The Prescott daily news., 1918-04-24
ELECTION LAW
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"'o". residence, post oinca address. scf0ci d'Strict, or voting precinct of ~r"h p"rSo1s. the Collector, Clerk or
 '! 'nter making the same shall be as ecsGCd the sum of One Dollar ($1.0O). which sum or sums shall be deducted 1 from any sums due such officer or printer from the county when settle
 nents are made with such officer or printer, and the enforcement hereof is | made mandatory upon the County 1 Court
 The Auditor of the State shall have the poll tax receipts required by law
 to be furnished by him to the Colloc. tclS so printed as to conform to the requirements of this Act
 In any contest arising upon any election held under this Act. it shall h. a ground of rejection of any ballct
 cast by an elector, whose namo Gal does not appear upon the certified list
 of poll tax payers; or (bj who has not | filed with the judges of election his | original or certified copy of poll tax l receipt, or written affidavit of the at | tainment of his majority; or tc) if such original or certified copy of such
 po,i tax receipt or written affidavit has not been returned by the judge. 1f election; or (d) the name of such person listed separately and certified ss required by this Act.
 Section IT. That all laws or rules
 of political organizations holding pli-
 mary elections providing for contest | before political conventions or commit
 tees other than the proceedings here
 in provided shall be of no furthe.
 force or effect.
 Section Is. That this Act shall gov
 ern, so far as applicable, primaries in
 cities. towns, and townships when
 primaries are held for the nomination
 of city, town, or township officers. | Section 19. That the primary cleo | ton shall be conducted in conformity
 with this Act, and the general cleo
 ton laws of the State, and they shall
 be to all intents and purposes legal
 elections. Penalties for violations of
 the same shall be as herein provided
 and not as provided for violations of
 the general election laws. This Act
 does not repeal section 2S97 of Kirby's
 Digest. or sections l, 3, 3, 6, ', S and
 D of Act 1855 of 1909.
 | Section 20. That all violations of
 this Act shall be misdemeanors and
 shall be punished by fine of not less
 than One Hundred Dollars iS10000l
 nor more than Five Hundred Dollars | $500.00). and by imprisonment in the
 county jail for not less than thirty | (3O) days nor more than twelve C2)
 months. That the following shall be
 deemed misdemeanors for the viola | tions of this Act, io-wit:
 ta) Knowingly cast vote when
 the voter is not a qualified elector as | provided herein.
 | tb) Knowingly receiving of a vote
 when the voter is not a qualified cleo
 tor as herein provided.
 l (c) Casting a vote in a primary of
 a party to which the voter does not
 adhere or affiliate: PROVIDED, this
 does not apply to any one in good
 faith abandoning previous political af- | tiliations
 1 (d) The wrongful and fraudulent l certification of any vote or return Gel A wrongful or fraudulent sum-
 mary of the vote posted or filed with
 the County Clerk
 CD The destruction, abstraction or | taking away of ballots, list of voters. | returns or certificates, or the making
 Of false certificates.
 l tg) The failure of the judges and | clerks to make or deliver the lists and 1 certificates herein required of them. | (h) The wilful tearing down or de- 1 struction of the summary of votes | posted at the election precinct by the l judges and clerks.
 CD Giving or receiving money or
 anything of value to influence vote. O) The wilful violation of any oth- 1 CT provision of this Act
 1 Section 21. That should any cleo
 tor file complaint against the County | Clerk alleging that he had failed to | comply with the duties herein reQuir- l ed of him. said complaint shall be | summarilv tried bv the Circuit Judge, | and should he find that said Clerk | had wrongfully failed to comply with l the duties herein required of him. he | shall at once be removed from office. Section 22 That all laws and parts of laws in conflict herewith be, and 1 the same are. hereby repealed.