The Harrison times., 1912-06-15

of State ten days before the first meet
ing Of the State BOARD Of Election CONF
missioneTs. and the Secretary Of state
shall keep one OF each Of said triplicat9
lists on file in his office and shall de-
liver the others 10 the other members
OF the State Board. In the event OF mo
death, resignation or refusal to accept
or serve of any person certified or ap'
pointed, another selection shall be madO
from the list Of the party from whose
list such person was selected. The state
chairman shall promptly certify names
Of other persons to take the places OK
those on their lists who fail or refuse
to accept or serve when certified or ap'
pointed.
SECTION o That Section 2764 OF
Kirbys Digest be amended so as to read
as follows:
SECTION 2764 The said commission
ers shall hold office until their success.
ors are appointed ana qualified. said
commissioners shall meet at the court
house at Nine O'Clock in the forenoon
on the second Monday in August prio4
to the general election, and shall or.
ganize themselves into a board Of eleo-
tion commissioners by electing one mem'
Der chairman and another clerk. Each
commissioner shall have one vote, and
two shall constitute a quorum, and thu
concurring votes Of any two shall do.
eide all questions before them, Provided
that no proceedings with less than three
members shall be had az any meeting
until two OF said members shall haVo
remained actually present In the place
OF meeting continuously for one hour
and have had the third member publicly
called three times, once az the beginning
or said hour and two other times at in4
tervals OF not less than twenty minutes.
Their meetings shall be public, ana
every adjournment shall designate this
time and place Of their next meeting
until their duties are completed
SECTION 2, That Section 27G5 Of
ldrby's Digest DO amended 80 as to read
as follows:
SECTION 27G5. They shall, upon
their organization as aforesaid, pro-
ceed forthwith TO appoint three Judges.
OF election for each voting precinct in
the county, which appointments shall bs
served on or delivered 20 the persons
appointed by the sheriff Of the county,
and tho clerk Of tho board shall mako
record Of such appointment and shall
file the same, attested by tho chairman,
and the clerk OF the BOARD, with tbs
county clerk All Of said County COM
missioners shall not be members Of tho
same political party Said Judges shah,
be selected from lists or persons certi$
fled TO the board at It's first meeting
by the chairmen OF the County commits,
tees Of the two parties casting the high.
est and next highest number OF votes
IN said county in tho last general cleo.
tion for State and County officers, nald
lists TO contain the names OF not less
than three qualified persons from oaol
county not moro than two persons 20
be appointed from one list for Judges iH
any precinct II any Judge so appointed
sh0ll dio or resign beroro the elcctions
said board shall IN the vacancy from
tho list OF tho party nominating tho por-
son dying or rosignng.
SECTION 4. Any authorized political
party may through It's state chnirman
or through itS County chairman In BuclR
counties whore IL has County commlt1
N...sf .llg ltrHNF. 10 ana 10
watcher at each voting precinct whors
no election Judge of that party has boon
appointed, Said watchers to serve wlth4
out compensation. The names OF thd
persons 30 designated shall ba filod
with the County Board or Election Copl4
misslOner9 M least five days before thN
election I'm which they are 20 act, ana
the County board shall send the names
OF the persons so named as watchers tO
the election judges with tho poll books.
tally sheets, ballots ana other Buppli0B.
and such persons shall be sworn In tho
Same manner an the judges arc, and
shall be permitted 10 freely observe nll
acts OF the Judges and clerks from tho
opening OF tho polls until tho complies
tion ana certificatlon or tho roturpss
but shall not IN any way be permttod
20 interofer with or perform any os
their duties nor shall they be permitted
20 assist IN the making out of any tickot
for voter, but at the request OF any
voter requiring assistance any watohos
designated by him shall be allowed 10 bs
present nt tho filling out OF his tlokot
by tho Judge osslstng him,
SECTION D, That section 2S0A or
Kirhys Digest bo amended 80 ao to
read az f0llowA'
SECTION 2S0i, Tho Judges or olo0-
tlon OF each party shall appoint ono
clerk nt each precinct
SECTION g. That section 2SlO on
ltIrby,s Digest bo amended no as to read
SECTION 2slO, Any eloctor who shalt
tell the Judges that he can not rcnd OF
write, or that, by reason OF any physl'
cal disability lac la unable TO mark hl5
ballot may hayo tho assistance OF ona
OF the Judges TO bo selected by him. in
tho preparation OF his ballot who, In
tho presence OF tho olector shall pros
pare his ballot for him az no Wishes 10
SECTION ?. Tho Judge OF tho mlnori
ity party shall have his choice OF work
I'm the duties prescribed IN Section 2S2I
OF lflfbyB Digest Tho counting OF tha
ballots shall .bogin immediately upo1
the closing OF the polls, ana shall ba
continued without interruption until tho
count iN completed
SECTION b That Section 1881 Of
Krhy,a Digest ho horoby repealed,
SECTION o. THAT Section 2SS9 OF
Rrhya Dlgost bo amended no as 10 read
SECTION 2S33 The said oertfieets
ana the ballots, Honlod ~ separate pnckt
NHNN NlNll ~ NNNNNNNU UN ono OF ind
Judges. 10 be determined by lot N thoy
cannot otherwise agree 90 tho county
Election Commissioners within twentyt
four hours after tho close OF tho polls!
ana tho other certificate, tallyaheeta
and poll books shall bo retained by tho
Judges, FREQ for tho inspection OF nli
persons. N shall bo the duty OF tho
Judges ~ election Of tho several pro
clnota. after the ballots snail have boon
Inspected and counted 90 securely Ant
velOpe all such ballots and send tha
same, together with the certificate tally
sheets Rnd pol books aa aforesaid 10
the County Election Commissioners 10
be kept nH hereinafter provided
SECTION 10. That Section 2s3G %
ltirhy's Digest be amended SO as TO read
nH follows
SECTION 2s9G A soon M tho ro,
turns from all Tho precincts are reoolVi
cd. but iu no oyont later than tho second
day after the election, the County lelo0i
ton t0mmlsgionefH shall from tho eer'
tlnpHte ana ballots received from tha
several pfuclnuiH proceed tu nHeertain
ANA declare The result OF said election,
aud shall within fifteen days after thh
day Of said election, deliver u certificate
OF hla election 20 any person having thh
highest number of legal voters Tor memi
boF of tho House OF Representatives, oF
any county or township officer ana tho
Hnld commissioners shall also nle IN tho
ollire uf the ulofk Of tho County Court
IA VUTt lUvutu rUl tlur fOTth la uNinu tNn