The Alaska daily empire., 1921-03-24
SENATE ASKED TO CHANGE ELECTION LAWS OF ALASKA
Price Introduces Measure Designed to Correct
 Alleged Defects.
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dred names must be attached to any separate petition.
 Other Changes.
 Other changes or clarifcations tC the present laws are as follows:
 Persons, by reason of being in the States, or in attendance at any in stitution of learning, shall not be as voter.
 Judges guilty of any misde- meanor, upon conviction, shall be tined not less than $100. nor more than $500, or imprisonment fol three months in a Federal jail, or both fine and imprisonment.
 Judges or other election officials signing a voters name without eX- planation. through voters ignorance of laws or education, shall upon con- viction be fined not less than S100 nor more than $500 or by in.pris- onment not more than 3 months in a Federal jail or by both fine and imprisonment.
 Marred ballots may be replaced but by not more than three ballots.
 All ballots not properly marked, cross after name of party being voted for in designated place, or containing any mark except tlre cross, shall be absolutely void.
 A voter can be challenged as tc ignorance and inability to read the English language and may be re- qmred to read the qualifications of g voter.
 Any voter convicted of false statements as to qualifications as to voting shall upon conviction be fined not less than $50, nor more than $20O or 60 days in jail, or hy both fine and Imprisonment.
 Unless each member of the cleo tion board fills out and sign the election board statement, the can wasting board shall not accept it.
 The canvassing board shall not receive any election returns after the 18th of February following the general election in the previous November.
 If official ballots are not received in time for the general or special election, election boards may write or print ballots; all members of the election board must make certificate to this effect
 Intimidation by menace, corrupt means to attempt to influence a qualified voter, will be considered a misdemeanor and upon conviction the fine shall not exceed $500.
 Any persons not possessing legal qualifications of a voter and at tempting to vote will be guilty of q misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not less than $2oo nor more than S1,000 or sentenc ed to jail for not less than one month nor more than one year.
 Heavy Penalty for Bribery.
 Attempted bribery by indirectly promising, conferring or giving away money, property, vic tuals, drinks, etc., shall be punish- cd upon conviction by fine of not less than $200 or more than s 900 or by imprisonment not less than one month nor more than one year
 Employees may be allowed to vote 2t any general or special election by being permitted to be absent not longer than two hours from place of during the time the polls are open, and no deduction shall be made in deduction of salary or wages.
 SimpIifies Law
 The bill, it is declared, is much clearer than the law which is now in force and in exactly specifying the qualifications of electors and oth- ar ways simplifies elections mater tally, It is also said to embody un- der one act all the various Territor ial election laws now on the statute