The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-07-12
FULL TEXTOF THE REGULATIONS
TO GOVERN THE STATE PRIMARY
Monday August Is Date for the First
naA Entitled Vote for Members of General Assembly Can
Provided They Believe Principles Democracy and Support Nominees

Der, 1902, for the purpose of ascertaining
the result of said primary, and If upon
tabulating the returns from the several
counties any one has received a majority
of the votes cast for the office for which
he is a candidate, such person shall be
declared the nominee of the party for
such office; but in the event that no one
receives majority then second prima-
ry shall be held between the two candi-
dates receiving the highest number of
votes; provided, that If one candidate re-
ceives plurality, and there is a tie vote
for the next highest, then all three shall
be candidates at the second primary; and
provided If no candidate receives a ma
jority at the second primary, then a
third primary shall be held between the
two candidates receiving the highest
vote; provided, that should a second pri-
mary be necessary the same shall be
held on Monday, September Is, 1902, and
provided further, that should a third pri-
mary be necessary, the same shall be
held on Monday, September 90 1902; pro-
vided further. that in the event of sec
ond primary the several county commit
tees shall convene on the 18th day OF
September and ascertain and certify the
results in the same manner as is provided
for in the, first primary; provided further,
in the event of third primary, the sew
eral county executive committees shall
convene on the Both day of September
and ascertain and certify the results in
the same manner as is provided for in
the first primary; provided further, that
the second meeting of the State executive
committee shall be held in the city of
Montgomery on September "a, 1902, to de-
clare the result, and the third meeting
shall be held on October 4, 1902.
Official Ballots.
Section THAT an official ballot shall
be prepared by tho chairman of the state
executive committee and by him fur
nished the several county executive COM
n1ittees to be voted at each of the pri-
n aries hereinhefore provided for. upon
which shall be provided the names of all
the candidates for state offices and the
candidates for tho state executive COM
mitteo fer their respective districts; and
1t shall be the duty Of the chairman of
the Democratic state executive commit
tee to furnish the Democratic executive
committee of eacn county a sufficient
number Of ballots TO be voted IN said
LriInaries for state officers, and said
chairman shall make such assessment
of each candidate desiring to be voted
for in said primaries as may be necessary
to defray the expenses of printing and
distributing said ballots.
Section S.-That the ballots used in said
Urinary shall be as follows: For instance:
(Vote for one) For Governor - Jcnn
Smith, Thomas Jones.
(vote for one) For Lieutenant Cover
nor-Johr Smith, Thomas Jones, and so
en-.
Provided that in case the county COM
mittee should not receive said ballots
from the chairman of the state execu-
tive committee, the said county commit
-
the event primaries for county officers
should be called by the county committee
for the same day as the state primary,
then, IL, such event, the names of candi-
dates for county offices nay be printed
on said ballots by the county committee
or written thereon by the voters; and
that county committees may, in their
discretion, prepare such separate ballots
for county officers as they may see
roper.
Executive Committee.
Section 9.--That the state executive
committee shall be composed OF four
members from each Congressional dis
trict and chairman. and that the men,
bers of the committee from each district
shall be elected by the primary vote In
each district and the chairman OF the
committee shall be elected by the COM
mittee. The four candidates from each
est number of votes shall be declared
the committeeman from said district, and
the term of office shall be for four years,