18 Candidates Nominated (Ch. 1 the United States who, at the time of the election, is outside the Continental United States. Ballots shall be sent only to those who are within the Continental United States. The primary ballots shall be sent out by the City Election Commission at least twenty-five days before any primary election, and only those candidates for office at such election as have filed a sufficient time prior to said time as to permit the printing of the ballots within such time, shall be placed upon said ballot. No ballots shall be counted that are not received within twenty-four hours after the close of the polls at the primary. The ballots for the general election shall be sent out within five days after the primary has been held unless the ballots cannot be prepared within such time, and in such event the ballots shall be sent out as soon as possible. No ballot cast at a general city election shall be counted unless it is received within twenty-four hours after the polls close at said election. Sec. 8. List of candidates nominated at primaries-Instructions to voters.-Within fifteen days after any general primary election is held it shall be the duty of each County Clerk, Election Commissioner or other officer who discharges the duties that are imposed upon County Clerks with reference to primary elections, to cause to be filed in the office of the State Election Commission a list of all nominations made in said county at said primary; said list shall contain the names, post office address and political party affiliation of all persons nominated in said county, at said primary, and the names of the offices for which all candi dates were nominated. Where persons were nominated at said primary on a nonpartisan ballot, the names of the candidates, their post office addresses and the names of the offices for which said persons were nominated, shall be certified to by the State Election Commission. Within twenty days after any general primary election the State Election Commission shall prepare from the records of the office of the Secretary of State, State Election Commission, and from the certificates furnished to the State Election Commission by the various County Clerks or other officers a list of all persons who were nominated at the previous primary for any Ch. 1) Candidates Nominated 19 office. The State Election Commission shall prepare lists for each county similar in form to the official ballot that is now provided by law for general elections. Separate lists shall be made for each county. Each list shall contain under each office division the names, addresses, and political party affiliations of all persons who are nominated in said primary, which includes all state, district and county officers. For the purposes of this Act, supervisors and county commissioners shall be considered county officers. The commission shall also cause to be printed in pamphlet form the lists provided for in this section. Said pamphlet shall show the names of all candidates that are to be voted for in each of the various counties of this State. On the outside of this pamphlet shall appear substantially the following: "GUIDE FOR SOLDIER ELECTORS OF THE STATE OF NEBRASKA NOW ABSENT FROM THE STATE IN MILITARY OR NAVAL SERVICE, PREPARED UNDER THE DIRECTION AND AUTHORITY OF THE STATE ELECTION COMMISSION AT LINCOLN, NEBRASKA. Members of the State Election (In the above insert the names of the Election Commissioner and his Assistants.) On another page should appear substantially the following: "INFORMATION AND INSTRUCTION TO ABSENT ELECTORS. This pamphlet has been prepared under the direction and authority of the State Election Commission of the State of Nebraska. The information given in it is authentic and correct. The information is given for your guidance and information. This pamphlet contains a copy of the Act permitting persons absent from the State to vote; the instructions provided by law regarding the method of voting in general elections, and the names of all persons who are to be voted for in the county of which you are a resident. If you are in doubt regarding the names of the 20 Candidates Nominated (Ch. 1 candidates for the office for which they are candidates, consult the index, then refer to the county of your residence and under the head of your county you will find the names and post office addresses of all candidates in your county classified under the proper office division." On another page shall appear a copy of the letter of instructions that has been sent out by the Election Commissioner to each absent voter. On another page shall appear substantially the following: "INSTRUCTIONS IN PREPARATION OF BALLOT. The ballots are prepared as follows: If you wish to vote a straight ticket, make a mark in the circle at the top of the ballot to the left of the name of your party, and your ballot will then be counted for each (c) andidate and as approval of party action on any constitutional amendment of that party on the ballot. If you wish to vote otherwise than a straight ticket make a cross in the square to the left of the name of each person for whom you wish to vote, or, for or against any constitutional amendment; if you wish to vote a straight ticket, with the exception of certain officers or constitutional amendments, place a cross in the circle at the head of the ticket for which you wish to vote in the main, and then place a cross in the square to the left of the candi dates of the other parties for whom you wish to vote, or in the square to the left of the word "for" or "against" in any constitutional amendment. When two or more candidates in the same party are to be voted for for the same office (as two or more representatives) and the voter wishes to vote for one or more of your own party and one or more of another party, you must make a cross after each candidate for whom you wish to vote for that office. If you spoil one of the ballots sent you, use the other. Return only one ballot. Cast this ballot in the manner outlined in the letter of instructions enclosed along with the ballot. If you wish to vote for any person whose name is not printed on the ballot, you can here write in any name under the ballot. If you write in the name, write the name in the blank space on the ballot under the proper office you wish him to hold. A name written in on the ballot under the office division will be considered as a vote cast for the person whose name is written in." Ch. 1) Official Ballots 21 Non-partisan ballots are prepared as follows: "Make a mark in the square to the left of the name of the person for whom you desire to vote. You can write in names in the proper spaces on said ballot of persons for whom you desire to vote." On other pages of this pamphlet shall appear under the heading of each county, the complete list of candidates that are to be voted for in said county at said general election. Said lists shall be a copy of the lists that are provided for in this section and shall in substance be a copy of the official ballot as it will appear in each of the various counties of the State. The pamphlet shall be so indexed that the voter can readily refer to the county of his residence. Sec. 9. Official election ballots.—The State Election Commission shall, not later than the 20th day of September following any general primary election, prepare at least two official ballots and two official non-partisan ballots for each absent voter in the military or naval service in the United States, or in this State, as shown by the register furnished to the Commission by the Governor. Said ballots shall be similar in arrangements and form to the ballots that are now used at general elections, with the exception that the names of all candidates for offices of subdivisions smaller than a State office shall be omitted from said ballot, but blank spaces shall be left under each office division in which the names may be written by the voter. The names of all candidates who are nominated in the primary and are to be voted for by all the voters of the State shall be printed on said ballots. The laws relating to the printing, arrangement and form of the ballot shall apply. On or before the 20th day of September succeeding any primary election the Commission shall prepare the red envelope as outlined in Section 5. The ballot used in the general election shall be the same as used in the primary election, except that the outside of the envelope used in the general election shall show that it is for the general instead of the primary election and shall give the date of the election. The blank forms on the outside of the red envelopes for the general election shall be filled out the same as provided in Sec. 5. After these envelopes and pamphlets have been prepared as herein provided, the Election Com 22 Official Ballots (Ch. 1 mission shall mail to every qualified voter who is in the military or naval service in the United States or this State who is absent from the State and whose name appears in the general register furnished the Election Commission by the Governor, the following: Two official ballots, two official non-partisan ballots, one red envelope, prepared in compliance with the provisions of this Act, copy of the pamphlet referred to in Sec. 8, one envelope addressed to the State Election Commission, and letter of Instructions to Voters. The foregoing shall be mailed at the following times, to-wit: To voters who are stationed at points outside of the Continental United States not later than the 20th day of September succeeding the primary. To absent voters who are stationed at points within the United States not later than twenty-five days before the general election. The letter of instructions referred to in this section shall be substantially as follows: "TO ABSENT VOTERS OF THE STATE OF NEBRASKA IN THE MILITARY OR NAVAL SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES OR OF THIS STATE: In accordance with the provisions of the laws of Nebraska, I am sending you herewith two official ballots, two official nonpartisan ballots, one red envelope, one pamphlet of instructions, one envelope addressed to the State Election Commission, Lincoln, Nebraska, and this letter of instructions. It is of the utmost importance that you carefully read and understand these instructions and the affidavit on the outside of the red envelope. Examine the pamphlet enclosed. It contains instructions and a copy of the law under which you are voting. It also contains a complete list of all candidates that are to be elected to office in the county of your residence. If you are in doubt as to the names of persons who are candidates for the office for which they are candidates, you will find these listed under the name of the county of which you are a resident. In voting, you are to use only one official ballot and one official non-partisan ballot. The extra ballots are sent you to be used by you in case either of the others is |