Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1896-08-20
NEW CAUCUS LAW.
Provisions Of the. Code Which viii Govern
Primary Elections.

AS the season Tor holding caucuses
OF primary elections is at hand, the
ARGUS by request, prints the new
law on the subject, in full, below.
1t will be seen that it's provisions
are stringent, and 1t will he well for
the judges at the primaries to see
that they are followed strictly The
law is found i'm part 3, title 2, of the
political code, under the heading,
primary Elections" and commence
ing with section 1,33O. 1t reads as
follows:
Section $3.50. No person shall be
entitled to vote at any caucus,
primary meeting or election held by
any political party, except he be an
elector of the state and county
within which such caucus, primary
meeting or election il held, and a
legal resident of the precinct or dis
trict within which such caucus, pri-
mary meeting or election is held, and
the limits of which said princinct or
district are fixed and prescribed by
the regularly chosen and recognized
representatives of the party issuing
the call for such caucus, primary
meeting or election.
Sec. 1881. No person shall be en-
titled to vote at any such caucus.
primary meeting or election who is
not identified with the politicaI
party holding such caucus, primary
meeting or election, or who does not
intend to act with such political
party at the ensuing election, whose
candidates are to be nominated at
such caucus, or primary meeting.
Sec. 1882. Three judges, who shall
be legal voters i'm the precinct where
such caucus or primary meeting is
held, shall be chosen by the qualified
voters of said precinct or district,
who are present at the opening OF
such caucus or primary meeting, and
said judges shall be empowered to
administer oaths and affirmations.
and they shall decide all questions
relating to the qualifications OF
those voting or offering to- vote at
such caucus or primary meeting, and
they shall correctly count all votes
cast and certify the results of the
same.
Sec. ,333. The judges shall select
one of their number, who shall act
as clerk, and the clerk must keep a
true record of each and every person
voting, with their residence, giving
the street and number and postoffice
address.
Sec. 1.334- Any qualified voter
may challenge the right of any per-
son Offering to vote at such caucus
or primary meeting. and i'm the event
of such challenge the person chal-
lenged shall swear to and subscribe
to an oath administered by one of the
Judges, which oath shall be SUBJ
stantially asfollows: lido solemnly
swear that am a full citizen of the
United States and am an elector oI
this county and of this pricinct
where this primary is now being
held; that / have been and am now
Identified with the party, or that
it IL my intention, bona fide, to act
with the-party and identify my
self with the same at the ensuing
election" II the challenged party
takes the oath as above prescribed
he Is entitled to vote. Provided In
case person taking the oath as afore-
said shall Intentionally make false
answers to any questions put tn him
by any one OF the Judges concerning
his right to vote at such caucus or
primary meeting. he shall, upon
conviction. be deemed guilty of per
tjury and shall be punished by Inn