The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-05-16
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cHALLENGERs-How APPOINTED.


CHALLENGERS-How APPOINTED.
SEQ. II. Two challengers may be appointed
by the precinct committeeman of each political
party having candidates to be voted for at such
election, who shall be admitted to the polling
place for the purpose of challenging electors
in such precincts where the votes are not reg
iStered and they may keep tally OF the electors
voting and who shall serve without compensa-
sation from the county, city, village town
ship, and who shall take the following oath,
administered by one OF the judges of election:
You do sol~mnly swear (or afiirm) that you
will support the constitution OF the United
States and OF this state; that you will faith
fully and impartially discharge the duties as
official challenger assigned by law that you
will not cause any delay to persons Offering to
vote further than is necessary to procure salts
factory information Of the qualifications Of
such person as an elector and that
you will not disclose or communicate
to any person how any elector has
Any voter may be challenged for cause by
either of the chalengers Judges or clerks of
the election, and II he be so challenged, he shall
establish his right TO vote as is now provided by
law.
Any elector of the precinct may send writ.
ten notification over his own signature of chaE
lenge to the right OF any person or persons to
vote, setting forth the reasons thereof to the
judges OF election, and such person or persons
may be challenged as herenbefore provided.
NOMINATIONS OF CANDIDATES..
SEC. IL. Nominations of candidates for pub
lie office may be made as herein provided, and
when not lnvalidated or withdrawn. the names
of such candidates shall be printed on the bal.
lots
Any convention, or any caucus or meeting of
qualified electors, or any primary election held
by such electors, or any central or executive
committee representing political party, may
make one nomination Tor each office to be filed
at the following election and such nomination
to be valid must as heronafter provided
be certified to the proper officers Every such
certificate OF election or nomination shall state
such facts as in this act required Tor its &C.
ceptance. and shall be signed by the proper Off
of auph convention maptinp urinary
election or committee, who shall add thereto
their places OF residenc and shall be sworn to
by them to be true to the best of their knowl-
edge and belief. and certificate of the oath
shall be annexed to the certificate OF Omina.
tion or election. Such certificate may also state
the names and address OF II committee OF such
political party. and whether such committee
has power TO till vacancies which may occur in
such list of nominees.
Nominations of candidates for any state
county or city oifice may be made by nomina-
tion papers, signed in the aggregate for each
candidate by not less than Ave hundred. one
hundred, or fifty qualified electors of the state,
county or city. respectively Nominations
of candidates for other offices may be made by
nomination papers signed In the ug 9regate for
each candidate by qualified electors OF
the district or division for which such candi.
dates are nominated, not less in number than
one for every two hundred persons who voted
at the next preceding annual election in such
district or division. Signers OF such nomina.
tion papers, may insert In them the names and
addresses of such persons as they desire,
n
fill vacancies caused by death or withdrawal
Each eloGtor signing a nomination paper shall
add to his signature his place OF residence, and
each eloctor may subscribe to one nomination
for each ollice TO be filed and no more. One OF
tho signers to each such separate paper. shall
swear that the statements therein are true, to
the b0St OF his knowledge and belief and the
certificate OF such oath shall be annexed.
All certificates OF nomination and nomination
papers shall, besides containing the names Of
candidates specify as to each ~ the oiice
fer which he Is nominated; (3l the party or po.
litical principles which he represents expressed
In not more than three words; l3l his place Of
| residence with street and number thereon, II
nRy.
FTLHSG OF cERTIPICATEs.
sac H. Certificates of nomination and nomt.
nation papers for tho nomination OF candidates
for state otices shnll bo aled with the secretary
OF state nos less than thirty days previous to the
| day OF ths election nt which the candidates are
TO bo voted fer Such certificates and papers for
the nOmiratlon OF candidates for county, town.
| ship AID municipal otfiees and ofices to be
Allied by the electors OF any district lying with
| In a county shall be fled with the election
boards OF Q resp -otVe counties and for officas
10 be alled by tle electors OF a district or cir.
cult composed OF two or more counties, with tho
| clerk OF the county board OF elections for the
| county containing tho greatest number Of in
habitRnta, as Ascertained by the last federal
| censua, Aot less than twelve days previ'
| GUS TO the day OF election: provided,
that in cities having election, boards certih'
| oates for the nomination OF any city offoer may
i bo filed with such city boards, not less than
| eight days previous TO the day OF such election
and all certificates ofnomtn alton and nomipA,
| tion papers, when filed, shall be open under
| proper regulation to public inspection, and tho
| boards OF election shnN preserve the same In
4 their respective Ofiloes
The eertinoGtes OF nomination and nomina.
tion papers being 80 fled and being in apparent
| conformity with the provisions OF this act, shall
| be deemed TO be valid unless objection thereto
| is duly made In writing, within five days after
| the fling thereof Such objection or other
questions arising IN relation to the nominations
| OF candidates for state orflces shall DO consid.
cred by the secretary OF state. and his decision
shall oe final. Such objections or questions
| arising In the course OF nominations oi
| candidates for county or city ofhoes shall be
eonsidered hg the county or city board oi