Charlevoix county herald., 1915-04-03
Election Notice
TO THE ELECTORS OF THE CITY
OF EAST JORDAN. TAKE NOTICE:

OF EAST JORDAN. TAKE NOTICE:
That at the election to be held in said
city on the fifth day of April, A. ID.
1915, there will be submitted to the
electors of said city for their approval
certain amendments 10 sections four,
ten and thirteen of Chapter III, of the
City Charter, relating to the registra-
ton of electors and the nomination and
election of candidates of city officers,
said sections as amended to be made to
read as follows:
Sec. a. Each ward, unless otherwise
subdivided, shall be an election dis
trict. The several boards of registra-
ton shall be in session at such times as
are required by the laws of the State
of Michigan and this Charter, from
eight o'clock in the forenoon until
eight o'clock in the afternoon, at such
places as shall be designated by the
city commission, for the purpose OF
completing the lists of the qualified
voters. Provided, however, that any
qualified elector may be registered and
be eligible to vote at any primary
election if he shall appear in person
before the city clerk and take the oath
required as to qualification for regis
tration and request that his name be
registered in the registration book OF
the proper ward. The inspectors of
election shall register any person who
shall, on any primary day, appear be-
fore said board and make oath or affir-
nation to the effect that he is quail
fled elector in such voting precinct, or
when the board of election inspectors
know him to be such. Any person
registered by the clerk, or by said
board of election inspectors as herein
provided, shall be entitled to vote at
such primary election and all succeed
ing primary, general and special cleo
ton elections without further registra-
ton Whenever none other than city
officers are to be elected at any cleo
ton the registration shall be held on
the second Saturday proceeding such
election. No registration day shall be
required before any primary election.
Sec. 10. Upon said ballots the names
Of the candidates shall be arranged for
the several offices in accordance with
the provisions of the general primary
laws governing the arrangement OF
names of candidates on primary ballots
for state and county officers. The
names of the candidates for mayor
shall first be placed on the primary
ballot, with square at the left OF each
name and Immediately above, the
words "vote for one" Following
these names, likewise arranged, shall
appear the names of the candidates for
commissioner, with the square at the
left of each name and Immediately
above, the words 'vote for one. "
Following these names, likewise ar
ranged, shall appear the names Of the
candidates for justice Of the peace,
with a square at the left of each name
and Immediately above, the words
"vote for one." Provided, however,
that in case there be but two candi-
dates for any of said offices said candi-
dates shall be deemed to have been
duly nominated and their
names shall not be made to appear
upon said primary ballot, and it shall
be the duty of the clerk to issue to
such candidates certificates of nemina-
ton. Provided further, that in case
there shall be but two candidates for
each and all of said offices to be nom-
mated at said primary election then it
shall not be necessary to hold said pri-
mary election for the nomination Of
said candidates, and it shall be the
duty of the clerk to issue to each and
all of said candidates certificates of
nomination and said primary election
shall not be held except when neces-
sary TO nominate state and county
officers pursuant to the laws of the
state of Michigan.
Sec. 13. Having caused said ballots
to be printed the said city clerk shall
cause to be delivered at each polling
place number of said ballots equal to
at least twice the number of votes cast
in such polling precinct at the last gen.
eral election for the office of mayor.
The persons who are qualified to vote
at the general municipal election shall
be qualified to vote at such primary
elections, and challenges can be made
by not more than two persons, to be
appointed at the time of the opening
of the polls by the inspectors of cleo
ton; and the laws applicable to chal-
lenges at general municipal election
shall be applicable to challenges made
at such primary election. The board
of election inspectors shall, Immediately
upon the closing of the polls, count the
ballots and ascertain the number of
votes cast in such precinct for each OF
the candidates, and make return there
of to the city clerk upon proper blanks
to be furnished by said clerk within
hours of the closing of the
polls. On the day following the pri-
mary election the said clerk shall can
vass said returns, so received from all
the polling precincts, and shall make
and publish in all the newspapers of
said city, at least once, the result
thereof. Said canvass by the city clerk
shall be publicly made. The two can
didates receiving the highest number
of votes for mayor shall be the candi-
dates and the only candidates whose
names shall be placed upon the ballot
for mayor at the next municipal cleo
ton, and the two candidates receiving
the highest number of votes for COM
missioner and no others shall be placed
upon the ballot for commissioner at
such municipal election. Provided,
that when two commissioners are to be
elected the names of the four candi-
dates, or all such candidates if less
than four, receiving the largest num-
Der OF votes, and their names only,
shall be placed on the ballots as can
didates for commissioners for such
municipal election. The two candi-