The Harrison times., 1912-06-22

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ing Of the State Roard Of Election Com
missloners, and the Secretary OF state
shall keep one Of each of said triplicato
lists on file in his office and shall de-
liver the others to the other mempeIs es
of the State Board. In the event OF tho
| DEATH resignation or refusal TO accept
or serve of any person certified or ap'
pointed, another selection shall De mado
from the list Of the party from whose
! list such person was selected. The Stat0
| chairman shall promptly certify names
OF other persons to take the places OF
those on their lists who fail or refuso
to accept or serve when certified or ap'
| pointed.
SECTION 2. That Section 2764 Of
| Kirby's Digest be amended so as to read
as follows
SECTION 27G4 The said commissions
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 prior
| TO the general election and shall or
! ganize themselves into a board Of cleo
| tion commissioners by electIng one MEM
| Der chairman and another clerk Each
| commissioner shah have one vote, and
! two shall constitute quorum, and tho
| concurring votes Of any two shall do
! eide all questions before them, Provided
| that no proceedings with less than three
! members shall be had at any meeting
| until two Of said members shall have
| remained actually present In the plac0
| or meeting continuously for one hour
| and have had the third member publicly
| called three tines once at the beginning
| OF said hour and two other times at in-
| tervals of not less than twenty minutes.
| Their meetings shall be public and
| every adjournment shall designate tho
| time and place OF their next meeting
until their duties are completed.
! SECTION 3. That Section 1855 Of
| Kirbys Digest be amended so as TO read
as follows
SECTION 2765 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 be
! served on or delivered TO the persons
| appointed by the sheriff Of the county,
I and the clerk OF the board shall mako a
! record OF such appointment and shall
| file the same, attested by tho chairman
| and the clerk OF the poard, with tho
: county clerk All Of said County Com
mssioners shall not be members Of tho
! same political party Said judges shall
| be selected from lists or persons certi-
! fled TO the board at It's first meeting
| by the chairmen OF the County commit
| tees of the two parties casting the nigh
| est and next highest number of yoteD
] in said county In the last general cleo.
| tlon 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 moro than two persons 10
| be appointed from one list for judges In
any precinct. If any judge 80 appointed
| shall die or resign before the election,
said board shall fin the vacancy from
| the list OF the party nominating the por-
! son dying or reslgning.
| SECTION 4, Any authorized political
J party may, through It's State chairman
! or through It's County chairman In such
counties whore II has County commit1
| tees, designate one person 10 act AZ
] watcher at each voting precinct whore
| no election Judge OF that party has boon
/ appointed Said watchers to serve wlths
| out compensation. The names of th9
! persons 80 designated shall be filed
! with the County Board or Election Cons
missloners at least five days before tho
| election In which they are 10 act, and
| the County board shall send the names
! OF the persons 80 named az watchers To
I the election judges with the poll books,
| tally sheets, ballots ana other supplies,
| and such persons shall be sworn In tho
same manner as the judges are, and
| shall be permitted to freely observe ALI
| acts OF the judges and clerks from the
| opening OF the polls until the compl0-
| tion and certlflcatlon or tho returns,
| but shall not In any way be permitted
! 20 interofer with or perform any OF
! their duties nor shall they DO permitted
! TO assist In tho making out OF any tIckos
for voter, but at tho request of any
! voter requiring assistance any watcher
designated by him shall be allowed TO be
! present at the filling out OF his tiokot
| by tho Judge assisting him.
SECTION o, That section 2sO4 OF
Krby's Digest be amended 40 os To
read as follows;
SECTION 2SOi Tho Judges OF cleo
tlon OF each party shall appoint one
clerk AZ each precinct
SECTION O. That section 2si0 oe
Kirby,s Digest be amended no M 70 read
! AZ follows;
SECTION 2sio, Any o,ootor who shalt
toll the judgog that ho can not read or
write, or that, by reason OF any physi-
! cal disability no Ia unable 20 mark hlo
| ballot, may have tho assistance OF onp
OF the Judges TO bo selected by him, Ia
the preparation OF his ballot, who, In
pare his ballot for him Az no wishes TO
| vote it
SECTION Z, The Judge OF tho minor.
ity party shall have his choice OF work
OF Kirby'a Digest, tho counting OF tho
ballots shall begin Immediately upon
the closing Of tho polls, and shall bs
continued without interruption until ths
SECTION l. That Section aSai OF
| Klrhy'a DiRent bo hereby repealed
| SECTION o. That Section 2SSa OF
| Klrby's Digest bo amended 30 as TO read
slGcTioN $3.50. Tho said eertifloa,s
and tho ballots, sealed IN separate pack.
ngra shall bo conveyed by one OF tho
| judges, 20 be- determined by lot II th9y
| cannot otherwise agree 20 the County
| Election Commissioners within twenty
| four hours after tho close OF tho polls.
| and the other certificate, tallyshoeta
| ana poll books shall DO retained by tho
| Judges FREQ for tho inspection OF nll
| persons. II shall bo tho duty OF thu
| judges OF election OF the several pro,
| olncta, after tho ballots snail hnvo boon
| inspected and counted, 20 gocurcly on
| VolopO all such ballots and send tho
same together with tho certificate, tally
| sheets and poll books as aforesaid, 10
| the County Election Commissioners, 10
| bo Kept na hereinafter provided
| SECTION TO- That Section 2s90 %
| kirby'h Digest Do amended no an 10 read
| RH follows
| SECTION 2saO, AZ soon ms tho "a,
| turns from all tho pfeoinetH are reoolv-
| cd, but In no event later than the second
| day after the election the County tlleoa
! tion Commissioners shall from tho oefa
| tlnchte and ballots received from tho
| several precincts, proceed 90 ascertain
| and declare The result OF said election,
| and shall within nfteen days after tho
| day of said election deliver certificate
| OF his election 10 any person having tho
| highoHt number OF legal voters Tor memi
| her 0f tho House OF Representa- tiyeh, on
| any county or township ofileer ana tho
! said c0mmlfHlnhetB shall also ile IN tho
| office ~ the Glcik OF tho County Court
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