The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-11-25

election aecordsng o certain forns sp@cs-
A<d ii the act
Before receiving ballots The boa9a mrst
publicly open and ezkitdt ard then close
the haliot-hoxs ana thereafter il nssst nos
be removed from the poslIne-psa nor the
yisw Of the bystanders unfa ali ZEE ballots
sre counted nor mnst IL hs opened nntzi
after the polls are finally eIoeed.
Before the judges receive any ballots they
must eauss Il 90 be proclaimed alcnd nj
the place 81 election that the polls are
Open and fifsesu minutes before The time
when the polls are 10 be closed that Fact
must be procI3imed aloud.
As soon - the polls are closed the Judges
must Immediately proceed 70 canvass the
votes in the preserne AZ che hvzssnaevs
and mnst BE continued without adjourn
fneflt e the polling place until completed,
and the result aa 20 each candidate voted
Tor must be. Immediately On tie compile
ton q the canvass, publicly proclaimed BY
each one Of The judges successfully In \
loud voice. snd such proclamation shall be
Prima facie evidence OF the result.
In conducting the canvass the judges shall
first count the whole number Of ballots in
the box, and IL the number exceeds the
number OF names on the polling lists. they
shall reject So many thereof. without open
Ing OF looking ~ the names thereon. ~ may
De necessary 20 make the number OF ballots
correspond 70 the number oE names on the
polling lists.
The manner Of canvaslng the votes il
provided for al length. The get then pro-
vides That after counting the votes, pro-
claiming the result and signing the lists a.
provided, the judges must cause The state
r14snts signed by persons challenged. the
ballot and ofie copy OF the lists "a be deliv-
cred to the secretary signing the notice Of
election. and one Of the judges must retain
the other Lists for twenty days. The state
uients. ballots and lists returned 10 the sec
rotary shall after the expiration Of twenty
days. be delivered 70 the county clerk, who
shall keep them with other books and
papers Of his Office. open to public inspec-
ton for three months, when. Il no legal
proceedings have been instituted, in which
such lists, ballots, or statements may be
useful as evidence be may destroy them.
The board Of election must issue ccrtifi-
Gates Of election 20 ali persons who are
chosen 10 ill any position by the vote of
their election district.
That &C. shall be unlawful for any person
TO vote Or offer 20 vote at any primary
election unless he vows be qualified
eleetor in the district EMBRACED within the
call for said primary election. if the same
was general or special election, held un-
der and In conformity with the general
election laws Of this state.
Any person violating the provisions OF
this act shah. on conviction thereof. be
fined in any sum not less than sl00 nor
more than $500. or imprisoned in the
county jail not less than three nor more
than six months, or both. or II any per-
son shall be guilty Of any violation Of this
act, for which no punishment Is especially
provided. he shall be deemed guilty OF .
nistlemeanor, and, upon conviction there
OF. shall be fined not less than $50 nor
more than $500. or imprisoned in the
county Jail not less than one month nor
more than six months: or punished by
both such fine and Imprisonment, in the
discretion OF the court.