The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-27

polls shall be kept open reasonably long
enough after the hour for closing to allow
vote. No one not present at the hour or
closing shall be entitled to register and
vote because the polls may not actually
be closed when he arrives.
No adjournment or intermission what
ever shall take place until the polls shall
be closed and until all the votes cast at
such poll have been counted and the re-
suit publicly announced; but this shall
not be deemed to prevent any temporary
recess while taking meals or other neces-
sary delay, provided that the board shall
remain in session and that no more than
one member of the board of election
shall at any time be absent from the>poll-
ing place.
tration as voters in the election district
on the day of the primary election for
the purpose Of voting at the ensuing cleo
ton, shall be entitled to participate in
the primary election, but no voter shall
receive a primary election ballot or be en-
titled to vote until he shall have first
been duly registered as u voter then and
there in the manner provided by law,
upon which registration unless chal-
lenSed, (and il challenged, then only in
event that the challenge is determined III
favor OF the Voter) ne shall be entitled
forthwith, but not later, to receive such
ballots, and such ballots shall ut once te
rendered to him, to-Wit: One each of the
primary election ballots for each party,
pinned together, and with the initials OF
at the bottom edge. A judge of election
shall instruct the voter that he is to
vote for his choice for each office, using
only the one ballot of The party with
which he aftlliates, but that he must re-
turn all ballots pinned aud folded togeth-
er, with the edges upon which are the ini-
tlalS or the JujgeS uppermost
Sec. II. When an eleccor has received
his ballot, he shall forthwith retire to an
unoccupied booth, and without undue de-
lay mark the ballot of that party with
which he attiliates as he sees fit, with the
1ndelible pencil to be found in such booth.
II he soils or defaces said ballot, he shall
at once return the same and get a new
ballot. In marking his ballot, ne shall
observe the following ruiesi
l. The elector shall designate his
choice on his ballot by marking a cross
(X) mark in each Of the small squares op-
posite the names of the candidates for
whom he desires to vote, being careful not
to vote for more candidates for an o11lce
than are to be elected thereto at the cleo
ton to follow the primary election as IN
dicated on the ballot at the right of each
Office for which candidates are to be Sc
lected.
Q. Rules No. and Of section one
hundred 600 Of said general election law
relating to ballots wrongly marked and
rejected ballots, are hereby made applioa-
Die to primary elections held under this
act.
Sec 18 When an elector has prepared
his ballot he shall fold all ballots received
by him, pinned together with the edges
upon which are the initials of the judges
uppermost, and so folded as to conceal
the face thereof, and all marks thereon
and shall hand the same to the Judge OF
primary election, who is in charge OF the
ballot boxes. The folded ballots, when
returned, shall be placed IN the proper
ballot boxes, and the name of the voter
shall be checked off upon said registers
in the column headed Primary Election.
Except as herein otherwise provided,
the following sections of said general
election law are hereby made applicable
to primary elections held under this act,
to-wit: Sections eighty-nine (S9), ninety
(SO), ninety-one cd, ninety-two (92), nine
ty-three (93), ninety-four (9D, ninety-sev-
en- (s7). ninety-eight (sS), ninety-nine (99),
Q0O, one hundred three Q09), one hun
dred four Q0D, one hundred five Q05), one
hundred six QoS. one hundred seven Q07),
one one hundred eight QOS), one hundred nine
eleven old, one hundred twelve Ql2),
one hundred thirteen Q1S) one hundred
fourteen Q1D, one hundred fifteen Q15),
one hundred sixteen Q16), one hundred
d10.
sec 1e. As soon as the polls are finally
qlcsed and before the canvass Of votes, the
judges and clerks of election shall pre-
the county auditor for that purpose,
statement substantially as follows:
Pqll list statement Of primary cleo
nesota on neia IN ame of city or village MIN
triet, on the ........ day and year," ~
The number of persons whose names
the above named primary election was
........ Of whom were women
The number of ballots cast by men was
;::.::.::: and the number Of ballots cast st
The blanks in said form shall he filled
py the proper number, in each case to be
WITH %priff}en IN words and figures, Said form
signed by. each of the judges, and attest
ed by eaoh Of the clerks They shall also
M at the same time, in the registers,
voted at such primary election, the
word no opposite the name Of every
person whose name appears In the said
registers who has not voted at such pri-
CANVASS OF VOTES.
Sec. 20. Upon the completion of the
matters n1arI, prescribed in the last section tho
immediately open the ballot boxes at each
polling, place.. and proceed to take there
from the ballots. Each folded bunch of
have have been returned, and said officers
shall count the number of ballots cast by
each party, at the same time punching
IN me tickets tickets cast for each party together
each pile separately by means of a brass
CLIP, or may use any means which shall
eHectuaily faStep each pile together at
the top OF each ticket.
In the examination Of the tickets. should
1t appear that some Of the electors have
manaed marx names upon different tickets, or
the judges shall examine them all and
shall accept only, to be counted, the ticket
upon which the largest number OF names
are are marked, and In case the same num-
per, or like number shalkbe marked on
Two OF the tickets bearing the highest
Hutnoer OF marks, then neither ticket
snail be counted. The clerks and Judges
snail preserve all ballots that are Rot
sorted to be counted and theT sheu ii6e be
returned with the unused and spoiIed bal
lots to the county auditor.
as soon as the clerks and judges shall
have sorted and fastened together the
paH0ts OF each separate party then they
shall take the tally sheets provided by
ne me county auditor, and shall count all
ne ~ pa bpallots TOT each party separately, un-
u ~ the count Is completed, and shall GER
tny 70 the number OF votes cast for each
ca caandidate for each office upon the ticket
CO ooHnad 9aeh RRaffy T. They shall then place the
shall they separate them from each other,
After all have been counted and certified
seo1 30 py III the clerks and Judges they shall
auditor. ~ 'i1o ooulily
Except as herein otherwise provided
o9oG me mater a1 pertaining to the canvass of
prescribed by the following sections es
amended, of such general election law
a1lo a. li the same are hereby made applicable
to-wit: ~ u1ueI lills act,
Sections one hundred twenty-three n23>
one one hundred twenty-five Q25), one hun.
tyeH tyseyen rMen1y7sx yS7 o26S one hundred TWEEN
g2s}s one hundred twenty-nfne d2M. ons ns
thirfT hhTndred thllrty-four lloE qS4, one hundred
a sS G"s ngnsgsd tahaTtyas aa ods
hundred thirty-eight Q3S) ono h,,DndS 80