Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-05-06
THE ELECTION LAW.
Full Text of the Bill Passed by
the Last Legislature.
How Elections OF all Kinds In Kansas arc
10 BE Hereafter Conducted-Isaliots
10 he Provided at Public tx
/ pense- Instructions.
First published Anrll 10. 1904 |


AN ACT
IL provide for the printing and distribution Of
la o.s ~ the public expense, and for the
nomination OF candidates for public offices:
Va regulate the manner Of holding elections:
and 30 enforce secrecy Of the ballot, and 10
provide tor the punishment Of the violation
Df this act
BE II enacted BY the Legislature Of the State
OF Kansas:
Section l. All ballots cast in elections for
national, state, district and county officers, In
Ibis state, after the taking effect OF this act,
and oil ballots cast IN township and city cleo.
tions after said date shall nc printed and dis
tributcG NJ public expense. The printing and
distribution OF ballots and all other expenses
connected with or growing out OF the provisions
o! this act shall be paid for by townships, and
cities OF the first and second class, and II shall
Ioe the duty OF the county commissioners oil
each county 10 apportion such expense among
the townships and cities OF the county in pro
portion to the vote cast ut the last preceding
general election In each township and city II
shall be the duty of the proper officers OF each
township and city OF first and second class TO
issue and pay warrants TO cover expenses in
Cured Under the provisions OF this act in the
same manncr rs all other township and city
warrants are paid under existing statutes.
Sec. = The printing and distributing al bal
lots and cards OF instruction to voters, rs here
.inaftcr described, for any general election
;slxii be IL the expense of the county, and shall
nc provided for in the same manner as other
county election expenses; ana the printing ana
distributing of ballots for use in city elections
shall be at the expense OF the city or toHn in
which such election shall be held The term
general election as used in this act, shall an
ply 10 any election held for the choice OF ma
tioral. state judicial, district, county or town
ship officers who Their for the full term or Tor
the filing of u vacancy. The term city cleo
ton shall apply 10 am municipal election held
in Il city or incorporated town.
Sec .. Any convention OF delegates pri'
mary, caucus or meeting OF qualified voters, rs
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 Us hereinafter provided.
Sec l. Any convention Of delegates, primary,
caucus or meeting representing political par
~, may for the state or division thereof or
municipality for which the convention, primary,
caucus or meeting is held, Us the case may be.
by causing Il certificate OF nomination 10 b.
dulv filed, make one such nomination for
each ofbcc therein to be filled at the election.
Every such certificate of nomination shall state
such facts as are required in section OF this
act. and shall he signed by the presiding officer
and by the secretary OF the convention. caucus
ar meeting who shall add to their signatures
their places Of residence Where such nomi'
nation is made by primary election the GER
ti,icatc shall be signed by the board OF can.
vassers 10 which the returns OF such primary
are made, Such certificate shall be sworn to
by them TO be true, 10 the best OF their knowl
edge and belief. and q certificate OF an oath
shall be anne xed to the certificate Of nomina.
ton.
See 5. Nominations for candidates for any
once 10 be filled by the voters Of the state nj
large may also be made by nomination papers
signed In the aggregate for each candidate by
not less than five hundred 900 qualified voters
of the state Nominations of candidates for
ofllcc TO be filled BY the electors OF county,
distric; or other division less than n state,
may be made by nomination papers, signed in
the aggregate for each candidate ny not less
than twenty-five (s5) qualified voters Of such
county, 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 az
gregate for each candidate by not less than ten
Il qualified voters OF such city, town, pre-
.clnct or ward Each clector signing a certii-
,catc shall add to his signature his place OF bust
ness and post ONCE address.
Sec. G. 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
ne represents. expressed in not more than five
,5l words Third his place OF residence, with
street and number thereof II any. In case OF
electors for president ard vice president OF the
United States, the names for the candidates
for president and vice president may be added
10 the party or political appellation.
Sec :. Certificates Of nomination and nomi
nation papers for the nomina ton OF candidates
for Offices to be filled by the electors OF the en-
tire state, or any division or district greater
than n county, shall be filed with the secretary
of state not more than sixty 1907 days and not
Cess than thirty 1907 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, not
more than sixty (6O) days and not less than
twenty (2O) 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 ofices In cities shall
he filed with the clerks Of the cities not more
than forty (4o) days and not less than ten QO)
DAYS previous to such election
Sec. g. Any person whose name has been
presented as q candidate may cause his name
10 he Withdrawn from nomination by his re-
nuest In writing, signed by him and acknowl
edged before an oficer qualified to take &C
unemployment Of deeds, and filed with the
secretary OF state not less than fifteen O5)
DAYS. or with the clerk OF the county or city
not less than eight (D days previous 10 the day
of election, and no name so Withdrawn shall
be printed upon the ballots. All certificates Of
nomination and nomination papers, when
filed, shall be open, under the proper regula.
ton, TO public inspection, and the secretary Of
state, aad the several county clerks, and city
clerks having charge OF the nomination papers
shall preserve the Same In their respective Of
nces for not less than two years and six months
after the election.
Sec. o. In case o candidate who has been duly
nominated, under the provisions OF this act
dies before election day or declines the nomi-
nation, rs IN this act provided or should any
certificate OF nomination be held insuncient OF
inoneratiye by the oficers with whom they may
no died. the vacancy or vacancies thus occa'
stoned may be filed by the political party or the