The Harrison times., 1916-08-05

election shall make a duplicate reg
| lister OF the names OF each ana an tht
electors i'm the order In when lhey
present their ballots, placing opposlte
each name its nuaber in the manner
prescribed i'm Sections 2Sll 10 26lb, IN
elusive, Of Kirby's Digest. The Not.hE
precincts shall be designated by, the
Election Commissioners appointed LOT
the last general election. but the
| County Central Committee may Wheh
the vote TO be cast in the precinct
shall exceed one hundred lOO) votes
designate one or more additional boxes
| for said precinct, and judges ana
clerks shall be appointed for each poh
in said precinct.
The Judges and clerks shall begin
the counting OF the ballots immediate
ly upon the close OF the polls. ana con
tinue the same TO completion; proVlu-
ed, II any of said judges or clerks
shall become sick or be incapacitated
from any other cause, the remaining
judges or clerks shall make ana con
tinue said count until the same is
completed.
Each ballot shall be signed by the
voter at the bottom thereof al a place
which shall be provided for his sigma
ture; and II the voter is unable 10
subscribe his name, the same shall be
signed by one OF the judges ana 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
chairman or secretary OF the County
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, ana the
other register of voters together with
one of the certificates required under
Section 10 of this act shall be filed 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. 10. The county clerk shall fur
nish 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
triplcate, signed by the judges and
attested by the clerks, and immediate
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 or
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. II. 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 If 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, it may adjourn un-
til 1t receives them, not later than Sat
urday noon. The committee shall cam
vass the returns, and when demanded
examine the ballots; may hear testi-
mony. if 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 all 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 tv
law, and said committees. or their Of
fcers, shall, when ordered by a Circuit
Court as hereinafter provided annul
the certifcations made and make GER
tifications 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 1t Is hereby made
obligatory upon It and its chairman
and secretary, TO hle In the office OF
the county clerk of said county, and
in 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
ALI the poll tax receipts, all certificates
of payment OF poll taxes affldavits 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
n 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-
misdemeanor and punished by fine and
Imprisonment as is provided for other
rniedemeanors under this act.
The County Central Committee shall
deliver the ballots TO the county clerk
In 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
qeal thereof except upon order and di-
rectlon of the court having jurisdic-
ton over contests as provided in this
act. and he shall keep said ballot boxes
in a vault, II there is a vault OF suf1-
cient capacity in the court house; 9TH
erwise In room under his control
under lock and key, At the end of
six months, II no contest is pending
involving the inspection OF said bal
lots, the county clerk shall, in the
presence Of the chairman and secre-
tary OF the County Central Commit