Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-12-31
NO. Q.
PREPARATION AND USE OF
CAUCUS CHECK LIST.
Approved December s, 1904

1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State Of Vermont:
Section /. The chairman and secre-
tary OF the executive or general COM
mittee Of every organized political
PARTY in this state and in the congress
hOnal districts OF the state shall on or
with the secretary of state their certi-
fcate of oath Of the names Of the mem
| bers of such committee, the date of
their election to such office, and the
term thereof. The chairman and Sec
rotary of the executive or general com
mittee Of such parties in their respec-
tive counties shall on or before said
| date file such certificate with the coun-
~ clerk Of their respective counties.
The chairman and secretary OF the
executive or general committee of such
party organization in every town or
MClly 5udil hlc ouCH SCi WIN NhS
town or city clerk respectively on or
before said date. and the chairman and
secretary of any convention or caucus
Of any organized political parties In
this state hereafter held shall Ale
within ten days after such convention
or caucus with such secretary or clerk
respectively. a certificate Of any change
In or new election to such committees.
SEQ. Q. The executive or general COM
mittees in office as shall appear from
certificate filed as herein provided shall
be recognized as such officers of their
sspective political parties under the
govisions of this act. Objections to
certificates so filed shall be made in
writing and filed with the clerk where
the certificate is filed within ten days
Of the time Of filing such certificate and
such objections shall be heard and de-
termined as Is now provided for hear
ing and determining objections of nom
nations in section 80 of tho Vermont
Statutes.
Sac. 3. In caucuses to elect delegates
to conventions to nominate state and
county officers and representatives in
congress. and to nominate town repre-
sentative. the voting shall be by ballot
and check list If a request therefor. in
writing. signed by persons qualified to
vote in freemen's meeting equal In
number to FIVE per cent OF the vote cast
for governor in that town or city at
the last preceding biennial election be
fled in the town or city clerks office on
or before the 18th day Of May in each
biennial year.
SEQ. 4. The secretary of state shall
on or before the first day Of March in
each year in which biennial election
IL held furnish, at the expense of the
state. to the several town and city
clerks, a sufficient number of blank
certificates to accommodate all persons
qualified to vote in freemen's meeting
ing form:
1T is my intention to act and vote
at the coming election.
Signed. .................... ~
Such certificates shall be so prepared
that they may be attached to blank
Inventories and easily detachable there
from and one OF such certificates shall
be attached to each inventory fur
nished a male resident of the town who
is required to make an inventory under
the provisions of chapter 20 of the Ver-
mont Statutes. And If for any reason
any person qualified to vote in free
mans meeting Is not required to make
such inventory such blank certificate
shall be furnished him by the listers
Of the town or city.
Sec. 6. Every person qualified to
vote in freemen's meeting who desires
to vote at any caucus mentioned in
section Of this act shall insert in such
blank the name Of the party with
which he intends to act and vote al
said meeting, sign and deliver the same
to the lister to whom he delivers his
inventory. at the time he delivers his
inventory; and II he is not required
for any reason. to make an inventory
80 snail deliver said certificate to one
OF the listers on or before the 20'.
day OF May. A person who fails to re.
turn certificate shall not be eligible
to vote in any caucus mentioned in sec.
ton Of this act. The listers shall de
tach all certificates attached to inven
tories and on or before the end day o,
May. return ali certificates to the towr
or city clerk of their respective towns Of
cities.
Sec. G. The town or city clerks shall
file and arrange in alphabetical order
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