The Van Buren press., 1912-06-22

served on or delivered 10 the personi
! appointed by the sheriff OF the county
and the clerk Of the board shall make
record of such appointment and shal
file the same. attested by the chairman
| and the clerk of the board, with TN
| county clerk All OF said County Com
| missioners shall not be members of th'
/ same political party. said judges sinai
| be selected from lists OF persons certi
| fled TO the board at its first meetins
| 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 elec,
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 70
| be appointed from one list for judges IN
any precinct, II 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-
I SECTION T. Any authorized political
| party may through its State chairman
| or through it's County chairman in 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 compensa tion. 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 X watchers to
the election judges with the poll books.
tally sheets, ballots End other supplies,
and such persons snail he 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 be permitted
TO interefeT 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 recurring 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 2SO4 OF
Kirby's Digest be amended so as to
read as follows:
SECTION 2SO4. The judges Of cleo
ton of each party shall appoint one
clerk at each precinct.
SECTION 6, That section 2Sl9 of
Kirby's Digest be amended so as TO read
as follows:
SECTION 2Sl9. 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
-
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 Z. The Judge of the minor
Nv party shall have his choice of work
in the duties prescribed in Section 1927
of Kirbys 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 fAh
SECTION s. That Section 1881 of
Kirbys Digest be hereby repealed.
SECTION 9. That Section 1888 Of
Kirhys Digest be amended 80 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, II they
cannot otherwise agree, to 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. 1t shall be the duty Of the
judges OF election OF the several pre-
cincts, after the ballots snail 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 Comm ssioners, to
be kept as hereinafter provided
SECTION 10, That Section 1886 Of
Kirbys Digest be amended so as to read
as follows:
SECTION 1886. 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 GER
tifcate and ballots received from the
several precincts, proceed to ascertain
and declare the result of said election,
and shall within fifteen days after the,
day of said election, deliver "A certificate
Of his election to any person having the
highest number of legal voters for mem
Der Of the House OF Representatives, or
any county or township officer and the
said commissioners shan also file I'm the
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-
tion of the returns OF any election, de-
post In the nearest postofice. 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 I'm "A separate enVel-
ope and direct to the Speaker of the
House OF Representatives. In care OF the
Secretary of state. at the seat Of gov
ernment, a certified copy Of the abb
stract OF votes given FOR governor, Sec
retary OF state, Auditor OF State, Treas
urer OF State and Attorney General II
is made the duty OF the Secretary OF
State TO safely keep the returns ad-
dressed 60 the Speaker Of the House Of
Representatives until the same shall hc
required for the purpose OF ascertaining
and declaring the result OF the election
as prescribed In Section 3, Article VI of
the Constitution.
SECTION II. All laws and parts OF
laws I'm conflict herewith are hereby
repealed,
Filed in the ONCE OF the Sec
retary OF state on the 9th day
OF May, 1912,
Each olector may vote for or against
the above Act
Witness my official signature,
this 2Oth day of May 1912,
EARLE w. HODGES,
tSeal Secretary OF state.