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

ballot or the political party. and no other.
 Sec IS. The judge of probate of each county Is hereby. required to fur nish to the officers of said primary election copy Of the official list oi voters of cacn district or precinct, In ms county. or the same kind and in the same manner as he is by law re- Quired to furnish such lists to the of- licers al any general state election, and he shall furnish as many or said lists as there are parties participating in said primary. The propate judge shall also furnish all necessary election sup plies including stamped addressed en- velopes in which to mall certificates of results .and other papers herein re- qulred to be forwarded. The probate judge shall deliver such election sup- plies and lists to the sheriff of the county not less than three days before the day of the election. It shall be the duty of the sheriff to deliver the same together with ballot boxes. anu voting booths to the officer of said election at the place provided by him for holding said election and not later than 7:30 o'clock on said election day.
 Sec 19. If the name or a person de- string to vote does not appear on the CStcal list of voters for said district or precinct as furnished by the Juugc of probate, 1t shall be the duty of sad inspectors to challenge such vote in tile same manner as they are required to challenge voters in general elections whose names do not appear on the o1- ficial list of voters. and when chal- lenged, such voter, before his ballot shall be received shall be required to swear and subscribe to the same affi davit which is required of voters SO challenged in general elections. and shall also be required to produce the same kind of Identification as is re- quired of challenged voters in general elections, and the Identifying affidavit must be subscribed and sworn to in like manner as required in general elections.
 Sec 20. The ballot of. every voter shall be kept secret and inviolate. As the inspectors deposit the ballot. the name of the voter shall be checked off of the official voting lists, but no numbers or other Identification or any kind shall be placed upon the ballot of the voter except one of the inspec- tors as he hands out the ballot to the voter shall initial the same on the back thereof, and before depositing it in the ballot box shall examine said ballot to see that it contains the initials.
 Sec. 2l. All challenged votes shall be marked "Challenged'' the back thereof by one of the inspectors and with d number corresponding to the number opposite the name of the chal- lenged, voter as it appears on the or flcial voting lists. If the name of such challenged voter does not appear on the official voting list, one of the ln- spectors shall add such name to the of ficia1 voting list and give 1t it's proper consecutive number.
 Sec. 22. All affidavits of challenged voters shall be taken in duplicate in the same manner as the same aff1da- wits arc taken of challenged voters in general elections. One copy of such aftdavits in reference to such chal- lenged voters shall be returned with the votes in the ballot box of the party to which they pertain. The other copy shall be mailed to the solicitor for the county to be presented by him to the next grand jury meeting in said county.
 Sec. 23. If any qualified voter who cannot read or write or who is phy- sically disabled asks for assistance in marking his ballot, two of the inspec- tors, and if more than one party is participating in said primary the twu shall be of different parties shall go into the booth with such voter and mark his ballot as he directs and any inspector who shall attempt to cleo tioneer with such voter or try to in- fiuence his vote by suggestion or oth- erwise. or shall mark. the same con trary to the directions of such voter, or shall afterwards divulge for whom such voter voted. shall be guilty of misdemeanor.
 IL sheriff at the expense. of the county to furnish and have in place at each vot- ing place election booths as provided by law for general elections Each c1ector in preparing his ballot shall prepare tlie same In booth and not where else. Each eiector who has not under section 23 above requested as- sistance in preparing his ballot shall prepare said ballot without the assist ance of anyone nor shall anyone be all lowed to be present in the booth while he is preparing such ballot. If any elector receives assistance other than that provided by section 23 above, or if he prepares his ballot in the presence Of anyone else or if he divulges to any one else how he voted. he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
 Sec, 20. At the close of the primary election at each polling place. and no- where else the inspectors and clerks shall proceed forthwith without ad- tournment in the manner provided by law in the case of general elections. to count the vote. and in addition thereto. 1t shall be the duty of the inspectors and clerks of election in each election district carefully to enter the number of first and second choice votes for each candidate and ke return there- of as provided by law in the case Of returns in general elections. First and second choice votes shall not be cast by voter. fox the same candidate. and in the event that shall he done, only the first, choice votes shall be counted.
 Sec 26. A ballot commonly known as single shot shall not be counted. Where two candidates or more are to be nominated for the same offices, the voter must express his choice for as many candidates as there are offices to be filled.
 See 27. The following are declared to be samples of the tally sheets and instructions for using same in such primary elections: D Samples of tally sheets and instruc- tions for using same:
 Where there is one candidate to be nominated and only two running, there will be no second choice votes and tally sheets win be of the following form, which for convenience win be desi:. mated as form No. 1:
 FORM NO. l.
 W DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY.
 Names Of Candidates. Votes Received.
 For Governor. ttc q