The state herald., 1903-02-13
TO REVOLUTlON.Zk
THE PRlllARlES

Springs which aims to throw Arount
primary elections for the nomination
of officers all the safeguards provide:
at general elections, and thus to rem
der impossible the easy manipulation O.
primaries, which is the weakest spot ii
cur present system of popular govern
ment.
Following is synopsis of the pro
visions of the bill, which Is of consid
cradle length and very careful and spe
cific in all the details involved in iti
operation:
Section l provides that a primar,
election shall be held within the sew.
eral precincts of the territory fol
which officers are TO be elected sever
weeks preceding an election for the
purpose of nominating all officers ex'
cept state officers and that such
primary election shall constitute and
be In lieu of the first day of reglstra-
ton as now provided by law, subse-
quent registration days remaining as
at present
Section 2 prescribes that political
party, within the. meaning of the act
is one which shnll have cast at least
ten per cent of the total vote cast at
sNN 'eAeN piNNSdiHS NlNNAioh lol ltS lSdu-
ing candidate. Nominations for candi-
dates of such parties must be made
under the law and not otherwise, but
nominations of $ther than such politi-
cal parties mayhls made by petition
as at present.
Section 4 declares that at least
twenty days before the primary cleo
tion day any person seeking an office
shall appear before the secretary of
state. II the office is to be voted for in
more than one county, or the county
clerk If voted for in a single county.
with an affidavit that ii is his bona tide
intention TO run for the nomination for
any specified Office, and upon payment
TO the secretary of state of $50, or in
case he goes before the county clerk,
of $40. his name shall be placed on the
primary election ballot. All fees paid
to the secretary OF state are to be- di-
rided among the counties taking part
nation affidavit is prescribed in the
bill.
Section 5 provides that on the nine
teenth day before the primary election
the secretary OF state shall certify TO
the county clerks and recorders OF the
several counties the names of all quail
ified candidates of all the political
parties, and on the fourteenth day be-
fore the primary election the county
clerk and recorder shall prepare at
once in writing n separate ballot for
the candidates of each party. grouped
by themselves. and publish the same
twice in the official paper of his county.
This section also prescribes the form
of the ballot.
Section provides that judges OF
election in each precinct shall be des-
ignated in the same manner as now
provided by law. and further provides
fer the addition of two more clerks In
case Of emergency.
Section provides that on the pri-
mary election day the judges and
clerks Of election shall perform both
the duties of the board of registration
as prescribed by the registration law
Of the state and the duties OF judges
and clerks OF primary election, but
shall only receive single pay.
Section 10 prsscribes that the regis.
tiers provided b the general regisira-
tion law OF the state shall have an ad.
ditional column headed. Voted, Pri-
mary Eleltion." No names are 10 be
placed on the registers previous TO the
day OF primary election. nor upon that
day. in any city or Incorporated town,
except those who shall appear in per-
son before the board.
Section IA prescribes the qualifca-
tons Of voters The voter must be
registered according to law and Is then
entitled 10 receive ballot OF the pollt-
teal party which he then declares (un-
der oath, II his right thereto is chal-
lenged) that he is affiliated with.
Section Is specifies the manner of
marking a ballot.
Section l6 relates TO the manner OF
casting a ballot
Section II prescrlbes the prelimi-
naries to be observed before proceed
ing to count the ballots. a blank being
prepared by the judges and clerks. 10
be sent to the county clerk. giving the
numbers OF persons present at the
election and the number OF ballots
cast. On the registers opposite the
names OF persons voting shall be
marked the word voted" the word
no" designating those who did not
vote.
Section is prescribes the method OF
canyassing the vote The ballots OF
the different parties shall be separat-
ed and those OF each party counted
apart from the others.
Section 10 relate to tally sheets and
returns.
Section 20 relates to the making ou,
of returns.
Section % relates to the report OF
the eanyassing board. The board shall
make and sign n statement as follows.
/. A statement containing the
names Of all candidates voted for a,
the primary election. with the number
Of votes received by each. and for what
of'icc. said statement 10 be made for
each political party separately.
.. a statement of the names Of the
persons or candidates OF each political
party who nrc nominated. to-wit.
Those persons or candidates OF such
political party who received the high.
est number Of votes for the respective
Offices and whrs, there is more thar
on" person 10 b. elected TO a given OF.
fee the names u so many candidates
receiving the next highcst number oI
votes as there are persons TO be elect
ed TO that oiiic, In case OF n tie III,
determination II to be by lot.
Proyisidnf are made for notlfylny
the candidates rominaioi.
Section % sia,es that the state can
vnrsing board ns now provided fol
shall be the elnvasning board undei
this act for officers voted for in NOR,
than one county Upon the completion
uf the canvas the secretary Of stat,
shall certify i1 the several count,