Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-05-09
THE OHIO BALLOT LAW.
Full Text of the Measure Enacted
by the Legislature,

ana prevent fraud ana intimidation NJ tho
polls, and to repeal certain statutes therein
named.
SECTION 1. 30 IL enacted by tho General
Assembly OF the State OF Ohio, That hereafter
elections of all public officers, except school
directors in the state OF Ohio shall be conduct
cd in accordance with the provisions "a this
act.
SEC, 9. in addition to the duties now i'm.
posed on him by law, the secretary OF state
shall prepare and furnish forms for the guid
nnce OF the county boards OF elections for oil
the blanks, cards of instruction, including poll.
books, tally.shoets, certificates OF nomi'
nation md designs provided for hereinafter
for the conduct ot elections in this state. The
secretary of state is hereby authorized and re-
quired to coate and publish all the election
laws in force applicable to tho conduct OF cleo
tions There shall be four thousand copies OF
such collation. of laws printed three thousand
Ave hundred to be bound in pap r and five
hundred to be bound In cloth, and tho same to
be distributed in proportion to the number OF
voting precincts in each county. such distrbu
tion TO be made through the county board of
elections
COUNTY BOARDS OF ELECTIoNs.
SEC. B. On or before tho first Mon.
day in July next ensuing after the
passage OF this act, except In counties contain.
ing cities OF the first class. the probate
judge in cach county In the state shall appoint
county board OF elections, consisting OF four
persons who are qualified electors of such
county, two of whom shall be appoin ed for one
year and two of whom shall be appointed for
two years and onnua ly thereafter the probate
Judge shall appoint two members of said boa d
for two years. Two of the members OF said
board, one for the long and one fer 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 filled, and all appointments to new
terms shall be made from the political party TO
which the vacating member belonged un.ess
there be a third political party casting greater
number of votes in Is state than did the party
TO which tho retiring member belonged, at the
nrnp
event said vacancy shall be filed from said
third party. But all appointments shall be
made from the two parties casting the highest
and next highest number of votes; not more
than two members of such board shall belong to
the same political party: provided, that II the
executive comm tees of the two political par.
ties in the county casting the highest and
next highest number OF votes In this state at
the last previous November election recon-
mend qualified persons, then tie probate
Judge shall appoint such persons so recon.
mended to the number to which such party is
entitled, but If no such recommeniation is
made, then the probate judge shall make such
appointment agreeably to the provisions herein
contained. member OF the county board OF
elections may be removed by the probate Judge
for misieasance 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 .nppont members
of boards OF ections. in which case tho mayor
may remove any momber OF the board for sim
ilar or sufficient cause.
In counties containing cities OF the first class.
the board OF elections heretofore provided for
such cities by section 2a26b of the revised
statutes, shall, in their respective counties,
constitute the county boards of elections pro.
vided by this act, and shall hereafter be Sc.
lected 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 sections, as heretofore
amended, except that all the returns OF the No.
vember election shall, in such counties, be
do 90 4hsaa hnnr Nfn1n tfE,a
matter provided: and, In addition thereto. such
boards shall, in the conduct Of municipal cleo.
ttons, have oil the powers and duties and be
subject to all the provisions, penalties and re.
quirements of the county boards OF elections
prescr bed in this act
The probate Judge Immediately upon the ap.
pointmeut OF the county board OF elections, and
upon filling any vacancy in such board. shall
notify the secretary OF state giving him the
full name and post otflce address of all such ap.
pentees. And when such board organizes, the
president thereof shall immediately notify the
secretary OF state of the name and post office
address OF the clerk Of such board.
ORGANIZATION AND COMPENSATION.
SEC. 4. In all counties, except counties con.
tsining cities of the first class the board of
elections shall at least thirty days previous to
the November election in each year, meet in the
onlce of the county commissioners and organizs
by electing one Of their number as president AMI
q resident elector of such county other than
member of the board rs clerk both of which Off.
GERS shall continue for one year and until their
successors are elected and qualified And the
balloting for such officers shall commence at or
before one O'Clock p. m. on the day of conven.
ing and at least one ballot shall be taken every
thirty minutes until such board is organized,
And IL, after ten ballots no person shall be
agreed on as president, the oldest member OF
such board shall act rs president for the ensu.
ing year. And If, after like number OF ballots,
no person is agreed upon as clerk. the clerk
shall be selected by lot from among those bal.
loted for. The clerk of such board shall be paid
salary, in quarterly installments, not TO
exceed one hundred dollars tSl00l per year,
which compensation shall be fixed by the
county board of elections. At such meeting for
organization, such board may remain in session
not more than two days for the purpose OF such
organization, for the purpose of receiving in
strnctions from the secretary of state as to
their duties. and may at such time provide for
the publication OF the notice for bids for print
ing as hereinbefore required. Such board shall
meet on the twelfth day before each election,
and shall remain in session for such length OF
time as may be necessary, and shall adjourn to
such day as their duties herein prescribed may
require. For attending oil meetings OF the
compensation the sum OF two dollars day, not
TO exceed twenty days in any one year, and
mileage at the rate OF five cents mile going to
and returning from the county seat, II the dis
tauce be more than one mile.
COMPENSATION HOW PAID.
SEC. 5. The compensation provided for in the
preceding section, and oil expenses arising for
printing and distributing ballots, cards OF ex.
planation to of1lcers OF the election and voters,
blanks and all other proper and necessary ex-
penses, shall be betrayed out of the county
treasury as other county expenses and the coun-
ty commissioners shall make the necessary levy
TO meet such expenses. The expense of print,
ing and delivering ballots and cards of instruc.
tion in local elections shall be charge upon
the city, town, village or political division in
which such local election shall be held.
THE PRINTING OF BALLOTS.
SEC. 6, The printing provided for IN the
foregoing sections, except poll books and tally.
sheets shall be let to the lowest responsible
bidder in the county, upon ten days notice pub.
lished not more than three times In two leading
papers of opposite politics published in such
county. The person to whom the contract for
printing the tickets is let shall, in the presence
of the clerk OF the board of county elections,
seal up securely in packages one for each pre-
oinct in the county. the designated number OF
ballots to be printed for such precinct and in
dorse thereon the number OF ballo IS so printed
and sealed up, and deliver the same to the
county board of elections at such time as the
said board may direct.
DELIVERY OF BALLOTS AND INSTRUCTIONS
SEC. z. Not less than three days before any
general election the county board OF elections
shall summon the presiding judges OF election
In each precinct In such county TO appear be
fore the board OF elections and receive the nee
essary blanks. oll.books, tally sh, 'ts, neces
eary certificates, cards OF instructions nj Il bal
lots for such precincts, and shall deliver u
such Judge the sealed packages OF ballots