Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-07-10

Judges and Clerks OF the primary. III
the chairman is absent from the voting
place at the hour appointed. his place
may be supplied by the appointment Of
some other person by those who are
present. No person shall be permitted
to act upon this election board who is q
candidate for nomination for any office
mentioned IN Sec. 1.
Sec. 8. The clerks shall keep q com.
pete record OF the proceedings OF the
primary and duplicate lists Of the per.
sons who vote, set down and numbered
in the order in which they vote.
Sec. 6. The chairman in each pre-.
cinct shall have charge of the ballots
and shall furnish them to the electors,
delivering one ballot only to each elector
On the back Of each ballot he shall write
his initials and no ballot shall be re-
ceived and deposited in the ballot box,
or counted at such primary unless the
same has been SO marked by the chair
man.
Sec. 7 A suitable place for the mark
ing of the ballots shall be provided by
the chairman in portion of the room
where said primary is held and which
shall be set apart for that purpose, and
where the elector may retire il he de-
sires, and no ballot shall be received and
deposited in the ballot box or counted
at such primary except as provided in
the next section unless the same is
marked by the individual elector who is
voting.
Sec, 3. IL an elsctor shall state to
the chairman that he is unable to cor
rectly and intelligently mark his ballot,
the chairman shall accompany him to
the place Of marking and perform that
service for him under his direction.
Sec. 8. II an elector shall mutilate or
spoil ballot in marking the same he
shall return it to the chairman and re
ceive another.
Sec. 10. Candidates for nomination
shall file a notice OF their candidacy
with the chairman OF the county Gen.
trail committee at least ten days before
the day of the primary election aud
shall accompany their filing with q fee
Of $500 to defray the expenses Of the
primary. The committee shall have
tickets printed, listing the names OF the
candidates under the heading of the
Offices for which they are candidates and
in the order in which the names were
filed with the committee. At the left Of
each name there shall be printed a
square after the fashion of the Austral-
ian ballot.
Sec. IL. The elector shall mark a
cross (X) in the square opposite the
name Of each individual candidate for
whose nomination he desires to vote.
Sec. ~. No person shall be allowed
to solicit votes or dc any electioneering
in the room where the primary election
is being held.
Sec. ID. Any elector may challenge
the vote Of any person offering to vote,
on the statutory grounds, and in sddi-
ton thereto, that there is reason to be.
lieve that the one SO challenged does moi
intend to support the republican party
at the coming election. 1t shall be the
duty Of the judges to mark on the back
OF the ballot Of any challenged voter the
number corresponding to the voters
name on the clerks books and have the
clerk record the fact that the vote ID
challenged in their records. Before the
challenged voter shall be permitted to
vote, he shall be examined under oath
by the Judge of the election. concerning
his qualifications to participate at such
primary elections and shall sign writ.
ten or printed statement, furnished him
by said judge, declaring his intention to
support the ticket at the coming election
Of the party holding such primaries.
Sec. IA. At the primary election to
be held in 1908. and each year thereafter
at that time, a member OF the county
central committee shall be elected by
ballot in each precinct, the candidate
receiving the most votes to be declared
the committeeman. His term of Office
shall begin after the annual meeting OF
the committee as hereinafter provided,
and shall continue for one year or until
his successor is chosen, unless he forfeits
his membership by removing from the
precinct from which he was elected.
Sec. 10. When the polls Of the pri-
mary are closed it shall be the duty OF
the election board to clear the records
OF challenged votes which have not been
previously determined upon. either by
admitting them to the count or by re-
iecting them. In order to reach con-
clusion as to the right OF any elector to
participate in the primary they shall
hear evidence advanced by any interest
cd person and take any other steps