The copper era., 1902-07-10
CRAWF0RD'S PRIMARY LAW.

] i-l- De C2LatGGlc- Tor me several : offices shall have their names annouuc-
 ed in one or more Of the county pa ! pers a; least three weeks previous 10
 the primary meetings, stating the
 office. and zubiec. to the action of
 said primary elections
 2nd-Thc vC.ers belonging to the democratic party in each ward. town or precinct. shall meet oa the Jay de=- igHated by the democratic party com
 mittee at tue place named for holding
 the election. and at the hour named in
 the call. proceed 10 elect the usual
 number Of election officers, provided they are not named iu tie call. After
 the polls are opened. the candidates a announced as aforesaid shall be bal .o,ed for. The name Of each person voting shali be written on a list at the time of voting. and DO person shall be allowed to vote more than once for each office. The poll lists and ballots shall be preserved and returned wi;b the returns of each district Every
 person claiming to b. dem0cra, who voted for the democratic candidates al the la-t proceeding election at which he voted, and declares his iu- tention to support candidate- nomi- mated at such primary election, shall be entitled to vote, and every person challenged or whose vote is doubted by any election officer, shall be sworn as to qualifications afor said. and his oath shall be returned with the re- turns Of said precinct. Any person en- titled to cast his first vote at the sue ceeding general election shall b. c2- titled to vote on pledGing himself to support the ticket nominated at such primary election.
 3rd-After the polls are closed the election board shall proceed to count the votes that each candidate has re ceiye and make out the returns ac- cordingly. to be certified to by the judge and inspector and attestcd ny the clerks. l. shall be the duty of the election board of said primary. as soon as the count is completed in each dis trict, to make public announcement Of the result. and also to pos upon the door or the election house statement signed by the election officers. showing the votes received by each candidate voted for at said election.
 4th-Thc inspector, or one of the clerks appointed hy the inspector of each polling district, shall meet at the court house or place named in the call for said election on the third day fol- lowing the primary election, at l o'clock ?. m., having the certified re- turns and list of voters. and the person having the highest number of votes for any office. as shown by said certified returl~, shall be declared the regular nominee of the democratic party. Whenever any return from any district shall show any more votes, exclusive of the number Of persons casting their first ballot at such election than were east by the district for the last pre- ceeding democratic candidate for del- egate to congress, such excess shall be deducted from such Toijrii, ;;;;, ;, 5,i;.ce ductions to be taken pro rata from the vote returned from the district for the respective candidates for each office at said primary election.
 5th-Auy two or more persons hay ing an equal number of votes for the same office, the return inspectors shall proceed tO ballot fOi. a choice the per son having the highest number of votes to be the nominee.
 6th-The convention Of return in spectors shall have the power to rej ject all fraudulent votes from the returns of any district and where fraud has been committed or allowed by the board Of election, Of such nature or extent that 1t k impossible to deter mine the true vote of the district, the convention may reject altogether the return from such district
 7th-It shall be the duty of the con- vontion of inspectors to select the county committeeman, provided said committeeman are not elected by said primary election.
 Sth-lt shall be the duty of the chairman of the county committee to issue a call for the primary election in pursuance of the action of the county committee. to print and distribute blanks for returns, poll lists, and oaths, as required by the above rules.