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Newspaper
Bloomfield Democrat
Location
Bloomfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1889
Page
5
The Fifty sixth General Assembly ended Monday evening and enacted into law 25 bills. The measures cover diverse public topics with many benefiting the public. Provisions of the laws follow in summary form.
An extensive act details county boards creating election precincts, dividing townships, and assigning voting places. It sets rules for precinct electors limits, duties of inspectors judges clerks and sworn oaths, and outlines appointment of election sheriffs and observers. It prescribes ballot handling forms oaths and the governance of nominations and ballots statewide.
The Indiana state board of election commissioners will dispatch a special messenger to counties unable to appear at the governor's office by the tenth day before the election. The messenger must take an oath, filed with the secretary of state, to deliver ballots in sealed, intact condition to the county clerk at the earliest possible time, so help me God.
The text details procedures for filling vacancies after ballots are printed, penalties for misprinting ballots, duties of county clerks and election boards, handling of ballots and seals, ballot distribution to precincts, challenger rules, voter affidavits, and booth arrangements for voting, with stringent penalties for violations and explicit security and procedural steps for elections.
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