The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-01-05

ination at any primary must be signed by
two qualified voters of the township and
must state that these voters believe the
candidate Is eligible TO hold certain office.
These applications must be filed In the
office of the clerk OF the Circuit Court If
teen days or more before the date or the
primary and must be accompanied with
the proper receipt showing that the fee
has been paid into the treasury as required
by this act. The clerk of the Circuit Court
and two persons appointed by him. one
from each of the two political parties that
cast the largest number of votes at the
last general election shall constitute a
board OF primary election commissioner
Members of this board shall serve without
compensation, and it shall be their duty
to prepare and distribute ballots of all
political parties required to nominate at
these primaries. The primary election
shall be opened at the hour of O'Clock
in the morning and shall close at in the
evening. The election commissioners shall
prepare a separate county ballot for each
political party, and also separate township
ballots. The name of each ca ndid4Je shall
have Immediately a square three-eighths
of an inch on each side. The names Of
candidates in each group shall be alter
mated on the ballots in the printing in
the following manner: First the forms
shall be set up with the names In the ORDER
in which the applications were filed. In
printing, the positions of the names shat!
be changed in each group as many times
which there are the most names. As near
ly as possible an equal number of tickets
shall be printed after each change. In
making the change of position the printer
shall take the line of type at the head OF
each group of candidates and place 1T at
the bottom of that group, showing up the
column SO that the name that was second
before the change shall be first after the
change. There shall be printed Immediate
ly to the right of or following the heading
of each group words indicating the num-
Der of candidates that may be voted for
in the group.
POLL BOOKS.
Section is makes it the duty of the
auditor of each county in which a primary
election is required to make out and have
delivered to a board of primary election
a suitable number of blank forms of poll
books containing columns headed with the
names of voters and number of votes for
each of the political parties; and also forms
of election returns with the proper cap
ton, ETC. At the opening of the polls the
clerks shall at once proceed TO write on
the lower right-hand corner of the back
of the ballot the first three letters OF the
pame of the political party whose ballot
it is These letters must be written sur
ficient distance from the bottom OF the
back of the ballots to permit the initials
of the poll clerks to be written below them
ard so that all will show when the ballot
is folded The initials of both poll clerks
must be put on every ballot OF both parties
in his own handwriting.
The bill allows any person VINO Is a
qualified voter of precinct who has voted,
or intends to vote, the privilege of cha!-
longing any other person Offering TO vote
the ballot of the same political party, for
the purpose of securing to such person
the opportunity to make such challenge.
He may, when the person he desires TO
I1e fAr t1aer
pose of voting send or deliver to the cleo
ton board communication TO the effect
that if such person calls for ticket or
such political party ne desires to challenge
him On the receipt of this communica-
ton the election commissioners shall not
permit the person about to be challenged
the privilege of voting until the man sign
ing the communication has been called into
the presence of the board.
MUST MAKE AFFIDAVIT.
Before the person so challenged is per-
mitted to vote he must made an affidavit
to the effect that he regards himself an
adherent OF the political party whose ticket
he desires to vote. If he makes this af-
fidavt he will be permitted to vote this
ticket. Notwithstanding the challenge. The
challenger of any political party may chal-
lenge any person offering to vote at any
primary on the ground that he is not a
legal voter in the precinct. The person
challenged shall not be entitled TO vote un-
less he makes affidavit or affirmation in
writing that he is a citizen of the United
States (or if such be the fact, that he has
resided in the United States one year and
has declared his intention of becoming a
CITIZEN, that he is at the time bona fide
resident of the precinct and has resided
there continuously for fifteen days last
past, that IL he continues to reside there
till - day of 10, the day of the election
for xxyhi 0h m a hai inc do
he will have resided thirty days in the
precinct and sixty days in the township in
which it is situated; that he will be more
than twenty-one years of age to the best
of his information and belief will have
been a bona fide resident of this State for
more than six months Immediately pre-
ceding this election; that he has not voted
and that he Will not vote in any other
precinct at such primary, stating his oc-
cupation and specifically where he resides
for the period falling within six months
prior to the ensuing election, with the date
or any removal during that time, and CIV
ing the names of persons who have per-
sonal knowledge of his residence in the
precinct and township for the time stated
by him. If he makes this affidavit he will
be allowed TO vote unless the challenger
or some qualified voter of the precinct
says that he knows is informed and
believes that the person offering to vote
Is not legal voter In the precinct. If this
affidavit be on information and belief the
one who makes it must set forth the
names from whom such information was
obtained and the person Offering to vote
shall not thereafter be allowed to vote
except one qualified voter of the precinct
who has been a freeholder and resident
householder therein for a least one year.
or resident householder for at least two
years next preceding such primary. shall
make affidavit or affirmation in writing of
his personal knowledge that the person
offerlng TO vote is a legal voter of the
precinct. On this affidavit the one chal-
lenged shall be allowed to vote
CASTING OF VOTES.
Section % describes the manner in which
votes shall be cast:
On entering the room the voter shall
announce his name to the poll clerks and
on what party ticket he desires to vote,
and they shall register his name in the
column or poll book of voters of that party.
The clerks holding the ballots will deliver
to him one of the county and one of the
township ballots, and the other clerk shall
give him one of the blue pencils for mark
ing his ballot Both clerks SHALL upon re-
quest, give him an explanation OF the man.
ner of voting. If deemed necessary by the
unanimous consent of the board an inter-
prefer VIII be called. The voter must then
go alone into one of the booths and
indicate the candidates for whom he wishes
to vote by making a cross with the blue
pencil In the square Immediately TO the left
OF their respective names. Before leav-