St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-13
Judges and Clerks to Be
Chosen From the Two n
Leading Parties. >
Separate Ballots and Separate
Boxes for Different Sets L
of Officers. e
Primaries Under the Laws
COntpol--No More Packed
CaucuSeS.

is copy of the New York law. The
bill was introduced and champiOned by
Senator A. j. Whiteman, of Duluth, and
| passed both houses with little opposi-
ton, receiving the governors signature
March s, 1887. The GLOBE has re-
ceived many inquiries recently regarding
the new law which will be given its first
practical trial in the West during the
present year. Its operation is destined
to revolutionize the methods of con-
Quoting primaries as we'll as general
elections, and if not too cumbersome, as
is claimed by some officials, it may do
all that Senator Whiteman promised in
preserving the purity of the ballot.
POINTS IN THE LAW.
Not over 400 voters are to comprise
any election district, and in each dis
trict there are to be three judges and
two clerks, only two judges and one
clerk to be of the same political party.
No person can vote unless previously
registered, except he produce evidence
under oath to satisfy majority of the
judges that he is qualified. The rules
governing judges III determining quail
fications are very stringent, and eXplic-
lily laid down in the law.
formerly, comprise the registration
board in cities of over 12,COO population,
and are required to take all irOnclad
oath to perform their duty according to
law and to studiOusly endeavOr to pre-
vent fraud, deceit and abuse in conduct
ing elections. The registration board is
to meet at the polling place on Tuesday,
three weeks before election, and make
two registers of voters in the district,
the form of which is denoted by the
law. 1t is to contain the names of
the voter, residence (street and number),
nativity, color; length of residence in
uraliZed or declared intent, with the
date of papers and court or place issued,
and where last registered. Each voter
in registering is to take an cath admin
istered by the judges to answer ali
questions truly, and the judges
are to certify to the correctness
of the lists. At this first melting the
lists are to be kept open from O'Clock
in the morning until o'clock in the
evening. The registration board is to
meet again on Tuesday, two weeks prG2
vious to the election, and when the
lists are closed in the evening the
and post them outside the
place of registration. On Tuesday,
one week before the election. the board
is to meet for the last time at 10 O'Clock
noon and keep the lists open until;a
o'clock in the evening, when they are.
to be sealed and given into the CUSTODY
of the city clerk until election day,
copies having been posted
AT THE POLLING PLACE us;.
Before the lists are closed, the Judges,
are required to erase from the registers
al tphn OH l,n,
proved on the oath OF two qualified
electors to be disqualified.
On election day, in cities with less
than 5000 population, the polls are to be
kept open from O'Clock in the MORN
ing until T o'clock in the evening, and
In cities with over 5000 population
from 9 o'clock in the morning until Z
O'clock in the evening The judges are
empowered to appoint one or more spe-
cial conStableS to preserve order and
| keep clear space of six feet about the
polls and they must allow at least one
and not more than two challengers
from each political party in the room
where the election is held. These
challengers are to be allowed to remain
inside as long as they wish, or until the
vote is counted and the result an
nOunced.
Instead of single ballot box and SIN
| gle tickets, there are to be separate
| tickets and separate boxes for every
kind or set Of Offices. This is a section
of the law which will have to be thor
oughly understood to avoid serious mis-
| takes on the part of voters.
THE DIFFERENT TICKETS
are to be Endorsed as follows:
'State"-To contain the names of all
| persons voted for by any elector at any
| election,i in whose election all the voters
| of the state have the right alike to par
| tlcipate, except president and vice pres
| ldent, chief Justice and associate Just
ices of the supreme court, judges of the
district court, and probate judge.
"Judiciary"-To contain the names
| OF persons voted for by any elector at
any election for chief justice and asso-
| clate justices of the supreme court,
| judges of the district court, and probate
! judge.
County contain the names of
persons voted for, for any county Office
! or Offices.
"Legislature"-For senators ane men,
bers of the house of representatives.
'COngress"-To contain the name of
| the person for representative in con-
gress.
Clown OF "City''-To contain the
names of persons voted for by any
elector at any election for any town
| offices, or in an incorporated city, for
any city offices.
'Electors"-When electors for presi-
dent and vice president are to be
| chosen separate ballot shall be given
| for them
Ii there are any other officers to be
voted for, which do not come within
the purvieu of the above, the judges
are to provide separate ballot boxes and
| receive separate ballots for such. ~
The Judge receiving the ballots is to.
put each ticket in the ballot-bOx CORE
spending with the Endorsement, calling
aloud the name of the, voter, whose
name must first be found by the clerks,
| upon the registration lists; or if the
voter is not registered, and is duly
qualified. the clerks are to place
the name on the poll-lists, marking
it mot registered" In canvassing
the votes, if any ballot is found con-
tanning greater number of names for
any one Office than the number of perl
sons required to fill said Office, the bal
lot shall be void as to all the names desS
ignated to fill such Office, but no fur
Their; but no ballot shall be void for con-
tanning a less number of names
than is authorized to be ina'
serted. II a ballot properly indorsed!
is found in box different from that de-
signated by its Endorsement, it shall be
counted i'll the same manner as il
found in the same box designated by
the Endorsement. The ballots in each
ballOt-box are to be taken out and
counted, one box at time, as nearly as
may be in the following order: Elec-
tors, state, congress, legislature, judici-
airy, town OF city, county.
By this law the number of ballot
boxes will vary at different elections
At the municipal election of cities hold
ing elections In the spring, there will
be but one box, as formerly. At