The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-04-15

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shipment OF the ballots to the county
boards.
Section % preseribes that the polls
shall be opened at o'clock In the fore
noon and kept open continuously till
s O'Clock in the evening. Except in
cities of the first class where polls
may be opened at 6oclock in the fore
noon and kept open till O'Clock in
the evening
Section %, "a, 25 and 26 merely de-
scribe the manner in which the ballot
boxes shall be kept and the polling
places enclosed and the initiating Of
the boxes by the election offices. Also
provides that all parties shall have
challengers
Section % to 80 are administrative
regulating the issuance Of new ballots
when the voter has mutilated the first
one, providing for assistance to a yot-
er unable to speak English or write,
prohibiting the deposit of mutilated
ballot in the ballot boxes and detailing
the method in which the count shall
proceed In none OF which is there
departure from the present law.
Sections 81 and 32 give the method
by which the election board shall
make return, providing for the meet
ing Of the county election board and
the certihcation Of the result to the
state board.
Section SO makes It impossible to
vote without registration. The I'M
spector shall within thirty days be-
fore the primary and continuing for
five days thereafter canvass his pre-
clnct for the purpose of recording a
list of all the qualified voters therein
in a registration book to be kept by
him for that purpose. This gives the
citizen two days longer in which to
register them at present. The law now
in effect provides for only three days
registration and that 1t shall be the
last three days before the election, All
registration forms shall be uniform
throughout the state.
Section Ss provides for addition to
the permanent registration list and
Section 80 provides for hearings by
the precinct election boards for the
purpose Of correcting errors in the
registration lists. These hearings
must be held on the Friday and satur-
day preceding either a general or pri-
mary election. The precinct board
shall examine the lists, shall admin
lister oaths and all statements taken
under oath shall be part of the reg
istration record. The board must give
written notices Of the time and place
for the hearings
Section 43 makes il a felony for any
person whether challenged or not, who
shall vote at any election in this state
and provides punishment for not less
than one year or more than three
years.
Section A makes It a felony for any
person to execute a false affidavit in
connection with an election and any
person encouraging or assisting in
procuring or executing such affidavit
is made a principal and given the
same penalty
Section As protects the election ma
ohinery from removal and makes II
a misdemeanor for any person to re-
move a stencil or stamp ballot OF 9th
er things from the election booths.
Section 46 provides that no person
shall electloneer within fifty feet of
an election booth or ballot box while
an election is In progress. No person
shall expose his ballot or inform any
person how he voted
S iction AZ makes # a felony for any
election inspector to alter or change
in any way the returns OF the election
or who opens the ballot box or mutlla.
tes the ballot.
Section As makes # mandatory upon
every firm or corporation IN the state
to grant their employees at least two
hours on election day in which 20
vote and provides a jail sentence Of
not less than two months for refusal
TO obey this provision
Section 4s prohibits absolutely the
contribution by corporations domestic
or foreign 70 campaign funds either
precinct, county or state and makes II
a misdemeanor for any officials or
agent Of such corporation to violate
the provisions Of the section.
Section 81 prohibits the taking Of in.
t0xicating liquors into any polling
place or within one half mile Of any
polling place and provides maxi.
mum fine OF $4,000 for It's violation.
Section So prohibits rloting or not
some conduct around the polls and
section "a makes Il a felony for any
person TO bribe or offer to bribe any
voter aud money or other thing of