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

elections, respectively (and in the case Of
of1ces to be filed by tho electors OF n district
by a board to be composed OF tho presidents OF
tho boards OF elections Of the several counties
composing said district or circuit, which board
shall meet at the ONCE OF the bonrd OF eIections
OF the county which contained the greatest
number Of inhabitants at the last federal cen.
sus,l and its decision shall be final.
In case no decision can DO arrived at by the
county board, the matter IN controversy shall
be submitted to one OF the judges OF the court
OF common pleas, and II the board can not
otherwise agree such Judge shall be chosen by
lot. Such judge shall summarlly decide tho
question thus submitted to him and his dc.
cision SHAH bo final. Should any person so
nominated die, withdraw or decline the nomi.
nation, or should any certificate OF nomination
be insufficient or imperfect the vacancy thus
occasionod may be filed IN the manner re.
CURED Tor original nominations, but must
be certified to the state board OF elections
twenty t2O) days, or to the county board
OF elections twelve O2) days previous
TO election day. II, when the original nomina.
tion was made there was delegated to n com.
mltteo tho power to I'LL vacancies, 10 may pro-
ceed to FIJI tho same. The chairman and sec
retary OF such committees shall thereupon
make and file with the proper onicer certih.
| cate setting forth the cause OF the vacancy the
name OF the person nominated the onlce for
which he was nominated, the name OF the per.
son for whom the new nominee is TO be sub.
stituted, the fact that the committee was au.
thorized to fill vacancies, and such other infor.
nation as Is requ red to be given in an original
certiilcnte of nomination. The certificate so
made shall be executed, Acknowledged and
sworn to in tho manner prescribed for the
original certificate of nomination, and shall,
! upon being iiled with the state board, at least
! twenty (9O) days, or with the county board
| twelve. O2) days before election, have the same
force and effect as an original certificate Of
nomination.
II the certificate of nomination of any state
convention shall request that the figure or de-
| vice selected by such convention be used to
| designate the candidates of such party on the
! ballots for all elections throughout the state
such figure or device shall be so used until
| changed by request OF subsequent state con.
vention OF the same party. Such device may
| be the figure OF q star, an eagle plow or some
| such appropriate symbol but the coat Of arms
| national flag, or any other emblem common to
the people at large shall not be used as such
| device.
Immediately upon the expiration Of the time
within which certificates of nomination may
be filed with him, the secretary of state shall
certify copies OF all the certificates so filed to
of the county board OF the district or circuit
with whom the certificate OF district or circuit
nominations had been filed, shall immedia tely
certify the same to the clerks of the boards OF
election in all the other counties in such dis
tr1ct or circuit.
| FORM OF BALLOT,
SEC. II. Every ballot intended for the use OF
electors, which shall be printed in accordance
with the provisions OF this act, shall contain
the names and the party or political designa-
| tion Of all candidates whose nominations for
| any offices specified in the ballot have been
duly made and not Withdrawn in accordance
| herewith
The arrangement of the ballot shall, in gen.
eral, conform as nearly as is practicable to the
plan hereinafter given, and the devices named
and lists OF candidates of the various parties
shall be printed in parallel columns, in such
order as the secretary OF state may direct pre-.
cedence, however, being given to the party
which polled the higher number Of votes for the
head Of the ticket In the next preceding cleo
zion.
Whenever the approval of a constitutional
amendment or other question is to be submitted
| to vote Of the people, such question shall
be printed on the ballot after the list of candi
dates, The ballots shall be so printed as to
give to each elector n clear opportunity to des
ignate by n cross mark (x) in q blank inclosed
space ut the left hand of, or within the lines in
closing the name OF, each candidate, his choice
of candidates and his answer to the question
submitted.
On the back shall be printed "offlcial ballot -
the date OF the election, and fac.similies of the
signatures of the members OF the board which
has caused the ballot to be printed.
They shall be printed on the same leaf with a
double stub and separated therefrom by per
forated line, and shall be bound, with the stubs
attached thereto into books, one for each vot'
ing precinct, which book shall contain at least
twice as many ballots as there were votes cast
at such precinct at the preceding election
Upon the covers OF such books shall be printed
the designation of the precinct for which bal
lots have been prepared.
Tho main stub shall be printed as follows
Consecutive numbers-(After these words the
consecutive numbers shall be printed begin
ming with one and increasing in regular numer
ical order); provided, however that any county
board may direct that such consecutive mum
bers shall not be printed but shall be written
by the ballot officer before delivering the ballot
to the elector.
Name of voter-(After these words the clerk
shall set down the voters name.)
Residence-(After this word the clerk is to
set down the voters residence,)