St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-11-05
L. F., Judges of Election.
q H Clerks of Election.

G. H., Clerks of Election.
After the said lists have been used at the
election for which ther were made out, one
of them shall be deposited in the office of the
township. cit. or town clerk of the election
district IN which the same belongs, and shall
be subject to the inspection OF ali persons,
and the others shall be transmitted to the
county auditor to be by him carefully pre-
served III his Office.
RETURNS, WHERE SENT, WHEN AND HOW.
2l (Sec. H. After the canvass is thus
completed the judges of election, be-
fore they disperse, snail enclose the
said returns in cover. seal
the same. and indorse thereon the following
words. viz: ELECTION returns of the election
district of ........ in tine county or ......;
and direct the same TO the county auditor Of
their county; and the said returns shall,
conveyed by one of said judges, to be chosen
by lot if not Otherwise agreed upon, and de-
llyered to the said county auditor at his Office;
provided that the returns OF election in un-
organized counties shall be made TO the audi
tor of the county to which they are attached
for elective purposes, and the votes shall be
capyassed and certificates of election issued
to the persons elected in the manner pro-
vided in this chapter for cauyassing votes
and issuing certificates of election in organ
iZed counties.
PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO DELIVER RETURNS.
%. (Sec. 49, Ii any judge of election
deputcd TO convey and deliver the returns as
aforesaid fails or negIects TO deliver the
same 10 the said auditor, within the time
prescribed by law, safe, with the seals IN
broken, ne shall be guilty of a misdemeanor,
and upon conviction thereof, be punished by
u fine OF $500, or b. Imprisonment in the
county Jail for not more than one year nor
less tnau six months.
COUNTY CANvAsSING BoARD-How CONsTI-
%. (Sec. 19) Duties: The county audi
tor and two justices of the peace of his
county,, by him selected, constitute the
county eanvaSsing board, and on or before
the tenth day after the election, said board
shall proceed to open and publicly CANVASS
the several returns made to the auditor
Office. The abstracts OF the votes cast Tor
governor and lieutenant governor, secretary
of staUe, auditor Of state, treasurer of state.
attorney general, judges aud clerk OF the
supreme court, judges of the district court
and all other state officers, Shall he
on one sheet. and. being signed and certified
by the auditor and justices OF the peace,
shall be deposited in said auditors Office, and
two copies thereof shall be certified under the
official seal of the auditor, one of which snail
be inclosed and directed to the secretary OF
state and forwarded Immediately to the seat
OF governme a by mail, and the other shall
be delivered TO member of the legislature to
be by him conveyed to the secretary of state;
and the auditor shall indorse on the envelope,
on the outside of each duplicate, certificates
of the votes for governor, lieutenant gov
ernor, secretary of state, TREASURER of state,
attorney general, "(and any other state officer
as the case may be- and the name of the
county in when said votes are given.
In regard to the legal effect of
the form of ballots we may say:
If for a certain Office there is but one
person running of a given name, say
the name of a. A. Ames, a ballot for
''Ames," simply, without any Christian
name OF initial thereof, will pass, and should
be counted for 4. A. Ames; and so should
A ballot for A. AmeS. or A. Z. AmeS. etc.
SO if to designate the person voted for.
letters are used which do not properly
smell the name 'Ames." but are evidently
intended, this should be counted; e. g.:
..Aimis," OF '''Eames," etc. 1t is also
especially important that you obtain and
forward to this Office. at the earliest possi-
BILE date, copy of the officially certified
abstract of votes made by your county
auditor for all candidates on state ticket.
III. d ORAN,
Chairman State Central Committee.
ROBERT MILLER, Secretary.