The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-03-13

therein the device under which the group or
list of candidates OF each party will be printed
and the order in which they will be arranged
Sec. %. At least seven days before an cleo
ton to I'LL any public Office at which the elect
ors of any county are entitled TO vote, the
county clerk of such county shall cause to be
published in at least two weekly newspapers
within the county, the nominations TO Office
certified TO him by the governor OF the state,
and also those filed with the county clerk He
shall make not less than two such publications
in each of such papers before election. One Of
such publications in each newspaper shall be
upon the last day upon which such news
paper is issued before election. Such publica-
tons shall be made in two newspapers repre-
senting the political parties that at the last pre-
ceding election cast the largest number OF votes
IN the state, II such papers there be: Provided,
That in all cities where daily paper Is printed
and published such notice shall also be pub
lished in two daily papers representing such
political parties, ii such there be. The lists of
nominations published by the county clerks
shall be arranged, as far as practicable, in the
order and form in which they Will be printed
upon the ballots and shall designate the de-
vices under which the group or list OF candl-
dates Of each party will be printed
Sec. p. The governor OF the state shall not
certify the name of candidate whose certitl-
cate OF nomination shall have been filed in his
office who shall have notified him in a writing
signed and executed with the fOrmalities pre-
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entitle it to record that he will not accept the
nomination contained in the certificate petit
ton OF nomination. The county clerk shall
not include in the publication to be made ac-
cOrding TO sec. % hereof, the name OF any can
didate whose certificate. or petition. of nomina-
ton shall have been filed in his Office who shall
have notified him in like manner that he will
not accept the nomination. The names of such
candidates shall not be included in the names
OF the candidates to be printed in the ballots as
hereinafter provided.
Sec. %. Whenever a proposed constitu-
uonal amendment or other question is to be
submitted TO the people OF the state for popular
vote, the secretary of state shall duly, and not
less than thirty days before election, certify
the same to the clerk of each county in the
state, and the clerk of each county shall in
clude the same in the Publication provided for
In sec. "a in this act.
Sec. %. The board of election commissioners
shall cause the names of all candidates of their
respective jurisdiction to be printed on the bal
lot, all nominations of any party or group of
petitioners being placed under the title and de
vice of such party or petitioners as designated
by them in their certificates of petition; or, If
none be designated, under some suitable title
and device. The ballots shall be of uniform
size and OF the same quality and color OF paper,
and sufficiently thick that the printing cannot
be distinguished from the back. All ballots
prepared by the state board OF election COM
missiOners shall be printed on red tinted paper,
and put up in blocks OF one hundred each,
All ballots prepared by the county boards OF
election commissioners shall be printed on
white paper Ii the same device for designat-
ing candidates be selected by two parties or
groups OF petitioners, it shall be given TO the
one who first selected it. and a suitable device
shall be selected for the other. The arrange
ment OF the ballot shall, in general, conform as
nearly possible to the plan hereinafter given,
and the device named and list of candidates OF
the democratic party shall be placed in the first
column on the left-hand side Of said ticket; of
the republican party, in the second column; of
the prohibition party in the third column, and
of any other party in such order as the board
OF election commissioners shall decide.