Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-08-12
THE BALLOT LAW.

SESSION.
No. 9.-AN ACT to promote purity of
elections, secure secrecy of the ballot,
and to provide for the printing and dis
tribution of ballots at public expense.
1t is hereby enacted by the general as
sembly of the State of Vermont:
Section /. The registration of voters,
the location of voting precincts, and all
requisites for the proper conduct OF cleo
lions, shall be as provided for by exist
| ing laws, except so far as the same may
be modified by the requirements OF this
act.
See. 2. All ballots cast in elections for
national, State, congressional district.
county, town and village officers, shall
be printed and distributed at the pubic
expense.
Sec. 3. The expense of printing and
distributing all ballots to be used in gen
eral elections shall be betrayed by the
county in which they are used. The eN-
pense of printing all ballots for local
elections shall be betrayed by the city.
village or town in which such local tlcc-
ton is held.
Sec !. Candidates for public office to
be filled by elections within this state
may be nominated in the Following man
ner: Every political party. which at
officers polled at least one per centum of
the entire vote cast in Il State or county,
may. at any convention of organized dele
gates or voters representing such politl-
cal party, make nominations to public
office; and such convention may also
authorize a committee appointed by such
conyention TO make nominations to public
office by re solutions passed by such
convention.
Sec. ). All nominations made by such
convention or committee shall he certified
as follows The certificate shall be in
writing, and shall contain the name Of
the office for which each person is nom-
hated, his name and place Of residence:
and shall designate, in not more than
three words. the party which such con
Eention or committee represent. 1t shall
be signed by the presiding officer and
he secretary of such convention or
rommittee, who shall add their Signa-
ures, their places of residence, and make
path TO The truth Of the same before an
,ilicer qualified to administer oatls, and
such officer shall make certificate that
such oath was duly administered, which
certificate shall be attached to such GER
ticate of nomination. When the nomi-
nation is made by II committee, the GER
iticate of nomination shall contain "A
,opy of the resolution authorizing the
committee TO make such nomination.
Sec. 6. Certificates of nomination of
candidates for offices to be filled by the
-oters of the entire State, or of any di-
Pision larger than county, shall be filed
With the secretary of state. For offices
o be filled by the voters of an entire
ounty, such certificate shall be filed in
he clerks office of the county in which
uch election Is to be held. For city, vii
age or town officers. such certificates
hall be filed with the clerk of the city,
ilage or town in which such local elec-
ion is to he held.
Sec. Z. Candidates for public Office
hay be nominated otherwise than by |
Convention or committee, in the manner
blowing: \ certificate of nomination.
ODtaining the name of candidate Tor
he Office to be filled. together with such
Information as is required TO be given in
certificates provided for in section five of
his act. Except that said certificates
hall designate, in not more than three
ords, instead of the rariy. the political
other name which the signers shall Sc
Fct), shall be signed by voters residing
thin the political division III and for
hich the officer or officers are to
elected to the number of at least
ne per ceptum of the entire vote cast at
be last preceding election, IN such polit
al division for which such nomination
made. The signatures to the certii-
bite of nomination need not all be ap-
ended to one paper. Each voter signing
lch certificate shall add his place of
sidence, and make oath that he is Il
voter, and has truly stated his residence
Pfore an officer duly authorized to adj
mister such oath. Such certificate
hen so executed and acknowledged
ay be filed as provided for in section
X of this act, in the same manner. and
it'll the same effect as "A certificate of
bmination made by II party convention
committee.
Sec. s. No certificate of nomination
Rall contain the names of more candi-
ties for any office than there are persons
be elected to snch Office, and no per-
n shall sign more than one certificate
nomination for any office.
See. 8. The secretary of state. and the
veral clerks. herenbefOre named. shall
eserye in their respective offices all
rtifcates of nomination filed therein.
der the provisions of this act. All
CHI certificates shall be opened to pub.
inspection, the same as other public
cuments.
Sec. 10. Certificates OF nomination to
fled with the secretary of state, and
unity clerk. shall be filed not more than
ty, nor less than thirty DAYS before the
Y fixed by law for the election of the
rsons nominated. Tie certificates of
animation to be filed with city, village
town clerks shall be filed not more
an twenty nor less than ten days before
e day fixed by law for the election of
persons nominated.
Sec. IL. The secretary of state upon
piraton of the time within which such
tifcate of nomination may be filed
tn him shall Immediately certify to the
unity clerk of each county in which any
the voters may by law vote for cam
ate or candidates named in the GER
Gates, the name and description of
IN of such candidates, together with
other details mentioned in the GER
cate of nomination, so filed with the
rotary of state.