The Portland daily press., 1893-04-03
Chapter 267.

AN ACT amendatory of Chapter hundred and two of
the Public Laws OF eighteen hundred and ninety one
entitled An Act pvide for the Printing and Dstri.
buting Ballots at the Public Expense anu to regulate
voting for State and City Elections
SECTioN Chapter hunaled and two of the public
laws eighteen hundred aud ninety one is hereby amend
Amend section six BY substituting therein for the word
"twenty the word thirty and by adding the word and
after the word oees N ahe second e aeieof SO lnat
SECT. g. Certificates of nomination and nomination
papers the nomination of candidates for state or county
offices and representatives the legislature shall be filed
with secretary OF state at least thirty days. exclusive
Of sundays previous to tho day OF election for which the
candidates arc nominated. Such certificates and papers
for nomination OF candidates for the offices Of mayor
and ali other offices in shall be filed with the city
clerks of the respective cities least days. excu
sve Of Sundays previous the day OF such election
With nomination papers certificates shall also be filed
the consent in writing Of the persons nominated
Amend section eight by adding thereto the following
under direction of the secretary Of state, which may
be pted in proper place upon the ballots and thereafter
y printed thereon So that said section as amended shall
read as follows
SECT s. In case candidate who has been duly no1ni-
mated under the provision of this act shall die before the
day election shall Withdraw III writing the vacancy
may be supplied by the political party other persons
making the original nomination, i'll the manner herein
provided such nomination or, II the time is lnsut
Gent therefor the vacancy may be supplied If the
nomination made by convention or caucus IN such
manner convention caucus has previously pro
yded for the purpose or in case OF no scn previous
vision then BY regularly elected general or executive
committee representing the political Party OF persons ts
nomination supplying such vacancy shall state,
in addition the other facts by TINS act the name
the original nominee, the facts causing me vacancy
and the measures taken in accordance with the above
requirements for ng The vacancy said Certificate shall
signed by the presdlng Ofhcer or secretary
the convention or caucus OF oy me OF secre
tary of duly authorized committee as the case may
The supplied for the vacancy SHALL the ballots
have not printed for the office already be placed
the ballots instead Of the original nomination or il the
ballots have been printed ballots containing the
SLIPS containing the new nomination shall be printed
the direction of the secretary of state which may
be pasted III proper place upon the paots ahd
shall become part and parcel Of said ballots as if originally
| printed thereon
Amend section ten as follows First, in line thirteen
thereof, after the comma following the word ''ballot
strike all the of sentence clause OF tue
section and substitute the folowing Above each group
shall be placed the name OF the political party ny which
the candidates comprising such group were placed IN
nomination. by the political designation as described III
the certificate OF nomination or nomination papers under
square, Second, strike out OF said section after the
words eblank space in line twentyeight thereof the
words at the right of of each Candidate
to give to each voter clear opportunity TO designate p
Substitute therefor the following Above such amend
ment or question so give each clear oppo
SAID section as amended, shall read as follows:
10. Every general ballot. or ballot intended fol
the of all voters which shall be printed in accordance
with the provisions this act shall contain the names
residences ward residences in city election OF all candl
ballot have been duly made and withdrawn in accord
ance herewith and the office for which they have beer
except that in case Of president and
dent United States the OF the candidates fol
president president may be added to the party
political designation The names Of candidates nominated
Above each group shall be placed the of the politca
party by which the candidates comprising such group
were placed nominal ion by the political designation
as described the certificate of Nomination. nomination.
papers under square If only person be nominated
BY any party or under any political designation his name
With the Office for which he is candidate shall be PRINTED
by itself under the of such party political desg
nation blank space shall be left after the
candidates tor each different Office in which the MAJ
insert the any person. for whom he desires to
as candidate for such Office Whenever approval of
constitutional amendment other question is submitted
o the vote of the people, such question shall be printed
shall be so printed leave blank space sucl
amendment or question to give to each voter clea
opportunity designate by mark (X therein hi
answers to questions submitted and the ballot