— No. of BkUoU in flth p»ek«gt.— No. of B»lloU in Total.. Total namber of olteton who haro TOt*l. ai «nUred aftor nam. of lait toU Number of Ballot Papon in haodi of Dopntj Rotuniing Offioor at 8 a.g Number of Ballot Paport caat for Mr. Nnmbwof Ballot Papori cart for Mr Nambtr of Ballot Papen eait for Mr Numbwof Ballet Papan cart for Mr Number of Ballot Papen cart for Mr __ Number of Ballot Papers cart for Mr. Number of Ballot Papers plaeea in enrelope* marked "tendered.* Number of Ballot Papen ipoiled Nnuber of BaUote rejected Number of BaUot Papen not ued and letuned - Totalf ■ Date.. Signatures ConaerratiTe Agents. M of (■ UTe { 18 FORM OF BALLOT to be used at Election for County of Halifax, 1901. CAMPBELL. George M. Campbell, of Halifax, in the County of Halifax, Physician. CROSBY. n. Adam B. Crosby, of Halifax, iu the County of Halifax, Commission Merchant. MITCHELL. V. George Mitchell, of Halifax, in the County of Halifax, Merchant. STEWART. VI. John J. Stewart, of Halifax, iu the County of Halifax, Journalist. KEEFE. III. Michael E. Keefe, of Halifax, in the County of Halifax, Contractor. Mcpherson. IV. David McPherson, of Halifax, in the County of Halifax, Shipbuilder. X N. B.— Mark ballot as marked aboTe.