The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-10-20
THE NEW
HOW PENNSYLVANIA CITIZENS MUST
VOTE THIS YEAR.


Complete Te,t of the Act OF 1903 Rcguiat.
ing the Nomination aud Election Of Pub.
lie Ofy,cers-The New Form Of Ballot and
the Way To Prepare and Deposit II.
Following IN the complete text OF the
ballot law passed by the last legislature
and approved by the governor June 10 OF
this year. 1t is the act that will govern
the election Of all officers this fall.
AN ACT to regulate the nomination and
election OF public officers, requiring Ger.
tain expenses incident thereto to be paid
by che several counties, and furnishing
certain offenses In regard to such cleo
tions.
SECTION l. BE IL enacted, Sc, That all
ballots cast In elections for public officers
within this Common wealth shall be printed
and distributed at public expense as here.
matter provided. The printing OF the bal
lots md Of the cards of instruction for the
elections In each county, and the delivery
Of the same to the election officers as here
matter provided, and all other expenses in.
curre'l under the provisions Of this act shall
be county charge, unless herein other
wise provided, the payment OF which shall
be provided for in the same manner as the
payment OF other election expenses. II
shall be the duty Of the Secretary of the
commonwealth to prepare forms for all
the blanks made necessary or advisable by
this act, and TO furnish copies OF the same
to the county commissioners of each
county. who shall procure further copies
OF the same at the cost Of the county and
m ntSh fhn,,, 30, L.,
other persons by whom they are to be used,
In such quantities as may be necessary to
carry out the provisions Of this act.
SECTION 9. Any convention OF delegates,
or primary meeting of electors, or caucus
held unier the rules Of political party, or
any board authorized to certify nomina-
Nons representing political party, which.
et the election next preceding, polled at
least two per centum of the largest entire
vote for any Office cast In the State or In
the electoral district or division thereof
Tor which such primary meeting, caucus,
convention. or board, desires to make or
certify nominations, may nominate one
candidate for each office which is to be
dlled In the state, or In the said district or
division, at the next ensuing election by
causing Certificate OF Nomination to be
drawn up and filed az hereinafter provided.
Every such Certificate OF Nomination
the seasetary or secretaries OF the conven-
tion, or primary meeting, or caucus, or
board. who shall add thereto their places
OF residence, and shall be sworn or af-
hrmed to by them before an officer quail
ned to administer oaths, to be true to the
best OF their knowledge and belief. and a
certificate OF the oath shall be annexed to
the Certificate OF Nomination.
SECTION g. Nominations of candidates
Tor any public office may also be made by
Nomination Papers, signed by qualified
electors OF the State, or Of the electoral dis
.rict or division thereof for which the
nomination Is made. and filed in the prop
er office MS provided in section Ave Of this
act. Where the nomination is for any Of
nee to he filled by the voters Of the State
Rt-large. the number Of qualified electors
OF the State signing such Nomination
Paper, shall be at least one-half OF one per
centum OF the largest vote for any officer
elected in the State at the last preceding
election at which State officer was voted
Tor. In the ease of all other nominations
the number Of qualified electors Of the
electoral district or division, signing such
Nomination Paper, shall DO at least two
per ceptum OF the largest entire vote for
any officer elected at the last preceding
election In the said electoral district or
division for which said Nomination Papers
are designed to be made. Each elector
signing Nomination Paper shall add to
his signature his place of residence and oc-
cupation, and no person may su bscribe to
more than one nomination for each office
TO be hlled. The signatures to each Nom
ination Paper and the qualification of the
signers shall be vouched for by the affidavit
OF at least five Of the signers thereof, which
Paper.
SRcrioN l. All Certificates Of Nomina-
ton and Nomination Papers shall specify:
One ~. The party or policy which such
candidate represents, expressed in not
more than three words; in the case o.
electors OF President and Vice President
OF the United States, the names of the can
didHtss TO. President and Vice President
shall be added to the party or political ap-
peuation. Two (2. The name Of each
candidate nominated therein. his profess
eaoo, business or occupation, IL any, and
his place OF residence. with street and num-
her thereon. II any. Three 90. The Office
Tor which such candidate is nominated:
Provided, That no words shall be used In
any Nomination Papers to describe or des-
tgnate the party or policy, or political ap-
pellation. represented by the candidate
named In such Nomination Papers as
aforesaid, identical with the words used
Tor the like purpose in Certificates Of
Nomination made by convention OF dele
gates of political party, which, at the
last proceeding election, polled two PEI
centum OF the largest vote cast: And pro-
vided further, That any objections filed to
nomination certificate or paper OH ac-
count OF the party or political appella-
tion used therein, or involving the right as
defined by sections two and three OF this
act to file such certificate or paper, shall
De decided by tbs court of common pleas
on hearing as hereinafter provided.
SECTION 5. Certificates of Nomination
for candidates for the offices OF presiden-
tial electors and members OF the House Of
Representatives Of the United States and
for State offices, including those OF Judges
and Senators, shall be filed with the Secre-
tary of the Commonwealth at least thirty
five days before the day Of the election for
which the candidates are nominated. and
Nomination Papers for candidates for the
said offices shall be filed with the said Sec
retaIy at least twenty-eight days before
the day OF such election. Certificates Of
Nomination and Nomination Papers for
candidates for all other Offices. except
township and borough offices. shall be fled
with the county commissioners OF the re-
spectivs counties at least twenty eight aud
twenty-oue days respectively before the
days OF the election. Certificates OF Nomi-
nation and Nomination Papers for candi-
dates for township and borough Offices,