The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1903-07-22

Receives M;ljority.
Any candidate who receives Il ni4jpr.
ity of the popular vote cast for the
the first primary, shall be the nominee
of the party for such Office. In case
of State, or of district Office, if no
candidates receive a majority of such
popular vote in the first primary, then,
if the candidate who received the high
est popular vote for such Office, re-
ceived a majority of the electoral vote,
by giving to each county the same
electoral vote that it has representa-
ton on the district executive COM
mittee, and by giving the electoral vote
of the county to the candidate having
the highest popular vote in the coun-
ty, he shall be declared the nominee.
Names to be Submitted to Second Primary.
For those Offices, if any, for which
no candidate shall receive a majority,
according to either of the methods
above given, the two candidates who
receive the highest popular vote for
each office shall have their names sub
mitted to a second primary election,
and the nomination shall go to the
candidate for each Office who shall re-
ceive the highest popular vote there
for in the second primary. When
there is tie in the first primary as to
who stands second, the three persons
receiving the highest numbers of votes
shall go into the second primary, and
the person. who receives the plurality
vote in the second primary shall be the
nominee.
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the same position are to be voted for
then if a second primary is necessary
applying the same rules as to ma
jorities and pluralities as where there
is but one candidate, there shall be
selected from those candidates having
the highest vote number-two-in
excess of the number to be nominated,
if more than one nominee to be named
at second primary, or if only one to
be nominated at said second primary,
the two highest only shall be chosen
and the candidate or candidates receiv-
ing the highest popular vote in said
second primary is to be declared the
nominee"
Executive Committees to Meet and Can
vass Returns.
Sec. 6. That the county executive
committee shall meet on the first or
second day after each primary cleo
ton, shall receive and canvass the re-
turns, which must be made within the
time fixed by law for returns of gen.
eral elections, and declare the result,
announce the names of the nominees
for county and county district offices,
and the names of those candidates to
be submitted to a second primary. The
vote for State and district offices shall
be tabulated by precincts and certified
to and returned to the respective
executive committee having charge of
district nominations, and to the State
Executive Committee, those returns
relating to State offices, such returns
to be mailed by registered letter, or
any safe mode of transmission, within
thirty-six hours after the returns are
canvassed and the result ascertained.
The State and district executive com
mittees shall meet a week from the
day following the first primary cleo
ton held for State and district offices,
and shall proceed to canvass the re-
turns, and to declare the result, and
announce the names of those nomina-
ted for the different offices in the first
primary, and the names of those can
didates whose names are to be submit
ted to the second primary election.
State and district committees shall
also meet a week from the day on
which the second primary election is
held and receive and canvass the re-
turns for State and district offices, if
any, voted on in such second primary.
Equal Representation on Executive Com
mittee.
Sec. 7. That the counties composing
senatorial and Pictorial districts shall
have equal representation on the
executive committees for such dis
tricts, and may submit the nomination
of senator or foater to the county
alone entitled to the nominee.
Dates for Holding Primaries to Fill Va
cancies.
SEC. s. That nominations of candi-
dates to fill vacancies in State, dis
trict, county, or county district offices,
shall be made upon dates to be fixed
by the State Executive Committee for
State offices, district executive com
mittees for district offices, and county
executive committees for county or
county district Offices. The first and
second primaries shall be held on the
dates to be fixed by such executive
committees, which committees shall
also fix the dates when the returns are
to be made of the results of such
primaries. If there is not sufficient
time, after the election is ordered, for
the holding of second primary to fill
such vacancies, on account of the near
ness of the election, from the date at
which it is ordered, the executive COM
mittee having such nomination in
charge, may submit the result to the
first primary election, the nomination
going to the candidate receiving the
highest popular vote. Such special
primary election shall be conducted,
as far as applicable, under the laws
governing other primary elections.
Qualifications Necessary to Participate in
Primary.
SEC. 9. That no persons shall be
eligible to participate in primary cleo
tions, unless they are qualified electors,
intend to support the nominations in
which they participate, have partici-
pated with the political party holding
the primary within the two years pre-
ceding, and are not excluded from
such primary by regulations of the
party State Executive Committee
Any member of the party holding a
primary, or any election officer of his
own volition, may challenge any per-
son offering to vote, and cause him to
answer under oath questions relating
to his qualifications. False testimony
given upon such inquiry shall be per-
jury and punishable as such. No
elector shall be allowed to vote if he
be SO intoxicated as not to have full
command of his movements or mental
faculties, nor any elector who has
sold or offered to sell, directly or in
directly, his vote or influence for the
Sunnort or defeat of anv candidate or