The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-03-09
sixty days after the second


i11y in June, preceding any gen.
oial November election, the particular
day ana the place of meeting to be-
designated by the State Central com.
mitteos Of the political parties re.
g0a'tiyely, in the calls for said state
cntions, which said calls shall be
on or before the first day os
Y aforesaid.
Al primary elections for the nomi.
nation Of candida IS for Office shall bo
held by election districts or precincts
as general elections are held, and tho
polls thereof shall be kept open in the
respective preci. cts for the sama
length of time.
Penalty For Soliciting.
A penalty is provided for any per-
son on primary day, who shall solicit
votes within 100 feet of any polling
place, or for Offering to give any Other
person any intoxicating liquors within
! any such polling place, or for bribery
or attempting to bride any voter with
money or reward Of any kind, or
promise OF any place or position. Pen
atty in this case shall be fine not 10
exceed $1,000, or by Imprisonment not
exceeding one year, or both.
The county clerk shall attend to
printing and distribution or posters,
and primary day shall be deemed in
general respects an election day.
The board of election shall appoint
a suitable person as enrolling clerk.
and such clerk shall have same com.
pensation in the same manner as
clerks in election under present law.
In districts where no election is to
be held, a day fixed by law at the
board Of registration shall meet for
party enrolment, and shall remain in
| session from one o'clock until 8
o'clock in the afternoon.
The law provides that any qualified
voter who shall fail on account CT
| sickness or unavoidable absence, or
who may have become twenty-one
years of age after the day of enroll
ment, or who has removed from one
voting district to another, may have
his name enrolled by the election
board on any primary day, upon
making oath as provided in the gen
| eral laws.
The primary election held in any
city, county or congressional district,
excepting Kent, Alpena, MusKegon
ard Wayne counties, shall be for the
purpose of selecting such candidates
of such party or parties as provided
| by law. In order to obtain the print.
ing of the name of any candidate by
ballot, there shall be filed with the
clerk Of the county, nomination papers
signed by number Of qualified voters
Of the county, equal, at least, to two
per cent of the voters that such party
cast therein for governor at the last
preceding November election. Same
rule applying to district Offices.
In the case of state ofiicer, the
nomination papers must be filed with
| the secretary of the state. In all
cases the person receiving the high
| est number of votes shall be declare |
candidate.
Counting the Ballots.
At the closing of the polls, the bal
| lots shall be counted as provided by
| law in any regular election. Any can
didate who consideres himself aggriev-
ed on account of any fraud or mistake
| In the count, may petition for a re-
count on or before the close of the
| first day upon which the board Of
state, city or county canvassers meet,
and shall deposit the sum or $40 for
each and every township, ward or cleo
ton district for which he has asked
recount, but shall not be required to
deposit more than 500. II he sue
ceeds in establishing fraud or mistake,
he receives a certificate of nomina-
ton and the money is refunded; other
wise the money is turned into The
county treasury. In case Of tie, the
decision shall be by casting lot.
The returns Of the primary election
shall be canvassed and results dc.
clared in the same manner as for can
wasting returns for city, county or dis.
trict elections.
Governor and Lieutenant-Gov
The question of nominating candi-
dates for Office of governor and lieu.
tenant-governor shall be submitted to
voters of each political party at the
primary election held on the second
Tuesday of June, 1906. The nomina-
ton Of candidates above referred to
shall be made at primary elections
the second Tuesday Of June, 1906, in
the same manner and under the same
regulations as in counties and con-
gressional districts, at the September
primary election, under the act, IL the
question of nomination Of governor
and lieutenant-governor shall already
have been carried.
The law provides that the general
primary election in each state shall be
held on the second Tuesday of June,
1906, and every second year there
after and shall be conducted as nearly
as may be in the same manner as
general election. The board of cleo
tors shall prepare and furnish ballots
Direct Nominations.
The question of direct nomination
by any political party or. congressional
district Offices, shall be submitted to
the enrolled electors upon petition
thereof, constituting 20 per cent of the
qualified enrolled voters in city, coun'
ty or legislative district.