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Show THE 8ALL0T l?i EP.ITA1N. The Ptriisri'lf f r the right t vote lv l allot in England has been lung and per-i.-tently Carrie 1 on. It was one of the five points, of chartism, ami has l-on a i.rmiiicrit plank in the platform of I ho advanced liberals. A bill is now before the English parliament that half meets the demand mae. It is known as the ballot bill, and prescribes pre-scribes a manner of voti!!;:, that is, at least, a l.niir stride in advance of ihc present inr.'de. Under its action votinjr papers vi!j be bound to-other like a oh'-ek book. Each one will be numbered and have a counterfoil, and on each paper will be the names of ail the candidates. When the vo'er appears at the polls, he will receive a paper taken from the book by the returning officer, and on its counterfoil will be marked his number num-ber as a voter upon the register. Before Be-fore easting his ballot he will s cretly place a maik on the voting paper opposite op-posite the name of the candidate he prefers, fold the paper so that only the number on the back will be seen, and then deposit it in the ballot-box, or voting-urn as it is called. At the close of the pull the unused papers will be sealed up in one package, the ballots cast in another, and the counterfoils coun-terfoils of the latter in a third. These parcels, are to be placed in the hands of the returning officer, who, at a specified time, will count them in the presence of the candidates' agents. After a voter onee receives a voting paper he has the choice of voting or being imprisoned for two years. Other provisions are made to prevent fraud and fraudulent voting, but the foregoing fore-going is the most important. It is expected ex-pected that the bill will become law. |