Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-05-09
tho host Of his knowledre ana ballet. and tbe

tho bost OF his knowledge and belief, and the
certificate OF such oath shall bo annexed.
All certificates OF nomination and nomination
papers shall, besides con aiming the names of
candidates. specify as TO each ~ the once
for which he ~ nomln tted; (2l tho party or po
litical principles which he represents Expressed
in not moro than thee words ~ his pluce OF
residence, with street and number thereon, II
any.
FILLING OF CERTIFICATES.
SEc 10. Certificates OF nomination and nomi-
nation papers for the nomination OF candidates
Tor state ofoes shall be filed with the secretary
OF state not less than thirty days previous to the
day OF the election ut which the candidates are
TO be voted for. Such certificates and papers for
The nomination OF candidates for county town
ship and municipal otices, and offices to be
hled by the electors of any district lying with.
IN county shall be lled with the election
Donrds OF o respective counties, and for ofiCes
10 be filled by the electors OF q district or cir
cult composed OF two or more counties with the
clerk OF tho county board Of elections for the
county containing the greatest number OF in.
haoitants us ascertained by the last federal
census, not less than twelve days previ.
Gus TO the day of elections: provided,
that in cities having election boards oertih
Gates for the nomination OF any city ofloer may
be tilcd with such city boards not less than
eight days previous to the day OF such election;
and all certificates OF nomu alton and nomina.
tton papers, when filed. shall bo OPEN under
proper regulation to public inspection, and the
boards OF election shall preserve the same in
their respective ofllCes.
The certificates of nomination and nomina.
ton papers being so filed, and being in apparent
conformity with IN" provisions OF this act shall
De deemed 10 be valid, unless objection thereto
s duly made in writing. within i've days after
the filing thereof. Such objection or other
questions arising In relation to the nominations
oil cand dates for state Offices shall be consid.
cred by the secretary OF stnte. and his dec sion
shall be final Such objections or questions
candidates for county or city otfices shall be
considered by the county or city board of
elections, respectively land in the case of
otlc S to be filled by the electors OF district
or circuit composed OF two or m re counties,
by board to be composed OF tho presidents of
the boards OF elections OF the several counties
composing said district or circuit, which board
shall meet at the oiilce OF the board OF elections
OF the county which contained the greatest
number Of inhabitants Mt the last federal cen.
sus,) and its decision shall bo final
In case no decision can be arrived nt 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 snail summarily decide the
cision shall be final. Should any person so
nominated die, withdraw or decline the nomi.
nation, or should any certificate OF nomination
be insuni .ient or imperfect, the vacancy thus
occasioned may be filled in the manner re.
quired for original nominations but must
be certified to the state board OF elections
Of elections twelve 02) DAYS previous
TO election day. II, when the original nomina.
tion was made, there was delegated to "a com.
mittee the power to fill vacancies, it may pro.
ceed to fill the same. The chairman and sec.
retary OF such committees shall thereupon
make and file with the proper officer u certiti.
cate setting forth the cause OF the vacancy. the
name OF the person nominated, the office for
which he wa, nominated, the name of the per.
son for W wlom the new nominee is to be sub.
stttuted, 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
certificate of nomination. The certificate so
q md
sworn to in the manner prescribed for the
original certificate of nomination. and shall.
upon being hled with the state board. at least
twenty (eO) days, or with the county board
twelve (2) 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 oil elections throughout the state
such figure or device shall be so used until
changed by request Of a subsequent state con-
ven[lon OF the same party. Such device may
be the figure OF star an eagle, plow or some
such appropriate symbol, but the coat of arms
or seal of the state or OF the United States, the
national flag, or any other emblem common to
he people at large shall not be used as such
device.
Immediately upon the expiration of the time
within which certificates of nomination may
be fled with him, the secretary OF state shall
certify copies of all the certificates so filed to
the clerks OF the county boards and the ERIK
with whom the certificate OF district or circuit
nominations had been filed. shall imm edia tely
certify the same to the clerks of the boards OF
election in all the other counties in such dis.
trict or circuit.
FORM OF BALLOT.
SEC "a. 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
luly Withdrawn 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
ami 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
| tion.
Whenever the approval OF constitutional
amendment or other question is to be submitted
| TO vote OF the people, such question shall
he printed on the ballot after the list of candi.
dates. The ballots shall be so printed as to
| give 10 each elector clear opportunity to des-
! gnate by cross mark !x) in 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 "orficial ballot"
the date of the election, aud fac.smilies 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 q
| 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 prec net 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.
| The 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-(A these words the clerk
| shall set down the voters name)
| Residence after tn word the clerk ts u
| set down the voters residence)