The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-07-17
Rules Governing Elections
Under the Primary
System
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County Board Of Election Commits.
sioners.


Section 1. (How chosen.) There
shall be elected by the county cen
tsal committee county board of
election commissioners consisting of
seven members Of the central com
mittee. none of whom shall be a eandi-
date for any position to be filed ar
said election, and none of whom shall
be related to any candidate within
the degrees that would disqualify his
free action on the election board at
any general election held under the
laws of this territory.
Section 2. (BcprG to- oiganizel)
This board shall organize at least
thirty days before the date OF the
primary, by electing a chairman, a
secretary and a treasurer.
Section g. Duties Of the Board.
This board shall have general charge
and supervision of the preparation of
the ballots, shall collect all moneys
mes essary to defray the expenses of
the primary election from the various
candidates as hereinafter specified
provide and distribute all ballots and
other supplies necessary to the con
ducting of the primary in the various
precincts, make all rules for the con
Quoting OF the primary which they may
find necessary and not inconsistent
with the rules adopted by the central
committee, discharge all duties not
herein enumerated and necessary in
and about said election. in a manner
similar to the county election com
missioners appointed for a general
election under the territorial laws, and
receive and retain all returns Of the
primary from the various precincts
until the same shall be canvassed by
tho county central committee and the
results published as hereinafter re-
quired
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Further Duties of the Election Board.
Section 4. C9ow the ballots must
be printed) The ballots must be ar
ranged in manner similar to the
general election ballots, except that
the names of the candidates shall be
grouped under the headings of the
offices for which they are candidates
instead of party names. In front of
each name shall be a square in which
the voter shall make cross desig-
mating his choice of the several can
didates for each Office
Section 5. (Order in which the can
didate's names shall appear) The
county election board shall determine
the size and form of the ballots and
the order In which the names of can
dldates shall be arranged, except that
the candidates for the same office
shall have. their names appear in the
order in which their names are filed,
(blanks left for township officers and
central committeesl and blanks shall
be left for the names of township Of
ficers and one central committeeman
from each precinct below the names
OF candidates for county officers, and
those names may be written upon the
tickets.
Expenses Of Election Paid by candl-
dates.
Glow candidate procures the printing
Of his name)
Section 6. Every person desiring 10
be candidate for a county Office and
wishing his name to be printed upon
the ballots shall file notice thereof
with the secretary of the election
board at least twenty days prior to the
day fixed for the primary, and pay to
the secretary OF said board such sum
as in their judgment may be neces-
sary for the printing of the tickets,
the providing and distributing Of poll
books and other necessary election
supplies, ana the transmission Of cleo
tion returns. and the name OF every
candidate who conforms 10 the above
requirements shall be printed upon
every ticket voted or counted in the
primary election
Polling Places
Section 7. The polling places shall
be designated by the county election
board and twenty days notice thereof
shall be given by said board by publi-
cation and by posting notices. Pro
yided that each voting precinct shall
have a polling place.