The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1892-07-07
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Sec. II. The officer or officers, whose
duty it is to have the ballots printed,
shall prepare full instructions for the
guidance of voters at each election, as
to obtaining ballots, as to the manner
of marking them and the method of
gaining assistance, and as to obtaining
new ballots in place of those accident
ally spoiled; and they shall respectively
cause the same, together with copies Of
sections %, %, 24, 25, %, 81,
% and 90 of this act to be
printed in large, clear type on sop
arate cards, to be called cards of In
struction; and such officer or officers
shall furnish to the judges of election ?
sufficient number Of such cards of In
struction to enable the judges of cleo
tion to comply with The provisions Of
this act
Sec. 1a The judgestof election shall
cause not less than ore of such cards to
be posted in each voting booth or
apartment provided for the preparation
of ballots, and not less than four (1 o!
such cards to be posted in and about
the polling place upon the day of cleo
tion. Judges of election shall, not less
than five (5) days prior to an election,
cause to be conspicuously posted in five
or more public places in their voting
| precinct q card of instruction and G
specimen ballot, printed on colored pa
per, containing the names, residence
and party or political afhliation of au
candidates nominated. as herein pro
vided and to be voted for in such pre-
cinct, substantially in the form Of th4
general ballot to be used. The coun
ty auditor shall cause to be published
prior to the day of election in q
least two newspapers, If there bs q
many published in such county rep
resenting the political parties which
cast at the preceding general eAectior
the largest and next largest number o1
votes, a list of all the nomination.
made, as herein provided and to bt
voted for at such election as near a
may be in the. form in which theJ
shall appear upon the general ballot
provided, that publication by ths
county auditor shall not be requires
for or apply to the election OF town
ship or municipal officers =
4 Sec. 10. Election boards shall 4 b
composed of three judges and tw
clerks The judges of election of thei
respective election precincts shall hav
charge Of the ballots and furnish ther
to the voters as hereinafter set forth
Not more than two judges and no
more than one clerk shall belong I
the same political party or organiza
ton; provided, always, there be on
Il al
ing to act as such judge or clerk, an
belonging to and q member or mem
bers Of opposite parties. In munici
pslities the, councilmen or trustee
shall be ex-offcio judges Of election
provided, that in case more than tw
councilmen or trustees belonging
the same political party or organiza
ton be residents of the same election
precinct, the county board of supervi:
ors may designate which of the cour
cilmen or trustees shall serve as Judge
ct general elections in such precincts
In township precincts the clerk of th
township shall be ex-oRcio, clerk G
election OF the precinct In which he n
sides, and the trustees Of the TOWNSHIP
shall be ex-oficio judges OF election
except that In townships not divide
into election precincts, If all the trui
tees be Of the same political party
those two only whose terms expire'i
one and two years, shall be ex-ofici
judges Of such precinct The member
ship of such election board shall b
completed by the board of supervisor
from the party unrepresented whie
cast the largest or next largest nun
ber of votes In said precinct at the lss
general election; and as now provide
by law and In conformity with this ac
provided. that In all city elections th
powers and duties bereinbefore give
and made incumbent upon the boar
Of supervisors shall be exercised an
performed by the city council {
/ trustees of incorporated townA Ifs
the opening Of the polls In any pr.
cinct there shall be vacancy in th
/ Office Of clerk or Judge Of election, th
same shall be Allied by The members {
the board present and from the polit
cal party which Is entitled TO sue
vacant Office under the prcvlsions :
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