The Cordova daily times., 1921-03-30

voting precincts by U. S. commission, CTS or in incorporated towns by the town councils. The act also provides for a 20-day notice of election to be posted in the several precincts. Names of candidates for delegate to congress or other territorial of fees must be filed on or before July 15, next preceding the date of election, with the secretary of the territory of Alaska. These names can be furnished by a certificate signed by the chairman or secretary of the convention of the organized party, or by petition when signed by 200 qualified voters.
 Names of candidates for members of the territorial legislature and di- visional offices must be filed on or before August l, next preceding the date of election. These must be filed with the clerk of the court in
 
 dred names must be attached to any separate petition.
 Other changes or Qualifications to the present laws are as follows:
 Persons, by reason of being in the military services of the United States, or in attendance at any institution of learning, shall not be disqualified as voter.
 Judges guilty of any misdemeanor, upon conviction, shall be fined not less than $1O0, nor more than $500, or Imprisonment for three months in federal jail or both fine and inn prisonment.
 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 $10O, nor more than $500 or by impris- inment not more than months in a federal jail or by both fine and i'm prisOnment.
 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 contain ing any mark except the cross, shall be absolutely void.
 A voter can be challenged as to ignorance and inability to read the English language and may be re- quired to read the qualifications of voter.
 Any voter convicted of. false state. ments as to qualifications as to voting shall upon conviction be fined not less than $50, nor more than $200 or 60 days in jail, or by both fine and imprisonment Unless each member of the cleo tion board fills out and sign the election board statement, the can Vassing board shall not accept it.
 The canVassing board shall aot receive any election returns after the 18th of February following the gen. eral election in the previous Noyem- Der.
 If official ballots are not renoivcI in time for the general or special election, election boards may write O" print ballots: al members of the election board mlst make certificate to this effect.
 Intimidation by menace, cG,r1pt neans to attompc to influeGc1 2 qualified voter, will be considered misdemeanor and upon conviction the fine shall not exceed $500.
 Any persons not possessiong legal qualifications of a voter and attempt ing to vote will be guilty of m;s- demeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not less than $2O0 nor more than 5000 or sentenced to jail for not less than one month nor more than one year
 Attempted bribery by indirectly  offering, promising, conferring or giving away money, property, vic tuals, drinks, etc, shall be punished upon conviction by a fine of not less than $2OO or more than $1,000 or by Imprisonment not less than one month nor more than one year.
 Employees may be allowed to vote at any general or special election by being permitted to be absent not longer than two hours from place of employment, during the time the polls are open, and no deduction shall be made in deduction of salary or wages.
 The bill, it is declared. is much clearer than the law which is now