Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-29
THE NEW LAW.
How to Vote in Illinois in the Flu
ture.
when Nominations Must he Made
and What Tickets Alone viii
be Recognized at the E'oII~.

force for the first time in Rock Island in
the coming spring election, and already
inquiry has been made a to how nomi-
nations must be made in compliance with
its provisions. A few of the more impor-
t4nt sections of the law reproduced be-
low and numbered as n The law will
throw light on the subject:
SEC. 4. Any convention of delegates,
caucus or meeting representing political
party which at the general election next
preceding polled at least two (2) per cent
of the entire vote csst in the stste. or in
the electoral district or division thereof,
or the municipality for which the nomins-
ton is made, may for the stare, or for the
electoral district or division thereof or
municipality for which he convention,
caucus or meeting is held, AS the case NAV
be, by causing a certificate of nomination
TO be duly filed, make one such Romina-
ton for each office therein to be filed at
the election. Every such certificate of
nomination snail state such facts us are re-
quired in section six co. of this act. and
shall be signed by the presiding officer and
by the secretary of the convention, caucus
A.
lures their places of residence. Such Ger,
tificates shall be sworn to by them to be
true 10 the best of their knowledge and
belief, and q certificate Of the oath shall
be annexed to the certificate of nomina>
ton.
Sec. 5. Nominations Of candidates for
any office 10 be filed by the voters of the
state at large may also be made bv nomins.
ton papers, singed in the aggrel ate for
each candidate by not less than one thou.
sand 1,OOO) qualified voters OF the stare.
Nomination of candidates for office
! within any district or political division
less than the state and in all cities hay-
ing population in excess of 5000 may
be made by nomination papers
signed in the aggregate for each
candidate by qualified voters of
such district or political division not less
than one for each so persons who voted
at the next preceding general election in
such district or division, butin no case by
less than %. In elections to be held in q
town, village, precinct or ward, and all
cities with population Z OF exceeding s.
900, the signature of voters thereof
equa'ing per cent of the vote cast there
in at the last preceding election shall be
date who is to be voted for only in such
town, village precinct or ward or city.
Each voter signing nomination paper
shall add 10 his signature his place of
residence, ard each voter may subscribe
to one nomination for each Office to be
filled and no more: Provided that the
name OF any candidate whose name may
appear in any other place upon the ballot
shall net be so added by petition for the
same office.
Sec All certificates of nomination
or Omination papers shall. besides con.
tanning the names of candidates, specify
| as TO each:
!. The Office to which he is nomina-
ted.
?. The party or political principle
which he represents, expressed in not
m IRE tn five ~ words.
3. His place Of residence, with the
street. and number therto il any. In
the case of electors for president and
vice. president of the United States, the
names of the candidates for president
and vice~presdent may be added to the
party or political appelatiOn
Sec : Certificates of nomination and
nomination papers for the nomination of
candidates for office to be filled by the
electors of the entire state, or any divi-
sion or district greater than county,
shall be filed with the secretary of state
at least 80 days previous to the day of
election for which the candidates are
nominated. AL other certificates for the
nomination of candidates shall be filed
with the county clerk o the respective
counties al least 80 days previous to the
day of such election: Provided, that
certificates of nomination and nomina-
ton papers for the nomination OF csndi-
dates for the offices in cities, villages and
Incorporated towns and for town Offices
in counties under township organic I,ion
shall be filed with the clerks of the towns
cities, villages and incorU GRATED towns at
least Is days previous TO the day Of such
election.
Sec. s. Any person whose name has
been presented as candidate may cause
his name TO be withdrawn from nomins
ton by his request in writing signed by
him and acknowledged before an officer
qualified 10 take acknowledgement of
deeds, and filed with the secretary of
state not less than fifteen N5) days or
with the proper clerk not less than eight
(S) days previous to the day OF election,
and no name so withdrawn shall be prin-
ted upon the ballots. All certificates of
nomination and nomination papers, when
filed. shall be open, under the proper
regulation, TO public inspection, and the
secretary of state and the several clerks
having charge OF nomination papers shall
preserve the same in their respective Off
ces not less than six months.
The last general election held in Rock
Island was that of A pril, 1891, and the
coming election will probably be held
April 5, Hence the nominations must
be made by March 8, at least 80 DAYS be-
fore the election. but, however. provision
is nade in the law that if anyone nom:-
mated shall die or decline before the cleo.