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ton officers of each precinct shall write
and sign a certificate TO the effect that
it contains all the ballots cast and the
tally lists kept by the clerks. which en-
velope and envelopes, together with the
contents. must be delivered to the Gus
tcdy of the County Clerk or the Board
of Election Commissioners.
GENERAL CHALLENGER.
Section 20. The governing body in the
county, or city and county of each pO-
litical party taking part in such pri-
mary election may furnish to the Board
of Election Commissioners, prior to or
at the time of the selection by the said
board of the election officers, the name
of an elector in each precinct whom
such party is DESTROYS to have appointed
as general challenger for such party.
II shall be the duty of such board, If
they find that the person named Is a
resident Of such precinct, and that his
name appears on the last precinct reg
lister of said precinct, to appoint MN
as such challenger.
CHALLENGES FOR INDEPEN-
DENTS.
At any time after that, and not later
than the third day before the election,
anybody if resident voters of any pre-
cinct. not less than the number of del
gates Of said party 10 be elected in
such precinct, may file petition with
the Board Of Election Commissioners,
setting forth that it is their intention to
run as candidates at such primary
election and requesting the appoint
rnent Of some person as special chal-
Ienger to act on their behalf, and nam
ing such person. 1t shall thereupOn
be the duty of the board to ascertain if
such person has the qualifications pro-
vided. and if so, to appoint such per-
son.
POWER OF A CHALLENGER.
Such chaIIeNgers shall act without
CONDENSATION when so appointed, and
shall be sworn the same as an election
officer. and shall have power to ehal-
lenge the vote of any person by him be-
lieved to be voting unlawfully, upon
any ground mentioned in the general
election law. or upon any ground men
toned herein; and such challengers,
during the progress of any such pri-
the powers of a peace officer; he shall
have free access to such polling place
during the election and the counting of
the ballots.
SOMETHING FOR THE COUNTY
CLERK TO DO.
Section 81 Immediately upon the
passage of this Act it shall be the duty
Of the County Clerks, or any city and
county. TO withdraw from distribution
a sufficient number of the copies of the
ward, or precinct, or township regis
ters and the supplements thereto. in
their possession for use at the primary
elections, and to carefully preserve such
copies. The Secretary of State shall
notify the seceral County Clerks of the
duty imposed upon them in this respect.
REGISTERS.
In printing registers for use in the
general elections that shall occur after
the passage of this Act, it shall be the
duty OF the Board of Supervisors of the
several counties to print such additional
copies as may be required for use in the
primary elections. Such additional cop
les shall be securely preserved in sealed
packages. Electors removing from one
residence to another in the same pri-
mary precinct shall not thereby lose the
right to vote but at the time Of voting
the change of residence may be inter-
Tined on the register
ATTEMPTS TO VOTE ILLEGALLY.
Section 22. Any person who. at any
primary election, shall vote illegally, or
attempt so to vote. shall be subject to
the same punishment provided by law
Of nr offnronfi O
to vote at general election. No per-
son shall be allowed to vote whose name
does not appear upon the great or pre-
cinct register of the county, or city and
county. used at the last general cleo
ton as a person entitled to vote in such
precinct. or unless his name appears
upon the supplements.
HEAVY PENALTIES.
If the election officers at such primary
election shall knowingly permit any
person to vote after being challenged
who shows, by his examination, that he
is not entitled to vote, they shall be
guilty of a felony, and upon conviction
thereof be imprisoned in State Prison
not less than one nor more than five
years.
IF YOU CHANGE YOUR RESIDENCE
Section %. Whenever an elector,
since the last general election, has re-
moved from one precinct to another,
within the county, or city and county.
or to another county in the State, such
eiectOr so removing shall have the
right TO apply to, and receive from the
County Clerk or Registrar of Voters a
transfer of his registration. No GER
tificate Of transfer within the county,
or city and county, shall be given the
electOr. but the County Clerk or Reg
istrar of Voters shall cause the name
to be Cancelled off the precinct register
from which the elector has removed,
and shall thereupon cause such name to
be written in upon the precinct regis
ter to which he has so removed, and
which precinct register is to be fur
nished by the County Clerk or Regis
trar TO the precinct or other election
boards.
THE TWENTY ONESTERS.
Any native-born citizen who. since
the last general election, has become
of legal age, or any person who has
become naturalized since the last gen
eral election, shall be entitled to vote
at any primary election: providing, he
has made application to have his name
placed upon the precinct register of the
county in which he resides and of which