New-York tribune., 1898-01-10
PRIMARY ELECTIONS.
ARTICLE XII.

A. every primary election held under this con-
stitAtLon the inspectors o. election shall take the
Constitutional oa;n OF Office They shall forth
with organize by selecting one O., tae.r number 20
aot chairman. The inspectors Q; election in
eacl pr..-s.y district on the day O. the primary
shan procure fro-a lh4 secretary OF the Assembly
dis.r.ct association the ro.l O. members living
within the primary district and certificates o.
transfer o; members from other districts. The
chairman. when selected as above. shall safely
keep slch roll ana certificates ard return the same
70 said secretary ~ The close 81 the pos tOseher
with the certificates hereinafter mentioned.
The inspectors OF election snail not allow any per-
son 70 vote q, any primary election whose name is
not the roll nor shall they allow any person %
vote oy proxy. They shall c1eck on the roll the
name OF every person voting. ana shall a.so keep
a separate p6li lis, o: sl.1 Q persons. In case ot
challenge, The ia-t thst q persons name Is on the
roA snail oe only prina face evidence Of ais rgat
right 70 vote uness a. the time of his Offering 70
vote he snail state that ~ j Republican. resi-
dent O. tn primary dlsirlcr In wh.ca offers 20
vote AMI rnemoer o. Ja.s Re7uoli an organization
Members or O,her Assembly district associations
who have oeen transferred from other districts
may vote a. any gTs55 on PTe,eNs2 Nt o.. oi aAseTs se[
the ao.d.ne Of said primary ~hien certificate o:
the Genera Committee. ana such transferred men,
bsrs shall not be entitled 70 vote A. any primary
cred 10 the secretary os the Assembly district as
ISOLATION 70 wacn tae Tanster 3 made a. l=ast
At al primary elections the inspectors shall keep
the polls open from - u o'c.o,k r m and ne
bsIo, boxes furnished with ocks
Any per cent OF The members o: an Assembly
place O. ne primary b4l.o. name or list or lists
oi names. shan nave the r.sht 70 appoint one
sGch wAtche7 70 have the r!sats accorded 70 such
persons under the Election law
A. t1e hour t1T the opening II the polls the IN
speo,ors o: election snail open the oailo.-oox and
PUBLICLY demonstrate tnat sali DoH Is empty. aiter
which & shall oa l3cke1 ana NOT again opened until
the cl5ss os ne polls
Primaries may be held upon aay day Of the week
=
,at seeTetary Of can Ksseay dsJrc; a:so:atioa
ssaI send 20 ne secretary u the General Commit
tee lis II all names in aphl oetlcal order under
provided tor s.e.tioa delegates 70 any convention.
- candidates q. nomination a. candidates for any
to.riS, q,S sy n. csarman q the Dsric Committee
and co1atersgned by the secretary tneTeot and
shaA be opea az al reasorAo BE hours 70 me nspe9 pee
days before The primary ara inay re cor,ecles IN IN
the production OF The orisina isi or ists Of slch
names IA ss gsner y Wberenhef5re provided or uptn such
other proof as may be satisfactory 70 the secretary
The ssld secretary shall cause said names TO be
printed in alphatetca- oFaer uPoA. ne te
s.,eat lumber ot ballots a. ballots shall be
sTsSSd IN i-% o ea5 1h @ Sso; shall
form ncarly a. praeIcaDe 70 ne .oF n OF o' m
nftse 70 be I led shall be placed above the name
tsberefor. there snaT be blank space or margin
80 The lett OF each name
1-nnr "a ch ballot a. the foot thereof. shall be a
5iTsr,ion in appropriate language describing the
rDLThni OF voting which shall be b. placing an y
- he blsrk space 10 the eft o. each name 10 be
.o.ss cor And there shall also be printed a o.
ret,fo1 as "a the number o. names 70 be voted FOR
each Office or nomination , -, ...,
r,r HE day preceding the primary the severai
,,.--,e. committees shall procure from the secre-
. ~ ne General Committee the ballots for tn@ir
rs3acfivc Assembly districts and shall on me DAY
- .hs urinary distribute the sane IN proper ana
ennAsctert numbers 70 the severA4 Boards of Eec-
non bslIo,s above described shall be the onieia
s,..s tor use AZ the primary, ana none otner
oa.tUg' used Each official ballot shall hay
,,non II fac-simile OF the signature OF Z,
St.re,srv ~ the General Committee as such IN VIE
-, b.nd corner OF the bottom thereof
ARTICLE XIII
49,. hou- Of closing the polls the chairman az
~ po.rs Of Inspectors shall publicly and IN
80 ,-oice declare the polls closed lmmeaia'eIy
.y.-.,,nnn each Board Of Inspectors snail proceea
s,,o,,, q, the polling-pAoe TO ascertain the resu
>. ~. voting and shall not adjourn or leave me
an,nr-nlsoe or postpone the count until me same
TrS"m We completed. In counting the vote ,he II
,i.r =, ne voter 80 far as the same can DC te1-
.rt,. ascertained in cases OF doubt shaI gov
- l., all cases the ballot shall be couh'eu - eHst
o., ,hs n~rson or persons opposite ana 70 inc 'sII
% ..nss ranne the X mark has been piacea oY
'he 'vba conclusion OF the count the nspecprV,.s p,
Gu ~ once deliver 70 the secretary OF the LIE