The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-02
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general election to IS held thereina provided
such resolution must Is s adopted & ssss sss
at which such system e e be used and
y system shall Be rsnsmittea g sc ssereta1ys
II cssa .ns ae,,.. &c a,as,,s..
case = sa eosnty adopts and prev,aes To-
enanowered to enterS into 8 contract WITH me
owner OF the patent rights upon. and covering
the devices constituting the said system for the
Of such patent ballots, ming frames and osnes,
the ne
to time be needed. as well "a such additionai
ss ia +
to fully protect the present and future RIGHTS
e e, he county in ADOPTING and asinz such ;ss.
Sec. q. In case any county ADOPT, such .y..
ton therein ana confracfs To- a ana Secures the
right to use said system at any such election,
the form of the partisan primary elAction bal..
lot used IN any sIch county at anv prInarys
election therein whereat such system ID to bas
used shall be substantially as follows:~
I Each voter shall be entitled to mark his !;
said partisan primary election ballot for one
first choice and for one second choice candi-:
dates for each office. To cast q first choice
vote. he shall place . cross mark q in the
| OF the name ,of the candidates for whom he
wishes to cast his tirst choice vote, and be-
tWeen the same nerlzonta! INES WITHIN wnlcn
a app the name s OF .msh eandidefe ana to
ros =. seIon a> so.I "e snsn p.ce
Gross cross marx * between s ne same nori.onfal
nnes' IN tne second onoace column az the
candidate can for whom no desires to cast his secs
| A second choice cross mark placed IN . go.
ond choice column. except when placed In tho
be yets
the candidate under whose naIne It is placed.
If, on the canvass Of tho ballots, the judges
second choice mark between two HORIZONTAL
lines either above OF below the horizontal
mark. the judges shall draw = circle around
said second choice cross mark. and
f faa fas ..m. new GSS n ssE be
the name Of the oandidate in whose column
marx not the !ns.
cast the Judge shall draw a circle around,
fer it or make o' new n mark TX. 'A" A'' """'
~ a votar n,acs. +wo ~ n,or. .-,., u,.-s.
in tho first choice COLUMN after the n,1nes o.
a circle around each Of said marks and mona
Of them shah Be Counted. D'"' 40 anu "0n'
:, ~ na pi ho,a twE o. osS caTss arks
IN IN me second cnoice columns under the names,
draw : circle around each 81 said marks and
no ~" ~ 'nelfi ehail We counted :!
name or any one candloate. the Judges snail
draw circle around each OF such marks, ex-
zontal lines at , voter first choice. and II
none OF snSn G.oss-marks 90 between the
around each Of them and e eros. mark placed
between tho same horizontal lines, within
whicn appears the nrst choice cross marks,
ana IN tne same second cnolce column, pro-
vloeo: tnat II the name at the head OF the
second choice col column IN which such one %. or
more cross IS MARKS appear Is the same az the
first choice vote, the Judges shall draw a
marks The Judges; in canvassing and count.
Ing the ballots shall not count or include as a
vote any cross mark around which circle
has been drawn az hereinbefore provided.
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sec IN eas cas- any e. o. 9a sd9pe
right to use said election system ut elections
therein. the Governor, attorney General and
rules e
printing Of ballots to be used herewith. the
aao re ing 'ne counting ana
OF feturns theleo1' the use or tneN ming
drame ana ,t Gtner paSenaea esvlees useo IN
Sonnectaon WIN suGn Eiecuon system' ss may
be necessary or desirable to eneetuste the pnr-
poses o TINS &C! ana Inc use .. sucn , sys
tem eucn rules ana lesuauons snail CONFORM
as nearly as possible TO the provisions or law
now IN force regulating such matterA Win
and the ballots and patented devices used there.
WIN az general aho Rr1nary eiecCons' ana
snail not 90 meonSst en- WIN tnis aot, II
rules ana regulations snail pc 1ormuiated ana
filed with the Secretary OF state, and shall De
signed by at least Two OF the members OF said
Commission, and shall thereafter ana there
upon supersede any provision OF law now In
duty of the Secretary Of State to print, pub
END b one, s aSopns ,ad 4s
such persons and in such manner, as ~ now
provided by law 1or the printing and distri-
lRution of the election laws OF this state. =,
i Sec. 4. In any county which adopts and
uses such system the ballot to be used there
perpared that whenever two or ~ more persons
are to be elected to the same office, tho names
of all candidates Of the several political par.
ties for such Office shall be alternated on the
appear thereon substantially equal number
|of times at the. top. at the bottom and IN
each intermediate place. II any, on the list
charged with the preparation and distribution
of such ballots shall cause the printers forms
to be transposed and the blocks Of ballots to
be made up as to carry out the intent there
of; Ptevided, that nothing in this section shall
uted TO- and used in any given election dis dis