Arizona silver belt., 1901-02-21
PROPOSED ELECTION LAW.
An Act to Regulate Primary Elections and Amendatory to the General
 Law Introduced by Mr. Gray.

bly of the territory of Arizona;
 Section l. All primary elections held for the election of delegates to county conventions to nominate can dldates of the several political parties, for the different county offices, or to select delegates to the territorial con- yentions of the different political par ties to select candidates for delegate to congress, shall be held on the same day and during the same hours of the same day, such day to be fixed by the board of supervisors of the several counties not more than three months nor less than two months prior to the day of holding such general election
 Sec ,. The board of supervisors shall designate the precincts in which such primaries are to be held, and the county committees of the several po- litical parties shall designate the num- per of delegates to be elected from each precinct.
 Sec. 8. The board of supervisors shall appoint resident voters of each precinct representing the several po- litical parties claiming representation to act as judges in such precinct, and one resident voter to act a. inspector, who shall name the clerk or clerks or the precinct. The officers thus named shall count and tabulate the vote cast at such precinct, and certify to the person or persons receiving the plural ity of votes cast for delegate or dele gates to each political convention his or their election as delegate or dele gates to such convention.
 Sec. 1. All ballots used at primary elections shall have written or printed upon the back of such ballot the name of the political party which the ticket represents. In all precincts where there are more than thirty voters the supervisors of the county shall furnish ballot boxes for each political party, and the ballots cast for each political party shall be placed in their several boxes for convenience in counting.
 Sec. ,. At least thirty 30 days be- fore each primary election the board Of supervisors shall appoint register ing officers for each precinct at far compensation, who shall be legal voters in the precinct for which ap. pointed, and whose duty it shall be to register the qualified voters of thelr respective precincts. They shall re. main at the polls of their respective precincts during the hours of holding said primary election and register all persons voting, who are not already registered, for the ensuing general election, and where the vote of any person is challenged it shall be the regstering oificer's duty tu swear such person so attempting to vote. and II a legai voter, then to register him. la all precincts casting no moro than thirty votes at the next preceding eiec. ton Une registering officer shall be appointed, and in all precincts Casting more than thirty 30l votes al the next preceding election, one resisterin. officer from each political party. Reg lstIatlon shall cease at the close of the primary election and no voter shall be registered thereafter; provided. how. ever, that if any registered voter re. moves from the precinct where regis tered into another precinct, within the county, he may make affidavit to the fact of sucn removal before the county recorder at least fifteen days before the general election, who shall cancel his name from the list Of voters in the precinct where registered and add 1t to the list of electors of the pre- clnct to which he has removed. Where such removal is from one county to another the elector shall apply to the recorder of the county where regis tered, who shall cancel his name from the voting list of said county and iur- hlsh the elector, without charge, cer- Iitlca,e stating that he was repIs- tered voter of the county and had re. moved Lherefrom, and upon presenta- ton of such certificate Ju the county recorder of tue county to which he has removed, hIs name shall be then adde q 10 tae voting list of the precinct and county to which he has remove ed; pro- vlded, such certificate be so presented at least thirty 3Ol days prIor to the next general election.
 Sec. 6. No person shall vote at any primary election who is not qualified to vote at the ensuing general cleo ton, and no person shall vote at either general or primary election except in the precinct where registered.
 Sec. '. The recorder of each county shall furnish to the election officers of each precinct two certified lists of all the qualified voters of the precinct at least one week prior to the general election, one of which lists shall be posted by the election officers in con. spicuous public place within fifty feet of the place holding the polls. The county recorder shall also furnish twenty POI copies of the list of voters,