The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-03-13
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dence after the latest date that would
enable them to register for the pur-
pose OF voting In the last regular cleo
ton, and who have the qualifications
Of voters in the precincts IN which
they reside.
4. Persons who have become of
age since the last election and nave
the qualifications of electors.
Officers Of Election.
Sec %. officers Of election FOR the
primary shall be appointed 10y the
county board of election commission.
ers. as provided by law in the case
of the November elections; provided,
that the lists Of names selected by
the several party committees shall be
submitted to said board not less than
Is days before the holding of the pri.
mary and shall be open to inspec.
ton thereafter; and provided, that
candidates before the primary shall
be entitled il they so desire to unite,
regardless of party, in designating
the names Of persons to be appointed
officers of election.
In cases where candidates unite in
the selection of persons to be ap.
pointed officers Of election as herein
provided, the lists of names sub
pitted by the party committees shall
- treated by the board of election
commissioners as follows: If only
Dne group of % per cent of the can.
didates unite in selecting one person
TO be appointed an officer of election
In each precinct so designated, said
board shall appoint only one officer
Of election for such precinct or pre-.
cincts from the lists submitted by
The committee of that party whose
candidates form a majority of tbs
yigners Of such written designation.
II the signers of such lists are decid-
ed equally between the parties, then
the lists of names submitted by each
party committee shall have chosen
from it only one name for an officer
of election in every other precinct
among those for which names are
thus designated If two groups of
rs per cent or one group of 80 per
cent of all candidates so unite in
designst ting persons to be appointed
officers of election in one or more pre-
cincts, the remaining officers in such
precincts shall be selected equally
from the lists of the several party
committees. In the event that rs per
cent of all candidates unite to pro-
cure the appointment Of election Off
GERS in one or more precincts, or II
three groups of 25 per cent of the
candidates, or one group of so per
cent and another of rs per cent Of
the candidates submit names under
the provisions of this section. the re-
naming officer of election in each
precinct shall be chosen alternately
$rom the lists of the different county
Committees.
All persons who are to act as cleo
tion officers shall be appointed by
said board in accordance with the
foregoing provisions.
The duties herein provided shall be
enforceable against said county board
of election commissioners on the Pc
tition Of any candidate, by the writ of
mandamus. Proceedings in such cases
shall be instituted in the circuit
court. The proceedings shall be sum-
mary and without delay, and the or
ders OF the court shall be final and
not appealable.
Sec. %. Challengers and Inspec-
tors--Each political party shall be
entitled to have not exceeding two
challengers and two inspectors at
each precinct during the holding of
said primary election.
Sec. "a. Has to do with the man
ner of voting. Each elector shall be
entitled to but one ballot, which, hav-
ing been prepared in voting booth,
shall be delivered. folded. to judges