The Portland daily press., 1891-04-07

SECT. 6. Certificates of nomination and nomination
papers for the nomination of candidates for state O.
be filed with the secretary of State at least twenty
days, exclusive of Sundays previous to the day o.
Such certificates and papers for the nomination al
candidates for the offices of mayor and all other Off
respective cities at least days exclusive of SIM
days, previous to the day of such election With
writing OF the person nominated.
SECT. T. me certificates of nomination and nomi
nation papers being hled and being in aDnarant co,
fSormity with the provisions of this act shall be
be valid; and ifnot in apparent conformity
they may be seasOnaDly amended under oath ''
SECT. 8. In case candidate who has been dul1,
nominated tee under the provisions of this act shall die
ing, the vacancy may be supplied by the political par
~ OF other persons making the org inal nomination
Or II the time is insufficient therefor then the vacancy
may be supplied, if the nomination was made by q
tVenIlon or caucus, In such manner the conven-
lion OF caucus has previously provided for the pur
pose or IN case OF no such previous provision then by
representing the political party or persons holding
such convention or caucus The certificates of nomi
in addition to the other required by this act the
name OF the original nominee, the facts causing the
Vacancy, ana the measures taken in accordance with
the aDove requirements for filling the vacancy: said
meat snail be accompanied by the wthdrawal
ing ol1cer or secretary of the convention caucus
1 a by 6ne CHAIRMAN or secretary Of the duly author
supped for the vacancy SHALL if the ballots have not
been printed for the office already placed on the
ballots instead of the original nomination; Or if the
ballots have been printed ballots containing the
nished. " Po'io"oie' oe iur-
SECT SECT. 8. An certificates of nomination and nomi
nat6n papers when fled shall forthwith be opened
kept s open under proper public
city clerks shall preserve the same in their
o1flces not less than year.
the use of all voters Which Shall III he nrnan IN
cordance with the provisions of this act shall contain
nominations for any office specified in the ballot have
Deen iuly made and not withdrawn in accordance
orally nominated and shall contain no other names
that IN the Of electors Of president and
for president and vice president may be
grouped together upon the ballot, and each group
Candidates sine snc OF the party by which the
nomination, or by the political designation as de-
ton papers If only one person be nominated by any
pa part or o under any political DESIGNATION name
printed by itself under the name of such party or
the of Re nn o shall be Left after
IN ny winch the voter may insert the any per,
vote candidate such Office Whenever the an'
Rroval OF constitutional amendment other ques-
tons shall be printed upon the ballot after the list of
The ballots shall be so printed as to leave harl
space at the right of the the party or political
and also at the right of the name of each
candidate SO as to give to each clear opport
MY TO designate by cross mark X therein his
submitted on the ballot may be i prnted s0cS
words will aid the voter to do this as ives "no"
and the like. '0' nv
The ballot shall be less than four inches in width
ana not less than six inches in length Before disri IL
Ihat their width and length when folded shall be mt
IOrm On the back and outside, when folded shall ha
printed 'Offcial Ballot for' followed bv the designa
on OF the polling place for which the ballot is pre-
pared the Date Of the election and fac-simile of the
signature OF the Secretary of State city clerk who
has caused the ballot to be printed EXCEPT as other
wise herein provided ballots shall be printed in ac
cordance with the existing provisions of law.
SECT. H. All ballots when printed shall be folded
as here1nbefore provided and fastened together in
convenient numbers in books or blocks in such man
ner that each ballot may be detached and removed
separately. A record of the number of ballots nrint
eel ana furnished to each polling place shall be kept
ana by the Secretary of State and the sew
SECT r. 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 rs for everv
o0 ana traction OF 90 voters therein and it shall be
Inc duty OF tne clerks IN each city, town plantation
In which an election for state county officers is to
pc held to certify to the Secretary of State fourteen
lays previous to any such election the number of oua
tned voters IN each city, town or plantation.
SECT. 10 The Secretary of State, in case of a state
ecton ana the several city clerks in case of CITY
ance OF voters at oh elections, obtaining bal
OTIS, as to the manner of MAJ king them and the
method OF gaining assistance, and as to obtaining new
ballots in place of those accidentally spoiled, and
hey shall respectively the same, together with
copies of sections twenty nine, thirty, thirty one and
of this act to be printed in large clear TYNE
separate cards, to be called cards of instr1ct9ns
and they shall respectively furnish the same and the
ballots tor use In each such election They shall also
cause to be printed OF tinted paper and Without the
acsmile Endorsements, ten or more COPIES of the t
form of the ballot provided for each VOTING naoe OF
each election therein which shall be called Snecmen