The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-08

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dates the names Of said candidates shall
be grouped together In alphabetical order
under the title of the office for which
they are respectively running, and the
ballots shall have a square at the right
of each name so as to give each voter
a clear opportunity to designate his choice
of candidates by a cross (x) marked
within the square at the right Of the
name of each candidate. The ballot shall
also contain a blank line for the insertion
of the name of candidate for return
judge, and three members of vigilance
committee A fac simile OF the ballot to
be voted for at the primary election shall
be published by the county chairman in
two entire editions of at least two Repub-
lican newspapers published In Lacka-
wanna county prior to the primary cleo
ton.
16. The county chairman shall have
printed on white paper of such ballots not
less than double the numler of votes cast
for the Rel ublican candidate for presi-
dent at the last preceding presidential
election, and he shall distribute to one
member of the vigilance committee in
| each election district, not less than double
the number of ballots cast for the Repub-
lican presidential candidate In said dis
trict, and take a receipt for said ballots
from said committeeman. In addition the
candidates may procure from the county
chairman, fifteen days before the time
| fixed for holding the primary election, as
| many official ballots as they may desire
at the cost of printing. The county chair
| man shall furnish each district with a
suitable ballot box.
II. 1t shall be the duty of the member
| of the vigilance committee receiving the
official ballots to keep the same carefully
in his own possession and to have said
ballots at the polling place at the hour
| fixed for opening the polls, and to see that
none of said ballots Is delivered to any
other person than some member of the
vigilance committee before the election
board is legally organized and sworn and
the polls declared open; and after that
| time only one ballot shall be given to
each voter upon his personal application,
all the ballots not so given out to be re-
| tained by the election board until after
the close of the polls and the announce
ment of the result of the election. In
case any voter shall apply for second
| ballot he shall be entitled to receive the
same on returning to the election board
the first ballot received by him.
INDICATES HIS CHOICE.
| 49, Each voter shall indicate his choice
| by marking at the right of the name of
each candidate or proposition he wishes
| to vote for a cross (X) mark. If on any
ballot more names are so marked than
| there are persons to be nominated or II
for any reason II is impossible to deter
mine the voters choice for any office,
such ballot shall not be counted for such
office.
10. No ballot without the official in
dorsement shall be deposited in the bal
lot box, and none but the official ballots
provided for by these rules shall be
counted. All the ballots deposited In the
ballot box shall be securely sealed up by
the vigilance committee before leaving the
election room, and the same shall be pre-
served and returned by the committee tc
the county convention together with the
poll list, oaths of the election board an6
of challenged voters and the tally sheets
20. The official ballots provided for BY
the above rules will state how many can
ddates are to be voted for for each office
q. 1t shall be the duty of each vigilance
committee to keep list of voters to whom
ballots are given, specifying whether
each of said voters has received only on,
or two ballots: also to keep one regular
poll list and tally sheet at said election IL
the same manner as such lists at genera
elections are required to be kept; and Il
shall be the further duty of said vigi
lance committee to make public proclama
ton, Immediately after counting the bal
lots, of the number of votes cast for eacf
candidate for each particular office; anc
|
their certificate, the return sheet, oath
poll list and tally sheet to the county con
yention.
%. In case any cne of the persons select
ed for the vigilance committee shall tai
to attend at the time and place appointed
for holding the primary meeting in th'
district for fifteen Q0 minutes after tn
time fixed for opening the polls, the tw'
ether members of the vigilance commit
tee shall appoint a substitute who shal
act in place of the absent member; If tw'
or more of the said vigilance committe
shall fail to attend as aforesaid, the Re
publican voters present at the place o
meeting shall. at the expiration of tf
teen Q5) minutes from the time appointe'
to open the polls, fill the vacancies; an
the acts of tie persons substituted shal
be recognized as If done by the vigilanc
committee originally selected.
NAMES MUST BE PUBLISHED.
%. All the rames of Republican candi
dates for any county, district or other OF
flee shall be announced in the entire edi
tion of a public newspaper published 1
the county at least twenty days befor
the day appointed for holding the primar
election, and votes cast for any candi
date for such an office who has not bee
so announced shall not be counted by tn
county convention in determining the car
didates nomiI ated.
"a. 1t is hereby recommended that tn
legislative and senatorial district organ
izations adopt rules in conformity wit
the county rules, and that the regularl
elected vigilance committees as herein
before provided for shall conduct all pr
mary elections.
%. These rules take effect from date Q
their adoption.
Order of business in county convention
Calling to order by county chairman.
Receipt of credentials.
Temporary organization.
Appointment of committees.
Reports of committees.
Permanent organization.
Computing returns.