The Harrison times., 1912-07-06

! Ing of the State Board of Election COM
missioners, and the Secretary Of state
shall keep one Of each Of said triplicate
| lists on file in his office and shall de-
liver the others 10 the other members
| or the State Board. In the event Of the
death, resignation or refusal TO accept
or serve OF any person certified or ap-
| 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
| or other persons to take the places OF
| those on their lists who fan or refuse
| 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 commission
! 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 elec-
| ton commissioners by electng one mem
| Der chairman and another clerk. Each
| commissioner shah have one vote and
| two shall constitute n quorum and tho
| concurring votes Of any two shall de-
! eide all questions before them, Provided
| that no proceedings with less than three
! members shall be had al any meeting
| until two OF said members shall have
|
| OF meeting continuously for one hour
| and have had the third member publicly
| called three times, once at the beginning
| or 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 2, That Section 2765 ot
| krby's Digest be amended so as to read
as follows:
SECTION 27G5. They shall, upon
| their organization as aforesaid, pro-
coed forthwith TO appoint three Judges
| or election for each voting precinct In
the county which appointments shall bs
| served on or delivered TO the persons
| appointed by the sheriff Of the county,
I and the clerk OF the board shall make a
| record Of such appointment and shah
| 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 tho
same political party, Said judges shall
be selected from lists or persons certi-
| fled to the board at Its first meeting
| by the chalrmen OF the County commit
tees OF the two parties casting the high
| est and next highest number OF votes
! in said county In tfo last general cleo
! tlon for state and County officers, said
| lists TO contain tho names Of not less
| than three qualified persons from each
| township and voting precinct In sai6
county not more than two persons to
! be appointed from one list for judges In
any precinct If any Judge 30 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 reslgnng.
| SECTION T. Any authorized political
party may, through It's State chairman
| or through It's County chairman IN such
J counties whero it has County commit
| tnNH designate .
! watcher at each voting precinct where
! no election Judge OF that party has been
J appointed Said watchers to serve with
| out compensation, Tho names Of tho
persons 30 designated shall be filed
| with the County Board or Election Conn
| missoners at least five days before tho
election In which they are 20 act and
| tho County board shall send the names
OF the persons 80 named as watchers 10
| the election judges with the poll books
tally sheets, ballots ana other supplien
and such persons shall be sworn In tho
same manner az the judges are, and
shall be permitted 90 freely observe all
acts OF the Judges and clerks from tho
! opening or the polls until tho complies
tiOn ana Certiflcatlon or tho returns,
but shall not In any way be permitted
70 interefer with or perform any or
their duties, nor shall they bo permitted
10 assist In the making out OF any Ticket
for a voter but at tho request OF any
voter requiring assistance any watcher
designated by him shall be allowed 10 10
present at the filling out OF his ticket
by the Judge assisting him.
SECTION 3, That section 2S0A or
Kirbys Digest be amended 80 as TO
read az follows
SECTION 2S0i Tho Judges OF cloo-
tlon OF each party shall appoint one
clerk NJ each precinct,
SECTION G, That section 2S1O ot
krbys Digest be amended 40 os TO read
| uB follows,
SECTION 2StO ANY oloctor who shan
tell the Judges that he can not read or
| write or that by reason OF any physi-
| cal disability he ~ unable TO mark his
! ballot may have tho assistance or one
! Of the Judges, 20 be selected by him, in
the preparation Of his ballot, who, in
tho presence OF the oloctor, shall pre-.
pare his ballot for him as no wishes TO
| vote e.
SECTION z The Judge OF the minor.
! ity party shall have his choice OF work
In the dutloa prescribed IN Section 2s2T
| OF Klrbya DlReat the counting OF the
! ballots shall begin immediately upon
the closing OF the polls, and shall be
continued without interruption until the
SECTION h. That Section 2s3i of
| Klrhys Dlgcst he hereby repealed
| SECTION 2, That Section 2SSa OF
Klrhya Digest bo amended 40 az to read
SECTION 2S3o, Tho soid oertlfioets
! and the ballots scaled m separate pack.
| ages, shall bo conveyed by ono or tho
| Judges, 60 he determined by lot N they
| cannot otherwise agree, TO the County
| Election Commissioners within twenty
| four hours after the close or tho polls.
| ana the other certificate, lallyaheeta
| aud poll books shall be retained by tho
| Judges, FREQ for tho inspection OF oil
| persons lt shall be tho duty OF the
| Judges OF election or the several pre-.
| clncts after tho ballots snail have been
| inspected ana counted, 60 securely on4
volopo all such ballots and send tho
| same, together with the certificate, tally
| hheota ana poll books Ha aforesaid, 10
| tho County Election Commissioners, 10
| be- kept aa hereinafter provided
| HgCflON TO- That Section sSa6 6f
| ltifbyH Digest be amended no as 90 read
| as follows
SECTION 2S3d. An soon M tho re.
| turns from nll tho precincts are receive
ed, but In no event later than tho accond
day after the election the County Flee,
| ton commissioners shall from tho crTr
| tlncNto and ballots received from the
| several precincts, proceed to ascertain
ana declare the result OF said election,
ana shall, within fifteen days after the
day OF said election, deliver certificate
| or hlH election tn any person having the
| highest number ~ lugnl Votorn fur meme
ber OF the lluuno OF Representatives or
any county or township officer ana the
! said coWmHrionerH Hhull also nlo Ia tho
| oiilco Of the clerk OF tho County Court
| a certificate HrtiinH forth IN drthtl The
| result OF said election The connie
| HlonerH " election rhnll within two
| dUNn ufIpr thU pUmuUtluu nuu NNnmIUa.