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The recent Legislators repealed
t..e non-partisan election laws OF
1895 and 1897. which guaranteed to
every party the right TO be reprsen-
tad on election boards by election
officers Of their own choosing. and
enacted 40 election lac more vicious
than infamous simmons Bull'Pen
Election Law that Vas in force before
1875.
The leading provisions OF tins lav
Is published by the Raleigh News 4
Observer Are ~ follows:
/. THAT the election for State and
eou1sy officers shall b held on the
6rst Thursday in Angus; and every
two years thereafter.
=. That there shall be . State
board Of elections composed Of five
persons elected by the. Legislature
for.s term Of two years.
). That there shall be . county
board Of elections consisting OF three
persons. appointed by State board
for Q term of two years.
4. That the State; Board of elections
shall meet in Raleigh the 6fst Mon
day in May. 1899. and organize by
elecfing one Of their number chair
man and another secretary. Another
meeting shall be held on the first
Monday in April in each election
year. Special meetings may be call
ed when necessary. For their services
the board shall receive four dollars
appoint all registrars and judges OF
elections. Members of the county
boards may be removed by the State
board; and the county board in turn
may remove any registrar or judge
Of election.
6. That county boards must meet
not later than the first Monday in
May for organization, and for divid-
ing the counties into precincts and
polling places.
z. That before the next general
election there shall be an entirely
new registration. Among questions
to be asked applicant is whether he
has listed his poll for taxation for
the current year in which he applies
for registration, and for the year
next preceding. And if any appli-
cant shall falsely swear he has listed
his poll for taxation, he shall be
guilty Of perjury and and punished
as prescribed by law"
8. That the registration books shall
be kept open twenty days and closed
on the second Saturday before the
election. On each Saturday during
the period the registrar shall 90 tc
the polling place to register voters.
On such days the books shall be open
for inspection by the voters OF the
precinct. There shall be no no reg
istering on election day, but voters
may be challenged.
9. That on or before the first Mon
day in July the county board shall
appoint two judges OF election for
each precinct.
10. That to prevent disorder as
many as three special officers may be
appointed by the registrars and
Judge Of election.
III. That. there shall be one ballo,
for all State officers. one for Judges
of different courts, one for members
Of General Assembly, one for county
officers, and one for township off.
GERS. That all ballots for eaci Of
these classes OF officers shall be thu
same size, on white paper and with
ont device. The sizs Of the ballo
must be prescribed by the Stat,
board Of elections. Tickets in tn,
wrong box shall not be counted.
II. That the members of the sew
eral boards Of election shall eonsti
tute the board OF county canvassers
which shall meet at the court hous,
second day after the election, can
vass the returns, and declare the re-
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