The evening Argus., 1865-09-27
ILLINOIS ELECTION LAWS AND
REGULATIONS.

ELECTION laws of the state of Illinois, TO-
gether with the registry law, with suitable
forms and instructions for carrying the same
into effect" is the title of a pamphlet lust
issued from the press, and complied by our
secretary of state, Sharon Tyndale- LII Is
published in pursuance of the following pro-
vision OF an ''act for the registry of electors,
and to prevent fraudulent voting" approved
February Is, 1865:
ssSEcrIos II. The secretary of state shall cause
this law to be printed IN pamphlet form, with
suitab forms and instructions for carrying II IN
TO effect, together with the general election law
of the state, and a sufficient number OF copies
thereof sent to each county clerk IN the state 10
supply each OF the officers named m this act win
Il copy. And IL shall be the duty OF each OF salo
clerks to Immediately transmit copy OF the same
to each of the judges or inspectors OF eIectoh IN
his county,
The pamphlet consists of some forty pages,
and contains all the election laws of the state
now in operation. omitting the repealed or
obsolete provisions therefrom.
Embodied In this pamphlet are the follow
ing instructions" &c, which contain
summary of the entire laws relating to vot-
ing in illinois, and will be found invaluable
to Judges of elections:
Instructions.
DUTIES OF JUDGES, Tor ''INsPECToRs.)
The three judges of election, appointed
by the county court or constituted, by law,
in counties now under township organiza
ton are made Board of Registry" re-
spective!y at each poll in each precinct town
snip or ward.
IT is THEIR DUTY,
before any election, at 9 o'clock in the morn
ing. TSse section l. lines to l3.
To OBTAIN from the Office OF the county
clerk the poll lists p ''of such precinct" or
poll, made and filo1 at this last election held
IN said precinct" See section ,, lines Il 10
16.
To appoint clerk, if necessary, and cause
him to take the oath eqnirei by the statute
for clerks Of election. Sec section 10
To preserve order ut their meetings, as
prescribed in section q of Election Law of
lS45, page Z See section l3, lines | 10
.Sec0ad-TO make from the poll lists"
Register of Voters" which shall contain
the names alphabetically arranged OF each
and every known voter now living In said
precinct and entitled 10 vote at said poll
Said Register 10 be completed IN ONE day,
where the number of votes given at the last
election was not more than two hundred
200l and TO be completed, including 4 Co
pies thereof, in two 2 days, in every other
case. See section l, lines l9 to q.
To certify, in writing upon each, that it is
"true list of the voters in their precinct,
entitled to vote at their poll, so far known
to them" See section ?. lines "a to SO.
7hird-Within two days after compile
tion before Friday night i
To leave with the clerk OF the township,
village or city, where such exist. the ''poll
lists" taken from the Office of the county
clerk, and the Original Register Of Voters -
and in precincts where there is no clerk of
township, village or city, TO leave the said
spoil lists" and the 'original Register" with
one of the Judges of election"
To keep carefully, each, one copy of the
''Register of Voters" See section 2, lines
% to 35 This will In some cases give one
of the judges the original and one copy of the
Register" and the ''poll lists"
To post up in the most public and proper
place. in the precinct, poll district, ward,
one copy of the Register of Voters" so that
any voter may examine it. The fine for
tearing, defacing. altering or taking down
this copy is fifty dollars [s50l and imprison
ment sixty [6ol days.
Fourth-To meet again on Tuesday, the
next before the election, at eight O'Clock in
the morning, at their respective polls, and
publicly make all necessary corrections and
additions to one of the copies Of the Register
of Voters" See sections 4 and 5. Said
corrections and the manner of making them
are distinctly set forth in section 6, lines I
to 7, and lines 10 to 13 But no name can
be added except upon the demand of the
person himself, and then only after his max
ing true statement of where he lives, name
of street, if in city, and number of house,
if numbered.
To prevent, as far as possible, in their pow
er and knowledge, all and every fraudulent
registry of any and every name; all and ev-
cry duplicate registry of the same name to
the same person, and all and every attempt
at such frauds. (See section G lines Is to Is,
and section ID, lines to o. THE penalty
for frauds of this kind is imprisonment for
ONE YEAR. (See section IA, lines l to 9,and
section g. lines IA and 49,
To preserve order at their meetings, ,as pre-
scribed in section 81 of election law of 1845,
page Z. (See section Is, lines / to a.
Fifth Within three( 3)days after the com
pletion of the corrected register of voters"
TO make tor have made) four (4) copies of the
corrected register :" to certify, in writing
upon each copy, that ''it is a correct list of
pon.'' W l O. 'Aoii
10 leave one of said corrected lists" with