Telegram-herald., 1891-11-01
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The rev election law Of 1891 Is nriDtec
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Carefully staGise % 2l hesEH le-es. and .
ccps preserved Tor "a are refssv2er Nesfs
there are Drmocr.fie tc@fes lsvaus lcsa-
should sec tG-t TIE pnO,ls-oss a tie -
are fAitnf4-iy carried eaA esa II tssss
shol8c De aaJ irrse u 4rii iss eu election d.l
the same sn0lla oe carefully Hetsa " Aers
tters arc republican boards they shoas
exercise Gaze that ali the prev'sieus OF ths
lsw are faithfully observed, snG ne errors
mace OF which visiiArt AID aOtlse oppssi
tion cou.d take ads4 4ntsgs
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Sectioa |. The People Of the ststs ~ Mich
tess enuct, That y, sli els, tlons 81 " nieh al !.
preE dental elector, member OF congress,
meraber OF the Legislature, state or county
on cer or circuit Judge is 10 oe elected. Ga
anv amendments to the constitution, ths
su erylsor, two Justices OF the poece (noI
holding the ONCE Of supervisor or TOWNSHIP
clerk, whose term OF ONCE vii. expire. anc
ths township clerk of each tow sship, anc
the assessor, IL there oe ore, ana slcermei
OF ach ward in the city, shall oe the in
spretors OF election: P..c.<ed, that IN a.
,a-ies preeints where ey speciaisa actmsnt,
i-,sissons exist Tor desigrating iHkp cto.t
o: election said provisions are mol 10 oe 81
s,ersedeu, buI snca o1scers shall oo the ID .
epectors OF election under this act
Sec . In case four inspectors shall no
attend NJ the opening Of the polls. or snal
aot rem ain in ATTENDANCE during the eicc
tlon, the electors presen, may choose. vivs
vocc. such number OF said electors as. with
tnsinspector or inspectors present, shall
constitute board of four in number. apd
such electors, so chosen, shall De los oectcrs
OF that election. qur;ug the contiauaacs
thereof.
Sec. s In townships, the township clerk
II present, shall act as clerk Of the election.
and before the opening Of the polls the in
spectors OF each township shall appoint al
eiector to be q second clerk OF election; ana
X the tow Gship clerk shal! not be present.
the board shall sppointtwo such clsrss, and
the inspectors ia each ward or voting pre-
circt In y city shall designate one of their
number to act ae clerk and ehali appoint one
other elector rs second clerk: and each
Of the clerks so appointed, and each oil the
inspectors so chosen, shall take the coDsti
tuticnal oath Of oflce, which oath either OIL
tie inspectors may administer.
Sec provides that wards and township
shall be divided so that no precinct shal
contain more than 500 electors.
Sec. 5 On the day OF election the polls
tbsysof shall be opened at o'clock in the
.ofsnoon, or as soon thereafter as may De,
erd shall be continued open until S O'Clock
~ the afternoon Of the sans day, aud no
longer; but in townships the board may ad
to1rn the polls at IL O'Clock. noon. for one
hour. Ia their discretion. The inspectors
gsall cause precfamation to be made upon
opening tho polls, ard shall also cause proc
lemation to Be made OF the closing Of the
polls ono hour. thirty minutes and fifteen
minutes. respectively. before the closing
th.reof. o
Sec 6 ovides that suitable ballot boxes
with key and an election seal shall be kept
by all township and city clerks.
Sec. Z Before opening the poll the ballot
Jox shall De examl med. and the contents. ii
any, removed therefrom: 1T shall tkea be
locked. and the key thereof delivered TO one
" the inspectors, TO be designated by ths
board. The said box shall not be opened
during the election. except 90 provided BY
l.v in case Of acjournmcnts.
Sec s When the supervisor shall be one
Of ths board, he shall be chairman thereof
Snd II he be absent. such cae Of their nun
Der as the inspectors shall designate shal
80 Chairman. 81
Sec. .. In each county in tbs state, the
Judge of probate. county c.crk aud couuty
treasurer. shall constitute a board of elec
ticn commissioners, two OF whom shall con
stitute q quorum and of which board the
Judge Of probate shall be chairman and the
county clerk shall be secretary II shsl
BE the duty Of said board TO prepare and dis
tribute ballots ana stamps for election o,
vi officers for whom the electors are en-
titled to vote, and Tor all proposed constitu
tional amendments or other questions TO bs
submitted TO the electors OF the state fol
popular vote IN compliance WITH the pro
visions Of law. The members o! said ooarC
shall serve without compensation
Sec 10. The said beard Of election com
missiouers shall cause to De printed on tb,
ballot the names OF the candidates nomi
mated by the regularly called convention,
o. any party, and 1t shall be the duty Of tbs
state, district or county committee OF eaci
political party 70 forward tc the said hoare
Of election commissioners Of each county IL
the stste, not iess than twenty DAYS pricr 4
cay such election, copy Of the vignett,
adopted by then, and the names of all can
eidstes nomins.ted at any regularly callee
convention. ut which candidates for any q
the Offices mentioned In Section Of thi,
act shall be nominated and no other name.
Unless au-horized or Instructed by said con
ventior All the names OF parties so norii
mated shall be certified 20 by the cheirmar
end secretary Of the respective committees
Sec II Ii shsll hereafter oe the duty o
the statc committee of any political part,
or Organization in this state. before nscl
or otherwise. vignette, TO be printed o
the top OF The column Of such ballot rs
sigIed to ouch party, as distinctive an,
characteristic heading thereto: such Wig
nette shall DOT he more than one Inch and
half qlare AMI in addition 10 the tlevic,
adopted, shsi set forth lexibiy the bams o
such party A proof copy Of the bsllo
shall be on h.e At the oflce OF the COUNTY
clerk Of each county and open for inspection
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the chairman Of each eom IN ,tee furbishinI
the nance Of candidates thereon. spd by II
other person. at least ten days prior TO eacl
election. And IL shall be the duty OF th
board OF election commissioners 70 corrsc
such errors ~ may be fousd tasrcip b,
such inspection.
Sec " provides for the preparing an,
ding of the vignettes
Sec i3 provides for voting on constitu
tionSl amendments
Sec "a The beard Of election ccmmIs
sioners in each county shall cause III
names Of all candidates for the various OF
6ces mentioned in section OF this act 10
voted for In each legislative district of sal
county ct any election held p1rsuant TO m
provisions OF this act to be printed on On
ballot ell nominstioBs OF any parry 10 b
pisced under the title sns device or sue
party as dcsig ignste6 BIZ them In their certis
cate 9And shall also cause ssy preDose'
cestttatiopal amendments OF other aues
tiors TO be submitted 70 the esectnss 81 ID
state for popular vote. TO ee printed ~ Ia
foot CT each ballot ia such corveniert pisc
- 10 bs readily distinsuishsbie. ore fren
ths ether . The ballots shsl re of uuiforn
ere. sss Of tbs same quality suc color o
psrer asd sufaeientty thics hs. the prini
Ins canEot be e6isficfpishanlsf frcr sss bae /
TIE Hst of candidates 81 each pSrts sue.
Re placed 10 . s-pssste colucr OF said ca
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