The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-02-05
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TAYLOR BILL vERS
INITIATIVE AND REFER 0
ENDUM FEATURE
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SECRETARY or STATES
DUTIES Defined

The. salient points of the election
bill introduced In the senate this
morning BY Senator Taylor, are:
Petitions filed with the secretary of
STATE will be open to objection by any
citizen, and the secretary of state
shall fix a date not sooner than five
days hence at which he will hear tes-
timony. After sucn hearing he shall
decide the question, but his decision
can be appealed to the supreme court
which court will give precedence over
all other cases. Appellant must serve
notice on the secretary of state OF
such appeal.
Section 3, provides that when Il
measure Is proposed as constitu-
onal amendment by the legislature,
when the referendum is ordered
against any measure passed, or when
any measure is proposed by initiate
petition. whether an amendment to
the constitution or as statute law,
II shall be the duty OF the parties sub
hitting such to piepare and submit
70 the chairman OF the state election
board a ballot title of not exceeding
100 words, such title shall express
the gist OF the proposition
Section 4 provides that any person
dissatisfied with the ballot title so
prepared may within five days there
after appeal to the supreme court and
shall offer substitute title.
Section 5 provides for serving the
rotice of appeal upon the party who
filed the substitute; the attorney gen
eral OF any citizen may defend the IT,
tie
Duties OF Official Counters
Section 6 provides that whenever a
measure is submitted to the people
by the initiative or referendum It
snail be the duty of the official
counters Of the election to transmit
10 the county election board the re-
turns in the same manner as returns
ere made in the election Of public Of
ficyers. The state election board
shall be required to keep record OF
I'll election returns made 10 it.
Section ]. of Article 2, provides that
the legislature may submit questions
to the people by concurrent resou-
ton relative to amending the consti-
tuition. Such resolution shall expiic-
iiy state the propositions The elec.
ton may lie held any time within one
Year from he time of the resolution
on petition filed with secretary OF
state.
Section 3 provides that all proposi-
tons to be voted on shall be printed
Oh The ballot aud in case Of iegular
election, on the ballot with the names
of the candidates for office, the prop
ostion 10 be followed by the words
For the Amendment"
Section 3 makes ii a misdemcanor
and .prescrbes a fine of not less than
s. nor more than $50 and inprison
ment in the county pail not less than
five nor more than sixty days for Of
rcrlng a duplicate or sample ballot OF
the 70. m Of the title Of any PROPOSE
tion.
Should the elector desire to vote foi
TIE proposition submitted he shall
leave the words For the Amend
mcnt' intact, and IL desiring to vote
against shall strike out the words Will
a black pencil mark.
Certificate OF Returns
Section 6 provides that It shall b(
the duty cr election officers to make
out separate sheets upon which re
turns on the proposed amendments
sail be certified, each proposition ap
pealng in an abstract TO itself The
state election board shall certify thes'
20 the governor Immediately
The registration of electors proyid
ed for shall apply to all cities OF Tn,
first class having the commission
form OF government, and may b
made applicable to any county In tn
state: registration lists shall becom
permanent records, and all person
registeted shall forever thereafter b
entitled to vote II otherwise qualified
Registration provided for can only b
extended " all precincts Of count
on petition OF Is per cent Of tn
electors based ON The last genara
electiol. IRe6istration shall be coi
ducted by The chairman Of the PR
cinct election boards who shall U
called the precinct inspectors.
BY the fifteenth of September. 1911
such registration official shall ope
lis books for registration Of elector
and shall designate by three poste
notices In bis county or precinct a
cfflce or place at which he will hay
the registration books from $3.50
M. until " D. NJ. and from unit
4 9 D. m. ani from 5 to 10 p. M. on sa
urdays.
Inspectors may challenge the rig|