Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-01-11
MIR. nRUmsEY,s BILL.
TO Insure Clean Voting at Pri.
mary EIecEiOns.

tIthry EEcctIOuSs
The bill proposed by Senator Brumsey,
upon which editorial comments have been
made, when boiled down and put into non
legal language, is herewith presented. 1t
provides as follows:
Section /. Any committee or body
authorized by the rules or customs of a
political association to call elections Of
such association shall, at the time of
making the call, set forth: First-That a
primary election will be held, giving the
places and dates and hours of keeping the
polls open. Second-The names of the
Election Boards. Third-The object of
the election. Standardization Of
voters in addition to those prescribed by
the election laws and this Act.
Sec. 2. The notice of the election shall
be published a week in advance, OF be con-
s%picuously posted.
Sec 8. The number of the Election
Board, fixed by the committee, not less
than three nor less han five. They shall
be legal voters in the precinct, Il shall
be sworn in. They administer oaths and
call witnesses. They shall appoint two
competent clerks, who shall also be sworn.
Sec. 4. In addition to the grounds of
challenge allowed by the election law of
this State, and herein provided for, any
person Offering to vote at such election
may be challenged upon the grounds that
he does not possess the political qualiica-
lions prescribed in the resolution, and
such challenge shall be tried and deter
mined by the Board of Election, who may
administer an oath to such challenged
person, and may ask any questions tend
ing to prove or disprove the challenge.
The Board shall reject any vote offered by
any person not a legal voter, or who does
not possess the qualification required by
the resolution.
Sec. 5. If any person not possessing the
qualifications named shall vote or offer to
vote he shall be fined not less than $50 nor
more than $500, and in default Of payment
shall be imprisoned in the County Jail not
to exceed go days.
Sec. 6. Any person who shall under
oath administered by any Of the officers Of
election refuse to answer or answer falsely
any pertinent question by any officer or
challenger shall be held guilty Of perjury
and subjected to the penalty of the law
for that crime.
Sec. Z. Any person voting or Offering
to vote twice shall be fined not less than
$50 nor more thar $500, and shall be i'm
prisoned in the County Jail not to exceed
90 days.
Sec. s. Any officer or clerk of election
guilty Of fraud shall be subjected to the
penalties prescribed in Section 7.
Sec. 9. Prescribes the same penalties
for further misconduct of officers of cleo
ton.
Sec. 10. Any person who applies to vote
and refuses to be sworn or to nsw perth
nent questions by the officers shall not be
allowed the ballot.
Sec. IL. For any bribery or influence
whatever upon voters q fine of not less
than $50 nor more than $500 and impris-
onment in County Jail not to exceed six
months. Any person guilty of violating
any of the provisions Of this Act may in
form against others as States evidence, and
the informant will be entitled to one-half
of the ines collected by his information.
Sec. -. Any stuiliug or tamPering with
the ballot boxes shall be punished with
fine and Imprisonment as in preceding
section.
Sec. 10. Any person forging returns for
precincts where there were lone, or coun-
t~erfeits returns shall be punished as in
section IL.
Sec. IA. Provides for the proper preser-
walton Of the lists and records for twenty
days after the election, and that the
Election Board shall issue certificates &C.
cordingly.
Sec. Is. The committee or body calling
a primary election shall have privilege to
prepare copies of the register for each pre-
cinct, and if the time of registration has
not expired at the time of holding the
primary election, actual registration shall
not be necessary to qualify voter or officer
when such voter or officer is qualified in
every other respect and entitled to register
on the day such primary is held.
Sec. Is. The voting precincts at each
primary election shall be the same as the
voting precincts at the last preceding
elention.