Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-01-08


OF for the distrie, or division for which the
convention or caucus is held, as the case
may be, by causing Il certificate Of nomit q
iol to be duly filed. make one such nomi
nation for each Office therein to be filled a
The election
Nomination Papers.
Nominations of candidates for any office,
TO be nlled by he voters of the state at large
may be maize by nomination papers. signed
III the aggregate for each candidate b moi
less than one thousand qualified voters of th.
state. Nominations of Candidates for elec
toral districts or divisions of the State ma,
be made by MN nation papers gned in the
aggregate ior each csudils b. qualified
voters of such district or division, not less IN
runb,r than one Tor every one hundred per.
sons v ho voted at the next preceding annual
election in such district or division, but in nc
case les thaI nifty In the casa of trst
election to be held in TOW IN or ward new "
established the number of nifty shall be suit.
cient for he nomination of a candidate ~ho
is to be voted for only in such town or ward
and in the case Of nrst election in district
or division newly established, other than a
town or ward, the number of nifty shall be
so sutii ;ient.
Certificates of nom nation al d nomination
papers for the nomna ION of candidates for
state offices sh al be filed with the Secretary
OF State. Such eeitiucat.s and papers for
the nomi nation OF candidates for the Offices
uf mayor and aldermen in cities, shall be
nj with the clerks of the respective cities
at least ten days previous TO the day of such
election. al d for the nomination of candi-
dates tor all other city offices at least SIX
days previous To the day OF such ele ction
The certificates of nomination and nomi-
inauon papers being so hled, and being in
apparent confol mlty with the provisions Of
this act. shall be deemed to be valid uuless
OH ctioI thereto is duly made in writing
such objections or other questions arising in
relation tn, r,to, in thecase OF nJu inafion Of
.laIe Diticers shall be considered by the 5 ere
tary of State aud Atturnev General. Su Ub
j ions sor qnestons arising in the case OF num
IiialOns Oi city officers snail be cons dered
by the board of aldermen, together with the
city clerk. If not member of such board
and the city solicitor, In case such oojec-
tion is m ide n ti:e shall forthwith be mailed
to the Candidates affected thereby, addressed
their residences as gwen in III. certlficai IS
Ut numi alton or nom nation papers.
Any person " hose name has been present
ed As a candidate may cAus. his n,me TO be
be wlthlri.n from Jmina ion, by request IN
VT ting sign. by him ard acRnowlt dyed be-
fore All othcer qualified to TAX scknvwiedg
meDts of deeds, and filed with the Secretary
of Stat, OF vi h the proper city clerk, as the
case NAV be, aud no name 50 Withdrawn
shall be printed upon the ballots. No nom
nation published and posted AS herein pro
ylded shall be subse quently omitted as in-
valid.
All certificates of nomination and nomina-
ton papers shall be open under proper reg
ulatiuns TO public inspection and the Secre-
tary OF State and The several city clerks
shall preserve the same in their respect We
offices less than i've years
The Style OF Ballot.
Every q neral ballot shall contain the
names ard residences and the political desig
nations of the candidates nominated in ac-
cordance with this act and no others excep,
in votes for Presidential electors, when tn =
names of the can ltdstes for Pres dent and
Vice President may be added.
There shall be left at the end of the list OF
candidates tor each different office as man,
blank spaces as there are persons to be
elected to such office, in which the voter
may insert the hame of any person, moi
printed oh the ballot, for whom he desire
to vote as candidate for such office. " hen
ever The approval of constitutional amend
ment or other question is submitted to the
vote of the people. such QuestioIs shall be
printc upi1 the ballot f er he list of in1i
dates. ! he ballot shall be so prl ted ss to
give to each voter a clear opportunity to
des'gna'e by cross marked * in a sufi
cient nsrg a the right OF the name OF
each candida'e his choice of candidates an !
his ans ger to the questions submitted, aud
or iht ballot may be print, such words as
will I'D the voter 10 do this, as vote for one. '
vote for three, YES, mo" and the like,
All ballots ~hen prin ed shall be fsstene
together IN colv nient numbers in bO ks or
blocks in sucL manner that each ball IT may
he detached and removed psrately. A
record OF the number of ballots printed and
furnlshtd to each polling place shall be kept
srd preserved by the Secretary and tue
several city clerks.
There shall be provided for each voting
place, at which an election is to be held,
two sets of such general ballots. each of not
less than one hundred for every fifty and
fraction or fifty registered voters therein
The al lermen of cities and the selectmen of
towns must certify to the Secretary of State
the number of registered voters in each city
aud town.
how Voters Shall be IL formed.
The secretary Of state 10 case of State
el' ction and the several city clerks in case o'
city elections shall prepare full instruction,
Ton voters a. to obtaining btllots. marking
them, the me h Vi of gaming assis o n e, an /
tn nkf faif inn hi. ia r,lu
accidentally spoiled, and they shall resp C,
lively cause the same to De printed 10 large,
clear type on separate cards, TO be called
cards OF instructions; and they shall respect
lively furnish the same and the bal ots for
use in each such election. They shall also
cause to be printed on tinted paper ami
without the fac smile endorsements ten or
more copies of the form of the ballot provit-
ed for each voting place at each el, cti IT.
therein, which shall be called specimen bal
lots and shall be furnished with the other
ballot. provided for each such vo'iqg place
Tne secretary of state shall, six days at
least previous To the day Of any election of
State offic RS. 'rsn.mt 10 the cities AMI
towns printed lists of the persons legally
nomips ed and to be voted for. And the
aldermen sel-ctmen shall cause these
li.ts 10 ne conspicuousiy posted in one or
more public p;acss IN such town or voting
precinct. 1h- secrt tsry Of state shall like
sis. csuse to be published prior to the day
of sny such = e,t OF, in at lea-t two news
pa peEs If there be so many published in
each equity, representing 90 far ~ practica-
bic the political parties ~hich at the preced.
iug -le ection east the largest and next larze.t
umber of votes, a list of all the nomiua-
tons made as herein provi led and to be
vot. for in said county 60 tar as NAV be il,
the form in which they snail appear upon the
general ballots
The city clerk of each city shall four ~.
a. least prior 10 tle day of any city election
therein, cause to be CO ispica ,usly postei in
one or more publ place. in eaca ward of
.uch CRY a printed LIST conta ming the rsme
residences and party or political Appellations
Of all ca didares nominated - herein pro-
ded, and TO be oted for in such ward, SUBJ
. anti.liy in The form of the general ballo, to
De used therein; and he snail Likewise cause
to be published, prior TO the day Of such
election, In at least two newspapers. if there
be 40 many, pablished in such city, repre-.
senrins the p1litcal parties which cast at
the p-ss airg election the largest and nexs
largest number Of votes, list Of ell the
nominafious made a. herein provided and u
be voted for In such city, - far ~ may be.