Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-01-19
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other precincts, from one o'clock p.
m. until six o'clock p. m.
AT all primaries there shall be an
Australian ballot made up of several
party tickets provided for in the act,
all of which shall be securely fasten-
ed together at the top and folded.
There shall be as many separate tick
cts as there are parties entitled to
participate in the primary.
After preparing his ballot, the elec-
tor shall detach it from the remain
ing tickets and fold it so that its face
will be concealed. The remaining
tickets attached together shall be fold
ed by the voter, who shall thereupon
vote the marked ballot and deposit
the remaining tickets in the separate
ballot box to be marked as the blank
ballot box. The tickets deposited in
the blank ballot box shall be destroy.
ed, without examination, by the judges
Immediately after the canvass.
Vacancies occurring after the hold.
ing of any primary or through failure
to nominate shall be filled by the
party committee, the chairman filing
nomination paper for that purpose.
At least seventy days before the
the county central committee must
make out and file with the county
clerk a certificate stating the number
Of delegates to which each precinct
in the county convention of the party
Of whose committee he is chairman,
as determined by the governing body
of such party.
AS to the duty of the registry agent,
the law says:
1T is the duty of the registry agent,
at any time when called on to do so,
at his respective office and not else
where, provided that the board Of
county commissioners may designate
places for registration within any reg
istry district in addition to the home
office, between the hours of 2 p. m.
and p. M, on all legal days from
the 18th day Of July to the 5th day Of
August, and between the hours of
a. m. and 9 p. m. from the 5th day of
August to and including the 18th day
Of August, prior to any general elec-
tion not herein otherwise provided
for, to receive and register the names
of all persons legally qualified and en-
titled to vote at such election ="
provided, that except in registration
districts included in an incorporated
town or city, which town or city con-
tanned at the last preceding state cleo
tion over one thousand registered vot.
ers, such general registration of all
voters shall only be required every
eight years, from and after the year
1895, and any person who has been
registered in any district, except as
above noted, at any time within said
eight year periods, and who has been
| a continuous resident of such district
since such registration shall be EMIT
Led vote, if otherwise qualified, with
out further registration"
The precinct judges must make full
returns of the votes cast and within
"a hours deliver copy of the returns
to each county chairman and the
county clerk, if in the case of Sep
tember primary, or to the chairman ol
the city committees and city clerk
if city primary.
The canvass of the returns of the
primary is to be made by the same
officers and in the same manner pro
vided by law for the canvass of the
returns of a November election. The
! canvass is to be made On Friday fol
lowing the primary.
The Successful Ones.
The person receiving the creates
number of votes at the primary shall