The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1902-06-27
The New Primary Election Law.
The WEEKLY prints below the
full text of the primary election
law which has been declared con-
St;trt;OpaI hx tho Suprama ..Ourt

law which has been declared cOn-
stitutional by the supreme court.
An Act to repeal ali Of chapter 100, relating to
primary meetings and elections. except see
tions 327i and 3215, and TO provide for all
nomination for state, district county district
and county officers be made by primary
election
Section /. Be it enacted by the Legislature OF
the State of Mississippi. That all nominations
for state. district. county and county officers
made by the different political parties of this
state shall hereafter be made 10y primary cleo
tions. All party primary elections shall be
governed and regulated by the election law of
the state in force at the time the primary cleo
ton is held, except as herein otherwise provided
The county executive committees at such prI-
maries shall discharge the functions imposed
upon county election commissioners except as
to revising the registration and poll books. and
shall be subject to- all the penalties to which
county election commissioners subject. The
primary election officers appointed by the
executive committee of the party shall have
the powers and perform all the duties, where
not herein otherwise provided. required of
such officers in a general election, and ans and
every act or omission. which by law is an offense
when committed in or about, in respect to
such general election, shall be offcnse if
committed in about, in respect tn
primary election held in pursuance Of this act .
and the same shall be indie BILE and punishable
in the same way a If the election a general
election for the election of state and county
officers.
Section =. The county executive committee shall
consist of fifteen members three TO be selected
from each supervisors district The executive
committee of judicial and congressional dis
trlcts shall be selected by each county in the
manner to be provided by its executive commit
tee; and all vacancies in any executive commit
tee shall be- filled by the executive committees
of the counties in which such vacancies occur.
Each county shall have representation such
district executive committee in proportion TO
double its vote in the house OF reprcse ntatives-
having the same number of members of t..e
executive committee that il is entitled to votes
In the state convention as hereinafter provided
The full vote to which each county is entitled
shall be cast by its executive committeeman
present, whether one or more- When executive
committeeman, whether o more, from each
county, are present from a sufficient number OF
counties to constitute a majority of the repre-
sentative vote of the committee. it shall consti-
tute a quorum for the transaction OF business.
Proxies from any county shall not be admi>-
sable unless all of the executive committeeman
from the county are absent. In senatorial and
hotorial districts, each county shall have equal
representation as to such Representatives.
Section 3. The state executive committee
shall consist of three members from each con-
gressional district to be chosen by the delegates
from the different congressional districts at
tending the state convention, and shall hold
for four years. A state convention shall BE-
held by each political party in this state in the
year 1904 and every four years thereafter. to
select state executive committee. to appoint
delegates 70 the national convention and 70