The Prescott daily news., 1912-05-31

missioners shall not be members of the same political party. Said judges shall be selected from lists of persons certi- fled to the board at its first meeting by the chairmen of the County commit tees of the two parties casting the high est and next highest number of votes in said county in the last general cleo tion for State and County officers said lists to contain the names of not less than three qualified persons from each township and voting precinct in said county, not more than two persons to be appointed from one list for judges In any precinct. If any judge so appointed shall die or resign berore the election. said board shall fill the vacancy from the list of the party nominating the per- son dying or reSigning.
 SECTION A. Any authorized political party may, through it's State chairman or through it's County chairman in such counties where it has County commit tees. designate one person to act as watcher at each voting precinct where no election judge of that party has been appointed. Said watchers to serve with out compensa tion. The names of the persons so designated shall be filed with the County Board Of Election Com missionerS at least five days before the election in which they are to act, and the County board shall send the names of the persons named as watchers to the election judges with the poll books, and such persons shall be sworn in the same manner as the judges are, and shall be permitted to freely observe all acts of the judges and clerks from the opening of the polls until the comple tion and certification of the returns, but shall not in any way be permitted to interefer with or perform any of their duties, nor shall they be permitted to assist in the making out of any ticket for voter. but at the request of any voter requiring assistance any watcher designated by him shall be allowed to be present at the filling out of his ticket by the judge assisting him.
 SECTION 5. That section 2S04 of Kirby's Digest be amended so as to
 SECTION 2sO4 The judges of elec- tion of each party shall appoint one clerk at each precinct.
 SECTION 6, That section 2s19 of Kirby's Digest be amended so as to read as follows:
 SECTION 2s1s. Any elector who shall tell the judges that he can not read or write. or that, by reason of any physi- cal disability, he is unable to mark his ballot, may have the assistance of one of the judges to be selected by him, in the preparation of his ballot, who, in the presence of the elector shall pre- pare his ballot for him as he wishes to vote it.
 SECTION '. The judge of the minor. ity party shall have his choice of work in the duties prescribed in Section 2S27 of Kirby's Digest The counting of the ballots shall begin immediately upon the closing of the polls. and shall be continued without interruption until tha count Is completed.
 SECTION S. That Section 2S31 of Kirby's Digest be hereby repealed. SECTION 9. That Section 2S3S Of Kirby's Digest be amended so as to read
 SECTION 2s3s. The said certificat. and the ballots, sealed Tn separate pack ages. shall be conveyed by one of the judges to be determined by lot if they cannot otherwise agree, to the County Election Comm SsionerS within twenty four hours after the close of the polls. and poll books shall be retained by the judges. free for the inspection of all persons. It shall be the duty of the judges of election of the several pre- cincts after the ballots Shall have been inspected and counted. to securely en. velope all such ballots and send the same, together with the certificate. tally sheets and poll books as aforesaid, to the County Election Commissioners, to be kept hereinafter provided
 SECTION 10. That Section 2S36 of Kirby,s Digest be amended so as to read SECTION 2S3s AS soon as the re- turns from all the precincts are receiv- | ed. but in no event later than the second | day after the election, the County Elec- | tion Commissioners shall. from the cer- | tificate and ballots received from the several precincts, proceed to ascertain and declare the result of said election, and shall, within fifteen days after the l day of said election, deliver a certificate of his election to any person having the
 
 Der of the House of Representatives, or | any county or township officer, and the said commissioners shall also file in tho office of the clerk of the County Court a certificate setting forth in detail the result of said election The commits sioners of election shall, within two days after the comparison and examina- ton of the returns of any election, de- posit in the nearest postoff1ce, on the most direct route to the seat of govern. ment. certified copies of the abstracts of the returns of the election for members of Congress and all executive, 1egisla- Secretary of State. and they shall at the same time enclose in separate envel- | ope and direct to the Speaker of tho House of Representatives, in care of the | Secretary of State. at the seat of gov | ernment a certified copy of the ab- stract of votes given for governor, Sec- retary of State. Auditor of State, Treas urer of State and Attorney General. It | is made the duty of the Secretary of State to safely keep the returns ad- dressed to the Speaker of the House of Representatives until the same shall be required for the purpose of ascertaining as prescribed in Section 3, Article VI of the Constitution.
 SECTION II. All laws and parts of laws in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
 Filed in the office of the Sec- 1 retary of State on the 9th day of May. 1912.
 Each elector may vote for or against l the above Act.
 Witness my official signature
 this goth day of May, 1912. |