Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-02-13

for each office upon the ballot and
under the heading designating each
official position upon the ballots to be
used in voting shall be arranged in the
order in which their declaration Of
candidacy shall have been filed. There
shall be no printing upon the back of
the ballots, or any marks to distin-
guish them. Said ballots shall be
consecutively numbered, said number
ing perforated, and torn off by the
election officers on the voting of the
ballot. Sample ballots shall be in the
same form as the official ballot, but
upon colored paper.
General Election Laws to Govern.
Sec. IA. Except as herein otherwise
provided, all primary elections shall
be conducted as required for general
elections under the general election
laws of the State of Washington, as
far as the provisions thereof are ap-
plicable, and the election officers for
such primary elections shall have the
same powers as those for general cleo
tons.
Inspectors and Judges Of Election.
Sec. Is. Inspectors and judges OF
election shall be appointed and desig-
mated in the manner provided by said
general election law at least ten (1O)
days prior to the primary election
day: Provided, That one Of the
judges may act and perform the duties
of the clerk of election: And provided
further, That the members of each
political party, in any precinct en-
titled to participate in any primary
election, may in any appointed meet
ing held at least fifteen Q5) days be-
fore such primary election, select
three 60 members of that party who
are duly qualified electors and certify
the names of the persons SO selected,
to the board of county commissioners
or the city council, whose duty it is to
appoint the election officers, and one
of said persons shall be appointed and
designated as a judge or inspector for
that precinct. The same fees shall be
allowed and paid from the public
funds for the services of any one so
serving as judge, inspector or clerk
as for general elections.
Secretary Of State to Provide Copies
of Law.
Sec. 16. The Secretary OF State
shall provide copies Of this law in con-
junction with the general election law
of the state, and transmit the same to
the county auditor of each county, at
least twenty (20) days before any
such primary election, and the same
shall be in lieu of any such copies OF
said general election law required to
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the Secretary of State for use in such
counties.
Opening Of Polls and Counting of
Votes.
Sec II. The polls in the several
election precincts on the primary cleo
ton day shall be kept open from II
o'clock in the morning until o'clock
in the evening of said day. II at the
hour of closing there are any electors
and who are qualified to participate
therein, and who have not been able to
do so since appearing at the polling
place, said polls shall lbe kept open
reasonably long enough after the hour
of closing to allow those SO present at
that hour to vote. No one not present
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to vote because the polls may not be
actually closed when he arrives. No
adjournment or intermission whatever
shall take place until the polls shall
be closed, and until all the votes cast
at such poll have been counted and the
result publicly announced.
Voters Shall Designate Second Choice.
Sec. IS. In all cases where there
are four or more candidates OF any
political party for one state or con-
gressional position, every electOr vOt-
ing at primary election held under
the terms Of this act shall be required
to designate one first choice and one
second choice for each such position.
No voter shall vote for the same per-
son for first choice and second choice,
and no voter shall, where there are
four or more candidates for such nom-
nation. vote for one person only.
either as first or second choice, and no
ballot so voted for one person only, for
either first or second choice, or for
the same person for both first and Sec
Ond choice shall be considered a COM
plete ballot, but any ballot under said
conditions, failing to show both first
and second choice Of different persons,
shall not be considered or counted, for
that Office.
Method Of canvassins Vote and Max.
Ing Returns.
Sec. 10. AS soon as the polls are
finally closed, the inspector and
judges Of election shall Immediately
open the ballot boxes at each polling
place and proceed to take therefrom
the ballots. Said officers shall count
the number Of ballots cast by each
party at the same time punching the
tickets cast for each party together in
separate piles, and shall then fasten
each pile together. AS soon as the in
spectors and judges shall have as
sorted and fastened together the bal
! lots of each separate party, they shall
take the tally sheets provided by the
county auditor or city clerk, and shall
count all the ballots for each party
separately, until the count is com.
pleted, and shall certify to the number
Of votes cast for each candidate, and
as to candidates where first and Sec
ond choice votes are cast shall GER
tify to the number OF votes cast for
each candidate aa first choice and for