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election shall open the ballot boxes,
count the votes and compare the same
with the clerks list and should any
irregularities appear they shall pro-
coed as now provided by law.
When the ballots compare with the
clerks lists they shall proceed to can.
vass and place those of each political
party in separate piles.
The tally of the votes shall be sep.
arate for each political designation or
principle and S o resurned by the judges
and inspectors of election, giving the
full vote for each candidate.
The mems and the women's vote
shall be kept separately and so re-
turned by the judges.
The county canvassing board shall
aggregate those for each of. the can
didates voted for.
Sec. 20. The judges of such pri-
mary election in each precinct shall
make a statement on blanks to be pro-
vided for that purpose which shall be-
subscribed to by them and filed in the
Office of the county auditor with the
returns as follows: They shall con-
tain the names of all persons voted for
at the primary election with the num-
Der of votes cast for each candidate
and for what office.
A separate statement shall be made
for each political party or principle.
Sec. q. The clerks of primary cleo
ton shall keep q list of names of all
persons voting at such primary cleo
ton, and shall return one list as now
required and one tally sheet that shall
be a part of the records. and deliver
the other list to the board of registra-
ton within thirty days following any
primary election.
No registration of votes shall be re-
quired under this act to vote at n
primary election.
The poll lists SO kept at the primary
election and delivered to the boards Of
registration shall take the place of the
first registration Of the voters now re.
CURED, and notice only shall be given
of the second day of registration which
shall be held and conducted as now
provided and nc other shall be re-
quired to vote at the general election
following.
Sec. o.. The county c~anvassing
board shall be composed OF the clerk
of the district court, county auditor.
chairman of the board of county COM
missloners and the chairman of the
county committee of the two political
parties that cast the highest vote for
ton.
meet in the county auditors office in
the court house, at 10 o'clock a. m. on
the eighth day after any primary cleo
ton, and shall proceed after taking
the usual oath Of Office, to open and
publicly canvass the primary election
returns made to the county auditor.
Any three members Of said boar1
shall constitute a quorum and are all
thorized to make the canvass herein
provided and to certify to the results
| thereof.
Sec. 20. The c~anvassing board shall
make and prepare a statement the
same to be signed by said board anc
filed in the Office of the county auditor
as follows:
First. A statement containing thu
names of all the candidates voted fol
at the primary election. with the mum
Der of votes received by each and fol
what office or position, said statemen
to be made as to each political part,
or principle separately.
Second. A statement of the name:
of the persons or candidates of eacf
political party who are nominated, tt
wit: Those persons or candidates o.
such political party or principle who
received the highest number of votes
for the respective Office, and where
there is more than one person to be
elected to a given office at the ensuing
general election there shall be includ
ed in said statement of nomination
the m of SO many candidates O.
such party receiving the next highest
humber Of votes for that Office as
there are persons to be elected to such
office at said ensuing general election
including delegates to the state con
vention.
Said statement shall in like manner
be made separately as to each political
party.
Third. A statement of the whole
number of electors registered and the
number of ballots cast, mems and
women's separately, at such primary
election.
Fourth. 1t shall be the duty of the
county auditor upon the completion of
the canvass to mail or deliver in per.
son, to each candidate SO nominated
for any county or district office, in.
Guiding delegates elected to the state
convention, a notice of such fact ex.
cept as to delegates, and that mis-
name will be put upon the official bal.
lot except as otherwise provided. He
shall, also. cause a copy of the find
ings OF said board to be published In
q newspaper at the county seat, If
such there be.
Sec. "a. 1t shall be the duty of the
county auditor of each county under
his official seal, except as provided i n
section 26 of this act, Immediately
Upon the completion OF the canvass as
provided by section 23 hereof, to issue
certificates of nomination for the per-
son Of each political party or prin-
ciple having the highest number of
votes. for the members of the legisla-
tive assembly. which certificate of
nomination shall be forwarded without
delay to the secretary of state by reg
istered mail.
Sec. 25. When two or more coun-
ties are embraced in one legislative
district. the respective county auditors
shall attend at the office of the county
auditor of the senior county of such
district. within fifteen days after pri-
mary election. and in conjunction with
the auditor of the senior county shall
compare the votes cast in the several
counties comprising such district; and
Sucl auditor shall mmediatoly mako