The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1892-05-27
SYNOPSIS Of TEE PRIMARY ELEcrIeS
LAW.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES.


EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES.
SEC. /. Every State or district
convention thai Shall hereafter be
held BY any political party may
continue the old or select new.
executive committee.
SEC. 9. Each county may choose
its executive committee in ary,
mannepibe parity NAV determine,
unless oae.lilih Of the qualified
voters Of the party shall petition
for an eleciiou Of The same. In
that case, thirteen electors. mem
bers Of The party, shall be chosen
in primary elections, two from
each supervisors district. and
three from The county At large.
Each voter can vote for only five,
and the two from each district and
three from The county Al large re.
ceiving The highest number Of
votes shall conslilute the county
executive cniamittee.
SECs3. Where there are now Two
executive committees in a county,
claiming recognition as The regular
committee Of their party, the
State committee Of that party shall
order primary election in The
county on 30 days notice. When
such m election j. ordered. the
two factions shall each appoint
three reputable citizens of their
factions to aci as inspectors, clerks
and peace officers at each precinct.
The returns shall he made 10 the
State committee, who shall declare
the result, aud the committee 50
elected shall be the recognized
executive committee for that coun-
| ty.
SIC. 4 When nomination con.
verlicns are TO be held, notice
shall he gwen and day named
for the election of delegates. When
State or district nominations are Ia
be held, all counties and parts Of
districts shall elect their delegates
on The same day.
Notice for conventions shall be
given as follows: for a State con.
ven,ion, at least AZ days; for q
Congressional district convention,
36 days; for district convention,
containing two or more counties,
30 days; for a connly or districi
therein, 20 days. IN reueral eiec.
! tiem wears, Ahe. cowxentiaqfs orspri.
mary elections shall be held be-
tween July Let and September
as the executive committee may
order.
Sec. 5. Each county may deter
mine The method of selecting dele
gales q choosing its candidates,
but such methods shall be fair and
equitable. Such regulations shall
be adopted as will ascertain the
will of the majority. Each county
shal! have in a district or State
convention twice as many votes a:
il has members in the House oil
Representatives.
NOMINATIONS OF pREsi DENTAL ELEC
TORS AND DELEGATES TO A NATION
AL CONVENTION.
SEC. 6. The State Executive
COMMITTEE Of any party desiring
10 place an electoral ticket in the
| field shall give at least thirty-five
days notice OF a State Convention
so that all counties shall select
delegates on the same day.
IF PRIMARIES ARE ORDERED, HOW
HELD.
SEC. I. When a State, district ol
county primary election is order
ed, each county executive com
mitiee shall, 80 days before The
election, appoint SIX reputable
members Of the party for each
election precinct who shall fairl,
represent all the factions in the
party, if such exist. Three Of these
shall act as inspectors, two III
clerks, and one as bailiff Of The
election. A failure or refusal IL
do this on the part OF the execu.
tive committee shall be punished
as the law directs.
VACANCIES.
| SEC. s. Should n vacancy occul
in any OF the Offices for such elec
tion, the executive committee
shall fill it. Should any Office
fail TO appear at The election, thost
who do appear may fill the vacan
cy Or discharge all the dulie
themselves. Should mona Of th'
officers Of The party appear, tht
voters there assembled may cleo
such officers.
OFFICERS TO BIZ SWORN.
i SEC. 8. The. managers, clerk
and bailif Of The primary election
shall be sworn ~ faithfully an,
honestly discharge their duties.
!, CHALLENGES.
SEC. 10. Any recognised mem
Der OF the party in whose interes
the primary election is held, ma,
challenge llfe vote oi any yoteI
and the officers Of the electlo
shall determine whether the vol
shall be cast. The election 0ficer
| ii they see proper may require I
The voter an oath as 70 hts claim
u vote.
! MAJORITY TO NoMgHATk-0 -0oN1ysr
SE0. II. In every primary ele'
iion,n majority shsll b necesea!
4 10 nominate unless al INA cand
dates shall 'aQnoe beforo hand th,
plnjG1ily Skall dslefmine u
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