The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-09-25
NEW ELECTION LAW.
An Act

certain expenses incident thereto to be
paid by the several counties and GER
tain other expenses to be paid by the
Commonwealth, and furnishing certain
offences in regard to such elections.
SECTION T. BE IL enacted, DEC,
That from and after March first, one
thousand eight hundred and ninety
two, all ballots cast in elections for
public officers within this Common
wealth, shall be printed and distribu.
ted at public expense as hereinafter
provided. The printing of the ballots
and Of the cards of instruction for the
elections in each county, and the de-
livery of the same to the election Off
GERS as hereinafter provided, and all
other expenses incurred under the pro-
visions Of this act, shall be county
charge unless herein otherwise provi-
ded, the payment of which shall be
provided for in the same manner as
the payment Of other election expen-
ses. 1t shall be the duty of the Secre-
tary of the Commonwealth to prepare
forms for all the blanks made neces-
sary or advisable by this act, and to
furnish copies Of the same to the coun-
;y commissioners of each county, who
shall procure further copies Of the same
at the cost of the county and furnish
them to the election officers or other
persons by whom they are to be used,
in such quantities as may be necessary
to carry out the provisions of this act.
SECTION 2. Any convention Of del
egates, or primary meeting of electors,
or caucus held under the rules of
political party, or any board authorized
to certify nominations representing
political party, which, at the election
next preceding. polled at least three
per centum of the largest entire vote
for any Office cast in the State, or in
the electoral district or division thereof,
for which such primary meeting, eau
Gus, convention or board desires to
make or certify nominations, may
nominate one candidate for each
Office which is to he filled in the State,
or in the said district or division at the
next ensuing election, by causing a
certificate of nomination to be drawn
up and filed as hereinafter provided {:
PrOci1ed, That any political party
which polled three per centum ofthe en-
tire vote in the State at the election
next preceding at which State officer
was voted for, may make and certify
nominations according to the provis.
ions of this section for any electoral
division or district of the State, not
withstanding that such political party
may have polled less than three per cen
tum ofthe entire vote at the last preced-
ing election in said electoral district or
division. Every such certificate Of
nomination shall be signed by the pre-
siding officer and the secretary or sec
retaries of the convention or primary
meeting or caucus or board, who shall
add thereto their places of residence,
and shall be sworn or affirmed to by
them, before any officer qualified to
administer oaths, to be true to the
best of their knowledge and belief,
and certificate of the oath shall be
annexed to the certificate Of nomina-
ton.
SECTION 3. Nominations Of candi-
dates for any public Office may also be
made by nomination papers, signed
by qualified electors of the State, or
of the electoral district or division
thereof, for which the nomination is
made, and filed in the proper Office as
provided in section FIVE of this act.
Where the nomination is for any Office
to be filled by the voters of the State
at large, the number of qualified elect
ors of the State signing such nomina-
ton paper, shall be at least one-half
Of one per centum of the largest vote
for any officer elected in the State at
the last preceding election at which a
State officer was voted for. In the
case of all other nominations. the
number Of qualified electors Of the
electoral district or division signing
such nomination paper, shall be at
least three per centum Of the largest
entire vote for any officer elected at
the last preceding election in the said
electoral district or division for which
said nomination papers are designated
to be made. Each elector signing a
nomination paper shall add to his sig
nature his place Of residence and oc'
cupation, and no person may subscribe
to more than one nomination for each
Office to be filled. The signatures to
each nomination paper and the quail
fications OF the signers shall be
vouched for by the affidavit of at least
five of the signcrs thereof, which affi-
davit shall accompany the nomination
paper: Procided, That nomination
papers which are not signed and made
out in strict compliance with all
the requirements of this act shall be
invalid. b.AAV
SECTION a. All certificates of nom