Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-05-04
THE ELECTION Law.
Fun Text Of the Bin Passed by
the Last Legislature.
Vow Elections OF all Kinds In Kansas are
to Be Hereafter Conducted-Ballots
to Be Provided at Public Ex-
pense-Instructfons.

LoW ElecllOnS or ali Kinds In Kansas are
to Be Hereafter Conducted-BalIots
to Be Provided at Public Ex-
Neutrality-suspicious..
First published AprfI 49, 1893
Substitute for Senate Bills Nos. 10. $50 and t4i
AN ACT
10 provide for the printing and distribution OF
ballots at the public expense, and for the
nomination of candidates for public offices:
TO regulate the manner of holding elections;
and TO enforce secrecy of the ballot, and to
provide for the punishment OF the violation
of this act
BE IL enacted by the Legislature of the State
of Kansas:
Section 1. All ballots cast in elections for
national, state district and county officers in
this state, after the taking effect of this act,
and all ballots cast in township and city cleo
tions after said date shall De printed and dis
fributed at public expense. The printing and
distribution of ballots and all other expenses
connected with or growing out of the provisions
Of this act shall be paid for by townships and
cities of the first and second class, and 1t shall
be the duty of the county commissioners OF
each county to apportion such expense among
the townships and cities of the county in pro-
portion TO the vote cast at the last preceding
general election in each township and city. It
shall be the duty Of the proper officers Of each
township and city OF nrst and second class to
Issue and pay warrants to cover expenses in
same manner all other township and city
warrants are paid under existing statutes
Sec. 2 The printing and distributing of bal
dots and cards of instruction to voters, as here
matter described. for any general election,
shall be at the expense of the county, and shall
be provided for in the same manner other
county election expenses; and the printing and
distributing OF ballots for use in city elections
shall be at the expense of the city town in
which such election shall be held The term
general election" used In this act, shall
ply TO any election held for the choice of ma
tional, state, judicial, dis trict, county or town
ship officers, whether for the full term or for
the filling of vacancy. The term "city cleo
tom shall apply to any municipal election held
in city or Incorporated town.
Sec. 3. Any convention OF delegates, pri-
mary, caucus or meeting OF qualified voters, as
hereinafter defined, and individual electors to
the number and in the manner hereinafter
specified, may nominate candidates for public
once, whose name shall be placed upon the bal
lots to be furnished as hereinafter provided
Sec Any convention OF delegates, primary.
caucus or meeting representing a political par
ty. may for the state division thereof, or
municipality for which the convention, primary,
caucus or meeting is held, as the case may be-
by causing a certificate OF nomination to BE-
duly filed, make one such nomination for
each Office therein to be filed at the cleo ton.
Every such certificate of nomination shall state
such facts as are required In section of this
act and shall be signed by the presiding officer
and by the secretary of the convention, caucus
or meeting, who shall add to their signatures
their places of residence Where such nomi-
nation is made by a primary election, the GER
tificate shall be signed by the board of
vassers to which the returns of such primary
are made. Such certificate shall be sworn to
by them to be true, to the best of their knowl-
edge and belief, and certificate of an oath
shall be annexed to the certificate Of nomina-
ton.
Sec 3. Nominations for candidates for any
Office to be filed by the voters of the state at
large may also be made by nomination papers
signed in the aggregate for each candidate by
not less than five hundred 5000 qualified voters
OF the state. Nominations OF candidates for
ONCE to be filed by the electors Of a county,
district other division less than state,
may be made by nomination papers, signed in
the aggregate for each candidate by not less
than twenty-five (25) qualified voters OF such
district or division Nominations of
= candidates for offices to be filled by the elect
ors OF city, town, precinct or ward may be
made by nomination papers signed in the ag-
sgregate for each candidate by not less than ten
SaD qualified voters of such city, town, pre-
cinct or ward. Each elector signing certifi-
cate shall add to his signature his place of bust
ness and post office address.
Sec @ All certificates of nomination, or
nomination papers, shall besides containing
the names of the candidates. specify as to each:
First, the office to which he was nominated
Second the party or political principle which
he represents. expressed in not more than five
(5) words. Third his place of residence, with
street and number thereof il any In case of
electors for president and vice president of the
United States the names for the candidates
for president and vice president may be added
to the party or political appellation
Sec T. Certificates of nomination and nomf-
nation papers for the nomination Of candidates
for Offices to be filed by the electors of the en-
sire state, or any division or district greater
than a county, shall be filed with the secretary
OF state not more than sixty (6O) days and not
less than thirty COY days before the day fixed
by law for the election for which the candidates
are nominated AL other certificates for the
nomination of candidates shall be filed with
the county clerk of the respective counties, not
more than sixty (60) days and not less than
twenty (20) days previous to the day of such
election: Provided. That certificates of nomi-
nation and nomination papers for the nomina-
ton OF candidates for the offices in cities shall
be filed with the clerks of the cities not more
than forty (4O days and not less than ten Q0)
DAYS previous to such election
Sec. Any person whose name has been
presented as candidate may cause his name
be withdrawn from nomination by his re-
quest in writing, signed by him and acknowl-
edged before an officer qualified to take ac-
Acknowledgement of deeds, and fled with the
secretary OF state not less than fifteen U5)
not less than eight 90 days previous to the day
OF election, and no name withdrawn shall
be printed upon the ballots. All certificates OF
nomination and nomination papers, when
ton, TO public inspection and the secretary OF
state, aud the several county clerks, and city
clerks, having charge of the nomination papers,
shall preserve the same in their respective Of
ices for not less than two years and six months
after the election.
Sec o. In case a candidate who has been duly
nominated, under the provisions of this act
dies before election day or declines the nomi-
nation as in this act provided. or should any
certificate of nomination be held insufficient OF
imperative by the officers with whom they may
be filed, the vacancy vacancies thus occa-
stoned may be filled by the political party or the
persons making the original nominations or, il
the time is insufficient therefor then the vacancy
may be filled, If the nomina ton was by conven
ton. primary or caucus, in such manner as the
convention, primary or caucus had previously
provided, or in case of no such provisions, then
by the regularly elected or appointed executive
or central committee, representing the political
party or persons holding such convention, pri
mary meeting or caucus. The certificates OF
nominations made to supply such vacancy
shall state in addition to the facts hereinbefort
required by this act, the name of the origina
nominee, the date OF his death or declination Of
nomination, or the fact that the former nomi
nation had been held insufficient or imperative
and the measures taken in accordance with tn,
above requirements for filling vacancy. and i
shall be signed and sworn to by the presiding
officer and the secretary of the convention, pri
mary caucus, or by the chairman and secre
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