Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-03-27
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PgtsTus OF BALLOTS.
Sec. /. Ali ballot. cast in electors 2er
National. Stase, dissries and county efsieers
is cities. towns and plantations afser tbe
frat dag Of September ia the year eighteen
hundred aR6 ni1ety-sso and all ballots east
In rannlcipsi slsc:isns In cities afser that
aass shsil be printed ard distributed 81
public sxpSnss. As hereinafter provided
The printing OF the ballots and cards 81
Instructions 10 sossrs shall In municipal
s.scsions in cities be paid for by the seversi
cites respectively, and in al other cleo
kons the printing Of the ballots and eards
Of Instruction, and tie delivery of them 70
sbs several cities sns ta~ns, shall be paid
for By tas Stale. The distribution Of tas
ballots 70 the voters shall be paid ror ~
lie cities, toms asd piantasions respsc
lively.
Ths term State eisc.ion,s as used 10
this act, shall apply to snv election held for
The ehaicp Of 4 National. State. district or
eoaaty officer, whether for fall term or
for the sillnz Of vacancy. and the term
state officer" shall app!y 10 a6y person TO
be chosen by ths qualified vetsrs st such
an elsciiaa. The term 'cisy election" shall
sculy to any municipal election 50 held in
A city, and the term "eily officer" shall
apply 10 any psrson TO be chosen by tie
qualified voters a. ouch "A election
NOMINATIONS OF CANDIDATES.
Sect. 2 Any convection OF delegates
and any CAUCUS or meeting Of qualified
voters, as hereinafter defined, aad irdlvit-
nai voters 20 the plumber and ia the manner
hereinafter specified, may nominate eandi-
1Atss for public tffics, whose names shall
he placed upon tie ballots 10 be furnished
| ss herein provided.
Sect. 3. Any Convention Of delegates
representing political party which, al The
subegns,Or!al election next preceding,
oolied at least one per cent OF the entire
vote cast 10 the State sor Governor, or IL
| the electoral district or division thereof for
which the nomination. is made, and auy
| caucus held by such political party in any
| such electoral district or division, may for
| the State, or for the district or division for
| which the convention OK caucus Is held, as
| he cEse NAV be, by causing certificate OF
nomination to be duly fled. make one such
nomiEstion for each Office therein TO be
| iileo az the election. Every such certii-
cate Of domination shall state such facts as
| may be required 81 above for its accept
aece, and as are required in section FIVE OF
this act shall be signed by the presiding
officer or by the secretary of the convention
or caucus; and shall be sworn by the party
| signing 10 be true, and certificate of the
oath snail be annexed to or made on the
certificate of nominstion.
NoMIsArtOs PAPERS.
Sect L. Nominations of candidates for
any offices TO be filed by the voters Of the
| Siste at large may be made by nomination
papers :igned In the aggregate for each can
| didste by not less than one thousand quail
| ied voters Of the State Nominations OF
| candidates for electoral districts or divisions
of the state, or for municipal or ward
OH gers, may be made by nomination papers
signed 10 the asgeegsts for each candidate
By qusiled voters Of such district or dlvl-
sion. not less in number thsn one for every
oae hundred persons who v0tsd at the mex
preceding guhernatorisl election in sucl
district or division. but in no case less thar
twenty-five. In the case of a first election
to be held in pisntstion, town or ward
newly established. the number OF twenty
Of = candidate vino is to be voted for only
in such plantation, town or ward; and Ii
the case of \ hfst election in q district o.
division newly established, other than &
plattati n, tom or ward, the number Of
twenty five shall be sufficient. Elch voteV
| signing a nomination paper shall make his
| signature in person, and add 70 1t his place
Of residence. and each voter may subscribe
10 one domination for each Office to be filled
and no rncre lde nomination papers shall
before being dled be respectively submit
ted 10 the clerks of the cities, towns OF
Plantations in which the siguers purport IL
be qualified voters, aud each clerk to ~h0m
the same Is submitted shall forthwith GER
tify thereon what number Of the signatures
are names of qualified voters both in the
city. Town or plantation for which he IS q
clerk and in the distric. or division fol
which the nomination is made; one of the
sisners to each such separate paper shall
swear to the truth thereof, and the certt-
cate of such oath shall be annexed to o!
made upon the nomination papers.
SPECIFICATIONS IN NoMrNAri0N PAPEas
Sect. 5. An certificates OF nomination
and nomination papers shsll, b. sides con
tanning the names IF candidates. specify as
20 each Cd the office for which be is nom
lnsted % tie party or political principle
which be represents, expressed In not
more than three words; (Sj his plaee o!
residence. In the case of electors Of Pres
idess aad Wise President of the United
Sia,ss, the names of the candidates TO;
President and Vcs Preside may be gaded
20 the party or political aPpellstioa.
FrLISc OF NOMINATION PAPERS.
Sect G. Certificates Of nomination and
noiniDs'ion papers for the nomination Of
candidates for Stste OF county Offices repre-
sensAtives TO the Legislature shall be hled
with the secretary of stale at least twenty
days, exclusive OF Sundays, previous 20 the
day of the election for which the candidstss
are nominated. Such certificates sod
pspars Tor the nomination If candidates Tor
the fiie-s ~ mayor and ali other offices in
oitlss shall be flied with the city clerks OF
the respective cities al least seven dsys,
exclusive OF SUNDAYS. previous 10 the dsy
of such election. With nominasiou papers
shall also BE- tled ihe copaent in writing OF
the person nominated
Sect :. The certificates of nomination
ani nomination papers being aled, sod
heicg il apparent conformity with the pro-
sions Of fris Ec., shall be deemed 70 &c
valid; snd If not in apparent conformity.
they may be seasons0ly amended uEdeF
oath.
DEATH or WITHDRAWAL OF CAspiDArFs
Sect. g In case i candidate who has
been duly nominated under the provisions
of THE act. shall Ole before the day Of
election, or shau Withdraw in wiring, the
vacancy usy be supplied by the political
party or other persons making the original
nomirstion. in the manner herein provided
for such nomination; or, if the tine il
insatlicieas therefor, then the vacancy may
be ,upplsei, if the nominal ion was made
b. q convention or caucus, in such manner
- the convention or caucus has previous "
pro sided for the purpose. or, in case of no
such previous provision. then by regularly
elected general or executive committee,
representing the political party o. persons
holding such convention or caucus. The
certificates Of nomination made for supply
ing such vacancy shall state, 10 addition
to the other facts required By this act. the
nsme of the original nominee, the fsc.s
causing the vacancy. and tes measures
taken in accordance with the soovs require
u ents for filing tie vacancy: said certiti-
cate shall be accompanied by the with
drAwal, ii airy, and shall as signea and
sworn 10 by the presiding efl,er CT secre-
.ary of the eo1vension or caucus. or by the
chsirgsn or secretary of the duly author
lied committee, as tie case mag be. The
name SO supplied for the vacancy shall, IT
the ballots have cot heea priated for the
Office slresdy, be placed on the ballots,
instead of the original nomination; or. II
the ballots have been printed, new ballots
containing the new nornipa;i0n shall, when