The McCook tribune., 1897-08-20
OUR NEXT ELECTION.
1T WILL BE HELD UNDER THE
NEW LAW.
Oficers to BE Chosen In Accordance
with the Provisions of the Legisia-
tive Act, House Roll No. 10-Old
Omciais Out of Onice Accord
Ing to Attorney General
Elections I'm Nebraska.

The next general election in this
state must be held under the law
passed by the last session of the legis-
lature and the officers of election will
be those chosen in accordance with
house roll No. 10. The attorney gen.
eral has given his opinion that the old
election officers will not hold over, but
that they were lcgislatcd out of office
by the new act and the county judges
must appoint new precinct judges and
clerks who viii conduct the elections
for the next year. The new law pro-
vides that the county judges of the
several counties must, at least one
week before the general election, ap-
point three judges and two clerks of
| election in each precinct and these are
to serve as election officers at all gen
eral and special elections to be held
during the next year.
The act provides that these officers
! of election shall be ''of good character
we'll informed, who can read and write
and speak the English language, and
that they shall have resided in the
election precinct for which they are
appointed to servo for at least one year
next preceding appointment and shall
be entitled to vote therein" The man
ner of selection of these election ot1i-
GERS. which is a complete change from
the old system, is as follows:
RULES OF SELECTION.
''The county judge shall appoint as
judges and clerks of election at least
ten days before the election three
judges and two clerks nominated for
such offices in precinct primaries. and
the county Judge shall select for each
precinct one judge for the party poll
ing the highest number of votes at the
last general election in the precinct.
and one judge from the party polling
the next highest number of votes at
the last general election and one Judge
from the party polling the next high
est number of votes at the last general
election. In case there is one or more
he shall appoint clerk of election
from each of the parties not repre-
sented on the election board polling
the highest number of votes, and pro-
vided, where there are only two par
ties with tickets on the official ballot,
then the party polling the highest
vote shall have two judges and one
clerk and the other party one judge
duu Ouc ClcTh, anu Ill CAST VI lllTct
parties on the official ballot he shall
appoint clerk from each of the par
ties receiving the highest number of
votes. and such judges and clerks shall
constitute board of election
DUTY OF PRIMARIES.
The duty of the precinct primaries to
nominate the officers of the election is
Imperative and if neglected by these
primaries the selection is left to the
county Judge without restriction. The
old plan OF having electors present at
the polls name officers to fill vacancies
is still operative where none of the
regularly appointed officers show up
at the time for opening the polls. In
case there is some of the regular board
present the vacant place must be filled
by the members of the same political
party as the absentee. In this case the
qualified members of the party who
are present can nominate candidate
for the vacancy and present the name
to the board for ratification.
Owing to the fact that many of the
precinct primaries will be held before
the copies of the session laws are gen
orally distributed the chairmcn of the
populist and democratic state central
committees arc calling the attention of
the voters to the provisions of this law
and to the Importance that it be com
piled with in the selection of the names
to be certified to the county judge by
the precinct primary officers.