The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1894-03-17
LAW or ELECTIONS.

|ircular giving a digest OF the
mendments made TO the election
hws by the last legislature.
The Legislature OF 1891 passed
wo acts relative TO elections,
|amely, Acts 100 and 1914. The
.rst mentioned act relates TO
eneral elections, and provides
tho shall be inspectors at such
ections, while section l OF act
94 expressly provides that,
"All elections hereafter held
b the various cities, villages and
ownships in this state, shall be
b conformity with the provisions
II the laws governing general
lections, SO far as the same pro
isions OF such laws relative 10
he boards OF election inspectors
are hereby made apph-
able 10 such municipal and town
hip elections.
The legislature of 1893, by act
OF, amended section of act
80, by adding the following
broviso thereto:
And provided further, that
10 person shall act as such in
pector, who is a candidate for
my Office to be elected by ballot
1t said election"
The amendment to section OF
sct 100 governing general cleo
ions, would necessarily affect
vet 1914, as act 1914. expressly
provides that "all provisions OF
such laws (the laws governing
General elections) relative ia
boards Of election inspectors
are hereby made apple
able TO such municipal and town
ship elections.
The necessary effect OF the
amendment of 1898, under the
circumstances, is TO prohibit any
berson from acting as inspector
ht any election who is q candi
Hate for any Office, TO be elected
by ballot at such election.
The intention of the law is tha
no man, who is interested in thu
election as candidate for Office
should act as one of the judges
at the election, on the principle
Ihaf no man should act as judg
in his own case. ;.
The attorney general hold
therefore. that a person who's
name appears on the ticket as
candidate for a township offic
at any election would not be Ell
titled to sit or officiate a. inspect
or or act as canvasscr at sue
election.
Should not sufficient qualifie
township officers remain in tn
township TO conduct an election
by reason OF being candidate
for Office, the deficiency woul
be supplied by the electors pre-
emit by a viva voce vote, as pr
yided in section 9 Of act 100
the public acts OF 1891.
Several other important amen
ments we're made by the la
legislature in the election law
Section IA as amended regulat
the position of the tickets on Il
ballot. The ticket of the par
having the greatest number
votes in the county, ut the pr
ceding general election, shall
placed first on the ticket, q
position OF the other tickets
be governed by the same rule.
Section 10 makes lawful 7
1circulation of colored ballo
marked obstruction ballot" !
the purpose OF instruction
voters.
Section 1.-THE cross STAN
used in marking ballots shall
metallic.
Section 90 provides for
designation by each polite
party of not exceeding two cn
q lengers at place OF Young, VI
to be provided with tao
Challengers must have cred'
tials signed by the chairman
the city or township committe
Sectian 20 gives instructions
voters. the language OF
amendment being clearer u
the original law.
Section 32 provides that WI
an elector cannot read Engl
and must have his ballot mark
a must be marked Tor !
in the presence OF the CT
lenger OF each political par
by an inspector designated
the board for that purpose. VII
marking shall be done IN on.
the booths. The original
nrovidcd that this be done In
nresence OF inspectors only.
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