The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-04-12
Provisions of Election Law
Passed by Special Session

last Legislature tas Just been publish
ed. 1t & pamphlet ol thirty pages
sections / AID 2 provide that the
elec tion shall be held on the first Mon
day in November and that the gov
ernor shall appoint an election board
Of three members who shall hold Of
fee for two years. The chairman OF
the committees Of the two parties cast
ing the largest number Of votes at the
last election may submit 10 the gov
ernor the names OF five men and In
making the appointments preference
shall be given TO the names so sub
mitted. The election board shall have
an Office at Guthrie and shall receive,
canvass and certify the returns OF
primary and general elections.
Section 6 provides that In each year
when a general election is held the
secretary Of the general election board
shall attend at the Office of the board
beginning one hundred days before
the day fixed by law for the holding
of the primary election and shall re-
main in attendance at said Office until
the returns Of such general election
have been delivered to the secretary
Of state. He shall receive six dollars
a day for actual time as his compensa-
tion.
Section provides for the appoint
ment OF county election boards by the
state election board.
Section provides for the canvass of
the returns of the primary election
and their classification to the state Of
ficers. The state election board must
also certify to the county election
boards the nominees of the parties in
the various counties. Also for the sub
division OF the counties by the county
election boards and the filing OF the
boundaries with the secretary Of state.
Also for the canvass of the returns in
the counties by the county election
boards.
Section 10 provides for the appoint
ment OF an Inspector in each county
by the county board and defines his
duties.
Section IL says there shall be one
precinct inspector and two judges of
election in each precinct and they
shall receive three dollars day for
their services.
Section IL provides the method of
appointing four official counters and
specifies that the ballot boxes may be
opened at | o'clock p. M, and the
count began. The counters are to re-
ceive two dollars day for their
work. The precinct counters are for
hidden by word, sign or intimation
TO give any announcement of the vote
till the count is completed The max
imum penalty for violation of this
provision is $500.
Section 13 provides for the printing
and delivery of the official ballot by
the state board.
Section IA provides that for county
officers the county board shall prepare
and print the ballots both for the pri-
mary and general elections.
Section 10 furnishes the order in
which the names of the candidates
shall appear beginning with president
ial electors and winding up with
township officers The candidates of
the democratic party shall be printed
in the first column. the candidates of
the republican party In the second
column and those of other parties as
the state election board may direct
Section 16 gives each political party
the right TO have a device at the head
of the ticket But no party shall use
the seal of the state, the flag Of the
United States or any common emblem
of the people at large.
Section II provides that the ballots
shall be uniform in size. The ballots
printed by the state election board
shall be upon colored or tinted paper, |
while the ballots printed by the coun-
ty boards shall be upon white paper
with black ink. This section also pre-
scribes the form Of ticket and pro
vides that a voter can vote the entire
ticket by stamping in the circle right
under the emplem. This is a depart |
ure from the present law. where the
voter has to place the cross in the
square opposite each name and 1t is
impossible to vote the entire party |
ticket at one time.
Section is gives the central commit
tee OF any political party the right to
fill vacancy on its ticket. If the va
caney occurs on the state ticket the
state committee shall fill the vacancy. |
II it occurs on the county ticket the
county committee shall nominate. ri
these substitute nominations occur too