The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-02-21
the same officers as In the case OF
elections.
Separate Tickets Provided.

Sec. 1S. AT all primaries there shall
be as many separate tickets as there
are parties entitled to participate In
said primary election. There shall
also be a non-partlsan ticket, upon
which under appropriate title of each
office, shall be printed the names OF
all persons for whom nomination pa
pers shall have been fled, as required
by this act, who are not designated
on such nomination papers as candi
dates for any political party, us de
fined by this act. The names of ali
candidates shall be arranged alpha.
betically, according to surnames. un.
der the appropriate title of the re.
spective offices, and under the proper
party designation upon the party tick.
ct, or upon the non-partisan ticket, as
the case may be. If any elcctor write
upon his ticket the nam of any per.
son who is a candidate tor the same
office upon some other ticket than
that upon which his name is SO writ.
ten, this ballot shall be counted for
such person only as u candidate of
thN IpiNS uppi NhOSc llChCl HIS
name is written, and shall in no case
be counted for such person as Il
candidate upon any other ticket.
In case the person is nominated
upon more than one ticket, he
shall forthwith file with the
proper officer, or Officers. in
charge Of the preparation of the bal
lots, a written declaration, indicating
the party designation under which his
name is to be printed on the official
ballot. On any day of nomination of
public officers in any primary election
precinct, each qualified elector shall
be entitled to receive from the judges
of election n ballot of the political
party participating in such election for
which he desires to vote. 1t shall be
the duty of such judges of election to
deliver such ballot to the elector. Be-
fore delivering any ballot to the cleo
tor, the two judges of election having
charge of the ballots shall write their
names or initials upon the back of the
ballot with indelible pencil, and no
other writing shall be en- the back of
the ballot, except the num0er of the
ballot voted.
Sec. 10. Vacancies occurring after
the holding of any primary shall be
filled by the party committee of the
district, county or state, as the case
may be.
Sec. 20. No person shall be entitled
RI uptn OF opy prir,ory ,,olacc a quail
flied elec,or of the precinct, and duly
registered therein, if registration
thereat be required by law.
Committees Name ~ChaIlengers.
Sec. 81. The party committee OF
each county may appoint, in writing,
over their signatures, two party agents
at each precinct or representatives,
with an alternate for each, who shall
! act as challengers for their respective
parties, and have the power prescribed
by law. The right of any person to
vote at a primary may be challenged
upon the same ground, and his right
to vote be determined in the same
manner as at an election. The chair
man of each party committee of any
county may represent his party at the
polling booth during the canvass and
return of the vote ct a primary, or
he may appoint an agent, or designate
a member of his committee for that
purpose.
Sec. %. The canvass of votes asst
shall be made in the same manner and
by the same officers as the canvass
of an election. The party chairman of
the county in a precinct canvass OF
the county in a county canvass, of the
state in a state canvass, or some duly
appointed agent to represent each par
ty, shall be allowed to be present and
observe the proceedings.
Sec. &c. AS soon as the state can
vass of a primary shall be certified to
him, the secretary OIL state shall cause
to be published a certified statement
of the results of such primary as to
candidates for state officers, and rep
representatives in congress, and any
other candidate whose district extends
beyond the limits of a single county,
and shall mail to the chairman of the
state central committee of each party
so much of such certificate as relates
to his party.
Must Certify and Describe.
Sec. 81. Not less than fourteen days
before any November election, the
secretary Of state shall certify to the
county clerk of each county within
which any of the electors may vote
for the candidates for such Offices, the
na'1e and description Of each person
nominated for any such office as speci-
fed in the nomination papers.
Sec. 2S. At the August primary each
voter may write, in the space left on
his ticket for that purpose, the name
of n qualified elector of the ward or
township, as the case may be, for his
ward or township committeeman, and