The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-23
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 Inspectors.

Said certificates shall be signed by 1 each of the inspectors; one copy of the same shall be forthwith posted in a conspicuous place at such polling place. Copy shall be deposited with the proper
 committee or governing authority ot each of the political parties partici- ! pating in the primary at such place as i the committee or governing authority shall designate at which to receive l such returns. Another copy shall be
 mailed to the chairman of the state
 executive committees of the political | parties participating in said primary.
 Sec es. The sheriff of each county l on the day of such primary election
 shall be present in person or by deputy 1 at each election precinct or voting dis 1 tricts where such elections are held and shall preserve good order. All duties imposed and powers conferred upon the sheriff in said county and dis l trict elections by this section are hereby imposed and conferred on the marshal or chief Of police in all mu-
 nicipal primary elections. Not more than one officer shall be allowed. how 1 ever, to enter into the polling place. The sheriff shall also perform the duty | of returning officer as in general elec- tion It shall be his duty to return
 to the chairman of the county execu- tive committee or governing authority 1 at the office of judge of probate at the ! county seat of each of the political parties participating in the election the ballot boxes and returns which nave been delivered to him by the officers
 of said election. Such ballot boxes and ] returns shall not be allowed to leave l his possession and must be returned by him not later than Thursday noon i following the election. It shall be the duty of the county executive commit : I tee or other governing authority or l each of the political parties partici- pating in the said primary to be pres 1 ont at said time and place for the pur- pose of receiving said ballot boxes and | returns and canvassing and declaflhS the results. Each and all or the per sons failing to perform any of the uu- ties herein required shall be guilty oi l a misdemeanor.
 Sec 30 The county executive com mittee or governing authority of the parties participating in said primary shall at the time above named receive 1 the returns canvass the same and de l clare the results. First in all cases I where second choice voting is not pro- l yided for by this act, the candidate for office receiving Il majority of the votes cast shall be declared nominated foi | said office Second. in cases where 1 there is to be nominated only one can djdate for particular office 1T sucn :, candidate shall receive majority o1 1 first choice votes he shall be declared nominated for such office. If no can l didate shall receive such majority ol 1 first choice votes, then the nomination of such office shall be between the two candidates receiving the highest mum Der of first choice votes, and shall be
 determined by adding to the first choice
 votes of said candidates the seconc
 choice votes which they respectively
 ido< rncpfVtnQ q Ii the greater number of first and sec
 und Ncbofce votes shall be declared
 II nominated. Third. in cases where more
 | than one nomination Is to be made foi any particular office the candidate ol
 candidates receiving the highest mum
 Der of first choice votes cast Tor saie |i office shall he declared nominated there for. provided the first choice votei \ received by said candidate or candi' |. dates shall be majority of all th< | first choice votes cast for such ofnce II Tn determining the number of vote' | cast for such office the total first choict votes >reccived by all the candidates therefor divided by the numper or can
 + 0idates to be nominated for such oInc' shall be taken as the total vote cas for such office If no candidate or | | anv place or places be not filled In ac cordance with the above. the nomna H tion shall be decided as follows: Twic' as many candidates shall be consid cred as there arc places to be filled | there be so many candidates and onl' those candidates receiving the highes :; number of first choice votes shall b. | consjdercd and to the first choice votf of! each of said candidates there shal ! be added the number of second choic ! 0tea as each of said candidates re i spect3vely received, the number of sai' Il c4ndlAate6Snocessa to ftll satdi office WHO receive the highest number of aG