The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-04-19

nomination. as In this act provided, or should
Any certificate of nomination be held INSULT
cient or imperative by the officers with whom
they may be filed, the vacancy or vacancies
thus Occasioned may be filed by the political
party or the persons making the original nom
nations or, II the time Is insufficient ther for
then the vacancy may be filed, II the nOmt-
nation was by convention, 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, primary
meeting or caucus. The certificates OF nOmt.
nations made to supply such vacancy, shall
state in addition to the facts hereinbefore re-
quired by this act, the name OF the original
nominee, the date Of his death or declinatton
of nomination, or the fact that the former
nomination had been held insufficient or in
operative and the measures taken in accord
ance with the above requirements for filling
vacancy, and it shall be signed and sworn to.
by the presiding officer and the secretary OF
the convention, primary or caucus, or by the
chairman and secretary OF the duly-authorlZed
committee, as the case may be.
SEC. 10. The certificates of nomination and
nomination papers being 80 fled, and being in
apparent conformity with the provisions OF
this act, shall be deemed to be valid, unless OBJ
lection thereto is duly made In writing Such
objections or other questions arising in rela-
ti0n thereto in the case OF nomination OF state
officers or officers to be elected by the voters
OF a division less than the state and greater
than the county, shall be considered by the
secretary OF state, auditor of state, and attor-
ney general, and the decision of o majority OF
these officers shall be final Such objections
or questions arising in the case denominations
for officers TO be elected by the voters OF a
county or township, shall be considered by the
county clerk, clerk Of the district court, and
county attorney, and the decision of majority
OF said officers shall be final. Objections or
questions arising in the case OF nominations
for the city or incorporated town officers shall
be considered by the mayor and clerk, with
whom one councilman, chosen by q majority
Of the cOuncilmen, shall act, and the decision
OF a majority OF such officers shall be final. In
any case where objection Is made notice shall
forthwith be given to the candidates affected
thereby, addressed to their place of residence
as given In the nomination papers, and stat
ing the time and place, when and where such
objections will be considered.
SEC. II. When such certificate is filed with
the secretary OF state he shall, In certifying
nominations to the various county clerks, in
sert the name OF the person thus nominated to
fill vacancy in place of the original nominee
and In event that he has already sent forward
his certificate, he shall forthwith certify to the
clerks OF the proper counties the name and
description OF the person so nominated to I'LL
the vacancy, the Office he is nominated for,
with the other details mentioned in certif-
Gates Of nomination fled with the secretary Of
state; he shall Immediately certify the name
the printing OF the ballots. The name so sup
piled for the vacancy shall IL the ballots are
not already printed, be placed on the ballots in
place OF the name OF the original nominee; or,
If the ballots have been printed, new ballots,
whenever practicable, shall be furnished.
SEC. II. Whenever 1t may not be practicable
to have new ballots printed, 1t shall be the
duty OF the election officer having charge OF
the ballots to place the name so supplied for
the vacancy upon each ballot Issued before de-
liWnFinw UntAps annnlinH
may be placed upon the ballots either by afiiX-
ing a paSter, or by writing or stamping the
name upon the ballot; and to enable this to be
done, the officer with whom the certificates Of
nominations are to be filed, shall Immediately
furnish the nam0 of such substituted nominee
to all judges of election within the territory In
which such nominee may be a candidate: Pro
Uidcd, That in all cases where the certificates
OF nomination or nomination papers are filed
with the secretary of state he shall be re-
quired only to Immediately furnish the name
OF such substituted nominee to the county
clerks within said territory, and 1t shall then
be the duty Of the county clerk to furnish such
information to the judges of election, as here
inbefore stated.
SEC. IL. Not less than fifteen (l5) days before
an election to fill any public Office the secre-
tary OF state shall certify to the county clerk
of each county within which any of the elect
ors may by law vote for the candidates for
such office, the name and residence of each
person nominated for such Office, as specified
in the certificates Of nomination or nomina-
tion papers filed with the secretary of state
SEC. IA. The names OF all candidates to be
voted for In each election district or precinct
shall be printed on one ballot; all nomina-
tions for any political party or group of petit
TONERS being placed under the party
appellation or title Of such party or group as
designated by them in the certificates of nom
ination or petitions, or, IL none be designated,
then under some suitable title and the ballot
shall contain no other names, except that, in
case OF electors for president aud vice presi-
dent of the United States, the names of the
candidates for president and vice president
may be added to the party or political organi-
zation, II a constitutional amendment or
such questions shall be printed upon the bal
lot after the list of candidates, and words cal
culated to aid the voter to answer any question
submitted to a vote may be added, such as
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