The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-02-08
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! charge OF the preparation of the ballots
written declaration indicating the par
" designation under which his name is
to be printed on the official primary
ballot. In case such nominee fail to
| do so his name shall be printed on the
non partisan ticket. After preparing his
| ticket the elector shall detach the same
from the remaining tickets and fold it
/ In the same folds in which the same
was handed to him. The remaining
| tickets attached together shall be folu-
ed in like manner by the elector who
shall thereupon, without leaving the
polling place, deposit in the appropri-
ate ballot box the marked ticket and
deposit the remaining tickets in sep
arate ballot box to be marked and
designated as the blank ballot box, and
if any ticket voted has attached to or
folded with it any other ticket it shall
not be counted. Immediately after the
closing of the primary polls the inspec-
tors shall without examination destroy
| the tickets deposited in the blank bal
| lot box.
In case of the death, withdrawal, or
disqualification of any candidate after
| tAC VI Tic NdCdA-
cy so caused shall be filed by the cen
| trail or county committee of the party,
as the case may be.
| Section -
No person shall be entitled to vote
at any primary unless he is a qualified
elector of the precinct and duly regist-
cred therein; provided, that for the
purposes of voting at any primary the
| -
istered during the year in which such
primary is held, but any elector duly
registered as such at the general elec.
ton prior to such primary may vote at
such primary. Amy elector duly regis
tered to vote at the ensuing general
election may also vote at such primary.
| The board of registration shall be in
session for the purpose of registering
voters from eight clock in the morn
ing until five clock in the evening on
the day of the primary. Every person
registering on the day of the primary
shall be granted certificate by such
board setting forth the name and resi-
| dence of such elector and the precinct
within which he is entitled to vote. Up
on filing this certificate with thu in
spectors of election Of the proper pre-
! S1HGis ouCA 1uSDOClO1S Sudl1 DClAl1b bOOA
elector to vote.
| Section =.
| Any person rightfully in the polling
place may challenge the right to vote
of any person presenting himself to the
inspectors of election for such purpose.
Such challenge shall be on the ground:
(D That such elector is not the person
he alleges himself to be; or (2) That
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such precinct. No other or further
challenge shall be allowed. Such chal-
lenge shall be considered and decided
Immediately by the inspectors, ruling
of the majority thereof being final.
| Section -.
Immediately upon the closing of the
polls at the primary the inspectors shall
| count the votes east, in the same man
/ ner as provided by law for the count
| ing of votes at an election. The in
| speetors shall on separate sheets or
blanks to be provided for that purpose,
make full and accurate returns of the
votes east and shall forthwith send one
copy thereof to the clerk of the county
| where the primary is held; one copy to
| the chairman of the central committee
| of each party; and one copy to the
| SECRETARY Ol Iu6
Section =.
O) The person receiving the great
est number of votes at primary as a
candidate of party for an Office shall
be the candidate of that party at the
following election, and any non-parti-
san nominee receiving at least twenty
per cent of the total votes cast at
such primary shall also be candidate
at the following election.
(2) AS soon as may be after the
count at the primary the secretary of
the Territory shall publish in some
newspaper of general circulation in the
Territory certified statement of the
result of the primary as to candidates
for Territorial offices, and shall send tc
the central committee of each party
so much of such statement as relates
to such party.
80 In like manner the clerk of the
county shall publish in some paper OF
general circulation in the county a GER
titled statement of the result of the
primary as to the candidates for coun
ty offices, and send to the county com
mittee of each party SO much of sucl
statement as relates to such party.
Section -.
(1) In case of tie vote the til
shall forthwith be decided by lot by tn,
secretary of the Territory or the clerl
Of the county as the case may be, ant
the central or county committee, as tn
case may be, of the party interested
shall be notified of the time and place
of the drawing of such lot and its mem
bers be given an opportunity to b
/ present.
(2) The secretary of the Territor.
| and the attorney general shall on or be
fore July l, 1910, prepare all form
necessary to carry out the provision
Of this act, which forms shall be sun
I stantially followed in all primaries he'll
| in pursuance thereof, subject to sue
changes as shall be made from time t
time by said officers.
Section -
: The laws relating to elections shall
apply to all primaries in so far as the.
. | shall be consistent with this act, tn
| intent of this heinC IN Dlaca the pri