Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-11-03
THE NEW ELECTION LAW

THE NEW ELECTION LAW
Fun Text Of the Law Govcrning Election.
In Missouri.
An act to amend article 3, chapter Co. Of the n.
vised stafutesof 1889, of the state of Missouri
entitled Elections in cities and towns OF five
thousand Inhabitants and over" and extend
ing the Australian system OF voting to all
| voting precincts in the state.
Be it enacted by the general assembly of the
| state of Missouri as follows:
Section l. That sections Nos ~ 2 4765. 4713
AIS, 4776, 4779 4790 473i 1874 1885, 1872 and 1874
| Of article g. of chapter 50. Of the revised stat
| utes of the state of Missouri, be and the same
| are hereby repealed, and the following sections
| substituted therefor:
Sec. = Section 476S The certificate Of nom.
nation of candidate for office, selected by any
| convention OF delegates herein defined, shall
, be signed and executed by the presiding officer
| and secretary of such convention The certif-
cate OF nomination OF a candidate for once, Sc
| lected by any primary election, as herein de-
| fined, shall be signed and executed by the pre-
siding officer and secretary OF the poll ical COM
| mittee under whose direction it is held
| Sec g. Section 1866 Certificates of nomiua-
| ton filed with the eecretary Of state shall be
| filed not more than sixty and not less than
| twenty days before the day fixed BY law for the
| election of the persons in nomination. Certif
| Gates of nomination herein directed to be filed
with the clerk of the county court of each coun-
/ ty, shall be filed not more than sixty days and
not less than fifteen days before election Pro-
vided that in case of any vacancy in said nomi-
nation by resignation death or otherwise the
central committee or a convention called for
that purpose OF the party on whose ticket such
vacancy may occur may select and certify to
the secretary Of state, county clerk or recorder
| OF voters the name or names Of candidates 10
fill such vacancy: Provided, that the certif-
Gates of nomination to fill the vacancy shall be
filed with the secretary OF state not later
than fifteen days before the day fixed b.
law for the election of the persons in nonina-
ton, and with the recorder of voters or county
clerk not later than ten days before such cleo
! tiOn.
SEQ 4. Section 4773 to read as follows: Every
ballot printed under the provisions OF this arti-
Gle stall contain the name of every candidate
whose nomination for any Office specified in the
ballot has been certified filed according to
the provisions of this article and no other
names. The names of candidates nomina ted by
each party shall be grouped together upon the
proper ballot, and each group be headed By the
name of the political party by which the candi-
dates composing said groups are placed in nom
ination. Every ballot shall also contain the
name of the partv or principle which the candi-
dates represent contained in the certifica, es
OF nomination. Underneath the name of each
candidate shall be left a blank space large
enough to contain a written name
Sec. 5 Section 4775 to read as follows: The
clerk of the county court of each county shall
provide for each election district in his county
one hundred ballots for every fifty and fraction
of fifty electors register ed If there is no
registration of voters in he district, he shall
provide ballots to the number of two hundred
for every fifs7 or fraction OF fifty electors who
voted at the last general eie~ ton in the dis
trict
Sec. G. Section 4176 to real as follows: Be-
fore the opening of the polls at any election for
public officers within any county the clerk of
o,,,ft cJoo1 TO p loii To
the judges Of election of each election district
which is within the county in which the cleo
ton is to be held, one-haf of the number of
ballots printed for such district, and the re-
maindcr he shall deliver to the cons table of the
election district in q sealed package. to be de-
Evered to said judges only as may be necessary
by reason OF the loss, destruction or INSULT
cheney of the ballots previously delivered.
Sec. Z. Section 4779 to read as follows: All
officers upon whom is imposed BY law the duty
OF designating the polling places, shall provide
in each place designated by them sufficient
number of places. booths compartments,
which shall be furnished with such supplies and
conveniences as Shlll enable the voter conve-
niently to prepare hts ballot for voting in which
compartment the electors shall mark their bal
lots. screened from observation, and guard SO
constructed that only persons within the said
rail can approach within five feet of the ballot
boxes, or the places or compar tments herein pro-
vided for. The number of places compart-
mentS shall not be less than one for every one
hundred and fraction of one hundred electors
who voted at the last preceding general election
in the district; IN cities having registration, the
numb r shall be one for every hundred Or frac-
ticn Of one hundred names registered. No per
sons, other than electors engaged in receiving.
preparing or depositing their ballots, shall be
permitted to be within said rail- except by au-
thority of the judges Of election, and except as
is now by law otherwise provided The ex-
penses of providing such places compart-
and arl-r n he a
and shall be provided for in each county, town
and city in the same manner as the other cleo
ton expenses
Sec s Section 1880 to read as follows: On
any dav of election OF public officers in any
cleo ion district, each qualified elector shall be
entitled to receive from the judges of the cleo
ton one ballot. 1t shall be the duty OF such
judges of election to deliver such ballot to the
elector Before delivering any ballot to the
elect0r the two judges OF election having charge
of the ballots shall write their or initials
upon the back of the ballot with ink or indcli-
BILE pencil, and no other writing shall be on the
back Of the ballot, except the number OF the
ballot.
receipt of his ballot the elector shall forthwith,
and without leaving the polling place retire
alone to one of the places, booths or compart-
mentS provided to prepare his ballot He shall
prepare his ballot BY crossing out the groups
he does not wish to vote, and then make all
changes on one group by striking out the name
or names of candidates he does at wish to vote
for. and write the name or names of his choice
underneath. so that the rem aiming part shall
express his vote upon the questions submitted
After preparing his ballot the elector shall fold
the same that the face of the ballot will be
concealed and the initials of the judges may be
seen. He shall then vote forthwith and before
leaving the polling place: Provided, that any
outside party shall have the right 10 challenge
any voter whom he suspects to be an Illegal
voter, and the judges shall determine the right
OF the party CHI Lltenged to vote
Sec. TO- Section 1874 to read as follows: Any
elector who declares under oath to the judges
OF election having charge of the ballot that he
cannot read or write, or that by reason OF
physical disability he is unable to mark his
the judges having charge OF the ballots. who
ballot for voting in the manner hereinbefore
provided. Such elector. after making such OATH
may require one OF such judges to read to him
the contents OF the ballot, so that the elector
can ascertain the relative position OF the names
Of the candidates on each ballot
Sec. H. Section 4985 to read as follows: Every
balio: shall be numbered in the order in which
it shall be received No judge of election shall
deposit any ballot upon which the names or
initials of the judges as herenbefore provided
for, does not appear.
Sec II Section 479. to read as follows: Sec
ton 1872 This article shall not apply to elec'
tions for public offices determined otherwise
than by ballot. to township or village elections,
to sc haol elections or elections OF county com
missioners of public schools or elections OF
road overseers-
Sec. IL. Section 1891 to read as follows: All
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