The Van Buren press., 1912-06-15

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/ appointed ny the sheriff of the county
and the clerk Of the board shall make z
/ record Of such appointment aud sinai
/ 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 the
/ same political party. said judges shall
| be selected from lists OF persons certl'
! fled TO the board at its first meeting
! by the ch8irmen OF the County commit
/ tees OF the two parties casting the high
| est and next highest number of votes
/ in said county i'm the last general cleo
/ tion for State and County officers. said
! lists TO contain the names or not less
| than three qualified persons from each
! township and voting precinct In sald
/ county not more than two persons 10
/ he appointed from one list for judges In
! any precinct. II any judge so appointed
/ shall die or resign before the election
I said board shall fill the vacancy from
/ the list Of the party nominating the per-
son dying or resiguing.
SECTION 4. Any authorized political
party may, through its State chairman
or through its County chairman in such
counties where IL has County commit
tees, designate one person to act as
watcher at each voting precinct where
no election Judge Of that party has been
appointed Said watchers TO serve with
out compensation The names Of the
persons SO designated shall be filed
with the County Board or Election Com
missioners at least five days before the
election I'm 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 10 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 i'm any way be permitted
to interefeT 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
present at the filling out of his ticket
by the judge assisting him.
SECTION g. That section 2S04 OF
Kirbys Digest be amended so as TO
read IS follows.
SECTION 2SO4. The judges Of cleo
ton Of each party shall appoint one
clerk at each precinct,
SECTION 6. That section 2Sl9 of
Kirby's Digest be amended so as to read
as follows:
SECTION 2S19. 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
of 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
vote II,
SECTION 7. The Judge of the minor
ity party shall have his choice of work
I'm the duties prescribed in Section 2S27
of Kirbys 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.
SECTION s That Section 1881 Of
Krby's Digest be hereby repealed
SECTION .. That Section 1888 Of
Kirhy's Digest be amended so as to read
as follows;
SECTION 2S33. The said certificate
and the ballots sealed IN separate pack
ages shall be conveyed by one Of the
judges, to be determined by lot II they
cannot otherwise agree, to the County
Election Commissioners within twenty
four hours after the close of the polls
and the other certificate, tallysheets
and poll books shall be retained by the
Judges. free for the inspection Of all
persons 1t shall be the duty Of the
Judges Of election or the several pre-
CinCts, after the ballots snail have been
inspected and counted, TO securely en-
veope all such ballots and send the
same together with the certificate, tally
sheets and poll books as aforesaid, TO
the County Election Commissioners, 70
be kept as hereinafter provided.
SECTION 10. That Section 1886 Of
Kirby's Digest be amended so as to read
as follows:
SECTION 1886. 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 Eloc-
ton Commissioners shall from the Ger
tihCate and ballots received from the
several precincts, proceed to ascertain
and declare the result Of said election
and shall, within fifteen days at,er the
day Of said election, deliver a certificate
of his election TO any person having the
highest number of legal voters for mem
bcr Of the House Of Representatives or
any county or township officer. and the
said commissioners SHAH also file I'm the
Office Of the clerk Of the County Court
certificate setting forth I'm detail the
result of said election. The commits
sioners Of election shall, within two
days after the comparison and oXamna-
tion of the returns OF any election, de-
post In the nearest pOstOtllCc. ON the
most direct route to the seat Of govern
mcnt certified copies of the abstracts of
the returns Of the election for members
tive and judicial officers directed to the
Secretary of state. and they shall at the
same time enclose I'm a separate cnvel-
opc 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 alb
stract OF votes given FOR governor, Sec
rotary Of State Auditor OF State, Treas
urcr Of State and Attorney General II
is made the duty or the Secretary OF
state 70 safely keep the returns ad-
dressed 10 the Speaker OF the House Of
Representatives until the same shall be
required for the purpose OF asccrtainlug
aud declaring the result Of the election
as prescribed IN Section 8, Article VI Of
the Constitution.
SECTION ii. All laws and parts OF
laws In conflict herewith are hereby
repealed
Filed IN the once Of the Sec
retary OF state on the 9th day
OF May 1912.
Each clector may vote for or against
the above Act
Witness my official signature,
this goth day Of May, 1912.
EARLE W HODGES.
tSeall Secretary Of state,