The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-04-01
Jaw
Providing for the Holding OF Elections
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Sec. 2. Qualified elector means male
persons 81 years of age or upward who
shall have resided ak months in the
territory, sixty days in the township,
and 30 days in the voting precinct
next preceding election, and who are
citizens born or naturalized and civil
lied persons of Indian descent not
members Of any tribe.
b The remainder of section cannot
be complied with in this election, di-
siding into precincts and designating
voting places by county committee.
Sec. 4. That the county chairman
of the central committee may desiS
nate to judge, etc. No person having
a wager, or who Is candidate, OF
father, father in-law, son, son-in-law,
grandfather, grandson, or brother of
any candidate, eligible as a member
of election board.
Sec. s. II any member OF an cleo
tion 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 electors of his party present
at the polls shall nominate a qualified
person for such vacancy, such nominee
shall - appointed. II none of the
meml appear the qualified electors
preseL shall elect board by viva voce,
one of whom shall be inspector
Sec. 6. he 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 chairmep of the county
central committees shall designate
persons for clerks they shall be ap-
pointed.
Sec. 8. Oath Of board.
Sec. 10. Polls must close at 6 p, m.,
and may be closed at any time after 4
o'clock by unanimous consent of the
board, when Is minutes have passed
without vote being rendered. Polls
shall open at 6 a. IN, and close at p,
IN. in all cities and Incorporated towns
of 1000 or more population.
[NoTE.-The provision for closing
after and before 6, as above provided
would seem not TO apply in cities and
incorporated towns of 1000 popula-
ton.
Sec. 81. One challenger and one pol
book holder at side of street near the
challenge window Oath of person
offering to vote.
Sec Al. Three voters st 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 ,andi-
dates of said party are printed
Otherwise the voter must indicate the
candidates for whom he desires Il
vote by stamping in the square i'm
mediately preceding the name-tha
is, to the left of the name-under tn,
other device, in which case said namei
of candidates so stamped shall bI
counted, and the name of the candi
date under the other device for the
same Office shall not be counted.
Sec. 42. But one person in one bootf
at any one time.
Sec. "a. Any person who declare!
that by reason of physical disability
or inability to read, etc, he is unable
to mark his ballot, may declare hi
his choice of candidates to the pol
clerks who, in his presence, shall pre-
pare the ballot, and on request read i
over to him as marked.
Sec. as. Must not count a ballo
which has distinguishing mark, no
which does not bear the initials of tn,
polling clerk. Nor shall they coun
one upon which the judges are unsbl,
to agree as to how it should be count
ed.
Sec. So. The question Of sewerag,
bonds must be on the ballot and il tn,
voter fails to indicate his choice o.
preference by stamping in front o
either word, the ballot as to sucl
question is void and shall not b,
counted as to such question.
Sec. CO. Township or county.
Sec. 81. Town or city holding al
election at any other time than tim,
of general election, it shall be held II
conformity with this act. City clerl
performs duties of county clerk; dut
les of county commissioners by cit
council; duties of sheriff by marshal
county chairmen by city chairmen.
Sec. o2. Legal holiday.