The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-10-30
DUTIES OF CHALLENGERS.
How Those who Are Watching the
Vote Should Act.


The Democrats of Minnesota are go
ing to exercise extraordinary vigilance
Nov. regarding the casting and the
counting of the vote. The following
information in regard to challenges is
given at this time that those who are
acting may know their duty:
The challenger should have his certificate
of appointment from the chairman of the
regular committee of his party, and he
mas the right to go inside the railing and re-
main there, not only during the day, but
during the night as we'll until the last vote
IS counted and announced. He should par
ticularly watch the clerks who are keeping
the tally sheet the night of election to see
when the name Of our candidate is announced
that it is properly entered upon the tally
sheet and it would be very advisable that he
keep a tally of his own upon the Office of
governor. Each political party casting 1 per
cent OF the entire election in that district is
entitled, as matter of right, to have one
authorized challenger in the election booth on
the day Of election. The law provides that
the ballot box shall be opened and the votes
counted one box at time. This precludes
the idea of dividing up the boxes and running
the count of each ballot at the same time.
The votes must be counted one box at a time,
and the first box counted should be the box
containing the white ballots the second the
one containing the blue ballots, and the third
the one containing the red or tinted ballots.
III CHallenSlnS the party ABOUT TO vote the
person challenging may simply say: I chal-
lenge your vote ON the ground that you are
not legal resident of this precinct or this
voting district, or L challenge your vote on
the ground that you are not a naturaIized
citizen of the United States or of this state,
etc.. 1t being necessary at the time of max
ing the challenge to state the grounds upon
which the challenge is based.
When challenge is made by person
titled to challenge, the judges of election or
one of them, shall proceed to question the
challenged party in such a manner as to re-
veal whether or not he is entitled to vote.
If the person refuses to answer the questions
challenge the judges shall not allow him to
the right to appoint qualified electors of their
precinct to serve as clerks of election, but
no more than two judges and one clerk of
election shall belong to the same political
party, nor shall any person act as clerk CT
election if he be candidate for any office.
In election districts in cities having a popu-
laticn of over II, coo inhabitants an additional
judge, to be known as ballot judge, and two
additional clerks Of election, to be known as
ballot clerks, may be chosen and appointed
in the same manner as in the case Of other
judges and clerks, but not more than two of
the four judges then acting, and not more
than two of the four clerks shall belong to
the same political party. This, of course, will
preclude an election board, consisting of two
Republican judges and one Democratic judge,
from appointing Republican ballot judge, or
from appointing two Republican ballot clerks
because this would destroy the political
equilibrium of the board