The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-03-13

or election. The judges shah, In me
presence of elector. remove the sec
ondary stub from said ballot and de-
post said ballot in the box provided
for the political party for which the
vote is cast.
Counting Of Ballots.
Sec. or. Refers to the counting of
ballots and certifying returns, which
Is to be done in the same manner as
Is provided, or may hereafter be pro-
vided for counting, certifying and
signing the official returns in the gen
eral elections. Omcers OF election
shall count the number Of ballots cast
by each political party. and shall Keep
them separate so that all the ballots
belonging to one party shall be in
one bunch and the ballots belonging
20 another party in another bunch.
and so on as to all parties who par
ticipate in srch primary election.
These boxes. sealed, shall be turned
over to the county clerk. as is now
provided at regular election. Where
a contest has been instituted and not
disposed Of. the ballot boxes shall not
be opened by said clerk until after
said contest has been finally dis
posed Of
Canvassing Returns.
Sec. &c. This section regulates can
vassing CT returns and certificates Of
nomination. On the third day after
the close of any primary nominating
election the county election commits
sioncrs Of each county shall proceed
to canvass the returns OF said pri-
mary elections and tabulate the same.
Such tabulation of votes for nomina
lions for United States senator and
for all other candidates for Office
whose nomination papers are now, or
may hereafter be required to be filed
in the Office of the secretary of state,
shall be made on one separate sheet
for each political party, and shall be
Immediately transmitted to the secre-
tary of state. The tabulation Of vot.
ers for all offices for which nomina-
ton papers are required to be filed
In the county court clerks office shall
be in another separate sheet Of paper
filed in the county court clerks Office
after the canvass of the
returns and tabulatiOn of the votes
by said election commissioners and
certificates of nomination shall imme-
diately issue TIC the persons receiving
the gre Attest number Of votes for the
offices for which they were candi-
dates The secretary of state shall.
not less than 20 days before the day
on which the general November cleo
ton is held. certify, under the seal of
his office, the persons whose names
are entitled to be printed on the Off
cial ballot at the November election
as the candidates of the various po-
litical parties for offices to be filled
at such election, and who have been
as herein provided He
shall make and transmit by regis
tered mail duplicate of such list
and certificate of nomination of can
didates for offices to the county
clerks of every county in the state
where the candidate is to be voted for
by the state-at-large, and he shall so
transmit the names of such candi-
dates to the county court clerks of
each and every county in the district
in which such candidate is to be
voted for by district smaller than
the state.
On the fourteenth day after such
primary nominating election the coun.
ty election commissioners of the larg.
est county in each legislative district
II the state that is composed of two
or more counties shall assemble at
he county clerk Office in said coun-
~ and canvass the returns that have
been certified by the election commits
sioners of each county in such dis
.rict for state senator and for repre-
sentative, and they shall issue to the
rersOn receiving the greatest mum.
TER of votes for tie Office for which
he was a candidate certificate Of
nomination, which certificate shall,