White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1924-10-03
c. h M'CREADY MAKES SERIOUS
CHARGES AGAINST ELECTION OFFICIALS
SECTION 1884 DISQUALIFIED
PERSONS VOTING

SECIlON O5o4 DLSVUALlFlE
PERSONS VOTING
If any person, knowing that he
does not possess the legal qualifca-
tions of a voter, at any election au-
thorized by law to be held in this
state for any office whatever, shall
vote at such election, such person
shall be guilty of felony.
SECTION 1886 COLLUsION OF
ELECTION OFFICERS
If any inspector or judge of any
election shall knowingly permit any
elector to cast a second vote at any
such election, or shall knowingly per-
nit any person not a qualified cleo
tor to vote at any such election,
such inspector or judge of election
shall be guilty of felony and be in
capable of holding any office in this
state for five years thereafter.
sECTIoN 1886 OFFICERS AT
TEMPTING TO INFLU-
ENCE VOTERS
If any inspector, judge or clerk
of an election shall attempt to in
duce by persuasion, menace or re-
ward or promise thereof, any elector
to vote for any person, such inspect
or, judge or clerk shall be guilty
of gross misdemeanor.
SECTION 529S ELECTIONEER-
INC PROHIBITED
No officer of election shall do any
electioneering on election day. No
person shall do any electioneering
on election day within any polling
place, or any building in which an
election is being held, or within so
feet thereof, nor .obstruct the doors
or entries thereto, or prevent free
ingress to and egress from said build
ing. Any election officer, sheriff, con-
stable, or other peace officer, is
hereby authorized and empowered,
and it is hereby made his duty, to
clear the passage way and prevent
such obstruction, and to arrest any
person creating such obstruction. No
person shall remove any ballot from
the polling place before the closing
of the polls. No person shall show
his ballot after it is marked to any
person in such way as to reveal
the contents thereof or the name of
any candidates for whom he has
marked his vote, nor shall any per-
son solicit the elector to show the
same; nor shall any person, except
Judge of election, receive from
any elector ballot prepared for vo-
ting. No elector shall receive a bal
lot from any other person than one
Of the judges of election having
charge of the ballots, nor shall any
person other than such inspector or
Judges of election de'iiver ballot to
such elector. No elector shall vote
or offer to vote any ballot except
such as he has received from the
judges Of election having charge of
the ballots. No elector shall place
any mark upon his ballot by which
it may afterward be identified as
the one voted by him. Any elector
who does not vote ballot delivered
to him by the judges of election hav-
ing charge of the ballots shall before
leaving the polling place return such
ballot to such judges. Whoever shall
violate any of the provisions of this
section shall be deemed guilty of
misdemeanor, and upon conviction
thereof in any court of competent
jurisdiction shall be fined in any sum
not exceeding 500, and adiudging
to pay the costs of prosecution.
A felony is punishable by peni-
tertiary sentence. A nIisdemeanor
is punishable by fine or Jail sem
tence or both jim the discretion OF
the court.
The hearing of the case is set
for Saturday, October l1th. At
torney M. M. Moulton of Kenne-
wick will represent Mr.. Allard at
the hearing. The Letition is not
signed by an attorney, and it is
possible that Mr.. McCl eady may be
his own attorney.