Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-10-11

haaNN AAN oAdAFutulN NeE IN
subscribed and sworn to before me TIL,
- day OF -, A. d. 10.
My commission expires -. 10
The petition of nominations SoaFy az ybnh Pbq5lie si
eertiIleate forms part shall, II found
INSUFFICIENT, be returned to =
at NO. = street. Salem.
sec. TO- Forms to be Supplied by the
Sierk-It SER. shall be the duty Of the City
sona6le number Of forms Of such individual
Sec. IL: Requirements of Certificate
Eneh Fac eertifleate must be a separate paper.
All eertlneates must be OF a uniform Size
as determined by the City Clerk, Each
certineate shall contain tue name of vn.
Sanuluate and no more. In case an elector
mas signed two or more conflicting certifi.
Gates, aIl such conflicting certificates shall
De rejected. Each signer must make oath
TO his certificate before a notary public
suDstantally In the IUrni SUBSCRIBED m
section . of this Chqrter.
sec; u. Date Of Presenting Petition
A petition of nomination consisting of not
less than twenty-five (255 Individual Ger.
tlticates for any one candidate may be
presented to the City Clerk not earlier than
thirty nor later than twenty days before
the election. The City Clerk shall endorse
/ was presented to him. Provided, that should
there be no petition filed for one office 90
days before election the date of presenting
petitions for said office shall be extended
10 ntteen days before said election, and the
acceptance Of the candidate shall be filed
with the City Clerk on same day.
sec. ID Examination Of Petition BY
Clerk-When petition of nomination ls
presented for filing to the City Clerk, he
snail forthwith examine the same, and
ascertain whether 1t conforms to the pro
visions Of this Article If found not to
conform thereto he shall then and there
In writing designate on said petition the
defect or omission or reason why such peti.
tion cannot be filed, and shall forthwith
return the petition TO the person named
as the person to whom the same shall be
returned in accordance with this Article
The petition may then be amended, but not
later than three days after said petition
shall have been returned, presented to the
Clerk as in the first instance. The CITY
Clerk shall forthwith proceed to examine
the amended petition as hereinafter pro
Sec. IA. Filing of Petitlons-If either
the original or the amended petition of
nomination be found sufficiently signed as
hereinafter provided, the City Clerk shall
file the same forthwith, Upon final filing
OF such. nominating petitions in due form
as herein provided, the candidates therein
named shall be deemed duly nominated.
Sec. 10. Withdrawal or Acceptance
ANY person whose name has been presented
under this Article as a candidate may, not
later than fifteen days before the
election cause na,.e to ue wtGu-
drawn from nomiration nv f'in" with
the City Clerk request therefor In
writing; under his own signature, duly
attested by notary public, and no name
so withdrawn shall be printed upon the
ballot. Any person nominated under this
Article shall file his acceptance with the
City CLERK, not later than fifteen days be
fore the day of election, and in the alb.
sence of such acceptance, the name Of the
candidate shall not appear on the ballots
except as otherwise herein provided.
Sec. 16. Preservation Of PetltiOns-The
City Clerk shall preserve in his office for
a period of two years all petitions of nom
inatiOn and all certificates belonging
thereto filed under this Article.
Sec. II. Election NOTES.-THE City
Clerk shall, on the tenth day before the
election. certify a list Of the candidates so
nominated whose names are entitled to
appear on the ballot as being the list of
candidates nominated as required by this
Charter. win the offices 10 he il.d fmd
the Board shall cause said certified list of
names aud the Offices 10 be filled dpsig-
mating whether for full or unexpIred term
to be published in a notice calling the elec-
tion, five successive days before the cleo
tion, certify a list. OF, the candidates so
nominated whose circulation published In
the City, Such publication must be made
for any questions or measures to be voted
upon.
Sec. IS. Form of Ballots-The City
Clerk shall cause the ballots to be printed
as provided by the codes and statutes of
the State of Oregon, except as otherwise
in this Charter provided The ballots shall
contain the list of names and the respective
offices, as published In the election notice,
and so far, as applicable to such election
shall be substantially Of the form provided
by Lords Oregon. Laws, except as herein
otherwise provided.
Sec 49, Arrangement of Offices on Bal
lot-The offices to be filled shall be ar
ranged in separate columns In the follow
For Mayor (lf any .... Vote for one"
For. Commissioner, Department No. 2,
(if any .......,,......Vo Vote for one"
For Commissioned, Department No. 8. ..
Sec T any aS Requirements Of f0Is hSt oni
ballots printed shall be precisely of the
same size, quality. tint Of paper, kind of
type and color Of ink. Space shall be
provided on the ballots for Charter amend
ments or other questions when to be voted
on at the municipal elections, as provided
by this Charter or the Laws of the state.
The names of candidates for each office
shall be arranged in alphabetical order.
of the source of the candidacy or of the
support of any candidate No ballot shall
have printed thereon any party or political
designation or mark, and there shall not be
appended to the name of any candidate any
such party or political designation or mark.
or anything indicating his views or
opinions.
Sec. 81. Sample Ballot-The City Clerk
shall at least FIVE days before the election
cause to be printed five hundred sample
ballots upon paper Of different color. but
otherwise Identical with the ballot to be
used at the election, and shall distribute
the same upon application to registered
Sec. 80 Election Officers, Judges Ap-
pointment-It shall be the duty of the
Board of Commissioners at Its regular ses-
sion. and at least twelve days previous TO
the day of holding any municipal election
to appoint for each ward from the quail
fed electors Of said ward, one Inspector
and two Judges, who shall constitute a
Board of Judges Of Election. In case those
appointed in accordance with this section
shall not be present at the place desig-
mated by the Board Of Commissioners. at
the hour to open the, polls, the electors
present may appoint Board OF Judges
for such ward.
Judges Of Election for each ward shall,
before the time Tor opening the polls, ap-
point two suitable persons to act as Clerks
who shall be qualified voters. Each Clerk
shall write down each office to be filled and
the name of each person voted for for such
office, and shall keep the number Of voters
by tallles, as they are read aloud by the
Sec "a. Polls open-All elections held
under the provisions Of this Charter shall
commence at o'clock a. m. and continue
until I o'clock p. m. Of the same day, with
out closing the polls.
Sec 25 Canvass and Electlon-As soon
as the polls are closed the election Judges
shall Immediately open the ballot boxes.
fake therefrom and count the ballots, and
enter the total number thereof on the tally
sheet provided therefor. No vote shall be
counted for any candidate more than once
on any ballot, all subsequent votes on that
ballot for that candidate being void.
The person receiving the largest number
of votes cast at such election for any office
shall be elected to that office.