The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-07-14
DUTIES OF COUNTY COM
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a day before the date OF the first
primary election, ami appoint tirse
managers for the same. II making
such appointments the Managers
shall BIZ distributed as far as pracIi-
cable between the supporters of the
candidates for those Offices about
which there are the leading contests.
and if there b. doubt as to which
are the leaiing contesting ones,
then amcng the supporters fer the
highest Officer. If the meeting is
not held on the day named, further
notice shall be given Of tie time
and place of meeting.
2nd. Il would also seem that
under Sections Alas, Of the Code,
hat said Committee snail, appoint,
by writing, an e;tc ion bail,fi for
each election to BE- present to keep
the peace, etc, and whose duties
here. after meIti ned. This officer
must be either appointed by The
County Executive Committee, or
County E ection Commissioners.
3rd. 1t shall furnish to the
Managers at each voting place, a
sufficient quantity of STATIONERY, for
use IL holding the election, and al
50 blank forms to be used in max
ing the returns of the election.
The poll books made up by the
County Election Commissioners as
herein above mentioned shall be
furnished to and used by the mana
gers in holding such primary cleo
ton.
4th. 1t shall also, three weeks
before the date of the primary, give
to the State and District Executive
COMMITTEES the name and address
of the County Executive Committee
men, to whom remittances are to be
made by State and District Candi-
dates, and the amount of such re-
mittances.
5. It shall have printed also
necessary ballots, for use in pri-
mary elections, the general form of
which is to he furnished as above
mentioned by the State Executive
COMMITTEE. The ballots shall con-
tain the names Of all the candidates
to be voted for at such election, and
there shall be left on each ballot
one blank space under the title of
each Office, for which a nominee
should be elected. In the event Of
the death of any candidate, whose
name shall have been printed on
the ballot, the name Of the candl-
date duly substituted in the place
of the deceased candidate may be
written in such blank space by the
voter. The arrangements ef the
names Of the candidates, the orCer
ID which the titles to the various Of
fl ;es shall be- piinte |, and the siZ',
print and quality of the PAPER Of
the ballots is left to the discre,!or
of the County EXC utive G mnltgeo
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authorized by Section 37ll OF the
Code of 1906, when the ballots have
been lost or stolen.
9th. In appointing the Mana
gers of the Election, one of the
Managers at each voting pl ace shall
be designated to receive and distri-
butte the ballots, and there shall be
distributed to him the proper num-
Der of ballots, and cards of instruc
ton for his district, not lass than
one day before the election,
7th. The ballot boxes provided
by the County Election Commls-
sioners as above provided, shall be
used in the Primary Elections, and
the County Executive Committee
shall distribute them to the Election
Districts of the County before the
time for opening the foils. The
ballot boxes are to be cared fer
while the election is being held In
the manner provided by Section
37l2 of the Code.
9Th. 1t shall meet on the first or
second day after after e ca primary
election, and receive aud canvass
he returns and drcitre the resi- t,
announce tie mi of tie nominee
for County and District O ices, and
the names of those c ndidases to be
submitted 10 the second primary,
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