The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-07-27
GENERAL.
PRIMARY
AUGUST Z.
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GRANDFATHaR CLAUSE
ONLY STATE QUESTION
ON BALLOT
EACH PARTY WILL HAVE
TICKET Of DlfftAENI COLOR
Independents Entitled 10 Vote
and May Have Any Ballot
Called For

The general election of August 2,
Will be heli under the primary law
Of i90T0s. as amended by act Of the
Second legislature. Ballots of each
party are printed on different colored
| paper, without party emblem or sign
and upon entering the voting place,
ard alter his name has been recorded
in the poll book, together with the
number OF his ballot, the elector Is
giFcn the political ticket OF HIS choice
He can not have ballots Of more than
one pcsitcal party Ia a primary elec,
tiCn.
Where the primary law ls not spe-
ciflc the general election law governs
Polls are opened at s d. m. and remain
80 until 6 p M, however, In cities Of
the first class. polls open at 6 a. M
al remain 20 until y. nj. Ten min
utes before closing TOR the day the
Inspector OF elections publicly pro-
claims that fact 80 the struggling
vLser may hurry In and at the end OF
each ten minutes the Inspector Is re-
| 'qliired by law to announce that the
poll is closed These announcements
are required to be in loud and die
tinct voice Before the voting begins
the inspector and judges OF election
are required to open the ballot boxes
in the presence Of people there as
Iaombled, turning them bottom side
up, so as to empty them of anything
tLey might contain, then the boxes
are to be locked and not again open
ed until the official count begins,
C. unit Begins Early.
Counte at each precinct are four
In number. distributed to the various
| political parties but In no event shall
more than three of them be from one
political party, unless 1t Is impossible
| to find capable man to represent
the minority party. At 10 a. m, after
the official counters have cast their
ballots and taken the oath the ballot
bCx Is unlocked, after having been
well shaken to mix the contents, and
tho ballots removed for counting.
Two OF the official counters OF differ
ent political parties call from the bal
lots names OF the candidates voted for.
while the other two record the vote
Oh tally sheet. Counters are not
permitted to announce or communi-
care, By wo.d or sign, how the vote
stands at any interval, otherwise
they are Ii = t, file and lmprison-
ment. In case the count of the bal
lo,s cast before lC a. m, Is completed
before the poll closes the boxes ale
again uniccded end the count cclitin-
Ut Under or iinary circumstances,
Ii the elector stamps a primary bai-
lot so 1t Is clear to the precinct cfil.
GERS and counters the voters inten-
tlon, such ballet Is regarded as good
Ii there are Two candidates for Civ
en- office ON the ticket and the X is
stamped In the square before eacl
OF the names such ballot is mutilated
as TO that office only, but il Is TO be
counted for all other offices where IL
| is apparent what the elector intendet I
Ballots which have distinguishing
marks other than those authorized
BY law will probably be construed to
| BE- mufllated.
How Returns a''e Made.
As soon as the precinct count is
completed returns are certified to the
| county election boards. which meet
at their county court house at D,
M, on the day OF election for recely-
ling them The board Is TO remain IN
4 session until II a. m, aud II II IL
] necessary, reconyene at y a. M, the
I following day and so on until all re-
turns have been made Results on
state offices are certified by the coun-
ty election board to the state election
beard. The offices Of less than "a dis,
trlct certificates of election are civ
en- by the county election boa d.
Names OF candidates for given
office appear on the official ballots
in alphabetical order, with square
opposite and to the left of each name
for voting To vote the stamp must
4 be placed in the square opposite the
i candidates name On the Democrat
Iic ballot the candidates for governor
appear in the following order: Lee
Cruce, Brant Kirk. William II. Muir
ray and Leslie p. Ross. On the Re
publican ballot they appeas: T. B
Ferguson, John Fields, G. q. Jones ant
~. ". McNeal. There Is only one can
dldate each for governor on the so
cialist and Prohibition tickets.
II qualified elector Is physically un
able to mark his ballot. he may b.
accompanies into the booth by tw'
OF the judges. they being OF lfferen
political faith, and they are author
lied to mark the ballot as the vote
directs II a Judge tries 10 Influence
such voter cr mark his ballot con
ira y TO reque1t he may be punished
for misdcmean0r.
Within ten days after the primar.
election candidates are required t
furnish their respective election
boards wish statement Of the amour
or money expended and what 10
which must be sworn TO. II cand
s. date. who received the nomination.
fails to make such return the election
bo1rd Is inet ucted TO withhold froa