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

: ten days prior to the primary electio
day, and the judges of election
; designated in and for each electio
] district in such county and sittin
therein as board of registration sha
be and constitute the judges of pr
mary election for such district.
In all election districts wherei
provision is made by said geners
election law for the appointment @
clerks of election, such clerks shall b
appointed by the judges Of election i
the manner provided by section fifty
two of said general election law. an
said clerks shall assist the said boar,
at and during the primary election
and registration upon said primar.
election day.
The clerks may handle and maxi
the necessary entries in the books o
registration and the tally sheets il
counting, or perform such other worl
as the judges may assign TO them.
In case of emergency said judges
may call to their assistance and ap
point number of clerks, not exceed
ing two additional, having the same
qualifications as the said first named
clerks, providing that said last named
clerks shall receive no pay, unless II
shall appear that they were necessarily
appointed, and shall receive pay fol
such time only as they are necessarily
employed to meet such emergency.
Sec. 9. If a judge or clerk of cleo
tion shall fail to attend at said pri-
mary election, or be a candidate
thereat, disqualified, refuses to act, or
fails to qualify, or if any vacancy
occurs, judges shall be chosen and
clerks appointed to act instead in the
manner prescribed by sections fifty
four and lightweight Of said general
election law, which sections are here
by made applicable to primary elec-
tions held under this act so far as may
be, and all judges and clerks before
acting shall qualify by taking and
subscribing the oath as in said section
fifty-four provided, which oath shall
be held to cover the duties of judges
and clerks of elections at such pri-
mary election.
On the primary election day the
judges and clerks of elections shall
perform both the duties of the board
of registration as prescribed by said
general election law and the duties of
judges and clerks of primary election,
but shall receive single pay for actual
time employed only, Notwithstanding
they act in such double capacity.
REGISTERS.
Sec. 10. The registers provided by
said general election law for the reg
istration of voters shall have therein
an additional column headed "Voted,
Primary Election. No names of
voters shall be placed upon said regis
ters prior to the day of primary cleo
ton; nor shall any be placed thereon
1pon said day, in any incorporated
city, except of those who shall appear
N person before the board of registra-
ion for that purpose.
COPIES OF LAW.
Sec. II. The secretary of state shall
provide copies of this law in conjunc-
ion with said general election law as
amended, and transmit the same to
he county auditor Of those counties
which are subject to the provisions of
his act, at least nine days before any
uch primary election, and the same
hall be in lieu Of any such copies of |
said general election law required to
)e transmitted to county auditors by |
he secretary Of state for use in such |
LIQUOR AND SALOONS.
Sec. IL. The provisions of sections
ixteep, seventeen and eighteen of |
aid general election law, relating to |
liquor saloons, except the closing of |
he saloons on election day, shall ap-
,ly in like manner to the primary |
lection day, under this act, during
III the times that the polls are requir- |
d to be open, and the said sections
re hereby adopted as part of this |
ct, and the mayor shall make pro-
lamation as to said primary election |
ay in accordance Herewith.
AT POLLS, BAL
LOT BOXES, ETC.
Sec. Ii. The following sections of |
aid general election law as amended,
elating to the place Of holding the
lection, change thereof, arrangements
t polling places. the ballot boxes,
ooths, .constables, sheriffs, police |
Ulcers, arrests and gatekeepers, are |
ereby made applicable to primary
lections held under this act, towit
ections seventy-four, seventy-fiye,
seventy-seven, seventy
light, seventy nine, eighty, and |
lightly seven; except that no more
han one ballot box for male voters,
nd one ballot box for women who |
nay be entitled to register and vote
t the next ensuing election Of any
fficer for which nomination is to
70 made at the primary election, shall |
q provided for the primary election
nd for the purpose of determining
u number of booths to be provided, |
ecourse shall be had to the number of |
lectors registered at the last proceed
ng election within the same territory,
scertained as near as may be.
SUPPLIES FOR POLLS, ETC.
Sec. IA. The following sections of
aid general election law, except as
erein otherwise provided. are hereby
made applicable to primary elections
ED under this act, to-wit: Sections
lightly one. eighty-two, eighty three,
lightly four, eighty-five, eighty-six.
HOURS FOR VOTING.
Sec. 10. The polls in the several
lection districts on the primary
lection day shall be kept open for the
urpose of voting and the same
Ulcers shall remain in session for the
urpose of the registration of voters,
or the same length of time, which
hall be from six O. clock in the morn
ng until nine o'clock in the evening.
f at the hour of closing there are
ny electors in the polling place, or in
inc at the door, desiring to vote, and
vho are qualified to register and par
icipate therein, and have not been
BILE to do so since appearing at the
olling place. said polls shall be kent
pen reasonably long enough after the
our for closing to allow those present |
t that hour to register and vote. No
ne not present at the hour of closing
hall be entitled to register and vote
ecause the polls may not actually be