Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-04-21
PRIMARY MEETINGS
AND ELECTIONS.
[Chapter 1O4 Of the Annotated Code Of Statute
Laws OF MlssisSippi-1s92.l
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.

SECTION l. The existing State, dis
trict and county executive committees
Of the different political parties shall
exercise the authority conferred upon
executive committees in the following
sections, until their successors are
chosen in the manner herein provided.
The first State convention of any pO-
litical party held hereafter. and every
convention may continue
the old, or select new State eXecu
tive committee. The first district
convention held by any party for any
judicial or senatorial
district, and every subsequent district
may continue the old or
select q new district executive COM
mittec.
THE SAME; HOW CHOSEN FOR COUNTY.
9. \ county executive committee
in each county may be chosen as the
party may determine, but if one fifth
of the qualified electors of the county,
who are members of the party, shall
before the time for selecting an exc
cutive committee petition for an cleo
ton of the same, then thirteen quail
fed electors, members of the party,
shall he chosen by ballot in primary
elections, two from each supervisors
district and three from the cOunty-at-
large. Each voter may vote for only
five, and the two from each district
and the three-at large receiving the
highest number of votes shall consti-
tute the county executive committee.
II TWO EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES.
3. Where there are now Two exc
cutive committees chosen before
March l. 1892, in county claiming
recognition as the regular committee
of the party which they may repre-
sent, the State executive committee
of said party, after giving thirty days
notice, shall order primary election
to be held for the purpose of selecting
a new executive committee for the
county. Where such an election is
ordered by the State executive COM
mittee the respective county commit
tees shall each appoint three reputable
citizens, members of their respective
factions, for each primary election
precinct, who shall act as inspectors,
clerks and peace officers of the elec-
ton. The returns of the election shall
he made to the State executive COM
mittce who shall declare the result &C :.
cording to the returns certified by the
persons properly authorized to hold
said election. And the executive COM
mittee so elected shall thereafter be
recognized us the regular and author
lied executive committee of the cOun
ty for the county for which it is elect
ed and qualified as herein provided.
HOW NOMINATIONS TO BE MADE.
4. Whenever it is desired by any
party to take the sense of its members
as to the proper persons to be made
for any Office or offices,
notice shall be given and day named
by the constituted authorities of the
party to he made. If the nominations
are to be made by the party of the
whole State, time shall be named
for all the counties to choose delegates
or otherwise express their will on the
same day. If nominate )ns are to be
made 10y IL district like proceedings
shall be had so that all parts of the
district may take action on the same
day.
STATE CONTEMPLATION DELEGATES
CHOSEN.
5. For State convention at least
forty two days notice shall be given.
For a congressional district conven-
ton thirty six days notice shall be
given. For any other convention con-
tanning two or more counties thirty
days notice. And in years in which
general elections are to be held, the
convention or primary meeting or
elections shall be held on such date as
the executive committee may fix be-
tween the first day of July and the
first day of September. Each county
may determine the method of select
ing delegates or expressing the choice
for candidates, but such method shall
be fair and equitable and such regula
lions shall be adopted as will ascer
tain the will of the majority of the
party. 1t shall be unlawful for any
executive committee to usurp power
not conferred on them, or to manipu
late or attempt to manipulate or to
gerrymander any county so as to de-
feat the will of n majority. Each
precinct or district in county shall
have fair and equitable representa-
ton in county meetings or cOnven-
tons, and when there is a difference
of opinion or choice among members
of the party in any such precinct or
districts as to candidates or delegates
each faction shall have it's proportion
of representation in the county meet
ing or convention. Each county shall
have in a State or district convention
a number of delegate votes equal to
double the number of members in the
house of representatives.
NOMINATIONS OF PRESIDENTIAL ELEC-
TORS AND DELEGATES TO A NATION
AL CONVENTION.
6. The State executive committee
of any political party desiring to place
an electoral ticket in the field, or to
send delegates to a national cOnven-
ton shall give at least thirty five days
notice to county organizations of the
time and place of holding the State
and shall name a day on
which all the counties of the State
shall select delegates. The basis of
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