The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-04-29

1KAI LAWS OF MlNNEI
I primary elections held under this act, to-
three (98, ninety-four (94). ninety-seven
leD, ninety;eight* l9s), ninety-nine (e9l,
(102), one hundred three (1OS). one hun,
dred four 600, one hundred five 1853, one
hundred six Cos, one hundred seven (1o7),
lios). one hundred ten qlo5, one hundred iread
one hundred thirteen dls5. one hundred dIeti
one hundred sixteen GIG, one hundred
dis. A'ee'
closed and before the canvas Of votes, the
| judges and clerks Of election shall pre-
pare upon blank delivered to them by
shs Gognty for that
poll list statement Of a primary cleo
ton held in (name Of city or vllage) Min
trief On the ward d Ha t9 ana vear dis
THE number of persons whose names
appear upon the registers as present at
the above nantd primary election was
The number Of ballots cast by men was
$1,000. and the number of ballots cast
The blanks in said aid form shall be filled
written in words and figures. Said form
shall, before the canvass of the votes, be
ed by each Of the clerks. They shall also
| fill at the same time, in the registers,
IN the column for marking those who
word mo- opposite the name Of every
person whose name appears in the said
registers who has not voted at such pri-
| mary election.
r@ CANVASS OF VOTES. e-.
Sec 20. Upon the completion Of the
! matters prescribed In the last section the
Immediately open the ballot boxes at each
polling place., and proceed to take there
ballots shall be examined, to see that all
have been returned, and said officers
shall count the number of ballots cast by
each party, at the same time punching the
tickets cast for each party together in
separate piles, and shall then fasten each
pile separately by means of a brass clip,
or may use any means which shall ef-
fectually fasten each pile together at the
top of each ticket.
In the examination Of the tickets. should
1t appear that some Of the electors have
some names upon all the tickets, then
the Judges shall examine them all and
shall accept only, to be counted, the ticket
upon which the largest number of names
are marked, and in case the same num-
Der, or a like number shall be marked on
two of the tickets bearing the highest
shall be counted The clerks and Judges
shall preserve all ballots. that are not
sorted to be counted, and they shall be
returned with the UNUSED and spoiled bal
AS soon as the clerks and Judges shall
have sorted and fastened together the
ballots of each separate party then they
county auditor. and shall count ali the
The count is completed, and shall '; certify rf!1
candidate for each office upon the ticket
of each party. They shall then place the
counted ballots in the box, but In no case
| shall they separate them from each other.
After all have been counted and certified
to by the clerks and judges they shall
seal the returns for all parties in one
envelope, to be- returned to the county
Except 40 herein otherwise provided,
the matters pertaining to the canvass Of
votes shall be conducted in the manner
prescribed by the following sections as
amended, of such general election law,
and the same are hereby made applicable
to primary elections held under this act,
! Sections one hundred twenty-three u2s).
dred twenty:six G26), one hundred twen-
u.s. one hS @
hundred thirty-four Q34), one hundred
thirty-five .(1s5}, one hundred thirty-six
GSG one hHarsd ds1
6 fSTty;Ss III dis, and one hundred forty.
TALLY SHEETS.
Sec. 81. Two tally books, or two sets
Of tally sheets for each political party
primary election shall be furnished for
or, at the same time and in the same
manner that the ballots are furnished,
and shall be substantially as follows.
each tally book to be furnished she'd shall be be
headed Italy Sheet for (name
Of political parity 49,. 49,. (name of city
3wa xdo oE ec0 eleey}on district.
FOR a primary election held :..... (date)."
The names of candidates shall be placed
on the tally sheets in the order in which
and In each case shall have the proper
party designation at the head thereof.
Except as herein otherwise provided,
ance with sections one hundred thirty
QSO), one hundred thirty-two 132), and
one one hundred thirty-three 1888, Of said
hereby made applicable to primary cleo
lions held under this act;
+b sec H. III In a makng out the returns Of
tion districts the same shall be done, and
all matters pertaining thereto conducted
IN acceptance with the following sections
herein provided to-wit:
Sections t one hundr red fiftyone d51 one
one hundred .hfty-seven Q5O, one hundred
sixty-one Q6D, and one hundred sixty
two. a62),, and said sections are hereby
made applicable to primary elections held
III cANvAss1NG BOARD. -.
Sec, 70 The clerk of the district court
chairman Of the board Of County i commits ahe
sioners, and two justices of the peace of
the same county, Of opposite political par
ties from that of the majority Of the 9TH
er members of the canvaSSing board, If
possible. to he selected by the clerk of
the district court, shall constitute the
county CO canvassing board for the purposes
at the court house in the county at ten 0O)
/ O'Clock in the morning of the second day
after. said primary election, and shall pro
I coed after. taking the usual oath of office,
to openly and publicly canvass the pri-
mary election returns made to the county
Any three of said canvassing board
SNAIL constitute a quorum, and are au-
thorized to make the canvass herein pro-
vided and toncertify to the results thereof.
{ until all the returns are at hand before
beginning, but after filling out their.
sheets1with the names and number of the
election districts, they shall take such
results there shown, and when the re-
turns are not at hand they shall leave
space until the missing returns are
brought In. = :.
Sec. "a. The canvassing board shall
make and prepare statement the same
to be signed by the said board, and filed
lows: 'ss@5. ~ ~ - :.
/. A statement containing the names of
all candidates voted for at the primary
ceived by each, and for what office, said
statement. to he made as to each political
party separately