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The recent Legislature repealed
tie uou-pArtisan election laws OF
1886 aud 1897. which guaranteed 20
every parry the right to be rsprssen'
ted on ell. ction boards by election
officers Of their own choosing, And
enacted an election lac more vicious
than infamous Simmons Bull-Peu
Election Law that VAS ir force before
1895. -
The leading provisions OF THIS iav
as published by the Raleigh News q
Observer are as follows:
/. That the election for State and
county officers shall be held on the
first Thursday in Angus, and every
two years thereafter. S-@S.
=. That there shall be = State
board of elections composed Of i've
persons elected By the Legislature
for a term Of two years.
;. That there shall be a county
board of elections consisting Of three
persons, appointed 10y State board
for q term OF two years.
1. That the State Board of elections
shall meet in Raleigh the first Mon
day in May. 1899, and organize by
electing 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 comfy
boards may be removed by the State
board; and the county board in turn
may remove any registrar or Judge
of election.
q. 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 il 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"
S. 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 to
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.
.. That on or before the first Mon
day in July the county board shall
appoint two judges of election for
each precinct.
III. That to prevent disorder "A
nsny as three special officers may be
appointed by the registrars and
Judge Of election.
III. That. there shall be one ballot
Tor all State officers, one for Judges
oil different courts, one for members
oil General Assembly, one for comfy
officers, and one for township Off
GERS. That all ballots for each of
thess classes of officers shall be the
same size, on white paper and with
out device. The sizs of the ballot
must be prescribed by the State
board OF elections. Tickets in the
wrong box shall not be counted.
Il. That the members Of the sew.
eral boards of election shall eons,;.
tute the board of county csnvassers.
which shall meet at the cour. house
second day after the election. ran.
vass the returns, and declare the re-
suit at the court house door.