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 and the clerk cf the p9AFS t wisn ro,ps .ne | missioners shall not be members of the same political party. Said judges shaii be selected from lists of persons ceft,- | fled to the board at its first meeting by the chairmen of the County commit l tees of the two parties casting the hign- | est and next highest number or votes | in said county in the last general elec- | tion for State and County officers said 1 lists to contain the names of not less
 than three qualified persons from eacn n | township and voting precinct in said | county, not more than two persons to | be appointed from one list for judges In | any precinct. If any judge so appointed | said board shall fill the vacancy from l the list of the party nominating the per- son dying or resigning. . i SECTION 4. Any authorized political | party may through it's State chairman l or through it's County chairman in such 1 counties where it has County commit | tees designate one person to act as watcher at each voting precinct where | no election judge of that party has been 1 appointed. Said watchers to serve with out compensation The names or e,,hs tns 1 with the County Board Of Election GomS missioners at least five days before the election in which they are to act and the County board shall send the. names of the persons so named as watchers to the election judges with the poll books tally sheets. ballots and other supplies and such persons shall be sworn in the same manner as the judges are, and shall be permitted to freely observe all acts of the judges and clerks from the opening of the polls until the compile tion and certification of the returns, but shall not in any way be permitted to interefer with or perform any of their duties, nor shall they be permitted to assist in the making out of any ticket for voter. but at the request of any voter requiring assistance any watcher designated by him shall be allowed to be by the judge assisting him. ,
 SECTION 5. That section 2so4 of Kirby's Digest be amended so as to
 SECTION 2SG4 The judges of cleo tion of each party shall appoint one clerk at each precinct. oo.o =
 SECTION 6. That section 2Sl9 Of Kirby's Digest be amended so as to read
 SECTION 2sIs. Any elector who shall tell the judges that he can not read or write or that, by reason of any physi- cal disability he is unable to mark his ballot may have the assistance of one If the judges to be selected by him, in the preparation of his ballot, who, in the presence of the elector, shall pre- pare his ballot for him as he wishes to
 SECTION '. The judge of the minor ity party shall have his choice of work in the duties prescribed in Section 2S27 of Kirby's Digest. The counting of the ballots shall begin immediately upon the closing of the polls, and shall be continued without interruption until the count is completed. Kirby's Digest be hereby repealed.
 SECTION 9. That Section 2S33 of Kirby,s Digest be amended so as to read
 SECTION 2ssa The said certificate and the ballots, sealed Tn separate pack ages, shall be conveyed by one of the judges to be determined by lot, if they cannot otherwise agree, to the County Election Commissioners within twenty four hours after the close of the polls. and the other certificate. tallysheets judges, free for the inspection of all persons. It shall be tne duty of the judges of election of the several pre- cincts after the ballots shall have been inspected and counted. to securely en- velope all such ballots and send the same. together with the certificate. tally the County Election Commissioners. to be kept hereinafter provided.
 SECTION 10. That Section 2S36 of Kirby's Digest be amended so as to read
 SECTION 2sss As soon as the re- turns from all the precincts are receiv- ed. but in no event later than the second day after the election, the County Elec- ton Commissioners shall. from the cer- tificate and ballots received from the several precincts, proceed to ascertain and declare the result of said election and shall. within fifteen days after the day of said election, deliver a certificate of his election to any person having the highest number of legal voters for mem Der of the House of Representatives, or any county or township officer, and the said commissioners shall also file in the office of the clerk of the County Court a certificate setting forth in detail the result of said election. The commis- sioners of election shall, within two days after the comparison and examina- tion of the returns of any election, de- posit in the nearest postoffce. on the most direct route to the seat of govern ment, certified copies of the abstracts of the returns of the election for members of Congress and all executive. legisla- tive and judicial officers. directed to the Secretary of State. and they shall at the same time enclose in separate envel- ope and direct to the Speaker of the House of Representatives. in care of the Secretary of State, at the seat of gov ernment. certified copy of the ab- retary of State Auditor of State Treas urer of State and Attorney General. It is made the duty of the Secretary of State to safely keep tre II, .s returns ads Representatives until the ssrne shall be required for the purpose of ascert aining and declaring the result of the q ction as prescribed in Section 5, Article VI of the Constitution.
 SECTION II. All laws and parts of laws in conflict herewith are hereby Filed in the ofiice of the Sec retary of State on the Sth day of May, 1912.
 Each elector may vote for or against the above Act.
 Witness my official signature. this goth day of May, 1912. * EARLE W. HODGES. Lsee..I Secretary of State.