The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-09-21
OF VITAL INTEREST
TO STATE DEMOCRATS
Election LawsOf Oklahoma as Compiled From
Statutes Made Applicable to
Indian Territory.

interrupt any manner proceedings
said against the counting rejection Of
ballot or the in which any proceedings Of said board
conducted acting member OF election
board watcher other person shall firearms
other into the where election held and
any person violating provisions shall
deemed guilty of misdemeanor and conviction shall be
by Imprisonment the jail not exceed six months
or by both such fine and imprisonment
Sec 20, Chap 3S Page 75 Wilson's Statutes of Oklahoma
Sec g5 In case Of the death removal or resignation of any
candidate after the printing of such ballots and before such
election shall he lawful for the chairman or the territorial
district political organization of which such candidate
member make nomination FIJI such and to
provide the election each precinct which each
ddate be voted number pastors containing the
equal the number ballots
provided each precinct but pastors shall be given
by any except chairman
shall be the duty the polling put such
each ticket before they shall thei initials thereon
q shall be the duty each district election
bearing credentials under the seal the district
the the commissioners
fourteen less than prior general
and the Territorial Election shall
deliver to said commissioners fifteen ballots every five
fraction thereof each his district the
last geaera election or if precinct has been established
IN said county ten ballots Tor every hve voters OF the estimated
vote reported by the board commissioners;
yided however That if it shall be made appear the affidavit
OF suh commissioner hat any precinct has so increased IN popu
aton to have fifty than at the last
deliver to him three ballots for every voter SO declared bv him
under oath resident in such precinct The ballots shall
of the commissioner be tied in packages
plainly precinct securely with
commissioner shall receipt
and for the safe sealing Of such ballots board shall provide
a design proper
design shall not be used for consecutive elections The
Territorial Election Commissioners shall provide
and enclose IN each OF said sealed packages three stamps bearing
cross W or such other design as they may select together
Sec in The local ballot shall be wrapped tied
in packages securely sealed with in the the
for the safe keeping Of such ballots
soners shall provide themselves with seal or design
they proper said packages shall opened
delivery to the election board of the respective voting pre-
cncts whict they directed fully
provided
Sec 82 At the opening of the polls after the organization
and in the of the election open
e package OF ballots IN uch manner as to preserve the seal
intact lie snail then deliver TO the poll clerk OF the opposite
political party from his twenty-five ballots
clerks shall proceed write their initials the
lower left hand Of the back said ballot their ordinary
AS each successive eeetor calls for ballot poll
deliver him the first signed Of the twenty-five ballots
judge shall Immediately poll ballot
which the poll clerk shall at counersisl before and
add to the ballots already countergned it shall be delivered
for voting after all of those heretofore countersgned
Sec SS The election commissioner shall cause to be
printed in large type on cards in English aud such other
language they deem instructions guild
of electors in preparing their ballot They shall furnish
twelve languages determined upon
by them TO the election judges at the time they deliver them
to be posted Of each of said cards each
parment provided for the preparation ballots
kind such the the leading
the polling than fifty polling
less than three each
samples each of the ballot about polling place
opening Of the polls the of election which
snail be printed on different coored paper than the genuine
ballots Said cards shall contain full instructions the
as 10 what must be done hrs TO obtain ballots for voting;
second to prepare the ballots for voting third to obtain
ballot in place accidentally spoiled
also copies of sections A. 40 (2954 Criminal Staues
Criminal satutes) 55 2965 Criminal st atues sc Grim
nal statues), 81 1882 Criminal statues) of this
part by any casualty the ballots
delivered to clerk judge other messenger shall
destroyed 1t shall be the duty Of such custody
the
from which the obtained and to make affidavit
the circumstance of the Whereupon
once esuppy such In such
said ballots fails refuses report
any qualified eector and thereupon
at once send supply by special provided
other cases In for there shall be
ballots other conrvance
tthat i the judge of the election precnc secre
same speedily possible, If
have ballots printed provided, however
FORM as nearly as possible to the genuine ballots the print
ing and the the same provisions
and penalties the printing and the pre-
scrbed I'm this Act
S important to the candidate standing for elec
ton and his campaign committee election com
missioner OF the district has received from the Eec
ton Board the ballot the proper paapher
malta for conductng the election in each precinct
deliver either the judges person
him for them such ballots It is important eandidat
and the campaign committee
the election to be held by the time polls are 10
opened II there Is anything lacking to properly
election IL Is the duty Of this election Of
on TO at once procure same The ballots printed
soon as printed delivered judges election
proceed not before II it should
stamps instructions
When elected should
baots poll books and tally sheets The campaign conme
ana me nalaaes on either both should be
OT any olher emergency OF this nature
This meaps that the ballots be printed prinn
ohce and may be marked by lead pencil the
of the most primitive character the
this election law and II this appears from
certificate Of the judges and clerks that fair election he'll