The Van Buren press., 1912-06-08

/ served on or delivered to the persons
/ appointed boy the sheriff Of the county
| and the clerk OF the board shall make a
[ record Of such appointment and shall
/ file the same. attested by the chairman
| and the clerk OF the board with the
{ county clerk All Of said County Com
| missioners shall not be members OF the
{ same political party. Said judges shall
/ be selected from lists OF persons ceru-
! fled to the board at its first meeting
/ by the Chairmeu Of the County commit
| tees of the two parties casting the high
/ est and next highest number OF votes
| in said county I'm the last general cleo.
| ton for State and County officers Sald
/ 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 before the election,
/ said board shall fill the vacancy from
/ the list Of the party nominating the per
son dying or resigning.
SECTION (. Any authorized political
party may, through its State chairman
/ or through its County chairman I'm such
/ counties where IL has County commit
| tees. designate one person to act as
! watcher at each voting precinct where
| no election judge of tnat party has been
appointed. Said watchers to serve with
out compensation The names OF the
persons so designated shall be filed
with the County Board or 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 so named rs watchers TO
the election judges with the poll books,
tally sheets ballots and other supplies,
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 compile
tion and certification OF the returns.
but shall not in any way hc permitted
70 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 g. That section 2N04 Of
Kirbys Digest be amended so as TO
read a follows:
SECTION 2S04 The judges Of cleo
ton Of each party shall appoint one
clerk at each precinct.
SECTION g. That section 2Sl9 Of
Kirby's Digest be amended so as to read
as follows.
SECTION 2S1q. Any elector who shall
tell the judges that he can not read or
write, or that by reason of any phys-
cal disability he is unable 10 mark his
ballot may have the assistance of one
the preparation Of his ballot who. in
the presence of the clector. shall pre-
pare his ballot for him as he wishes to
vote II.
SECTION T. 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 the
10 Lot
SECTION s. That Section 1881 Of
Kirby's Digest be hereby repealed
SECTION q, That Section 1888 Of
Kirby's Digest be amended so as to read
as follows:
SECTION 1888. The said certificate
and the ballots. sealed IN separate pack
ages shall be conveyed by one Of the
judges to be determined by lot n they
cannot otherwise agree, 70 the county
Election Commissioners within twenty
four hours after the close Of the polls,
and the other certificate, tallysheets
and poll books shall be retained by the
Judges free for the inspection Of all
persons II shall be the duty of the
judges Of election OF the several pre-
cncts. after the ballots snail have been
inspected and counted, TO securely en-
vclOpe az such ballots and send the
same together with the certificate, tally
sheets and poll books as aforesaid, 70
the County Election Commissioners TO
be kent as hereinafter provided.
SECTION TO- That Section 2S3G OF
Kirhy's Digest be amended so as to read
as follows:
SECTION 1886 As soon as the re-
turns from all the precincts are roCeiN-
ed, but in no event later than the second
day after the election, the County EleC-
ton Commissioners shall from the GER
tihcate and ballots received from the
several precincts, proceed TO ascertain
and declare the result Of said election,
"a
day Of said election, deliver certificate
Of his election 10 any person having the
highest number Of legal voters for mem
her OF the House Of Representatives., or
any county or township officer. and the
said commissioners shall also file I'm the
Office Of the clerk Of the County Court
u certificate setting forth In detail the
result Of said election. The commits
sioners Of election shall, within two
days after the comparison and eNamina-
ton Of the returns OF any election, de-
post I'm the nearest postoflCe, 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 legisla-
tive and judicial officers directed TO the
Secretary Of state, and they shall at the
same time enclose In "A separate cnvcl-
ope and direct TO the Speaker Of the
House Of Representatives, IN care Of the
Secretary Of state, at the seat Of gov
eminent a certified copy Of the alb
stract Of votes given for governor, Gee
Rotary OF state, Auditor Of state, Treas
urer OF State and Attorney General II
Is made the duty or the Secretary Of
state 10 safely keep the returns add
dressed TO the Speaker OF the House Of
Representatives until the same shall be
required for the purpose Of Hscertalning
and declaring the result Of the election
as prescribed In Section 3, Article VI Of
the Constitution,
SECTION H. All laws and parts OF
laws I'm conflict herewith are hereby
repealed
Filed IN the orice OF the Sec
rotary Of state on the 9th day
Of May 1872
Each elector may vote for or against
the above Act
Witness my official signature,
this goth day Of May, 1912,
EARLE w. HODGES.