Nome industrial worker., 1908-08-09
EXTRACTS FROM
 ELECTION ACT
An Act providing for the election of . Delegate to the House of Represen.
 tatives from the Territory of Alaska.

An Act providing for the election of .
 Delegate to the House of Represen.
 tatives from the Territory of Alaska.
 Sec. 3. That all male citizens of the United States twenty-one years of age and over who are actual and bona fide residents of Alaska, and who have been such residents continuously dur ing the entire year immediately pre- ceding their election, and who have been such residents continuously for thirty days next preceding the elec- tion in the precinct in which they vote, shall be qualified to vote for the elec- tion of a delegate from Alaska.
 Sec. 6. That the judges of election of each voting precinct shall constitute the election board for said precinct and shall supervise and have charge of the election therein. They shall se- cure and provide place for holding the election and suitable ballot box, and shall canvass and make a return of the votes cast, as hereinafter pro- vided.
 That the members of said election board in each precinct, before entering upon the duties of their office, shall each severally take an oath, which shall be reduced in writing, before an officer qualified to administer oaths, to honestly, faithfully and promptly per- form the duties of their positions: and if no officer qualified to administer oaths be present or available, then any one of said duly appointed or selected judges of election may administer the necessary oath to said other two judg- es. and he shall afterwards in turn be sworn by one of them.
 That each of said judges shall have authority to administer any oath to the voter necessary or proper under this act, and said judges shall have equal authority, and in case of any question or disagreement over any matter dur ing the course of said election the de-
 
 shall govern.
 That two of the three judges Of elec- tion in each voting precinct, outside of incorporated towns, to be selected by a majority of said judges shall also perform the duties of clerks of elec- tion for that precinct: the two judges nrfo &1n 0P oI1 be of different political parties; it shall be the duty of the clerks at each voting precinct to make full written record of such election as held in that pre- cinct, and each of them shall keep a correct duplicate register and enter therein the names of the voters and the fact that they have voted, or have offered to vote and were refused, and 2 brief statement of the reasons for said refusal.
 Sec. z. That each of the candidates for the office of delegate herein pro- vided for at any election held hereun- der, shall be entitled to one watcher at each voting precinct, who shall be per- mitted to be present within the place of voting at such precinct, and in some place therein where he may at all times be in full view of every act done Such watcher shall have the right to be present at all times from the opening of the polls until the ballots are finally counted anl the result certified by the election board. Each watcher shall be required to present to the election board proper credentials, signed by the candidate he represents. showing him to be the duly authorized watcher of such person.
 Sec. S. That in case any of the judg- es of election selected as herein pro- vided for any precinct shall fail to ap- pear and qualify at the time and place designated for the election for which they shall be appointed, then. in that event, the qualified voters present may, by majority viva voce vote. select a suitable person or persons to fill the vacancy or vacancies in said election board; and the person or persons SO selected shall qualify and serve on said election board, with the same pow CTS and in the same manner as if ap- pointed as hereinbefore provided.
 Sec. 9. That the election boards herein provided for shall keep the sev- eral polling places open for the recep- tion of votes from eight o'clock ante meridian until seven o'clock postme- ridian on the day of the election. The voting at said election shall be by printed ballot. The ballot at said first election shall be substantially in the following form:
 "For Delegate from AIasla.
 "For the short term (here insert the name of the person voted for).
 "For the long term (here insert the name of the person voted for)."
 At all elections after said first elec-