use at the primary who shall open any of the packages in which the said ballots are contained, or permit them to be destroyed, or give or deliver any such packages of ballots to any person not lawfully entitled to receive them, as herein provided; or conspire to procure, or in any way aid, abet or connive at any robbery, loss or destruction of any such ballots or packages, shall be guilty of a felony, and on conviction shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not less than three nor more than ten (10) years, and be disfranchised for any determinate period not less than ten (10) years.

This section was numbered 7099 in the Supplement of 1918.

7054v1. Distinguishing mark.-47. If any person shall induce or attempt to induce any voter at a primary election to write, paste or otherwise place on his ballot any sign or device of any kind as a distinguishing mark on the ballot whether or not said act be committed or attempted to be committed, such person so offending shall be guilty of a felony, and on conviction, be imprisoned not more than five (5) nor less than one (1) year in the state's prison.

This section was numbered 7100 in the Supplement of 1918. 7054w1. Influencing voters.-48.

If any person shall, directly or indirectly, give, offer or promise to give, to any elector, any money, property or other thing of value, for the purpose of preventing, influencing, inducing or procuring such elector to refrain from voting or to remain away from the polls at any primary election such person so offending shall be guilty of felony, and, on conviction, be imprisoned not more than five (5) years nor less than six months and be disfranchised for any determinate period not less than ten (10) years. This section was numbered 7101 in the Supplement of 1918.

7054x1. Bribery, penalty.-49. If any person shall give or offer to give, directly or indirectly, any money, property, or other thing of value to any elector to influence his vote at a primary election; or if any person shall, at such election, solicit, furnish or receive any money or other means for such purpose, or shall aid, advise, counsel or suggest to any person, or to persons generally, to use or procure any money or other means to be used to induce, hire or buy any person or persons to vote or refrain from voting for any candidate or candidates or to remain away from the polls at any primary election, whether or not any such person shall act upon any such counsel, advice or suggestion, such persons so offending shall be guilty of felony and on conviction be imprisoned for not more than five (5) years nor less than six months and be disfranchised for any determinate period not less than ten (10) years.

This section was numbered 7102 in the Supplement of 1918.

7054y1. Informers not prosecuted.-50. If any person who has been guilty of giving money or other thing of value to another or others for the purpose of influencing his or their vote at a primary election, or use in influencing the vote of another shall inform upon and testify against the person or persons receiving the money in a prosecution therefor, the person so informing and testifying shall not be thereafter prosecuted for his guilt or connection with the transaction; and if any person who has received money or other thing of value from another or others for the purpose of influencing his vote at any primary election, or for the purpose of being used to influence the vote of others, shall inform upon or testify, against the person or persons from whom he received the same, in a prosecution for such giving, such person so informing and testifying shall not be thereafter prosecuted for his guilt in connection with the transaction. This section was numbered 7103 in the Supplement of 1918.

7054z1. Furnishing information as to voters.-51. If any person, being a member of a primary election board or otherwise entitled to the inspection of the ballots, shall reveal to any other person how any elector has voted, or give any information concerning the appearance of any ballot voted, such person so offending shall be guilty of a felony, and, on conviction, shall be imprisoned not less than six (6) months nor more than five (5) years in the state prison, and be disfranchised for any determinate period not less than ten (10) years. This section was numbered 7104 in the Supplement of 1918.

7054a2. Tampering with election officials.-52. If any person shall induce, or attempt to induce, any member of a primary election board to violate any of the provisions of the preceding section or sections, whether or not such member of the election board shall violate or attempt to violate any of the provisions of this act, such person so offending shall be guilty of felony, and on conviction, shall be imprisoned in the state prison not less than one (1) year, nor more than five (5) years, and be disfranchised for any determinate period not less than ten (10) years.

This section was numbered 7105 in the Supplement of 1918.

7054b2. Destruction of property.-53. Any person who shall, during the primary election remove or destroy any of the supplies or other conveniences placed in the booths as aforesaid, or shall during the primary election destroy or remove any booth, railing or other convenience provided for such election, or shall induce or attempt to induce any person to commit any of such acts, whether or not any of such acts are committed, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction shall be punished by imprisonment for not less. than six (6) months nor more than one (1) year and be disfranchised

for any determinate period not less than ten (10) years. No officer of a primary election shall disclose to any person the name of any candidate for whom an elector has voted. No officer of a primary election shall do any electioneering on primary election day. No person whatever shall do any electioneering on primary election day within any polling place. No person shall apply for or receive any ballot for the primary in any polling place other than in which he is entitled to vote. No person shall show his ballot after it is marked to any person in such a way as to reveal the contents thereof or the name of any candidate or candidates for whom he has marked his vote; nor shall any person examine the ballot which any person has presented for voting or solicit the voter to show the same. No person, excepting the inspector of a primary election or the member of the board who may be temporarily acting for him shall receive from any voter a ballot prepared by him for voting. No voter shall receive a ballot to be used in the primary from any person other than one of the poll clerks; nor shall any person other than the poll clerk deliver a ballot to be used in the primary to an elector to be voted. No voter shall deliver any ballot to be voted at the March or June primary to an inspector to be voted except the one he received from the poll clerk. No voter shall place any mark upon his ballot or suffer or permit any other person to do so by which it may afterwards be identified as the one voted by him. Whoever shall violate any provision of this section shall be deemed guilty of a felony, and on conviction, shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than six (6) months nor more than one (1) year, or by fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500.00), or both, and be disfranchised for any determinate period not less than ten (10) years.

This section was numbered 7106 in the Supplement of 1918.

7054c2. Public officials, neglect of duty.-54. Any public officer, upon whom any duty is imposed by this act, who shall wilfully neglect or omit to perform such duties, or do any act prohibited thereon, for which punishment is not otherwise herein provided, shall be deemed guilty of a felony, and upon conviction, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not less than three (3) months nor more than three (3) years, or by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), or by both fine and imprisonment, and be disfranchised for any determinate period not less than five (5) years.

This section was numbered 7107 in the Supplement of 1918.

7054d2. Election affidavits preserved.-55. All affidavits provided in this act to be used on the day of primary elections at the several

polling places shall, at the close of the count, be placed in a strong paper bag, or envelope, by the primary election board, and securely sealed by them, each member endorsing his name on the back of such back [bag] or envelope. Such bag or envelope shall be delivered within three (3) days after the election by the inspector to the clerk of the circuit court of the county, whose duty it shall be to carefully preserve the same, and deliver it, with the seal unbroken, to the foreman of the grand jury when next in session. It shall be the duty of such grand jury to inquire into the truth or falsity of such affidavits.

This section was numbered 7108 in the Supplement of 1918.

7054e2. Voting machines.-56. If in any county or city voting machines shall have been adopted under the laws of this state, and shall be on hand for use at the general or city election, such machines may, by the order of county commissioners, or ordinance of the city council, be adopted whenever practicable for use at the primary election in such county or city and used. When so adopted all provisions of the laws of this state providing for or applying to their use at elections not inconsistent with the provisions of this act, and all provisions of this act as far as applicable, shall apply to the use of such voting machines at such primary elections.

This section was numbered 7109 in the Supplement of 1918.

7054f2. Adjusting machine.-57. In any county or city where voting machines are used in any precinct at any primary election, the inspector of such election in such precinct, before permitting any voter to register his vote upon such machine and after ascertaining with which party such voter affiliates shall set or cause the voting machine to be set so that the voter can only vote for the candidates of the party with which he has announced his affiliation and no other, and after the machine is so set the voter shall be permitted to register his vote upon the machine.

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This section was numbered 7110 in the Supplement of 1918. 7054g2. General laws in force, corrupt practices.-58. visions of the statutes now in force in regard to the holding of elections shall apply to all primaries in so far as they are consistent with this act and especially an act entitled "An act concerning corrupt practices at elections, caucuses, and primaries and the collection and disbursement of campaign funds," approved Mach 3d, 1911, and all acts amendatory thereof, the intent of this act being to place the primary under the regulation and protection of the laws now in force as to elections.

This section was numbered 7111 in the Supplement of 1918.

7054h2. Repeal of statutes.-59. An act entitled "An act concerning primary elections, offices for the nomination of candidates for county, city and township; providing for the election of precinct. committeemen of political parties; providing for the nominations of candidates of parties which at the last preceding election cast ten per cent or more of the total vote for county, judicial, legislative, township and city officers at such primary elections and matters connected therewith; providing the duties of election commissioners in such primary elections; providing for the payment of the expenses of such primary elections, providing penalties for violations of the provisions thereof; repealing all laws in conflict therewith, approved March 12, 1907, and all acts amendatory thereof and all other acts in conflict with this act are hereby repealed.

Section 7054h2 repeals sections 7055 to 7111 inclusive Revision of 1914.
Section 7054h2 was numbered 7111a in the Supplement of 1918.

705412. Public offense.-60. Any act declared an offense of the general laws of this state concerning elections shall also, in like cases be an offense to all primaries, and shall be punished in the same form and manner as therein provided, and all the penalties and provisions of the law as to such elections, except as herein otherwise provided, shall apply in such cases with equal force, and to the extent as though fully set forth in this act.

This section was numbered 7111b in the Supplement of 1918.

7054j2. Election laws in force.-61. The provisions of the statutes now in force in relation to the holding of elections, corrupt practices at elections and primaries, the solicitation of voters at the polls, the challenging of voters, the manner of conducting elections, of counting the ballots and making the return thereof, and all other kindred subjects shall apply to all primaries in so far as they are consistent with this act, the intent of this act being to place the primary under the regulation and protection of the laws now in force as to elections. And in all cases not herein specified, it is the purpose of this act so far as possible, to follow the provisions of the general election laws.

This section was numbered 7111c in the Supplement of 1918.

7054k2. Votes canvassed, notice of election.-62. The canvass of the votes cast and certification of the results shall be made in the same manner and by the same officer as the canvass of a general election. Notice shall be given by the clerks of the circuit court and the secretary of state to the chairman of the party committee of the results as to candidates in their respective districts.

This section was numbered 7111d in the Supplement of 1918.

The above sections, 7054a to 7054k2 inclusive, excepting 7054w and 7054b1, were respectively numbered 7055 to 7111d inclusive in the Supplement of 1918.