The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-08-05
THE NEW ELECTION LAW

lst o. March, 1872, all ballots, cards OF In
struction and other expenses shall be
county charge. The secretary Of the
commonwealth shall prepare and furnish
sll necessary blanks to: the county COM
missioners for the use of the election Of
fcers.
By the second section, any convention
Of delegates or of primary electors Of q
political party which, at the election
next preceding, polled three per cent Of
the vote for any office in the state, may
nominate persons for each Office TO be
filed at the next election, by drawing
and filing q certificate of nomination
When such political party has polled 8
per cent, as aforesaid, for a state officer,
1t may make nominations for any electo-
raj division Of the state, notwithstanding
that it polled less than per cent. at the
last election in said district Certificates
of nomination must be signed and sworn
to by the presiding officer and secretaries
Of the convention, whose names and ad-
dresses shall be attached thereto.
Section three provides that nomina-
tions may also be made by nomination
papers, signed by state electors, of the
proper district, and fled To nominate
state officers, the nomination paper must
be signed by one-half of one per cent. Of
as many electors as votes polled at the
last state election of any state officer vo-
ted for. All other nomination papers
must be signed by at least l percent. Of
the entire vote cast for any officer elect
ed at the preceding election of said dis
trict each elector shall sign only his
name, address and occupation, TO the
nomination paper, and five signers shall
make affidavit thereto.
By section four all certificates and nom
ination papers shall specify:
l. The party, or policy Of such candi-
date, expressed in three words; the
names of candidates for president may be
added, if electors for them.
2. The name, profession or occupation,
number Of residence and name of street,
of each nominated candidate.
8. The Office sought; but not the par
ty repi piesented.
The fifth section enacts that nomina-
ton certificates of presidential electors,
United States representatives, and all
state officers shall be filed with the sec
retary of the commonwealth 56 days be-
fore the election. Nomination papers for
all offices, except borough and township
offices, shall be filed with the county
commissioners 43 and IS days respective
ly before election day. Such papers for
township, borougs and election officers,
and school directors, shall be filed with
borough and township auditors 10 and Z
days respectively before the election.
Section six provides that certificates
and nomination papers filed as aforesaid,
shall be deemed valid, unless objections
are made in writing:
l. In case of state papers and certih-
Gates within 30 days after the last day for
filing the same
>. In case of other certificates and pa
pers, except those for borough and town
ship officers, within 20 days after the
day for filing them.
8. In the case Of certificates and papers
for borough and township officers within
three days after the last day for filing
them.
Objections to the form of certificates
and papers for the state at large shall be
filed with the secretary of the common.
wealth, to be considered by him and the
auditor and attorney general, a majority
of them to decide. Similar objections tC
other certificates and papers, except fol
borough and twp. officers shall be filed
with and decided by the county commits
sioners, and for borough and township
officers shall be fled with and decided
by the auditors. Objections to the valid
ity, and not to the form of state papers
shall be filed in the court of common
pleas of Dauphin county. Objections t
other papers to be filed in the court O
common pleas Of the judicial district il
which such election district is situated
II the court is in session, one or NOR,
judges shall at once hear the objections
Upon the certificate ofthe prothonotar,
that the objections are filed, TO a judgr
when court is not in session, such judgV
shall Immediately hear the objections.
The seventh section provides that can
didates may withdraw from nomination
by request in writing, filed with the sec
retary Of the commonwealth I5 days, o
with the county commissioners 12 day
previous to the election, and withdraw
names shall not be printed upon the bal
lots.
Section eight. Certificates and othe
nomination papers shall be preserved fol
two years for public inspection.
Section nine. The secretary of the com
monwealth shall, ten days previous Il
the election Of United Staes ;officers o
state officers, transmit to the county com
missioners and the sheriff duplicate list
stating the names, residence and party Q
all candidates whose nomination paper
have been filed with them. The cou1
ty commissioners shall send to the sher
iff &C least 10 days before election day
list Of the names, residen ces and party {
all candidates except election officers an
school directors whose nomination pc
pers have been filed with him as pro
vided,
Section 10. The sheriff shall, 20 day
before any election, except for township
and borough officers, give notice by pro'
lamations in every such proelamatio
he shall.
l. Enumerate and give a list of all non
mated officers, except election officers an
assessors.
2. Name the election place.
8. He shall give notice of the person
not capable Of serving as election of
GERS.
Section eleven. Vacancies caused ,
the death or withdrawal of any candidai
may be filed by nominating a substituI
in the same manner as the original car
didate. But if committee has been al
pointed to make nominations the conveI
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