White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1920-09-05
FULL INSTRUCTIONS
FOR CASI|Me YOUR
W VOTE Wil: At 7HE: PRIMARY MARY

At the primary election Tuesday,
September I, no elector is entitled to
vote a party ballot unless he or she
mas declared at the time OF registra-
ton the political party to which af-
filiated is designated on the registra-
ton book at the precinct where the
voter registered. If an elector desig-
mated the socialist party he will be
unable to vote at the primary Tues
day, as the Socialist party is not rep
resented by candidates. A person so
registered will noL tie able to vote for
the nom partisan candidates seeking
tho office of justice OF the peace.
Each Republican and Democratic bal
lot will contain the names of the can
didates for the office of justice Of the
pcace and the names of candidates of
each party that has contest 1T tho
primary. A separate ballot is provid-
ed for those electors who did not
specify their politics and these bai-
lots will contain only the names of
the candidates for justice of the
peace. The precincts that will vote
FOR justice of the peace Of Ely Town
ship No. arc Ely, McGill. Ruth.
Kimberly and Ward.
In marking q ballot the elector
should designate his choice by stamp
ing a GROSS in the small space oppo-
site the name Of each candidate Tor
whom whom he desires to vote. II he
stamp more names than there are
candidates to be nominated for any
office. or II for any reason It Is I'M
nossible to determine the voters
choicc. his vote for that Office VIII
not be counted, but the rest OF TIE
haflot, II properly stamped. will be
counted. 90
When a voter has stamped his bal
lot he shall fold it SO that It's race
shall be concealed, and hand 1t to
,s;nemher OF the board in charge OF the
ballot box. Such folded ballot =
then placed in the ballot box III 'he
presence Of the voter.
The polls will be open rom
O'Clock a. nj. and close at p. M. II
these should be voters in line at the
hour of closing. the polls will remain
open until such persons have cast
their votes.
Candidates for office who did not
have an opponent Of the same poiisi-
cal party seeking the office Will not
have their names printed on the bal
lots as the primary Is held to settle
the contests between candidates oil
the same party.
As soon as the polls are finally
closed the judges proceed at once TO
count the votes The counting must
be done publicly When the votes are
counted they are checked with the to-
tai number voted ard II found TO cor
respond are recorded for each can
didate in the duplicate tally-eook.
When tho returns from all the pre-
cincts are received at the court house,
the board of county commissioners
meet and proceed to canvas returns
When such canvass is completed the
comfy clerk enters the result in the
minutes of the county board.
The party candidate who recei'ed
the highest number OF votes is ccr,
tilted to be the nominee OF his patty
for the November election. In the
case of an office to which two or more
candidates are to be elected at the
November election. those party can"
didates equal in number to positions
to he filled who receive the highest
number of votes at the primary are
declared the nominees OF their party.
For a non-partisan office like the
Justice OF the peace where ther" are
more than two candidates, the two
receiving the highest number OF votes
ara declared the nominees for the
general election.
Any candidate at a primary e.ec-
ton desiriRg to contest the nominal
tion of another candidate for the
same Office may proceed within hye
days after the completion Of the caii-