The Van Buren press., 1912-06-01
FOR ACT NO. ..
AGAINST ACT NO. 3,


Be II Enacted by the People Of the
SECTION l. That section 2TG3 Of
Kirby's Digest be amended SO as to read
as follows;
tary of State and Attorney General shall
constitute q State Board OF Election Com
mssoners, whose duty II shall be to
meet IN the office Of the Governor I'm
the state Capitol on the second Monday
In July next preceding any general cleo
ton for State and County officers 10 ape
point three qualified electors as commits
sioners In each county ~ select election
judges for each voting precinct ana to
perform the other duties herein pre-
scribed Their meetings shall he public
and every adjournment shall designate
the time and place Of their next meet
ing until their duties are completed No
person who ~ a candidate for any Of
flee TO be voted for at such election. or
Is deputy or clerk or cmployc OF any
officer or person who is candidate for
election shall act as county Commits
sloner. The appointment Of the County
Commissioners shall be I'm writing, uue
der the hands Of the state Board and
the said State Board shall Immediately
mail to each County Commissioner at
the county seat notice Of his APP
pointment, and, I'm addition thereto shall
mail 10 the clerk of the Circuit Court
IN such county a certificate OF the ape
pointment OF such commissioners. and
upon the receipt OF such certificate. n
shall be the duty OF such Circuit Clerk
60 cause 20 be served upon each OF said
commissioners, by the sheriff a notice
requiring said commissioners to appear
before said clerk on or before the day
fixed for entering upon their duties,
and take AMI subscribe the oath pre-.
scrihed by Section twenty Of Article
nineteen OF the Constitution, which said
oath shall be endorsed on the certificate.
and when so endorsed said certificate
shall be filed I'm said office as a record
Tho State Board Of Election Commits
sloners shall select the County Election
Commissioners from lists of qualified
electors certified TO II boy the cht.rmon
OF the state committees NJ the two poe
lltcal parties whose candidates for gov
ornor received the highest and next
highest number OF votes m tho last pre-
cedinR general election. The chairman
of each Of said parties shall certify the
names OF at least three persons from
each county and the said state Board
OF Commissioners shall appoint two per-
sons from one Of said lists and one from
the other OF said lists for County Eloc-
ton Commissioners In each county In
the event the chairman OF "a party shall
fail 90 certify the names as required
by this Act for any county the state
Bonrd shall appoint some momhof OF
that party OF itH own selection for COM
missioner Said lists shall De filed IN
triplcnto IN the office Of the Secretary
OF State ten days before the firpt meet
ing OF the State Hoard Of Election Cone
missioners, ana the Secretary Of state
shall keep one OF each OF said trpIioato
lists on file IN his office ana shall de-
liver the others 90 the other members
Of the State Board, In the event OF the
death resignation or refusal 90 accept
or serve Of any person certified or up'
pointed, another selection shall be made
from the list OF the party from whose
list such person was selected The state
chairman shall promptly certify names
Of Other persons 90 take the places oi
those on thor lists who fan or refuse
TO accept or serve when certified or APP
pointed
SECTION 2. That Section 27ol Of
kir1ys Digest be amended no as TO read
az follows
SECTION g76i, Tho said commission.
ors shall hold office until their success.
ora are appointed uu1 qualified. Said
commissioners tnUll meet nt the court
houfe az Nine O'Clock VA the forenoon
on the second Monday I'm AUGUST prior
20 the general election hud shall on
gahize themselves into "A board of cleo
ton commissioners by plurtlnE uuu mem
her chairman ana another clerk Eurl
commissioner shall have one vote, an,
two shall constitute h quorum. ana M,
concurrlnR votes OF amy two shall de-
eide all questions before them, Provide,
that no proceedings Win less than 'hro,
mcmbors shall be had az any mootni
pntil two OF said members shall hay,
remained actually present IN the plno,
OF meeting continuously for ono hou
hh1 have had the third member puhllcl,
called three times once az the beginning
OF said hour ana two other times ut In
lerVnlf oi not less lhan twenty minutes
Their meetings shall ho public. hnl
every ADJOURNMENT email designate thl
time and place OF their nest moctinl
until their duties ARE completed
SECTION ., That Section 2ie6 a.
kim Dlssst ho amended BIO oa g. tea,
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