The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-07-25
FEDERAL ELECTION LAW.
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Chief supervisors of elections in JUDI
cial districts are charged with the exe-
cution of the Law, which is to apply to
Federal elections in cities of 10000 in
habitants and. upward, and in entirs
Congressional districts exclusive OF
such cities, upon application to the
supervisor Of 100 voters, or in counties
and parishes forming a part of Com
gressional district upon application
from so voters. = ,-,oa ..- ..I
The supervisors are TO guard, scruti-
nize and supervise registration and
every act or incident connected with
registration and plans for ascertaining
who are legal voters. Upon notice from
the chief supervisors the United States
Circuit Courts are required to open for
the purpose OF transacting registration
and election matters. The supervisors
are to be appointed by the Circuit Courts
three in each election district or vot-
ing precinct, but two of whom are to be
of the same political party.
N These supervisors are to attend all
registrations in their districts, challenges
persons, personally inspect and copy
the original registration books and pa
pers, attend elections, and detect and
expose the improper or wrongful MAJ
nipulation of the lists. In case Of fail.
ure of local election officers to put the
ststu tory oath to a challenged voter
and to pass at once upon his qualifica-
tions, then the supervisors are to apply
the test, making list of all such chal.
lenges.
In canvassing the votes the State laws
are to govern, except all ballots are to
be counted by tens, first by supervisor.
the local election officers and the super.
visor keeping separate tally sheets,
which are to be compared and the re-
suits publicly announced. Returns are
to be made by the supervisors in dupli4
cate to the clerks of the United States
Circuit Courts and to the chief super.
visor, who is to tabulate and refer them
to the United States board Of canvassers
of the congressional vote, which is to be
appointed by the United States Circuit
Court.
The board is to convene on November
Is of each even year, and is to declare
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and send one return to the clerk of the
House of Representatives,, one to the
Cove rnor of the State, and one to ths
proper chief supervisor of elections.
The clerk of the House is to place upon
the roll Of me mbers-elect the names Of
the persons declared elected by the
Unied States canvassers, in case there Ia
difference in the result reached by
them and by the State election officers.
Bribery or attempted bribery of vot-
ers or election officers is made punisha-
BILE by fine of not more than IS, 600 or
Imprisonment not more than five years.
or both. Like severe penalties are pro-
vided for false registration and vote re-
peating, coercing of supervisors or vot-
ers, improper conduct of election off,
GERS, false canvassing, ballot-box stuff
fing, fraudulent ballot distribution, re-
sistance to a supervisors lawful COM
mands, breach of the peace at registra-
ton or election, intimidation, and almost
every kind Of election frauds. Toledo
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