The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-02-17
Registration and Primary Rules

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application declaring that lie is q
democrat and will support the dem-
ocratic ticket at the election and
that he has resided in Chickaslla
since Oc.. 4, 1904, and setting out
his particular place of residence.
2. The registrationshallbccl closed
on the first Saturday in March. All
protests against the registration Of
any applicants must be made in
writing before the first Tuesday af-
ter the first Saturday in March and
the primary election shall be held
OH the next Thursday thereafter,
but no protest Shall be filed against
any applicant except OIL the ground
that he is not a qualified voter.
3. The committee shall refuse 10
rcgistcran applicant against whom
a protest has been sustained and no
application for registration shall be
received after the time hxed tor
closing the registration. All pro-
tests shall be delivered to the
chairman Of the committee and
shall not he considered mill the
applicant has reasonable notice.
4. All applications for registra.
tion that may be delivered 10 the
committee by proxy shall be en-
dorsed with the name OF the proxy
aud the committee may refuse and
application sent them by mail. and
such application, if refused, shall
BE- returned TO The applicant.
5. Until time for registration is
closed the committee shall main
tain a public office in some conven-
tent place, Of which notice shall
be given, and shall maintain clerk
in charge thereof at the expense OF
the election.
8. The primary election shall be
held BY two judges 10 be elected BY
the committee and the committee
shall employ two clerks for each
ward and each Of said judges and
clerks shal! be paid two dollsrs as
expense of said election.
Z. There shall be but one voting
4 place in each ward and no person
shall bs permitted to vote whose
name is not properly registered.
The ballot of any person voting
contrary to this provision shall be
expunged by the judges Of election
or by the executive committee.
S. Poll books should be kept aud
the ballots numbered ana the votes
counted and certified as in legal
election and in addition, the clerk
shall record the registration num-
Der Of each voter 50 that his name
ballot and registration may be iden-
tilted. The judges shall count the
ballots as the election proceeds.
9. All returns Shall be made to
the chairman Of the centra. com
mittee within "a hours after the
polls are closet. And the returns
shall be certified as in regular
election.
10. The executive committee
shall meet in public session in the
district court room at ten O'Clock
OH Saturday morning after the
election aud shall publicly scruri.
nize. canvass and declare the result
| thereof aud the candidate receiving
the highest number ofvotes for any
office shall be the nominee for such
office and the two persons receiving
the highest number of votesin an,
ward for members OF the executive
committee shall be member ofth,
executive committee in such ward
until their successors are elected
| according 10 democratic usage.
ii. The executive committe,
shall prepare an official ballot TO
use at said primary election anC
Shall place thereon the name of AM
candidate who shall apply therefor,
and pay his proper share Of th
: expense Of said election, but sal
share shall not in any case excee
: the sum Of $40.
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