The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-04-15
Provisions of Election Law
Passed by Special Session

ed. II is a pamphlet of thirty pages.
Sections / and provide that the
election shall be held on the first Mon
day in November and that the gov
eFnor 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 to the gov
ernor the names of five men and In
making the appointments preference
shall be given 10 the names SO sub
nitted The election board shall have
an Office at Guthrie and shall receive,
canvass and certify the returns OF
primary and general elections
Section 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-
ton.
Section Z 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 ia
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 10 provides the method Of
appointing four official counters and
specifies that the ballot boxes may be
opened at i o'clock p. ms and the
count began. The counters are to re.
eeiye two dollars a day for their
work. The precinct counters are for
hidden by word. sign or intlmation
% give any announcement of the vote
tin the count is completed The max
lmum penalty for violation of this
provision is $500
Section l3 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 prl.
mary and general elections
section IL 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 rs 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 az 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 eoun.
ty boards shall be upon white paper
with black ink. This section also pre-
scdhes 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 it 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
hll vacancy on It's ticket II the va.
caney occurs on the state ticket the
state committee shall All the vacancy.
lf It occurs on the county ticket the
county committee shall nominate II
these substitute nominations occur too
late TO have the name 81 the candl-
date printed on the official ballot the
state or county committee may have