Arizona republican., 1905-07-25
The New Mayor and the Primary
 Election Law

The forthcoming special election for
 mayor of Phoenix will be the first cleo
 ton in the territory under the primary
 election law enacted by the late legis-
 lature. For this reason every voter
 of the city should carefully study the
 provisions Of the law. Tha most i'm
 portant provisions of the law are men
 toned below.
 Section provides that mot more
 than sixty days nor less than thirty
 days next preceding the holding of
 any general or special election for the
 choosing of any city. precinct or cOun-
 ty officers. there shall be held prima-
 ries for the election of delegates 10
 the difTernt political party conven- rions; that all political parties entitled 10 nominate candidates for any office,
 as provided by the general election
 laws of this territory, shall hold their primary elections on tka same day and at the same time and in the same room, which said room shall be pro- vided with a separate ballot box for each such political party and under the same penalties for bribery, illegal or fraudulent voting as provided in the general election laws; that the date of holding such primary elections shall, together with the place for hold ing the same be fixed by the city council" etc, and notice thereof giv- en at least thirty days before holding same"
 Section provides that Public not ice of the time and place of holding primary elections. as provided in this act, shall be given by publication fer at least thirty days next proceeding 5he holding of the said election, in a newspaper of general circulation in the city or county wherein said pri- mary election shall be held; such pub lication shall be made in newspapers representing each political party; pro- vided that, where any political parry is not represented within said city or county, then notice in any newspaper of general election, within said city or county, shall be sufficient notice or the date and place of the holding of any primary election" The same par agraph. after specifying what shall be contained in the notice, provides that The notice shall also be posted at the city hall and at least three public places in each ward.
 The primary elections having been l held on the same day and in the same ] room as provided by Section 4, it is ] provided by section 6, that, "hereaf- | ter. all political parties entitled to nominate candidates for any office. as | provided by the general election laws | of this territory. shall hold their | party nominating conventions on the ! same day and at the same time and | under the same penalties for bribery. l as provided under the general election | laws" The law does not require that [ the same hall. however, which is re- grettable. The people of Phoenix can not have too much political excite ment.
 The same election also takes away from the political bosses the privilege of naming the day on which the nom mating conventions shall be held. Ii As7 Pi ON ANC4 llleLl lllc udlt anu pldC6 of holding such conventions shall be fixed by the city council" and so forth. And it is likewise provided that there shall be no cOld-storage nOminations-no organizing and then waiting to see what the other fellows will do. For it is provided that "the of all candidates for office
  ness in connection with said conven- ton shall be completed without ad- jOumment for a time exceeding two hours"
 The query naturally arises at this point: Since the city council names the day and places for each conven- tion. Will the city pay the hall rent for each convention? That would seem to be the fair inference.
 The council must not overlook the fact that "au such conventions shall be held not more than forty days nor less than twenty days next preceding the holding of the election for which are to be nominated"
 As to the time necessarily consumed between the time the council calls the elections and the date Of the election on which the people will vote fer mayor, this is the way it figures up:
 Public notice of the time and place Df the primary elections-at least 30 days; time intervening between the date Of the primary elections and the election of mayor-not less than thirty days; or, sixty days .n all. Ten days