Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1886-08-25
PRIMARY ...utisi, Laws.


fraud and deception. The primary
election Law is as sacred and binding
as any law upon the statute books and
should be strictly obeyed, Every voter
who believes III Keeping The balIo .hox
Tree from fraud of every description
Will find this law both interesting and
instructive. Below will be found
some OF its mandatory provis ons:
The first section of the law makes il
the duty of the Central COMMITTEE of
each political party at the time the
call is made for Il primary election to
adopt and publish resolution which
snail sci forth; First-That n primary
election will be held, giving the lime
when and the place or places where
such elections will be held, and The
hours between which the polls shall he
Kept open. 9ecnnd The names of lhe
persons to COS slitule the Election
Board at each polling place. If The
persons named by the committee he
not present, or decline to serve, Then
such officers shall disappointed MS nra.
vided by the election law of hi, State.
Third-The qualification, requredlor
voters In addition to those prescribed
by the election law of thus State.
The second section decl res tia, Tins
notice shall be published at least one
week before the time fixed for holding
the election. ~
Inc thlrd section provides that I he
Election Board shall not be les, than
three nor more than five, aud shall bt
legal voters Of the precincl, and shall.
each be sworn ms provided by the cleo
lion laws OF the State. They are EN-.
powered to administer oalhs and To
examine witnesses touching The quail
ficalions of any one Offering 10 vote,
and are required 10 make returns of
the vote casl 10 the Secretary of The
committee without delay.
SEQ. 2 provides for the qualifications
of an elector, which is thai in addition
to the qualifications required by the
election laws of the State, he musl
possess the qualification prescribed in
the resolution of he committee men
toned in ection |.
Sec D provides that if any person
who does not possess the qualification
OF voter at general election held
throughout The Strle and The poll 'ical
qualification required in the resolu
tion of the committee or body. shah
vote or offer To vote at such primary
election, he shall he fined not less lhnn
fifty dollars or not more than fl =
hundred dollars, and in default of pay.
ment OF such fine shall he imprisoned
IN the county Jail for period not ex.
ceeding Mint days.
Sec. makes it II felony for any per.
| son to give a false answer to any peril.
nent question propounded by the
Board, or 10 make statements calcu.
lated 10 mislead the. officers of the
Board for the purpose of voting.
Sec. makes it Il msdemeanor for
any one to vote III to offer to vote
more than once at such AN election
Sec. provides heavy penalty for
any officer or clerk to knowingly re
ceive any illegal vote at primary
elections
Sec. provides for the punishment
of wilful misconduct on Tie parl OF
judges and clerks of such election.
Sec. II is quite lengthy, aud is
directed chiefly against bribery and
corruption, and makes it unlaw.
full for any person TO attempt in any
manner, to unduly influence the vote
of another. The penalty for viola
ton ofthis Section is especially severe.
Sec, 12 provides a heavy penalty Tor
any wilful misconduct IN counting or
making returns of the ballots cast
Sec. ID makes il misdemeanar
punishable by fine not exceeding
$500 Tor any person To make and r..
port returns in any precinct in which
no election was in fact held.
Sec IA provides that alter counting
the votes and signing the lists tile
Judges must cause the ballots and one
copy of the lists, together with The
POLLOK, to be delivered to the secre
tary of the committee or body which
called the election, and one Of the
judges must retain the other list for
twenty days AFTER said primary cleo.
ton. The Board of Election must
issue certificates OF election to all
persons vino are chosen 10 fill any
position by The vote OF one precinct
alone; and the committee or BODY who
called the election shah issue cerii,
Gates to persons elected ly The voters