The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1892-03-03
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sew ELECTION Law.

NEW ELECTION Law.
Elections hereafter will be con-
Quoted under the direction and su.
pervision OF state and county boards
OF election commissioners. The
state board Is composed Of the gov
ernor, auditor and secretary Of state.
This board appoints for each coun-
| ty in the state a county board OF
election commissioners, said ap
pointments TO be made not more
than 80 and not less than 30 days
prior to each general election. The
commissioners shallmeet at the-co
house at least twenty days prior TO
the general election and organize by
lelecting one member chairman and
another clerk. Each commissioner
shall have one vote and two shall
constitute quorum, and the concur
ring votes of any two shall decide all
questions before them. Not less
than 5 days before any general elect
ION they shall appoint three judges
of election for each voting precinct
In the county. The sheriff shall is
sue proclamation of election 20 days
before general elections and 10 days
before special elections. Polls shall
be opened at 8 O'clock a. m. and
shall remain continuously open until
half past 6 o'clock p. M. County
boards are to provide and deliver to
sheriff ballot boxes, poll books, tally
sheets, blanks and ballots, and
sheriff shall deliver same to election
judges.
NOMINATION OF CANDIDATES.
The nomination OF candidates
shall be certified to in the following
manner: By the chairman and sec
rotary of any convention Of delegates,
or of the canvassing board of any
primary election, held by authority
of any organized political party In
the state, or subdivision thereof, in
which such convention or primary
election is held; and, also, by cleo
tors OF the state, district, county,
township, ward of a city or incorpor
ated town, for which the nomination
is made. PROVIDED, that the mum
Der of signatures OF electors so re-
quired shall not be less than fifty
nor more than one Thousand, for the
state or any district or county, and
not less than ten, nor more than fifty,
for any township, or ward of city
or incorporated town. All certificates
OF nomination made by the chair
men and secretaries of conventions,
or canvassing boards of primary
election, shall be duly acknowledged
before an officer authorized by law
to take acknowledgements. The
said certificates of nomination shall
be accompanied by the receipt of the
treasurer or collector of each county
in which any candidate is to be vot-
ed for, for ithe following amounts,
namely: Candidates for offices to
be voted for by the electors OF the
entire state, fifty cents each, candi
dates for offices to be voted for by
the electors of district composed Of
more than one county, except mem
bers OF congress, three dollars, can
didates tor representatives. in con
gress, ten dollars; candidates for Of
fees to be voted for by electors of
single county, three dollars; candi
dates offices to be voted for by the
electors Of township, one dollar.
These several amounts shall be plac
ed to the credit OF the fund for gen
eral county expenses. Candidates for
offices 10 be voted for by the electors
of any incorporated town or city
shall present the receipt Of the treas
urer or collector of such municipal
ty for the sum Of one dollar each. All
money received from this source
shall be placed to the credit of the
fund for general expenses in said
city or town.
NoMINATIoNs-wHEN AND WHERE Fill
All certificates of nomination of
candidates for presidential electors
and members OF congress, and for
state and judicial and district of
ticeis, either by convention, primary
election or electors, shall be filed
with the secretary of state: and all
certificates of the nomination of can
didates for county, township and
municipal officers shall be filed with
the county election commissioners
OF the county in which they are to
be voted for. Certificates Of nomina-
ton required by this act to b. filed
with the secretary OF state shall be
filed not more than sixty days, and
not less than twenty days before the
day fixed bv law for the election of
persons in nomination, Certificates
of nomination herein directed to be
filed with the county election COM
missioners shall be filed not more
than sixty days. and not less than
fifteen before the. election. PRovIp-
Ed, That IN case of any vacancy oc