§ 8–300. Voting; manner of
1. The inspectors shall admit within the voting area only
two voters at a time for each ballot scanner, ballot marking
device, or privacy booth and shall ascertain whether each such
voter is entitled to vote. If he or she is found to be entitled to
vote, he or she shall be permitted to proceed to the ballot
scanner, ballot marking device, or privacy booth to vote.
2. The operating of the ballot scanner by the voter while
voting or the use of a privacy booth or ballot marking device
for marking a ballot shall be secret and obscured from all
other persons except as provided by this chapter in cases of voting by assisted voters or in cases of children under the age of sixteen accompanying their voting parents or guardians.
3. No voter shall remain within a privacy booth or at a
ballot scanner longer than a reasonable amount of time and if
he or she shall refuse to leave after the lapse of such time, he
or she shall be removed by the inspectors.
(L.1976, c. 233, § 1. Amended L.1996, c. 158, § 2; L.2005, c. 181, § 13, eff.
July 12, 2005; L.2010, c. 164, § 4, eff. July 7, 2010.)
§ 8–500. Watchers; provision for
1. At any general, special, town or village election, any
party committee or independent body whose candidates are
upon the ballot, and at any primary election, any two or more
candidates and any political committee may have for each
election district three watchers at any one time, not more than
one of whom may be within the guard rail at any one time.
Watchers shall be appointed by the chairman of any such
party, committee or independent body or by the candidates.
2. Watchers may be present at the polling place at least
fifteen minutes before the unlocking and examination of any
voting machine or ballot box at the opening of the polls, until
after the signing of the inspectorsÂ’ returns and proclamation of
the result.
3. The appointment of watchers for any election shall be by
a certificate in writing issued by the chairman or secretary of
the political party or independent body, or the candidates.
Such certificate shall be delivered to an inspector at the
election district.
4. Each watcher must be a qualified voter of the city or
county in which he is to serve.
(L.1976, c. 233, § 1. Amended L.1978, c. 9, § 71; L.1978, c. 373, § 79.)