Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-27
SPECIAL NOTICES.
TO THE REPrRLICAN vOTEKs OF THE Dl

TO THE REPI- BIICAN VOTERS OF THE DIS
TRTCT OF COLUMBIA.
We the undersigned election board selected by
the Republican National Committee 10 supervise
the registration and election of republican dele
gates and alternates from the District Of Column
bia to the Republican National Convention Ia he
beld at Chicago June 16. 1903. under and 10y
virtue Of the authority vested in ns by said Re-
publican National Committee do hereby adopt and
establish the following regulations and arrange
meDts for holding and governing said registration
The election Of delegates from tn, District Of
Columbia shall be held under the direction and
supervision of an election board composed of Mr.
Sidney Bieber, Mr.. Percy Crawford and Mr.
George r. Collins of the District of Columbia
The hoard shall have authority to fix the date of
and to arrange all details incident thereto: and
snail provide for registration of the votes cast,
euch registration TO include the name and resi-
denre ~ each voter
Official call Of the Republican National Commit
tee under date of December :. 1907.
In accordance with that official call thirty
days notice IL hereby given that the reg1stra ION
and election Of delegates and al'ernates to the
next Republican National Convention Will take
place Tuesday. April ~. 1909
Every male citizen of the District Of Columbia
twenty years of age who believes in
the policies and principles of The republican
party and who has resided In the District OF
COLUMBIA for one Year next prior to the date of
1he registration and has resided for months
next prior thereto In his voting precinct, anu
who does mt claim citizenship elsewhere. shall
have the right 10 vote.
The District of Columbia shall 10 divided into
TWENTY-FIVE precincts corresponding with what
sricts. The voting places shall he hereafter des-
ignated
Prior to the election this election board shall
appoint for each polling place three persons of
Known integrity as board of judges. whose
duty II shall he on tn" day of the registration
the voters as herein prescribed to receive. count.
announce and return the ballots to a returning
board hereinafter provided for. Said hoard of
Judges shall choose one Of its members as chair
man and another clerk.
The election board will. prior I" the election.
ep herp1nhefOrP
toned. as returning board
The polls shall he Kept open during such hours
Of the day this election board may herein
after determine.
No person will be eligible to vote who shall not
The election board will furnish ballots printed
in plain type which will contain the following
.Tor delegates and alternatcs to the Repubi
can National Convention at Chicago" H.. June
Each hoard of Judges shall ascertain and deter
mine the qualifications Of any person Offering to
register IF the right to register and vote is
challenged by any person said board OF Judges
shall at determine finally such PERSONS
right to register and cast vote When any
euch challenge Is made other vote shall he
received ny the board until 1t shall have deter
mined the qualification of the person whose right
Is challenged.
Each board Of judges shall keep a registration
record. upon which shall he entered before the
is deposited the full name of the voter
his street and the number of his residence. No
voter shall he allowed to deposit HE ballot until
such registration is fully completed.
the chairman Of each board Of judges shall an
nounce that the polls will hf closed at the time
hereafter to be fixed ny this board of election
A, the close of the polls each board of judges
shalI open the boxes and openly count tn" bal
Lore cast in the voting places In which they are
judges and make return thereof. to he signed
by them majority of them. which returns
shall state the names Of the persons for whom
ballots cast. the number received by each.
and shall thereupon make public decara' ion Of
the results. The board Of judges. majority
Of its members. Immediately after making such
public declaration shall seal up all the ballots.
and over their shall address and deliver
the same. duly certified. together with the regis
tration record. to the returning hoard within two
hours from the time Of such sealing In no case
shall the boa I'd of judges adjourn until its duties
are completed
The returning hoard shall choose VI its
members as chairman and another clerk At
the expiration of tw" hours from the close of the
polls said returning board shall convene Ia re-
ceive the returns from the several boards Of
judges at such place may he hereafter desig-
mated said returning board shall unseal the
packages Of ballots and tabulate the returns as
made by the board Of judges: No appeal ehail
he allowed by the returning hoard from a deci-
sion of the board Of judges relative to the qali1-
cation Of a voter. When the returning board
shall complete its tahulation 1t shall openly an
nounce the names Of persons for whom votes
have been csst and the number received by each.
The returning board. or majority: shah. on
the completion OF its duties. file Immediately with
the election board n statement over their sig
natures showing the names Of the persons for
whom votes are cast and the number received by
each candidate.
This election board. or majority thereof. shall
give to each of the two candidates for delegates
the ballot receiving the greatest number OF
votes certificate of election as delegates and
alteruates. respectively. 10 the Republican Ma
tional Convention.
Changes or amendments to these regulations
and arrangements may be hereafter made, in the
DISSECTION of the sleciiS1 9sa ERrR Chairman
PERCY CRAWFORD.
GEORGE F. COLLINS.
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