Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-12-22
AN ELECTION GUIDE
FOR OREGON VOTERS
Full Instructions That Voters Must
Heed In the Forthcom-
ins Election.

The following from the Oregonian
is complete synopsis of the direct
primary and general election laws of
Oregon, and it should be preserved for
reference by voters.
1.-THE adoption of the direct primary
law has given Oregon such a compli-
Gated system of elections that not
even the accomplished politician can
carry in his mind all the details of
the proceedings leading up to the
general election of state, district and
county officers. One of the most
difficult things TO ascertain aud rem
ember is the dates upon which the
various steps in the nomination and
election of officers must be taken.
In fact. the ordinary citizen cannot
figure out the dates il he has the
statute before him, for the language
varies and different methods of com.
putting time must be adopted.
At the request of The Oregonian,
Secretary of State Dunbar and Attor.
ney General Crawford have examined
the election laws and computed the
time within which petitions must be
filed, notices given and other business
conducted in preparation for the cleo.
tion.
1t will be seen that the campaign of
1906 really begins during the last
week in December of this year, when
initiative petitions must be filed If
the promoters desire to file pamphlets
in support of the proposed measures.
The pamphlets must be brought to the
office Of Secretary of State Dunbar by
December 80, If the promoters Of
measures do not desire to file pam
phlets, they will have until February
8 to file petitions.
1t should also be explained that pc.
titiOns for nominations for district
officers, such as circuit judge. district
attorney, joint senator and joint rep.
resentative, must be filed in the Office
of the secretary Of state, and not in
the offices Of county clerks. and the
dates governing nominations for state
Offices are applicable. The following
list contains all the dates of interest
to the voters and the candidate for
Office:
Registration
Registration books opened by county
clerks, Tuesday, January 2.
Registration books closed for pri.
mary election, April 10, . p. IN.
Registration books opened after
pri mary election, April 20.
Registration books closed for gener.
al election, May 10, p III.
Initiative petitions
Number of signers required TO
initiate laws or amendments, 7ls9.
Last day for filing initiative peti.
tions, February 3.
Last day for filing pamphlets adyo.
eating measures December 80, 1905.
Last day for filing pamphlets oppos-
ing measures, Februay 3.
Direct primary election
County clerks give notice Of pri.
mary election not later than March
81.
Last day for nling petitions of plac.
ing names on ballot of state, con 70
gressional and district offices, March
30.
Last day for filing petitions Of
county offices, April 4
Date of primary election, April 90.
Canvassing of primary election for
state offices, May D.
General election
Last day for filing certificates Of
nomination for state offices by Assem-.
bly, of electors, April 10.
Last day for filing nominating
petitions for state offices, May 4,
Last day for 6ilng certificates Of
nomination for county Offices by as.
sembly OF electors. May 4.
Last day for filing nominating petit
tions for county offices, May 49,,
General election, June T.