The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-10-05
PRO OHLSIONS OF THE STATUTES RE-
LATING TO ELECTIONS.
QUALlFIcArIoNs or rLrcroRsI


First BY section ? of the act to pre-
serve theipunty ofRlections. as amended
April $3.50 (See Ohio Laws, vol. "a, p.
1851, the qualifications of election are
given as follows:
T. No one shall vote unless he shall
have been an actual resident of the State
for one year, and of the County thirty
days, and ofthe Town hip, Incorporated
VIlage, or Ward in which he offers to
vote, twenty days prior to the election. r,
2. There is only one exception to this3
rule, viz, the head of family who has
been resident of the State and County
for the length of time above stated, may
vote in the Township, Incorporated Vii
lage, or Ward, to which he has removed
his family although he has resided there
less than twenty days. .u'
WHO SHALL BE JUDGES.
.Secead. BY an act passed April II,
1870 [See Ohio Laws, vol o., PIP, 6 &7l,s
tits provided who shall be judges Of elec-
/ tions. ''s' 10. .,.oJ
1. In Township, the Judges shall con-
sist fthe tao electors receiving the high
est numberofvotes atthe preceding April
| election for Trustees, and aLSo The eieriOy
,eceiVRg tile higheSi RHmbY Of VOteS for
said QD2ce, Of H0Sf n0iehcted khe,rtO. .'.'
. In townships having more than one
election precinct, the Trustees residing
therein to the number of two, shall be
| Judges, and the elector residing therein
| who was voted for, for Trustee, and not
elected but having the highest number
Of votes among those not elected, shall
be one of the judges. In the other pre-a
cnct the Township Trustee who has
received the lowest number of votes of
those elected, shall be one of the judges,
and the remaining two judges shall be
elected 0i0'a 00cS by the electors present.
8. In any ward ofa city or village, the
two councilmen shall ba judges, and also
the eector voted for at the last election,
who has received the highest number of
votes among those not elected. u.
/ .' WHO SHALL BE CLERK. hie
| ZAVd. BY an act passed March 8,
1868 (See Swan & Critchfeld's Statutes,
p. 33D, it is provided who shall be clerk
of election, as follows, .... ..,.
l. In Township, the Township Clerk
shall be one of the clerks of election the
other shall be chosen by the Judge Of
election. ..I. ....
p In Wards, both cleaks shall be chos-
en- by the judges of election. ~.
3. In Township divided into two pre-
cincts, in one the Township Clerk shall
be one of the clerks of election, and the
other clerk for that precinct shall be
chosen by the judges Of election; in the
other precinct both clerks. s.shall be chosen
by the judges of election.
WHO MAY BE PRESENT DURING ELECTION
F0Hyth.. BY section 81 of the general
election law (See Swan & Crtchfeld's
Statutes, p 54o), it is provided that the
candidates. and three of their friends,
may be present in the room where the
judges are, the time of receiving and
counting out the bollots.
BALLOT BOXES MUST BE EMPTIED AND
SHOWN To THE PEOPLE.
Htth. BY an act passed April IA,
1870 (See Ohio Laws, vol 67, p, 81, Sec.
10Y, the judges of election, immediately
before opening the polls, are required to
open the ballot boxes in the presence of
the peo Die and turn them upside down
to empty them, and show that they are
empty, and then lock them.
| JUDGES SHALL NOT REMOVE OR ADJOURN
THE COUNTING OF BALLOTS.