Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-05-21
A BILL


To provide for the mode of conducting |
elections, to insure the secrecy of the
ballot and prevent fraud and intimi-
dation at the polls, and to repeal GER
tain Statutes therein named.
Section l. Be Il enacted by the General assembly
of the State of Ohio That hereafter elections of all
public officers, except school directors, in the
State of Ohio shall be conducted in accordance
with the provisions of this act.
Section q In addition to the duties now I'M
posed on him by law, the secretary OF state shall
prepare and furnish forms for the guidance of
the county boards of elections for all the blanks,
cards of instruction, including poll books and
tally-sheets, certificates of nomination and de-
signs provided for hereinafter for the conduct of
elections in this state The secretary OF state is
hereby authorized and required to collate and
publish all the election laws in force applicable
to the conduct of elections. There shall be four
thousand copies of such collation. of laws printed,
three thousand five hundred to be bound in
paper and five hundred to be bound in cloth,
and the same to be distributed in proportion to
the number OF voting precincts in each county,
such distribution to be made through the county
boards of election.
COUNTY BOARDS OF ELECTIONS.
Section 8. On or before the first Monday in
July next ensuing after the passage of this act,
except in counties containing cities OF the first
class the probate judge in each county in the state
shall appoint county hoard of elections, con-
gsting of four persons, who are qualified electors
of such county, two of whom shall be appointed
for one year, and two of whom shall be appointed
for two years and annually thereafter the probate
Judge shall appoint two members OF said board
for two years. Two of the members of said
board, one for the long and one for the short
term shall be selected from the political party
which cast the highest number Of votes in this
State at the last preceding November election, and
two from the political party which cast the next
highest number of votes. All vacancies shall be
filed, aud all appointments to new terms shall
be made from the political party to which the va
eating member belonged unless there be a
third political party casting greater number OF
votes in this state than did the party to which
the retiring member belonged, at the next pre-
cediug November election, in which event said
vacancy shall be filled from said third party.
But all appointments shall be made from the two
parties casting the highest and next highest num-
ber of votes; not more than two members OF
such board shall belong to the same political
party; provided, that If the Executive Com
mittees of the two political parties in the county
casting the highest and next highest number of
votes in this state at the last previous November
election recommend qualified persons, then the
Probate Judge shall appoint such persons so re-
commended to the number to which such
party is entitled, but If 80 such recommendation
is made, then the probSAe Judge shall make such
appointment agreeably to the provisions herein
contained A member of the county board of
Elections may be removed by the probate judge
for misfeasance or malfeasance In Office or for
any other good and sufficient cause, except when
the appointments are made by the mayor of any
city having power to appoint members of boards
of elections, in which case the mayor may re-
move any member OF the board Tor similar or
sufficient cause.
In counties containing cities of the first class,
the board of elections heretofore provided for
such cities by Section 2926b of the Revised
Statutes shall, in their respective counties, con-
sttute the county boards of elections provided by
this act, and shall hereafter be selected as in
said section provided In counties containing
cities of the second class the boards Of elections
heretofore provided for said cities, shall have
the powers and be subject to the duties prescribed
in section twenty-nine hundred and twenty six
of the Revised Statutes, and supplemental sec
TONS as heretofore amended, except that all the
returns of the November election shall, in such
counties, be made to the county boards of elec-
tions az hereinafter provided; and, in addition
thereto, such boards shall, in the conduct Of
municipal elections, have all the powers and du-
ties and be subject to all the provisions, penal
ties and reduirements"of the county boards oi
elections prescribed in this act.
The probate Judge Immediately upon the ap.
pointment of the county board of elections, and
upon filing any vacancy In such board, shall
notify the secretary of state, giving him the full
name and post Office address of all such appoin-
tees And when such board organizes, the presi
dent thereof shall Immediately notify the secre-
tary of state of the name and post-office address
of the clerk of such board
ORGANIZATION AND COMPENSATION.
Section A. In all counties, except counties con
tanning cities of the first class, the board of eec
tions shall, at least thirty days previous to- th'
November election in each year, meet in tht
office of the county commissioners and organize
by electing one of their number as president
and resident elector Of such county other thar
O member Of the board as clerk, both OF which
officers shall continue for one year, and until the
SUCCESSORS are elected and qualified. And thu
balloting for such officers shall commence at o.
before one o'clock P. M. on the day OF converting
aud at least one ballot shall be taken every thirty
minutes until such board Is organized. And If
after ten ballots no person shall be agreed upOl
az president, the Oldest member of such boart
shall act as president for the ensuing year. Ant
II, after O. like number of ballots, no person 1
agreed upon as clerk, the clerk shall be selected
BY lot from among those balloted for. Tn
clerk of such board shall be paid salary, IL
quarterly installments, not to exceed one hun
dred dollars (S100) per year, which compensa
ton shall be fixed by the county board of elec
tions. At such meeting for organization, sucl
board may remain in session not more than tw'
days for the purpose of such organization, for tn
purpose of receiving instructions from the Secre
tary Of State as to their duties, and may at sucl
time provide for the publication Of the notice TO
bids for printing as hereinbefore required. Sucl
board shall meet on the twelfth day before eacl
election, and shall remain in session for sucl
length Of time as may be necessary, and shall ad