The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-07-01

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Sec s. Zach ward and voting pre-
einct shall be provided with ballot
boxes, poll books, tally sheets, blanks
for returns, oaths and all necessary
election supplies BY the same officers
and Ia the same way, and all expenses
OF such primary election borne and
paid In the same manner as is now OF
may hereafter be provided BY law for
general elections
Sec. 8. The names OF candidates
Of the several political parties shall
be printed upon separate sheets Of
raper or different color under the
party device and each voter shall des-
lgnate which ticket he desires to vote,
and upon request of the election In
spector shall deliver to the voter the
ticket called for. When the voter has
made out his ballot he shall fold the
same and hand ii back to the inspec-
tor and in the presence Of the voter
the inspector shall deposit the ballot
ia the ballot box. The ballots Of the
several political parties shall BIO de-
posted In the same box. The num-
ber of ballots provided for each party
IN each precinct, shall be equal to a
number which IA twenty per cent IN
excess Of the vote cast for the party
candidate for secretary Of state In
each precinct. at the last preceding
general election.
Sec. 10. 1t shall be the duty Of the
inspectors and judges Of election im-
mediately before the opening Of the
polls to open the ballot boxes In the
presence Of the people there assem-
bled and to turn said ballot boxes up
side down SO as to empty them of
anything they might contain, and
then to lock them securely, after
which they shall not be re-opened
again until they shall be opened for
the purpose of counting the ballots
therein, and each political party shall
have the right to place one Of its
members at the polls as watcher dur
ing the whole time OF receiving and
counting the ballots. who shall be Sc
lected by the committeeman OF such
party in such ward or voting precinct.
Sec. III. All nominating petitions
for presidential electors, United
States senator's, Representatives in
congress, state officers, members Of
the senate and house Of representa-
tiyes, district judges, and for all
other offices for which the electors OF
the entire state. or subdivision there
Of greater than a county, are entitled
to vote. shall be filed with the secre-
tary Of the state elective board, All
nominating petitions for county ana
township offices or offices for which
the electors Of a subdivision OF a
county are entitled to vote, shall be
filed with the secretary OF the coun-
ty election board.
Sec IL Nominating petitions re-
quired by this act to be filed with the
secretary Of the state election board
shall be filed not more than one hun
dred days, nor less than forty days
before the day fixed BY law for the
primary election. Provided. that IN
q special primary election. callad by
the proclamation of the governor
nominating petitions may be filed moi
less than ten days before the day
nxed by such proclamation for such
special primary election. Nominat.
ing petitions required by this act to
DO MED with the secretary OF the
county election board shall he filed
not more than ninety days NOR less
than thirty days before the day fixed
by law for the primary election. The
name OF non-partisan candidate
shall not be printed upon the official
ballot for the general election. unless
nominating petition In conformity
with the provisions Of this act shall
have been filed for such candidate
with the proper election board, with
In the time prescribed by this sec.
tion for the filing of nominating peti.
tions for party nominations.
Sec. 13. AT least fifty days before
holding such regular primary cleo
tion, the secretary Of the state cleo
tion board shall prepare and trans
NIT to the secretary Of each county
election board a notice, in writing,
designating the offices for which can.
didates are to be nominated at such
primary. Upon receipt Of such no.
tice. the secretary of the county elac.
tion board shall within ten days az.
ter he has received said notice from
the secretary of the state election
board, mail written notices to the in.
spector Of elections, in the various
precincts, in which he shall state the
name of all offices for which nomi
nees are by law to be chosen at such
precinct, specifying the polling places
the date OF such primary, and the
hours OF opening and closing the
polls. within ten days after the pre-
cinct election inspector has received
said notice from the secretary of the
county election board, he Shall post
in at least three conspicuous places
In his precinct, a notice specifying
the polling places and date OF said
primary election. with the hours oi
It's opening and closing, and the
names OF all county and township of.
fees. including party precinct com
mitteemen for which the several po-
litical parties shall nominate candi
dates. All official notices calling
county elections shall specify that
the same shall be for the nomination
Of candidates by all political parties
Sec. IA All nominating petitions