Mexico weekly ledger., 1906-03-08
CALL FOR DEMOCRATIC COUNTY
PRIMARY.

Central Committee OF Audralncoun'si
Mo.
That there will be held in said coun-
~ on Saturday, the Tth day Of April,
1906, a school district primary election
for the purpose Of expressing the
choice OF Democrats Of Audrain
county for the various county, town.
ship and state ofiices and to vote on
Congressional candidates in accordance
with the call Of the Congressional
That no person shall be allowed to
vote at the Democratic primary to be
held on Saturday, April 18th, 1905, ex'
cept Democrats who voted the Demo
cratic ticket at the last national and
state elections and who pledge them
selves to support the Democratic ticket
from president 70 constable at the
ensuing general election, and, all such
Democratic miners as will become
qualified voters BY reaching their ma
jorlty before the next ensuing general
election. The decision Of the judges
OF election upon qualification OF a
voter under the rules shall be bnAl,
and said judges are hereby instructed
that this Is Democratic primary IN
which only Democrats are eligable to
vote, and to strictly enforce this rule.
That the said primary election In all
the towns In said county shall be con-
Quoted under what is known as the
Australian ballot Law.
That for the purpose OF said primary
election polls shall be opened In each
school district in the county and al
the school house In said district, ex-
cept when the same are located In
towns or cities, in which case the polls
may be opened at such places as the
Judges OF election may select; but polls
shall be opened in such wards In Mexi-
co and voters living In that part OF
the Mexico school districts and outside
of the city Of Mexico shall vote In the
ward in which they would reside II
the ward lines were extended; in the
towns and cities the polls shall be
kept open from l O'Clock to in the
afternoon; in the country districts
from 2 to 5 p. m.
That as o as may be, and not
later than the Both day OF March, the
committeeman from the respective
townships shall select and furnish to
the secretary of this committee the
names Of two good Democratic citizens
to act as judges of election in their re-
~spectiye school district and wards, and
il from any cause the judges appointed
fail to act, then the voters present may
select Others to act In their places;
and the Judges at each voting place
shall select one person to act as clerk.
That the secretary of this commit
tee cause to be made out suitable poll
books and tally sheets, and cause
tickets TO be printed and in due time
transmit to the Judges OF election Of
each district said poll books, tally
sheets and tickets for the use OF dis
trict.
That the ticket shall be printed on
white paper in black ink and be head
ed democratic Primary Election Tic
ket, shall contain the names Of such
candidates for the various county,
township, and congressional Offices as
shall, on or before March 10th, 1906, fur
nish to the treasurer their names and
pay to him such sums as may be as
sessed by the committee, to assist In
defraying the expenses Of printing tic.
kets, poll books, etc., and distributing
the same.
That each voter, except the candid
ates for the various Offices, be required
to vote in his wi school district
That the voter, before ~dispositlng his
ba Hot, shall erase the names Of the
candidates for any office except the
one he desires to vote for, and when
any ballot is found to contain the
names OF two or more candidates for
the same office it shall not be counted
for either, but this shall not invali-
date the ballot as to other offices.
That the judges of the election shall
cause the name Of each voter to be
written q the poll book and number
ed, the ballot number to correspond
Herewith; and at the close Of the polls
the judges, together with the clerk,
shall count up the votes on tally sheet
and certify to the same and transmit
either by mail or messenger the said
tally sheet, poll books, etc, to
secretary Of this committee, at the
city of Mexico, on or before IL O'Clock
in the forenoon of the following Tues
day.
That this committe shall on receipt
OF said tally sheet, poll books, ect., add
up the sams and ascertain and declare
the result of said primary election and
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