The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-04-03
LAW
Providing for the Holding Of Elections
Read and Reflect.

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Read and Reflect.
Sec. Q Qualified elector means male |
persons 21 years of age or upward, wto
shall have resided six months in the |
territory, sixty dsys in the township,
and 80 days IL the voting precinct
next preceding election, aud who are
citizens born or nnturalized and civil
lied persons OF Indian descent, not
members OF any tribe.
q The remainder OF section . cannot
be complied with in this election di-
viding into precincts and designating
voting places by county committee
Sec. q. That the county chairman
of the central committee may desiS-
nate to judge, etc. No person having
wager, or who is a candidate, or
father, father in-law, son, son-in-lavy,
grandfather grandson, or brother OF
any candidate, eligible as a member
of election board.
Sec. g. IL any member OF an cleo
tioG board fail to appear, at the hour
appointed for opening the polls, the
remainder of the board shall appoint
a member OF his political party to act
in his stead Provided, that IL the
qualified elec ors Of his pacty present
hI lht DOlAh ~ Ill uOluluhLt u Audl4 lth
person for such vacancy, such nominee
shall be appointed. II none of the
members appear the qualified electors
present shall elect a board by viva voce,
one OF whom shall be Inspector
Sec. 6. The board shall appoint two
qualified electors of the precinct as
poll clerks, one from each party. Pro-
vided that il four days or more before
election the chairmen of the county
central committees shall designate
persons for clerks they shall be APP
pointed.
Sec. 8. Oath of board.
Sec. IS. Polls must close at p. M,
and may be closed at any time after 4
o'clock by unanimous consent of the
| board, when 10 minutes have passed
without a vote being rendered. Polls
shall open at G a. m. and close at p,
IN. in all cities and Incorporated towns
of 1000 or more population.
lNoTE.-The provision for closing
after and before 8, as above provided,
would seem not TO apply in cities and
incorporated towns OF 1000 popula-
tion.
Sec 81. One challenger and one poll
book holder at side of street near the
challenge window Oath OF person
offering to vote.
Sec. Al. Three voters at time. Voter
to announce his name, etc. If voter
desires to vote for all the candidates of
one political party he may stamp
in the square surrounding the
device under which the candi-
dates OF said party arc printed.
Otherwise the voter must indicate the
candidates for whom he desires TO
vote by stamping in the square Inn.
mediately preceding the nAmc-that
is, to the left of the name-under tue
other device, in which case said names
of candidates SO stamped shall be
counted, and the name of the candi
date under the other device for the
same office shall not be counted,
Sec. AZ. But one person In one booth
at any one time.
Sec. a. Any person who declare:
that by reason OF physical disability
or 'Rability to read, etc, he is unable
70 mark his ballot, may declare his
his choice Of candidates TO the poll
clerks who, in his presence, shall pre-.
pare the ballot, and on request read II
over TO him as marked.
Sec. As. Must not count a ballot
which has a distinguishing mark, MOI
| WHICH hOco uob bthA WV lhltuib Vi Jnt
polling clerk. Nor shall they coun'
one upon which the judges are unable
! to agree as to how IL should be count
ed.
Sec. 5s. The question Of sewerag,
; bonds must be on the ballot and IL th'
voter fails TO indicate his choice oi
preference by stamping in front o
either word the ballot as to sucl
question is void and shall not bC
: counted as to such question.
Sec. 90. Township or county.
Sec. 81. Town or city holding an
election at any other time than time
of general election. it shall be held in
conformity with this act. City clerk
performs duties of county clerk; dut-
les OF county commissioners by city
council, duties of sheriff by marshal
county chairmen by city chairmen.
Sec. 90. Legal holiday.