The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1891-08-01

ulhlTlCb OF ulNlSlOn luBIeOl LOT WHICH
the nomination is made and filed in the
proper office, as provided in section 5
of this act Where the nomination is
for any Office to be filed by the voters
of the state at large the number of
qualified electors of the state signing
such nomination paper shall be at
least one half of / per cent of the
largest vote for any officer elected in
the state at the last preceding election
at which state officer was voted for.
In case of all other nominations the
number of qualified electors of the
electoral district or division signing
such nomination paper shall be at
least per cent. 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 designed to be
made Each elector signing a nomina-
tion paper shall add to his signature
his place of residence and occupation,
and no person may subscribe TO more
than one nomination for each Office to
be filed. The signatures to each
nomination paper and the qualification
of the signers shall be vouched for by
the affidavit of at least five of the
signers thereof, which affidavit shall
accompany The nomination paper; pro-
vided that nomination papers which
are not signed and made out in strict
compliance with all the requirements
of this act shall be invalid.
Nomination Papers Must BE Explicit.
Sec. 4. All certificates of nomination
and nomination papers shall specify:
One (D. The party or policy which
such candidate represents expressed in
not more than three words; in the case
of electors of President and Vice Presi-
dent of the United States the names of
the candidates for President and Vice
President may be added to the party
or political appellation. Two (2). The
name of each candidate nominated
therein, his profession, business or
occupation, if any, and his place of
residence, with street and number
thereon, if any. Three (3). The office
for which such candidate is nominated;
provided that no words shall be used
in any nomination papers to describe
designate the party or policy or
political appellation represented by
the candidate named in such nomina-
ton papers as aforesaid Identical with
or similar to the words used for the
E like purpose in certificates of nOmina
tions made by a convention of delegates
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preceding election polled 3 per cent. OF
the largest vote cast.
Sec 5. Certificates of nomination foI
candidates for the offices of presidential
electors and members of the house OF
Representatives of the United States
p and for all state offices, including those
, of judges, senators and representatives
shall be filed with the secretary of the
commonwealth at least fifty-siX days
: before the day of election for which the
candidates are nominated, and nomina
, ton papers for candidates for the saic
offices shall be filed with the said secre
: tary at least forty-nine days before the
day of such election. Certificates OF
nomination and nomination papers fol
, candidates for all other offices except
township and borough offices shall bt
filed with the County Commissioners o.
the respective counties at least forty
> two and thirty-five days respectively
, before the day of election. Certificate:
of nomination and nomination papers
for candidates for township anC
t borough offices and election officer anC
9 and school directors in the same shal
I be filed with the auditors of the re
spective townships and boroughs a
' least ten and seven day respectively
before this day of election.
l Sec. 6, The certificates of nomination
Fl and nomination papers being so fileC
and being in conformity with the pro
visions of this act shall be deemed K
= be valid, unless objections thereto ar,
2 duly made in writing.
/ First-ln the case of certificates anC
papers designed for the state at large
within thirty days after the last day
l for the filing of such certificates anC
2 papers.
! Second-In the case of other certih
Gates and papers, except those designed
l for borough and township officers
3 within twenty days after the last day
for the filing of such certificates ant
papers,
Third-In the case of certificates anC
papers designed for borough and town
n ship officers within three days afte,
the last day for the filing of sucl
n certificates and papers, Objections a
to form and apparent conformity O
= nonconformity to law of certificates OF
e papers designed for the state at larg
+ shall be filed with the secretary of tn,
l. commonwealth and shall be considered
by him conjointly with the audito
3 general and attorney general, ant
shall be decided finally by maiorit,
q of these officers. Objections of tn,
y same kind to other certificates ant
papers, except those for borough an,
II township offices, shall be filed with tn
y Commissioners and shall be decidet
, finally by a majority of them. All ob
n jections as TO the validity of certificate
or papers, other than objections as t,
c form or apparent conformity as here
b tofore described, shall in the case o
4 certificates or papers designed for tn
! state at large be filed in the court O
l. common pleas of Dauphin county, ant
e in the case of all other certificates AM
IS papers such obligations shall be file,
e IN any court of common pleas within
the judicial district of which sue
election district or division or par
( thereof for which such certificates o
IS papers are designed may be situated
p In case the court is in session, one O
more judges of the court shall immedi
10 ately proceed to hear such objection
IT without unnecessary adjournment o
# delay, and shall give such hearing pre-
"a cedence over all other business befor
him or them, In case the court is no
i in session, any judge of such court ol
e the presentation to him of the prothonC
Ie tary that such objections have bee
# filed as aforesaid shall immediatel
proceed to hear such objection a
aforesaid. Where there are more tha
e one court of common pleas in an
It election district or division such oil
10 jections may be referred by the couG
'0 with which they are filed to any othe
y court in such district, if such referenc
IA is necessary to secure more conven
20 ent and speedy hearing, and all case
of dispute as to which OF several court
in such district shall have iurisdictio
IS shall be Immediately decided by tn
)r judge being oldest in commission +
i such district.
10 Sec Z, Any person whose name la
n been presented as "a candidate ma
N cause his name to be withdrawn fror
N nomination by request in writin
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