Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-07-22

this act provided, or should any certificate
of nomination be held insufficient or mop
epative by the officer with whom they may
be fled, the vacancy or vacancies thus &C.
casioned may be filed by the political
party or other persons making the origi
nal nominations. or, if the time is insult
ficient therefor, then the vacancy may be
filed, if the nomination was by convention
or caucus. in such manner as the conven
tion or caucus had previously provided, or.
in case of.no such previous provision, tEep
by a regularly elected general or executive
committee repres snting the political party
or persons holding such convention, meet
ing or caucus. The certificates of nomina
ton made to supply such vacancy shall
state, in addition 20 the other facts re-
quired by section six (6) of this act, the
name of the original nominee, the date OF
his death or declination of nomination, OF
the fact that the former nomination has
been held insufficient or imperative, and
the measures taken in accordance with the
above requirements for filling a vacancy
and it shall be signed and sworn to by the
presiding officer and secretary of the con.
vention or caucus, or by the chairman apd
secretary of the duly authorized commit.
tee, as the case may be.
SEC. TO- The certificates of nomination
and nomination papers being so filed and
being in apparent conformity with the
provisions of this act, shall be deemed to
be valid, unless objection thereto is duly
made in writing. Such objections or
other questions arising in relation thereto
in the case of nomination of state officers
shall be considered by the secretary OF
state and the auditor and attorney gen.
eral, and the decision of majority of
these officers shall be final Such objee.
lions or questions arising in the case OF
nominations of officers to be elected by the
voters of division less than the state and
greater than county, shall be considered
by the county judges of the counties em'
braced in such division, and the decision
of a majority of these officers shall be final.
Such objections or questions arising in the
case of nominations of candidates fol
county officers shall be considered by the
county judge county clerk and states at
torney for such county, and the decision
of a majority of said officers shall be final.
Objections or questions arising in the case
of nominations of city, town or village Of
ficers shall D. considered by the mayor or
president of the board of trustees, and the
city. town or village clerk, with whom one
alderman or trustee thereof, as the case
may be, chosen by lot shall act. and the
shall be final. Such objections arising in
the case of nominations OF town officers
shall be considered by the board of audit
ors of such town, and the decision of a
majority of such auditors shall be final
In any case where such objection is made.
notice shall forthwith be given to the can
didates affected thereby, addressed to their
places OF residence as given in the nomina
ton papers and stating the time AMI
place when and where such objections
will be considered Provided, that in
cities, towns or villages having board OF
election commissioners such questions
shall be considered by such board and its
decision shall be final
SEC. II. When such certificate is filed
with the secretary of state he shall, in GER
tifying nominations to the various county
clerks insert the name of the person who
has been thus nominated to fill vacancy
in place of the original nominee, and in
the event that he has already sent forward
his certificate, he shall forthwith certify
to the clerks Of the proper counties the
name and description of the person SC
nominated TO nil vacancy, the office he
is nominated for, with the other details
mentioned in certificates of nomination
filed with the secretary of state. and in
cases where such clerk is not charged by
this act with the printing of the ballots.
he shall Immediately certify the name so
supplied to the authorities charged with
the printing of the ballots. The name ]
supplied for the vacancy shall, if the bal
lots are not already printed, be placed on
the ballots in place of the name of the
original nominee: or if the ballots have
been printed, new ballots, whenever prac-
ticable, shall be furnished.
SEC. 70 Whenever it may not be prac-
ticable to have new ballots printed it shall
be the duty of the election officer having
charge of the ballots TO place the name
supplied for the vacancy upon each ballot
issued before delivering it TO the voter; the
name so supplied may be placed upon the
ballots either by affiXing a paster or by
writing stamping the name on the bal
lot; and TO enable this to be done the of
ficer with whom the certificates of nomi.
nation are TO be filed shall Immediate
furnish the name of such substituted
nominee to all judges of election within
the territory i'll which such nominee may
be candidate
SEC. -. Not less than fifteen days be.
fore an election to fill any public office the
secretary of state shall certify to the
county clerk of each county within which
any of the electors may by law vote for
candidates for such office, the name and
description of each person nominated for
such Office specified il the certificates OF
nomination filed with the secretary OF
state.
SEC. A. The names of all candidates to be
voted for in each election district or pre-
! cinct shall be printed on one ballot: all
nominations of any political party or
group of petitioners being placed under
! the party appellation or title of such party
or group as designated by them in their
| certificates OF nomination or petitions, or
if none be designated, then under some
suitable title, and the ballot shall con.
tain no other names, except, that in case
| of electors for president and vice president
| of the United States, the names of the
candidates for president and vice-presi-
| dent may be added to the party or polit-
| ical designation. If constitutional
amendment or other public measure is
| submitted to vote, such question shall
be printed upon the ballot after the list of
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