Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-04-05


dates Of such political parry, or majority
OF them, at the next elcctionT
3. II the challenge be not then deter
mined In favor OF such person BY the judges
Of said primary election and be not with
drawn, he shall not % aHowsd q voc
until he shall have taken the following
you do solemniy swear Cor aflrm) that
you are a citizen Of the United stattes S, Sos
sucfO, that you have been an inhabitant
OF the state Of Nebraska for the last SIX
last forty days, and OF this precinct for
the last ten days; that you have attained
the dse OF years. % we ne, siste With
the party, and that you intend TO sup
port. the candidates Of said party at the
8 II shall be the duty OF the clerks q
said election to write at the end or sucn
persons name sworn: sad voter s1 ~
party which he affliates with. .,
A Judge OF such primary election sh al
his choice for each once, using only the
ballot of the party with which he athliates,
and that he must return the ballot ale s,S with
lures Of the judges uppermost
Section @-upon any person emitted 70
name Of the political party with which he
afhliates the clerks OF said primary electloh
shall thereupon, after the name Of the per
son voting write the name Of such po-
litical party in the column Of the poll book
prepared for that purpose. -
section El-Ine city CltIh VI tegIh W.
wherein a registration OF voters is required
| by law shall Immediately after each regis.
tration day compile an alphabetical lst o.
each precinct in such city, and within hVe
days after each day OF registration he SHAH
sSrR'h e the ShSiwsa Of bs ety and
county a certified copy OF such lists, ana
also keep the same accessible to public
the e'0e primary. furnish to the officers
OF the primary election in each pre-
cinct certified copy OF sneh iists TOT tnS
person who desires to vote at such primary
Was registered at the last registration as
wbie ab NE desires witr 10 S vote al such primary
When the eector has prepared his ballot
! he shall fold the same with the edges upon
which are the signatures OF the judges
| Uppermost and so folded so as to conceal
| the face thereof and all marks thereon, ana
hand the same to the judge Of the pItmhaT y
Section az. Challongers-The party COM
| mittee Of each party may appoint, In
writing, one party agent or representatives. n,i We
/ as challengers for their respective partes
or elements therein. The right OF any per.
1 son TO vote at a primary may be challenged
upon the same ground, and his right TO
vote be determined in the same manner as
Section as. Canvass Of votss-Cenvass
| Of votes cast SHALL except as herein
| otherwise provided, be made in the Same
manner and by the same officers as me
canvass Of an election. The party commit
! teernan OF the precinct in a precinct can
vass, the chairman or secretary OF me
county committee in a county canvass, ana
/ OF the state committee in a state canvass,
or some duly appointed agent TO represent
4 each party shall he allowed to be present
and observe the proceedings.
| q The county canvass Of the returns OF
autumn primary shall be made by the same
| officers in the manner provided by law lot
| the canvass OF the returns of general cleo
| ton. The canvassers shall meet at ~
| o'clock on the Friday following the Sep
J Far baV urinary and such returns,
| Their returns shall contain the whole num-
| Der of votes for each candidate or each
political party and a duplicate TO each DO
| iitical party shall be delivered to the county
| chairman OF such party:
g. The canvassers shall also make an ad-
| ditional duplicate return in the same form
| as provided in subdivision 2 showing the
/ votes cast for each candidate and voted
| for wholly within the limits OF the county.
/ The county clerk shall send to the secre-
/ tary OF state, by registered mail, one COM
plete copy of all returns as TO sucn can
| didates and he shall likewise send to the
| chairman of the state central committee OF
| each party duplicate copy of the returns
last described relating to such candidates
section az. state Board Of Canvassers,
How Constituted and Gov9rneo-Fhe
| csnvass returns OF a general election shall
| constitute the state board OF canvassers OF
September primaries ana all the RrV ths rss
! turn OF a general election shall, as far as
applicable. apply to the canvass return
/
| Of such primary. Such board shall meet at
1 the ONCE of the secretary of state at IL
O'Clock g. m. on the second Tuesday sue
| ceeding the September primary.
| section as Party Candidatss-The per-
| son receiving The greatest number OF votes
ct primary os ysS as the he be CANDIDATE Of that
party for such office and his name as such
/ candidate shall be placed on the onclai
! ballot at the following election.
| 81 AS soon as the state canvass OF a prt-
mary shall be certified to him the secretary
OF state shall make a certified statement
OF the result Of such primary as TO candl-
! dates for state officers and members In
! congress- and any other candidates whose
| SINGLE county, and shall mail to the chair
| man OF the state central committee or each
party so much OF such certificate as re-
ia 4 Not les less than fourteen days before any
| November election the secretary of state
s coSntS Within which any Of the electors
NAV vote for the candidates for such ofhces
the name and description Of each person
nominated for any such ONCE as specineo
in the nomination papers
section 90. City Board OF Canyassers
Quorum MeettngS, Wnsn LIN HeI n1-,aT S Gsn-
be made by the mayor, the city clerk and
the treasurer OF such city, any two o.
whom shall constitute quorum. Sucf
board Of canvassers shall meet at IL o'clocl
in the forenoon Of the second day FOLLOW
ing the city primary and canvass the vot,
substantially as provided in sections p, 2
and "a OF this act. They shall make and
certify duplicate returns as TO the votei
cast for the candidates and forthwith GER
tify and file one complete return with thu
Section 2s. Whenever candidate for any
oface under the primary law desires a re
count OF the votes he shall within three
DAYS after the canvassing board has com
pleted its count file with the canvassinl
board an afidavit requesting and setting
forth his reasons for requesting the same
He shall also state In said AFFIDAVIT thu
names of the other candidates whose vote
he desires recounted. Upon Ming sucl
af1davits the canvassing board shall, within
one day thereafter, proceed TO recount tn
! votes for the candidates named in thu
| afBdavits filed in the above manner. Pro
yided that no candidates shall be entitled
to a recount OF the votes by such can
Vassing boapd cast for any candidate whei
Il appears TO said canvassing board tina
} | the vote for such candidate Is sufiicientl!
! large that the recount OF the same wOul,
not result in the nomination OF the affiant
Provided further. that this provision doe
, not apply TO the rights OF the aftian
! In seeking a recount in court SSH
Section 81. Vacancies occurring upon an!
! partv ticket after the holding OF any pri
! mary shall be filled by a majority vote O
the party committee Of the city district
. county or state, as the case may be, and
certificate Of such nomination shall be hle
as required by section SIS Of Cobbey'
Annotated Statutes OF 1908.
l section 20. Party Conmittees-At
O'Clock p. m. on the second Saturday sue
eeeding the general primary in 1907 an
ANNUALLY thereafter at such hour and day
the nominees OF the respective parties 70
p county officers in each county, shall NEE
% al the office OF the secretary OF the count