The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-27

polls shall be kept open reasonably long
enough after the hour for closing to allow
those present at that hour to register and
vote. No one not present at the hour OF
closing shall be entitled to register and
vote because the polls may not actually
be closed when he arrives.
No adjournment or intermission what
ever shall take place until the polls shall
be closed and until all the votes cast at
suit publicly announced but this shall
not be deemed to prevent any temporary
recess while taking meals or other neces-
sary delay, provided that the board shall
remain in session and that no more than
one member Of the board of election
shall at any time be absent from he>poll
ing place.
tration as voters in the election district
on the day of the primary election, for
the purpose of voting at the ensuing cleo
ton, shall be entitled to participate In
the primary election, but no voter shall
receive a primary election ballot or be en-
titled to vote until he shall have first
been duly registered as a voter then and
there in the manner provided by law,
upon which registration unless chal-
lenged, (and if challenged, then only in
event that the challenge is determined in
favor OF the voter) ne shall be entitled
forthwith, but not later, to receive such
ballots, and such ballots shall ut once he
rendered to him, to-Wit: One each of the
primary election ballots for each party,
pinned together, and with the initials OF
the Judges upon the back OF each ballot
at the bottom edge. A judge of election
shall instruct the voter that he is to
vote for his choice for each office using
only the one ballot of The party with
which he aftlliates, but that he must re-
turn all ballots pinned aud folded togeth-
er with the edges upon which are the ini-
tials of the judges uppermost.
Sec. II. When an elecgor has received
his ballot, he shall forthwith retire to an
unoccupied booth, and without undue de-
lay mark the ballot of that party with
which he affiliates as he sees fit, with the
indelible pencil to be found in such BOOTH
II he soils or defaces said ballot, he shall
at once return the same and get new
ballot. In marking his ballot, ne shall
observe the following ruiesi
l. The elector shall designate his
choice on his ballot by marking a cross
(X) mark in each of the small squares op-
posite the names of the candidates for
whom ne desires to vote, being careful not
to vote for more candidates for an olhce
Than are to be elected thereto at the cleo
ton to follow the primary election as IN
dicatcd on the ballot at the right of each
Office for which candidates are to be Sc
lected.
g. Rules No and s of section one
hundred 900 Of said general election law
relating to ballots wrongly marked and
rejected ballots, are hereby made applioa-
BILE to primary elections held under this
act.
Sec. 1S. When an elector has prepared
his ballot he shall fold all ballots received
by him, pinned together with the edges
upon which are the initials of the judges
uppermost, and SO folded as to conceal
the face thereof, and all marks thereon,
and shall hand the same to the judge OF
primary election, who is In charge Of the
ballot boxes. The folded ballots, when
returned, shall be placed in the proper
shall be checked off upon said registers
in the column headed Primary Election.
Except as herein otherwise provided,
the following sections of said general
election law are hereby made applicable
to primary elections held under this act,
to-wit: Sections eighty-nine (S9), ninety
600, ninety-one (9D, ninety-two (s2), nine
ty-three (93), ninety-four (94), ninety-sev-
en- CD, ninety eight (9S), ninety-nine coy,
one 911s, hundred one GOD, one hundred two
dred four Q0D, one hundred five Q05), one
hundred six (10G, one hundred seven COD,
one hundred eight Q0S), one hundred nine
GOs), one hundred ten Q1O, one hundred
one hundred thirteen Q1S), one hundred
fourteen Q1Q, one hundred fifteen Q15),
one hundred sixteen Q1a), one hundred
eeyenteen GID, one hundred eighteen
q10.
Fec: 10. AS soon as the polls are finally
olosed and before the canvass Of votes, the
judges and clerks of election shall pre-
pare upon a blank delivered to them by
tne N county auditor for that purpose, a
statement substantially as follows.
Poll list statement of q primary cleo
ton held In (name Of city or yillege) Min
hss4ta IT,e3 On the ward l6n or town, dis
The number of persons whose names
appear on the registers as present at
the above named primary election was
The number III wn9n of ballots 90 at were h1 women
,........ and the number Of ballots cast
by women was .............''
The blanks in said form shall he filed
written in words and figures. said form
shall, before the canvass of the votes, be
signed by. each of the judges, and attest
ed 60, by each of the clerks. They shall also
IN the column for marking those who
voted at such primary election, the
word no opposite the name Of every
person whose name appears In the said
registers who has not voted at such pri-
mary election.
CANVASS OF VOTES.
Sec. 20. Upon the completion of the
Immediately open the ballot boxes at each
polling place, and proceed to take there
from the ballots. Each folded bunch Of
ballots shall be examined. to see that all
nave nave been returned, and said officers
shall count the number of ballots cast by
ca each party, at the same time punching
in separate piles. and shall then fastsn
each pile separately by means of a brass
CUP, np, or may use any means which shall
febeGtuaily fbs ton faste9 a each pile together at
In the examination of the tickets, should
1t appear that some OF the electors have
maraea marx names upon different tickets. Or
the judges shall examine them all and
shall accept only, to be counted, the ticket
upon which the largest number OF names
ere marked, and In case the same num-
g. f1ar- cI
Two or the tickets bearing the highest
number of marks, then neither ticket
snail be counted. The clerks and Judges
snail preserve all ballots that are NOT
serted to be counted and they shall be
returned with the unused and spoiled hal
lots to the county auditor.
AS soon as the clerks and judges shall
haYe sorted and fastened together the
pallots Of each separate party then they
shall take the tally sheets provided by
t the county auditor, and shall count all
tne IN pa pallots Tor each party separately, un-
~ ~ the count Is completed, and shall GER
tlIy 70 the number OF votes cast for each
candidate for each Office upon the ticket
ooEnaa CO RpaTy Rpa9yt r They shall then place the
snall they separate them from each other
after all have been counted and cerfifad
70 py the clerks and judges they shall
sea- Ine returns for all parties in one
auditor county
Except as herein otherwise provided
tne roes mafaer ahs, pertaining to the canvass Of
prescribed by the following sections a.
amended, of such general election law
ana az M the same are hereby made applicable
to-wit. LIS eo''
Sections one hundred twenty-three d23)
one one hundred t twenty-five Q2s). one hun.
freG fr tWen1y7six f{y7i (l26l one hundreds twen-
iZ0. one hundred twenty-nine Q2S), one
hnnndred thirty-four Q345, one hundred
1nnoaarsty-nve noas qSb1, one hundred thirty-six
sieo)s one hundred thirty-seven Q31. one
aundred thirty-eight Q8S), one hundred