The Harrison times., 1916-08-26

members Of the delegation, Vacancies
In the Central Committee shall be nlled
by the committee.
Sec. 3. The judges and clerks Of the
election shall make 4 duplicate reg
lister OF the names Of each and all the
electors in the order In which they
present their ballots. placing opposite
each name its nurber In the manner
prescribed In Sections 2sll TO zSl6, IN
elusive. OF Kirby's Digest The Votins
precincts shall be designated by the
Election Commissioners appointed for
the last general election. but the
County Central Committee may, when
the vote 10 be cast in the precinct
shall exceed one hundred QOO) votes,
designate one or more additional ooxes
for said precinct. and judges and
clerks shall be appointed for each oo1
In said precinct.
The Judges and clerks shall begin
the counting OF the ballots immediate
ly upon the close OF the polls. and con-
tinue the same 10 completion; provid-
ed. II any OF said judges or clerks
shall become sick or be incapacltateu
from any other cause, the remaining
Judges or clerks shall make and con-
tinue said count until the same IL
completed.
Each ballot shall be signed by the
voter at the bottom thereof at q place
which shall be provided for his sigma
ture; and II the voter IS unable 10
subscribe his name, the same shall De
signed by one of the Judges and at
tested by all OF said judges.
At the closing Of the polls, the dupli-,
cate register OF voters shall be signed
by the judges and attested by the
clerks. One Of said registers OF voters
the returns, poll books and ballots
shall be delivered by them TO the
Central Committee, or the person or
committee designated by the County
Central Committee at the meeting
held for the selection Of Judges TO re-
ceive said returns, as soon as possible
after the count is completed. and the
other register OF voters, together with
one OF the certificates required under
Section 10 of this act shall be hled by
them at the time they deliver the re-
turns TO the County Central Commit
tee, in the office of the county clerk or
the county, and where there is more
than one court district in the county,
then in the county clerks office OF the
district where the County Central
Committee holds its meetings.
Sec. TO- The county clerk shall fur
nlsh the judges and clerks of election
with blank certificates upon which TO
certify the vote cast for each candi-
date voted upon. and the Judges and
clerks, when they complete. the count,
shall make out such certificates in
triplicate, signed by the judges and
attested by the clerks. and immediate
ly post one copy thereof In conspic-
uous place at the voting precinct,
which shall remain so posted for 10
successive days thereafter, deliver one
copy to the county clerk, who shall
file the same. and return the other
copy with the ballots and one copy OF
the poll books and register OF voters
to the County Central Committee. The
expense OF preparing said certificates
and filing same shall be borne from
the general revenue OF the county,
Sec H. The County Central Com
mittee shall convene at noon OF the
Friday following the primary on Tues
day, and the returns, one of the lists
OF voters and the ballots OF each vot-
ing precinct are required to be de-
livered to said committee as hereto
fore provided on or before said time.
II the returns and ballots Of any
precinct are not then delivered, the
committee shall send any peace officer
for the returns and ballots. and the
peace officer so selected is authorized
to take the same, forcibly II necessary,
from anyone in whose possession they
may be, and Immediately bring the
same to said committee. If all returns
and ballots are not before the commit
tee by Friday noon, IL may adjourn un-
til 1t receives them, not later than Sat-
urday noon. The committee shall can
vass the returns. and when demanded
examine the ballots; may hear testi-
mony, il offered, Of fraudulent prac-
tices and Illegal votes, and may cast
out Illegal votes, fraudulent returns,
and find the true and legal vote cast
for each candidate. and shall certify
the result not later than Monday fol-
lowing the primary.
Said committee shall certify the
nomination Of all county and township
officers, and shall further certify the
vote OF ali candidates for circuit and
district offices to the Circuit and Dis
'trict Committees Gncluding congress
sional districts) and shall certify the
vote for candidates for United States
Senate and for all state Offices to the
State Central Committee.
The State Central Committee and
District and Circuit Committees, or
other committees or conventions as are
or may be authorized by law, shall re-
ceive the returns from County Central
Committees and canvass and certify
the result thereof as now provided Ev
law, and said committees. or their Of
fcers, shall, when ordered by a Circuit
Court as hereinafter provided, annul
the certiflcations made and make GER
tifcatlons in accordance with the
Judgment Of the Circuit Court.
The County Central Committee. i'm
mediately upon having canvassed the
returns and where demanded examined
the ballots, and upon having certified
the results OF the primary as herein
required, shall, and It Is hereby made
obligatory upon It and its chairman
and secretary, to file In the Office of
the county clerk of said county and
I'm the district OF said county where
there is more than one district where
the meetings Of the Central Commit
tee are held, all the returns. all poll
books. and all ballots. together with
all the poll tax receipts, all certificates
Of payment Of poll taxes, afrldavits and
other documents received from the
Judges Of election to be preserved by
said county clerk, for the period Of six
months. subject to the orders OF any
court OF competent Jurisdiction, or IL
a contest is pending, until said contest
IS determined, and the failure OF the
county clerk TO so preserve the said
returns, poll books, ballots and docu-
ments accompanying same, shall be n
misdemeanor and punished by fine and
Imprisonment as IS provided for other
misdemeanors under this act,
The County Central Committee shall
deliver the ballots 70 the county clerk
I'm the ballot boxes OF the respective
voting precincts locked and sealed, and
shall take the receipt OF the clerk
therefor, and the clerk shall not un-
lock said ballot boxes or break the
seal thereof except upon order and di-
rection OF the court having jursdic-
tion over contests as provided In this
act. and he shall keep said ballot boxes
in vault, II there Is a vault OF sum
Ill L., "A OIL
erwise In a room under his control,
nnder lock and keY. At the end Of