The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1910-07-28

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About the only change in the law from
what it was two years ago is in the mat
ter OF what ticket man may vote. At
the last primarya man could vote what
ever ticket he chose. The strongest
Republican could call for a Democratic
ballot and help name the Democratic
ticket or Democrat could vote Re
publican ballot. This year it is differ
ent, If man tries to vote ticket
other than his own he must take an
oath to support the nominees OF that
ticket. Here is where great deal Of
the misunderstanding comes in. We
have asked the opinion of several attor-
neys, both Democrats and Republicans,
and they all agree. According to
them II a man calls for ticket and is
challenged the first thing for the judges
to decide is whether he is known to
affiliate with the party whose ticket he
calls for. If the judges decide that he
is known to affiliate with that party he
cannot be put under oath. But if they
decide he is not known to affiliate
with that party he must take an cath to
support the nominees of that party al
the November election. Thus a Re-
publican can vote a Republican ballot
and Democrat can vote Democratic
ballot without taking the oath and re-
main free to vote as he sees fit in the
November election, but a Democrat
who votes the Republican primary bal
lot or a Republican who votes the
Democratic primary ballot shall take
an cath to vote the same ticket in the
November election and vote it straight.
SEC. 5871.. Who entitled to vote
No person shall be entitled to vote at
any primary unless qualified elector
of the precinct and duly registered
therein, if registration thereat be
required by law, and known to affiliate
with the political party named at
the head of the ticket he calls for
and attempts to vote, or obligates him
self to support the nominees of said
party at the following general election.
SEC. 1912. Who may be challen-
gers and witnesses. The county, ward
or township committeeman of each
party in each county, or the ward com,
mitteeman in any city with a popula-
ton of over 100000, may appoint two
party agents or representatives, with
alternates for each, who may represent
his party at the polling place in each
precinct during the casting, canvass
and return Of the vote at a primary,
who shall act as challengers and wit
nesses to the count Of the vote for
their respective parties and have the
power prescribed by law. -.
SEC. 1913. What ballots may be re-
jected- Judges may administer
oaths. 1t shall be,the duty of the chal-
lenger to challenge and the duty of
the judges of election to reject the
ballot OF any person attempting to. vote
other than the ticket of the party with
which he is known to be affiliated, un-
less such person, when challenged,
obligates himself, by, oath or sfirma-
ton, administered by one Of the judges,
to support the party nominees of The
ticket he is voting in the following
general election. All judges of the
election shall have authority and are
empowered to administer such oaths
or affirmation, and any person Offering
to vote who shall fail or refuse to- take
or make such oath or affirmation when
demanded by such challenger, or re-
'quired by any judge, Shall not Be al
lowed to vote at such primary electionq
SEC. 5875. Returns how made
and to whom. The precinct Judges
and clerks of 3 election Shall, ON
seperate sheets, on blanks TO be
provided for that parpose,h 70 make
full and accurate returns of the votes
cast for each candidate, and shall with
in twenty-four hours, cause to be de-
livered one copy of such returns as to
each political party to the county chair
man of that party and also cause such
returns to be delivered to the county
clerk. = ProYided always that such re-