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sealed in separate Undergraduates law. SEQ.
Inspectors Report Of assisted and chal-
ienged voters tho close OF the election I"
the inspectors make out and sign. In tripltcate,
q report giving certain particulars as to ali
voters who have been assisted and all voters
law, sec. 81.
tMo,eS; e. the making of thi. return
alter the statements of canvass are completed
will oe in compliance with the law
STvatsment OF Time Served by Election oncer
the hbsi Gb.irm 1w9hty;;four hours after the election
must, II required so to do by the Police Board,
NE IN the Bureau of Electlons a abatement OF
tne NUMBER OF days served by each inspector,
OF the names of ballot clerks and poll clerks,
ana or the number of days during, which the
poses.-Election law, acc. ~.
Refusal to Sign Returns-An election ofacer
t the EIee " sIsn law AMY return required Of him b, by
grounds upon which such refusal is based upon
such return over his Observation-Disclosures Law,
FILING OF BALLOTS, STATEMENTS. RETURNS, ko.
Voted Ballots-Ballot Boxes Immediately
Sfter the inspectors have completed the copies
voted, except tho void and protested ballots.
shall be placed in the box from which they were
lots SO placed" T The s SoI shsi T. be DO . seS 1Si;
, ,bs ea, ana sealed, and shall be deposited with
'ns S po.lce soaGd; "nEleetion lay, See II;
REQUIREMENTS stated In the last preceding para
Rraph, u Is necessary to %construe Thorn rs i'm
Bureau of Elections not having any storage
place for ballot boxes. the boxes are delivered
on duty at tho boiling place. The law does not
h bns any specific provision for delivery OF the
presumably it Is delivered with the other bo;xes.j
Void Ballots.Protcstod Ballots ballots
rejected as Void and the ballots objected 70 as
marked FOR identification shall be- secured In
g. separate scaled package after the canvass.
The package shall be endorsed on the outside
fhRranf utth thA ~ 80 ~. fhA
mum Der and kind OF ballots contained therein.
With With the SeG bard Of s'e can W mtsa " Sy IN n" the ,s]s original
statement of the anvass."-Elettio law. sec.
Note. Presumably the inspectors mako up
and seal the package of void and protested
stNtement Of Canvass-Poll Books-Tally
Sheets-."The original stHtemento OF canvass and
the sealed package Of void and protested bal
lots shall be filed within twelve hours after tho
completion OF the CANVASS with the Board OF
Police commissioners. together with one of the
certified by the poll clerks. One cert fled copy
OF such original statement one poll book and
U %ith ' the c shsst s cIerk OF ot s Nsa Y Yarl; eo snsn ' nmS
msnl with the clerk q the Board OF Aldermen"
Note-Presumabiy the inspectors file state
ments of canvass; and the poll clerks. the poll
Tine sealed packages of detached stubs and
oaliots not used at the elections. shall > be
given W tue inspectors 10 the police, VINO snail
return them to the Board OF Police."-Elcction
law, sec. lib.
Note inspectors will be furnished with a
unused ballots. and The package OF stubs; and
the police officer ON duty at the polling place
the boxes and packages to him. The inspectors
will file the receipt in the Bureau OF Elections.
XVIII
CHALLENGES.
When Person May Be Challenged.-Duty of
may be challenged ~ when he applies to the
ballot clerks for ballots. or t2l when he offers
to an Inspector the ballot he intends to vote."or
CD previously by notice to that effect to an iu-
spector.". The name of the person challenging
may not be disclosed by IN election officer: ANY
inspector may challenge every person offering
to vote whom he shall know or suspect not to be-
duly qualified rs an %e'ector." and every person
whose name has been duly marked in the regis
ters to be challenged"
Oaths administered. Examination of Chal-
lenged Person.-'One ofthe inspectors =" tenders
the preliminary oath to every person challenged.
The inspectors. or one of them" then .ques-
tions tho person upon the points specified in the
to the person challenged 1.-The qualifications. II
any, in respect to which he shall appear TO them
one Of the inspectors administers
the " general oath " IN the form prescribed by
law; Additional oaths are pt3sc5i6ed for cases
viction of felony. A person who Is challenged
and who refuses to take any oath lawfully ten
dered to him by an Inspector. or to answer the
question of AN inspector. may not vote. Election
law "a. suNdivs. u and z. and los. subdiva. 2
and 9.
tNote.-The challenge is a declaration to the
inspectors that the person challenged is known
or suspected not 10 be qualified TO vote. The
challenge this mans right to vote
will be a sufficient challenge. IL n person chal-
lenged complies with all legal requirements
as to oaths aud statements. the inspectnrs must
him or receive his vote as the case may
be. Their duties are purely ministerial. and
they have no discretion. II the law is complied
with. they must act. This has been settled BY
the courts in numerous cases.) IL
Record of Persons Challenged.-The inspec-
keep "a minute OF their proceedings' in
eases of challenge.
tNote.-A form of record OF persons chal-
IenEed will be found upon the inside OF the back |
cover of each register. The law does not re-
luire that copies or raore than one original
be made.l