The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-01-23
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day shall be allowed 70 each election sheriff by
the board of county commissioners. No other
peace officers OF the state or any division
thereof shall be allowed within fifty feet of the
polls, except to serve process of courts or to
vote, unless summoned by the election sheriffs.
Sec. IL The secretary of state, and two
qualified electors by him appointed, one from
each of the two political parties that cast the
largest number of votes in the state at the last
preceding general election. shall constitute a
state board of election commissioners. Such
appointments shall be made at least thirty
days prior to each general election, and il,
prior to that time. the chairman of the
state central committee OF either OF such par
ties shall nominate, in writing member Of
hls own party for such appointment, the SEQ
retary OF state shall appoint such nominee In
case ot death or disability OF either appointee,
the secretary OF state shall notify the chairman
OF the said central committee of such appointees
political party. and such chairman may within
three days thereafter. recommend successor,
who shall thereupOn be appointed. PrOUiied
that If such chairman shall fail TO make
recommendation OF appointment within the
time specified, the secretary OF state shall make
such appointment of his own selection from
the two parties aforesaid. II shall be the duty
OF SAID board TO prepare and distribute ballots
aud stamps Tor election OF all officers for whom
all the electors OF the state entitled to vote.
IN compliance with the provisions OF the cleo
ton law. The members OF such board shall
serve without compensation.
Sec rs. In each county in the state the
clerk OF the circuit court and two persons by
him appointed. one from each of two political
parties that cast the largest number of votes in
the state at the last general election, shall
stitute county board of election commission
ers- Said appointments shall be made in all
respects as appointments TO the state board OK
election commissioners are required 70 be made
by the secretary OF state, except that the privi-
lege OF nomination shall belong to the char
men OF the county central committees of the
two parties Aforesaid. 1t shall be the duty of
such board to prepare and distribute ballots
tor election OF all officers to be voted for in
such county other than those who are 10 be
voted Tor by all the electors OF the state, In
compliance with the provisions OF this act
Sec. 49, The said boards of election COM
missiOners shall cause TO be printed on the re-
spectiye ballots the names OF the candidates
nominated by the conventions of any party
that cast / per cent. of the total vote OF the
state at the last preceding general election as
certified to said boards by the presiding officer
and secretary OF such convention; and also the
names OF any candidates for any Office when
petitiOned 50 10 do by electors qualified 20 vote
Tor such candidates follows: For a state
officer or any officer for whom all the electors
of the state are entitled to vote 800 petitioners
for representative in congress from any con-
gressiOnal district 200 petitioners; for a county
officer, member OF the general assembly, cir
cult judge or prosecuting attorney. 100 peti-
TONERS; Tor an officer OF township, ward or
other division less than a county, thirty peti-
tOners. The signatures 70 such petition need
not be appended 10 one paper but no petl'
toner shall be counted except his residence
and pOStOffice address be designated. Such
petitions shall state the name and residence Of
each of such candidates; that he Is legally
qualified to hold such Office; that the sub
scribers desire and are legally qualified 70 vote
for such candidates; and may designate a brief
name or title OF the party principle which
said candidates represent together with any
simple figure or device by which they shall be
designated on the ballots. The certificate of
nomination by convention shall be in writ
ing aud shall contain the name of each person
nominated, his residence and the office for
which he is nominated, and shall designate 3
title for the party or principle which such con-
vention represents, together with any simple
figure OF device by which its list of candidates
may be designated on the ballots; said certifi-
cate shall be signed by the presiding officer and
secretary OF such convention, who shall add to
their signatures their respective places OF resi-.
dence and acknowledge the same before an
officer duly authorized to take acknowledge
ments OF deeds. ii the certificate OF nomina.
ton of any state convention shall request that
the figure device selected by such cOnVen-
tiOn be used 70 designate the candidates of
such party on the ballots for all elections
throughout the state, such figure device
shall be so used until changed by request OF q
subsequent state convention OF the same party.
certificate of such acknowledgements shall
be appended to such instrument In case OF
the death OF any candidate subsequent to
nomination, unless a supplemental certifcate
or petition Of nomination be filed, the chair.
man of the state county committee shall I'll
such vacancy. In case OF a division in any
party and claim by Two or more factions 70 the
same party name or title or figure or device
the board OF election commissioners shall give
the preference OF name to the convention held
at the time and place designated in the call OF
the regularly constituted party authorities and
If the other faction shall present no other
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ton commissioners shall place the word
boiling" before the title of said faction on the
ballot and select some suitable
device 10 designate Its candidates.
Ii two or more conventions be called by au-
thorities claiming to be the rightful authorities
OF any party the proper board of election COM
missiOners shall decide which is the rightful
party convention, and print the ballots accord
ingiy. Certificates and petitions OF nominsr
tiOn of candidates for offices TO be voted for by
the electors of the entire state shall be filed
with the secretary OF state. Certificates and
petitions of nomination OF candidates Tor Offices
to be voted for by electors OF any district or
division of the state exclusively shall be filed
with the clerks of the circuit courts of the
counties or county included in or including
such district or division.
Sec. 20. If any certificate or petition Of
nomination shall contain the name of more
than one candidate for any Office to be filled
neither name shall be printed as candidate
nominating by petition more than one nom
inee for any Office TO be filed such person shall
not be counted as petitioner for either nom-
inatiOn.
See. p. The secretary OF state and the
county clerks shall cause 10 be preserved ia
their respective offices all certificates and peti-
tions OF nomination filed therein under the
provisions OF this act for six months after the
election for which such nominations were
made.
Sec. % Certificates and petitions Of nomi-
nation filed with the secretary of state, shall be
filed not more than sixty days and not less than
twenty days before the day fxed by the law for
the election of the persons in nomination
Certificates and petitions Of nomination herein
directed to be filed with the clerk of a county
shall be filed not more than sixty and not less
than fifteen days before election.
Sec. 23 Not less than eighteen days before
an election to ill any public Office for which all
the electors are entitled to vote, the secretary
Of state shall certify TO the county clerk OF each
county the name and the description Of each
person nominated for such Office, as specified
in the certificates and petitions OF nom,nation
filed with the secretary of state, and shall desig-
nate therein the device made in which the
group or list of candidates OF each party viii be
printed and the order in which they viii be
arranged.
Sec. "a. At least seven days before an cleo
ton to ill any public Office at which the cleo
tors ofany county entitled 10 vote, the coun-
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