The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-04-06
MT. VERNON TO HAVE
EXTRA PRECINCTS
Rural Officers To Receive
More Money For
Their Work

Mduy CnauBeS Will D6 mau6 IN tDe
election laws by the passage of the
Mooney bill, which becomes effective
May 1, 1918. There will be but two
deputy state supervisors of elections,
instead of four as at present, and a
clerk, but it is provided that addition
al deputy clerks may be employed in
the number that the work may require.
If the two members Of the board of
elections cannot decide on the selec-
tion of clerk, after five ballots have
been taken, the names of the candi-
dates are certified to the state super
visor, who shall make the appoint
ment.
Mt Vernon will have more voting
precincts after the law becomes eff
fective, as a provision is made that
not more than $50 votes may be cast in
any one precinct. This will also make
an increase in some OF the outlying
precincts, as the vote in some at the
last election exceeds in number that
allowed by the new law,
Rural Officials Get Raise
A provision that will be of much in
terest to election officials in rural dis
tricts is the clause in the law that
makes the salary of all election Off
cials, both in the cities and in the
country, the same. The amount nam
ed as compensation rs Si for each day
of registration and Sc day for cleo
tion, whether primary, special, munich
pal, or state election. Clerks and judg-
es outside the city formerly received
SO day.
Voters moving from township to
village or ward OF city in the same
county will not have the right TO vote
at any municipal election unless he
| has resided there for a period of 20
days previous to the election. The
time of general registration, which oc
ours every four years, is on the fourth
Saturday and the third Friday and Sat
urday before each general election
| The greatest change in regard to regis
tration is made in the time of day that
the polls are to be open, the hours nam
ed being from l p. m. to 10 p. m, or
the days set, the hours in the past hav
ing been from a. m. to 2 p. m. an6
from p. III. to p. m. The council ol
any city or village in which registra
ton is not now required may provide
for a general quadrennial registration
in the several wards or precincts in the
same manner and at the same time as
provided for registration in cities.
! Primaries In September
Primaries to nominate party candi
dates of the different political parties
are to be held on the second Saturda!
in September next preceding the Tues
day on which the election is to be held
instead of on the second Tuesday II
August, at which time they have beel
held for several years past.
Sample ballots of each kind, as neal
ly as possible facsimile of the otiicia
ballot, shall be printed on pink pape
for uses at each polling place. Their
is also to be printed in large type o.
white cards, in English and such othe
languages as may be necessary, il
structions for the guidance of elector
in preparing their ballots. The card
shall contain adequate instructions fo
the voter as to how to prepare ballot
for voting, and how to obtain a me-
ballot in case of accidentally spoilin
one.
The polls on election day will ope
I at 80 o'clock in the morning and r,
= main open until o'clock in the afte
noon, the time designated being Gel
I trail standard time. This provisio
makes the time for voting one-ha
hour shorter than before, the closin
, precincts after the low becomes e
r o'clock
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