The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-09-05

polling places not being in saloons !;
the number of polling booths 1.-TWO to
each 100 voters), that none except
those voting be allowed within six
feet of the booths or judges that a
gatekeeper to keep the voters in line
may be named; as to. supplies for the
polls and booths las to thepreliminaries,
that is that the judges expose the
ballot boxes and chow them to be
mpty.Defore being locked for use, and
formally declaring the opening of the
polls, and the provisions as to chal-
lengers, etc.
The polls shall be opened at 6
o'clock in the morning and remain
open until O'Clock in the evening.
If at the hour for closing voters are at
the door or in line desiring to vote,
then the polls shall remain open
reasonably long enough to enable all
then present and so desiring to vote.
There shall be no adjournment or
intermission from the time the polls
are open until the polls are closed and
the vote counted and publicly an
nounced, except temporary recess
while taking meals, or a necessary
delay; but even then the board must
remain in session and not more than
one member of board shall at any time
be absent from the polling place.
To have the right to vote person
must have the following requirements.
He must have the right to register
on that day as voter in that election
district at the ensuing general cleo
tion. That is he must on the general
election day ensuing Nov. 4, nave
been resident of the state six months
with the legal requirements of citizen
ship A first voter does not have to be
of age on the day of the primary pro-
vided he will be of age Nov. A. Al
person can vote in the election district
in which he resides on the primary
election day if he has not resided
there 30 days but intends to remain
there until the general election day.
Before voting each voter must regis
ter. Then he shall be given the ballot
of the political party with which he
declares that he affiliated, and whose
candidates he generally supported at
the last general election, and with
which party he proposes to affiliate at
the next election. If his right..to vote
at all is challenged, then that right
is determined as al general election,
(he must take oath as to residence,
age and citizenship If his right to
receive the party ballot he asks for, is
challenged, then he must make oath
that that is the party he affiliated
with at the last general election and
whose candidates he generally sup
ported" at the last election--and with
which he proposes affiliating at the
next election. A first voter does not
have to declare his past political affili-
ations.
The ballot must be endorsed with
the initials of two judges and.marked,
folded and voted as at other elections.
The provisions of the general cleo
tion law as to false registration. de-
facing posted lists, giving out of bal
lots, arrangement of polling room and
boxes, regulation at polling places,
crowds with 100 feet of the polling
place, challenging, manner of voting,
spoiled ballots. assistance in marking
ballots. physical disa bility, secrecy of
ballot, electioneering within % feet
OF entrance to polling room, right of
employees TO be absent from work to
vote without FORGETTING wages, viola
tim of the law and penalties, are
made part of the primary law.