Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-03-03

be allowed to be represented by at
least one delegate to each convention
in which the district is entitled to be
represented. The call shall be signed
by the chairman and attested by the
central committee or managing COM
mittee secretary.
How Expense Is Borne.
The expense of conducting primary
elections under this law in each cour-
~, city, village or Incorporated town
shall be paid by such county, city, viii
lage or incorporated town, respectively.
including the salaries of judges and
clerks, cost of ballot boxes. registry
books and other expenses, except the
printing of ballots. The board of cleo
ton commissioners, where such board
has jurisdiction, otherwise the clerk of
the county, shall audit all claims and
Iexpenscs and upon their or his warrant
the expenses shall be paid. Provided,
| that in cities, villages and Incorporated
towns where there is board of cleo
ton commissioners, all expense in
CURED Ivy the board shall be paid by
such city, village or Incorporated town.
Judges and clerks shall not be removed
from ci!ice within five days of such pri-
mary elections except for fragrant mis-
behavior. incapacity or dishonesty. and
the reasons therefore shall be preserved
of record. Judges and clerks are al
lowed So day for their services.
Eligibility to Vote.
Every legal voter entitled to vote at
the last preceding election. whose name
is on the general registry book of any
election precinct within the primary
| district in which he offers to vote.
and who, at the time he offers such
Vota. Is a resident of the district in
whichh offers to vote. shall be entitled
to vote provided he is a member of the
political party or organization holding
the election, and provided he has not
voted - the primary election Of any
other political party within one year
iast preceding. Otherwise no person
shall vote or be qualified to vote.
None but legally qualified voters re-
siding in the primary district to be
represented shall be eligible as dele
gates to any convention of such party.
Form of the Ballot.
The manner OF voting shall be by bal
lot. The ballots shas be of uniform
size. rot less than s inches long and
inches wide, of plain, white paper.
All BALLOTS not fulfilling these provis-
ions shall be void and be marked De
fective" on the back. No ballot shall
be classed defective because the voter
has named upon it less number of
delegates than he was entitled to vote
for. If it be impossible for the Judges
to determine the voters choice. such
ballots shall not be counted but bal
lots TO which objections have been made
by any Of the judges or the challengers,
shall he marked Objected to" and a
memorandum, signed by the Judges.
| stating how the ballot was counted.
shall he written upon the back of each
ballot so marked.
Hours OF Voting.
The polls shall be open from s o'clock
In the morning until o'clock in the
evening. Judges and clerks are re-
quired to be on hand promptly and
constantly throughout the day. In case
OF temporary absence from the polls a
judge or clerk may authorize one of his
political party To act in his stead until
his return. Detention by Judge or
L
ton paraphernalia for fifteen minutes
after the polls are open is punishable
as a misdemeanor and failure to keep
the ballot box constantly in the pub
lie view during the election is punisha-
bic by a fine OF $1,000. Each different
ticket of delegates may be represented
by challenger. chosen by a majority
Of those named for delegates on any
ticket.
| Ballots Are Numbered.
| The clerks of election shall enter in
the proper column the name of each
person whose ballot Is duy received for
deposit in the ballot box. and in the
column under the heading Number
he shall note the successive number of
| each successive voter: and i'm the col
| uml headed Residence" he shall note
the residence of each voter Poll books
| VIII bc provided by the same persons or
officers who provided pol, books at reg
ular elections.
| The qualification Of any person to
vote may be challenged as at regular
elections ard judges are empowered
to administer affidavits to voters in
case the right to vote is questioned.
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The person who knowingly votes more
| than once, or votes In one more than
one precinct intim;dates or hin ie,s 9TH
er voters tries to corrupt Judge or
| clerk or does any other wrongful act
| forbidden by the law, shall upon con-.
| viction. be deemed guilty OF a felony
and be punished accordingly. Judges
| and clerks are similarly liable for keep
| ing false poll lists. excluding legal
votes or inserting in the poll books any
false statement or any check, altera-
| ton or mark, except those provided for
| In this act.
Stuffed Ballots.
II two or more ballots are found
| folded together and within each other
SO as to appear to have been cast BY
| the same person as one ballot and the
| inner. ballot or ballots are without the
proper successive number. then all such
ballots. including the outer one. shall
be marked Stuffed and shall be void
and shall not be counted. but shall be
placed In an envelope marked Stuffed
Ballots"
"A companion primary election bill
psssed at this session amends the
Is.