The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1891-08-01
THE NEW BALLOT LAW.
FULL TEXT OF PENNsYLvAN1A's NEW
ELECTION LAW.

mon wealth shall, ten days at least
previous to the day of any election of
United States or states offio re-,
transmit to the county commissioners
and the sheriff in each county i'm
which such election is to be held dupli
cate official lists stating the namesaud
residences of and parties or policies
represented by all candidates whose
nomination certificates or papers have
been filed with him rs herein provided
for such election, and have not been
found and declared TO be invalid as pro-
vided in section6 6, and to be voted for
at each voting place at each such
county respectively, substantially IN
the form ofthe ballots to be use6 there
in. The county commissioners o; each
county shall also send to the sheriff If
their county, at least ten days prior to
the day of any electl N, an official list
containing the names, residences and.
party or political appellatious of all
candidates except those for election
officers aud school directors, whose
nomination certificates or papers have
been filed with the said commissioners,
as herein provided for such election,
and to be voted for at each voting place
in the county substantially in the form
of the ballots to be used therein.
Sec. 10. ut shall be the duty of the
sheriff of every county, at least ten days
before any election to be held therein,
except for township and borough Off
GERS, to give notice of the same by
groclamations posted up in the most
public places in every election district
and by advertisements in at least Two
newspapers, if there be so many pub
lished in the county, representing so
far as practical the political parties
which at the preceding election cast
the largest and next largest number of
votes, and in every such proclamation
or advertisement he shall "
"I-Enumerate the officers to be
elected and give a list of all the nom
nations, except for election officers
and assessors, made as provided in this
act and to be voted for in such county
as far as may be in the form in which
they shall appear upon the ballots, but
the proclamations posted il each cleo
ton district need not contain the
names of any candidates but those to
be voted for i'm such district,
"II-Designate the place at which
the election is to be held.
"III-He shall give notieethat every
person, excepting justices Of the peace,
who shall hold any Office or appoint
ment of profit or trust under the gov
eminent of the United States or of
this state, OF of any city or incorporated
district, whether q commissioned
officer, or otherwise, a subordinate
officer or agent who is or shall be en-
loyed under the legislative, executive
or judiciary department of this state or
of the United States or of any city or
incorporated district, and also that
every member of congress and Of the
state legislature and of the select or
common council of any city or COM
missioners of any incorporated district
is by law incapable of holding or ex-
ercising at the same time the Office or
appointment of judge, inspector OF
clerk of any election of this common
wealth and that no inspector, judge or
other officer of any such election shall
be eligible TO any Office TO be then
voted for" except that of az election
officer.
Sec. IL. In caee of the death or with
drawal of any candidate nominated as
herein provided, the party convention,
primary meeting, caucus or board,
or the citizens who nominated such
candidate, may nominate a substitute
in his place by filing in the proper Of
flee at any time before the day of cleo
ton a nomination certificate or
paper which shall conform to all the
requirements of this act in regard to
original certificates OF papers. Pro-
Vided, that if the said convention or
citizens shall have authorized any COM
mittee to make nominations in the
event Of the death or withdrawal of
candidates the said convention shall
not be required to reconvene, nor the
said citizens to Sign a new nomination
paper, but the said committee shall
have power to file the requisite nomi-
nation certificate or paper which shall
recite the facts of the appointment
and powers of the said committee
(naming all its members) of the death
or withdrawal of the candidate and of
the action of the committee thereon,
and the truth of these facts shall be
verified by the affidavit annexed to
the certificate or paper of two members
of the committee and also of at least
two of the Officers of the convention
who made affidavit in support of the
original certificate or two of the citizens
who made affidavit to the original
paper. And provided, also, that in
case of a substituted nomination pa Ell
not filed by a committee but signed by
citizens 1t shall only be necessary that
two-thirds of the signers of the said
paper shall have been signers of the
original paper.
Sec. IL. All substituted nomination
certificates or papers may be objected
to az, provided in section z of this act,
and If substituted certificate or paper
be filed after the last day for filing, the
original certificate or paper objections
must be made within four days after
the fling, and no objection as to form
or conformity to law shall be received
after the time set for printing the
ballots.
AS soon as any substituted candidst,
shall have been duly nominated, hi
name shall be substituted by the pTope.
officers in the place Of that of the
candidate who has died or Withdrawn
so far as time may allow, and in case
J en- bofffnfeH continuation no n1aH Will