The Van Buren press., 1912-06-01

/ served on or delivered 10 the person'
I appointed by the sheriff OF the county
[ and the clerk Of the board shall make Z
/ record Of such appointment and shat
/ file the same. attested by the Chairmat
and the clerk Of the board, with tn
/ county clerk. All Of said County Com
/ missioners shall not be members Of tht
/ same political party. said judges shat
| be selected from lists OF persons certi'
fled to the board at Its first meeting
/ by the chairmen Of the County commit
! tees OF the two parties casting the hlgh'
/ est and next highest number Of votes
| in said county in the last general cleo,
| ton for State and County officers, SAID
| lists to contain the names Of not less
! than three qualified persons from each
township and voting precinct In SAID
/ county. not more than two persons q
be appointed from one list for judges IN
! any precinct II any judge SO appointed
| shall die or resign before the election
said board shall fiji the vacancy from
the list Of the party nominating the per-
son dying or TesiCning.
SECTION T. 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 OF Election Com
missi0ners 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 rs the judges are, ana
shall be permitted to freely observe all
acts OF the Judges and clerks from the
~ g.
ton and CertfiCation OF the returns,
but shall not in any way be permitted
10 interefer with or perform any Of
their duties nor shall they he permitted
TO assist in the making out OF any ticket
for a 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 s. That section 2S04 OF
Kirbys Digest be amended so as TO
read as 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 2Sl9. Any elector who shall
tell the judges that he can not read or
write, or that, by reason Of any physl-
cal disability, he is unable TO mark his
L
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
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.
SECTION s. That Section 1881 Of
Kirhy's Digest be hereby repealed
SECTION Q. That Section 1888 Of
Kirby'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 10y lot, If they
cannot otherwise agree, 10 the County
Election Commissioners within twenty
four hours after the close of the polls
and poll books shall be retained by the
Judges free for the inspection Of all
persons II shall be the duty Of the
judges Of election OF the several pre-
cincts. after the ballots snail have been
inspected and counted, 20 securely en-
velore an such ballots and send the
same. together with the certificate, tally
sheets and poll books as aforesaid, to
the County Election Commissioners, to
be kept ms hereinafter provided
SECTION TO- That Section 2N36 Of
Eirhy's Digest be amended so as to read
as follows.
SECTION 2S&G. As soon as the re-
turns from all the precincts are receiv-
3D. but in no event later than the second
dav after the election. the County EleC-
titcatc and ballots received from the
several precincts proceed to ascertain