The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-02
until all the ballots have been cast and

tion as voters in the election district on
the day of the primary election, for the
purpose of voting at the ensuing election,
shah be entitled to participate in the pri-
mary election, but no voter shall receive
a primary election ballot or be entitled to
vote until he shall have iirst been duly
registered as a voter then and there in the
manner provided by law. upon which reg
istration (unless challenged, and If chal-
lenged, then only In event that the cnal-
ne shall be entitled to forthwith. but not
later to receive such ballots, and such
ballots shall at once be rendered 10 him.
to-wit One each of the primary election
ballots for each party. pinned together,
and with the initials of the judges upon
the back of each ballot 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 affiliates, but
folded together. with the edges upon
which are the initials OF the judges up
permost.
Sec. II. When an elector 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 affiliates as he sees mt with the
indelible pencil to be found in such booth.
III he soils or defaces said ballot, he shall
at once return the same and get a new
ballot In marking his ballot he shall OBJ
serve the following rules:
l. The elector shall designate his choice
on his ballot by marking cross Cx)
mark in each of the small squares oppo-
site the names of the candidates for whom
he desires to vote. being careful not to
vote for more candidates for an office
than are to be elected thereto at the cleo
ton to follow the primary election as
indicated on the ballot at the right of
each Office for which candidates are to be
elected.
q The general election rules relating
TO wrongly marked and rejected ballots
are made applicable to primary elections.
Sec. u.s. When an elector has prepared
his ballot he shall fold all ballots re-
ceived by him, pinned together with the
the judges uppermost. and so folded
as to conceal the face thereof. and
all marks thereon, and shall hand the
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 snail De checked on
primary election.
Sec. 10. This section provides that as
soon as the polls close the judges and
clerks shall certify the number of votes
cast by men. the number cast by women,
and the total number cast.
Canvass of Votes.
Sec. %. Upon the completion OF the
matters prescribed in the last section the
clerks and judges of registration shall
Immediately open the ballot boxes at each
polling place and proceed to take there
from the ballots. Each folded bunch of
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 brass clip,
or may use any means which shall eff
fectually fasten each pile together at the
top OF each ticket
1t appear that some of the electors have
marked names upon different tickets, or
some nar1es upon all 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 number or
a like number shall be marked on two %
the tickets bearing the highest number of
marks then neither ticket shall be count
ed. The clerks and judges shall preserve
all ballots that are not sorted to be count
ed, and they shall be returned with the
unused and spoiled ballots to the county
auditor.
As soon as the clerks and judges shall
have sorted and fastened together the
ballots Of each separate party. then they
shall take the tally sheets provided by
the county auditor, and shall count all
the ballots for each party separate ly. UNI
I'll the county is completed. and shall GER
tify to the number of votes cast for each
candidate for each office upon the ticket
or 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
auditor.
Except as herein otherwise provided
the matters pertaining TO the canvas of
votes shall be conducted in the manner
prescribed by the general election law.
Tally sheets.
Sec. q. The tally books or two sets OF
tally sheets for each political party hav-
ing candidates TO be voted for at said
primary, election shall be furnished for
each election district by the county
auditor. at the same time and In the same
manner that the ballots are furnished.
The names of the candidates shall be
which they appear on the official sample
ballots. and in each case shall have the
proper. party designation at the head
thereof.
Sec. % In making out the returns OF
the primary election in the several cleo
ton districts the same shah be done and
a,i matters pertaining thereto conducted
the general election law.
Canvassing Hoard.
Sec. q, The clerk Of the district court
or the county. the county auditor. the
chairman Of the board Of county com
missioners and two justices of the peace
OF the same county, OF opposing political
parties from that OF the majority OF the
oIher members OF the canvassing board,
~ possible TO be selected by the clerk of
the district court. shall constitute the
county cnnvassing board for the purposes
o. the primary election and shall meet at
the court house in the county at 10 O'Clock
IN the morning OF the second day after
SAID primary election. and shall proceed.
after taking the usual oath Of office. TO
openly and publicly canvas the primary
election returns made TO the county
auditor.
The canvasslng board shall not wait un-
" an thefreturns are al hand before be-
ginning. but after filling out their sheets
with the names and numbers OF the eIec-
Ton districts they shall take such cleo
tion returns as are az hand and on IN
the results there shown. and when the
returns are not at hand they shall leave
a space until the missing returns are
brought in.
Sec ~ The canyasslng board shall
make ana prepare a statement. the same
20 be signed by the said board and filed
N the Office OF the county auditor. as
follows:
statement containing the names Of
AL candidates voted for at the primary
election. with the number OF votes re-
ceived b" each, and for what office. said
statement 10 re made as 20 each political
party separately.