The Globe-republican., 1893-05-05
AUSTRALIAN BALLOT.
Full Text Of the Election Law
Passed by the Legislature.
Radical Change in the Manner of Holding
Elections liz Kansas A Measure of
Great Importance to Voters
Guarding the BALLOT.
First publi.bed Apr;, 10. 1893. I

First publish April I9, 1893
Substitute for Senate Bills Nos. ls. l30 and l4l
AN ACT
To provide Cor 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 it enacted by the Legislature Of the State
of Kansas:
Section l. All ballots cast in elections for
national state. district and county officers, in
this state, after the taking fleet Of this act,
and ali ballots cast ~ township and city elec-
tions after said date STALL De pr!ntrd and dis
sributed at public expense The printing and
distribution Of ballots and all other expenses
connected with or growing cut Of the provisions
OF this act shall be paid for by townships and
cities OF the first and second class ana II Shall
be tine 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 1t
shall be the duty OF the proper officers CT each
township and c.ty OF arst and second class to
Issue an! pay warrants to cover expenses in
CURED under the provisions OF this act in the
same m Inner all other township and city
warrants are paid under existing statutes
Sec. . The printing and distributing OF bal
iots and cards Of instruction to voters, as here
matter described for any general election,
shall be At the expense Of the county. and shall
De provided for in the same manner as other
county election expenses; and the printing and
distributing OF ballots for use in city elections
shall be at the expense Of the city or to- in
which such election shall be held The term
n al cn1 in hall
ply to any election held for the choice OF ma
tional, state judicial, district county or town
ship officers, whether for the full term or for
the filing Of q vacancy. The term "city elec-
ton shall apply to anv 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
ofice. 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 political par
'ty. NAV for the state or division thereof, or
'municipalitv for which the convention. primary,
caucus or meeting is held, as the case may be-
by causing a certificate of nomination to b.
duly filed, make one such nomination for
each Office therein to be filled at the election.
Every such certificate of nomination shall state
such facts 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 noni-
nation is made by a primary election. the GER
tifcate shall be signed By the board OF can
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 q certificate Of an oath
shall be annexed to the certificate Of nomna
Etion.
Sec 5. Nominations for candidates for any
ONCE TO be filed by the voters Of the state at
large may also be made by nomina lion 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 10 be flied b. the electors Of q county,
district or other division less than a state
may be male by nom:nation papers, signed in
the aggregate for each candidate by not less
than twenty-five (25) qualified voters Of such
count, district or division Nominations Of
candidates for ofices to be filled by the elect
-ors OF city, town. precinct or ward may be
made bv nomination papers signed in the az
grega,e for each candidate by not less than ten
q J qualified voters of such city. town, pre-
cine: ward. Each elector signing certif-
cate shall add to his signature his place OF busi-
: ness AID 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
tGni;ed States. the names for the candidates
for president and vice president may be added
yyo the party or political appellatiCn-
See. .. Certificates of nomination and nomi
nation papers for the nomination Of candidates S
for off es 10 be filed by the electors Of the en-
wire state, or any division or district grea ter
than a county, shall be filed with the secretary
Of state not more than sixty (6o) days and not
less Than thirty (3)) days before the day fixed
by law for the election for which the candidates
are nominated All other certificates for the
nomination of candidates shall be filed with
the county clerk OF the respective counties, no,
more than sixty (jO) days and not less than
twenty tso) 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 aD} days and not less than ten QO)
DAYS previous 10 such election
Sec 8 Any person whose name has been
presented as o candidate may cause his name
10 be withdrawn from nomination by his re
quest IN wr1tlng, signed py MIN anu AcknoWl
edged before an officer qualified to take &C
acknowledgement Of deeds and filed with tn,
secretary OF state not less than fifteen as
days. or with the clerk OF the county or cit!
not less than eight ,s) days previous 10 the da.
of election and no name SO withdrawn shall
be printed upon the ballots All certificates o
nomination. and nomination papers, wher
aled. shall be open, under the proper regula
rion. 10 public inspection, and the secretary o
state, and the several county clerks, and CITY
clerks, having charge OF the nomination papers
shall preserve the same in their respective Of
fees for not less than two years and six month.
after the election
Sec Q. In case q candidate who has been dull
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 o.
imperative by the officers with whom they ma!
be fled, the vacancy or vacancies thus occa
stoned may be filed by the political party or th
persons making the original nominations or. 1
the time is insufficient therefor, then the vacanc,
mcy be filled. II the nomination was by conven
ton. primary or caucus, in such manner as tn
convention, primary or caucus had prev!ousl!
provided. or in case Of no such provisions, thel
by the regularly elected or appointed executiv
or central committee, representing the politics
party or persons holding such convention, pri
mary meeting caucus The certificates q
nomina ions made supnly Such yncancy