The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-02-22

Important Measure That Tends to
Remedy Conflicting Statutes.


Section oS When any eccor shall make oath that because
o physical disability inrmty, he unable to stamp his
ballot shall be The duty Of members Of the precinct cleo
tion board Of opposite political parties give to such ecor
such assistance he requires but i'll all such the cccor
must without any suggestion from such officers, either Of
them the ticket the candidates for which he desires
Any election officer who deceves any such eector
him for party candidate other than the
indicated BY him shall be deemed guilty Of misdemcanor
Section % No nutacd ballots shall be deposited in the
ballot box and any mtaed ballots shall be found therein they
shall not be counted except for the purpose Of acertanng the
total number Of votes cast in the precinct All mutated ballots
shall be returned in the envelope marked Muiated Ballots
The words Nuiatcd ballots used in this Section shall
any ballot upon which appears any defacemnt muaton
distinguishing mark BY which it could be identified.
Section go The precinct election board may
counting the any time after ten o'clock NJ beginning
the State ticket They shall thoroughly shake the box
tanning the voted ballots unlock the and all the
voted ballots hererom receptacle and the box shall be re-
locked and the voting continued One Of the members Of the
precinct election board shall call from the ballots the OF
the candidates voted for and Of the clerks shall record the
upon the tally sheets provided for that purpose Each bal
lot when counted shall be strung upon winc string separate
strings being used for State and county ballots After the first
lot of State ballots have been counted then the box containing
county ballots shall be shaken unlocked The ballots removed
and counted in the Each political party having
candidates voted for i'll said precinct and each nopartsan can
ddac then shall have the right to have watcher present at
all times while the ballots are being counted After the first
lot of State and county ballots have been counted the boxes
be again rcopned and the ballots removed and counted in like
in the first instance until all Of the votes cast II the
precinct have been counted The precinct election board shall
make known any person the result Of the counted by
them until after the polls shall close.
Section a. When the count shall have been completed the
election board shall fill The spaces in the back Of the poll
book showing words and figures the total number OF
the precinct for each candidate When any State or local
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total number Of in the precinct and fill out the certf
showing the total number Of cast and shall sign the
Tripate copies OF said certificates showing the total
number OF for the different candidates and upon each
State question shall be filled upon forms provided by the
county election board for th purpose and copy shall be
delivered each member Of the precinct eeccn board The
poll book together with tally sheets, shall be sealed up the
envelope marked "Po Book and Tally Sheets The voted
ballots for the State ticket shall be sealed up in the envelope
marked Voted Ballots, State Ticket The voted ballots for
the county ticket shall be sealed up the envelope marked Vod
Ballots County Ticket The mulatcd ballots shall be sealed
up in the envelope marked @Autaed Ballots After all Of the
envelopes have been sealed the members Of the precinct election
board shall endorse their the scad flap on The
back Of the envelope The four envelopes containing respectively
the poll book and tally Sheets the voted ballots for the State
and county tickets and the mutaed ballots shall be, by the
precinct Inspector delivered forthwith the county election
board.
Section 32 The county election board shall convene at the
office of the county clerk by before o'clock p NJ
the day of each election for The Of receiving the returns
and shall remain session eleven o'clock OF said evening
and shall upon the next succeeding day eight O'Clock
A. NJ and remain in session from day 10 day thereafter until
the of said election from all of the precincts in their
shall have been received When said return shall have
been received they shall open The envelope containing the poll
book and tally sheets and shall list the result o the election for
State officers and upon State questions shown by said returns
upon blanks prepared for that purpose by the State election board
and they shall list the returns for the election of county and
township officers shown by said returns, upon blanks pre-
pared by themselves for that purpose They shall certify to the
State election board the result of the vote upon all candidates
upon the State ticket and upon all State questions submitted to
the people a such certificates shall be pna face evidence OF
the of such When any State question shall
be voted upon they shall certify the State election board the
total number OF cast in their county such election They
shall issue certificates OF election the candidates entitled there
to for all county township offices
Section a. The State election board shall the
turns Of election from all counties upon the State ticket and OF
the votes upon all State questions certified to them by the
county election boards and shall certify The result thereof
10 tic Secretary of State who shall transmit the to the
Legislature They sal issue certificates OF election 10 all
members OF the Legislature which certificates shall be primo
election When State