The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-07-31
NEW PRIMARY LAW
SOME OF ITS REQUIREMENTS
RESPECTING VOTERS AND
MANNER OF VOTING.
Important Points Which Should Be
Remembered BY All Who Would
Exercise Highest Privilege OF
Citizenship Saturday.

Citizens are beginning to discuss
the new primary law, as the date for
the first election under it approaches,
next Saturday, August 4, and various
questions arise as to what will be re-
quired of those who would express
themselves with respect to the candi
dates for the election in the fall. The
following are three sections of the law
which bear directly upon the quail
fications of the voter when he pre-
sents himself before the judges:
Section 49, No person shall vote
at any promary election unless he
shall be a legally qualified voter, and
unless he has resided in the election
precinct or election district at least
thirty 800 days prior to the date of
at any primary election unless he
declares his party utilization, as re-
quired by this act, and in all cases
where registration is required, as a
condition precedent to voting at regu-
lar elections. only registered voters
shall be permitted to vote at such pri-
mary election.
And no person shall be allowed to
vote at primary election who shall
have signed the petition of candi
date of any party with which he does
not affiliate, when such candidate is
to be voted for at the primary cleo
ton.
And no person shall be allowed to
vote who shall have signed the nom
mating petition of an independent
candidate for any office for which
office candidates are to be voted for
at said primary election or if he
shall have voted at the primary cleo
ton of another political party within
the period of one year next preceding
such primary election.
Section "a. Any person desiring 10
vote at a primary election shall state
his name, residence and party affil-
alton to the primary judges, one of |
whom shall thereupon announce the |
same in a distinct tone of voice. sur |
iciently loud to be heard by those |
present in the polling place. If the I
person desiring TO vote is not chal |
enged, one of the primary judges |
shall giTs to him one, and only one |
official primary ballot of the political |
party with which he declares himself |
on the back of which such |
Judge shall endorse his mi |
ials in such manner as they may be |
seen when the official primary bal |
lot l. properly folded If the person |
desiring to vote is challenged. he |
shall not receive an official primary |
)allot from the primary judges until |
ne shall have established his right |
o vote, as hereinafter provided. No |
person who refuses to state his party |
shall be allowed to vote at |
/ primary election.
Section 50. Whenever a person of |
er.ng to vote at a primary election |
S challenged the person so chal- |
enged shall make and subscribe an
in the following form. which /
shall be presented 10 and retained by /
he primary judges and clerks, and
'eturned by them with the registry
,olI books.
State of Illinois. County of .......ss.
J. ...,........ do sOlemnly swear
or affirm that am a citizen Of
he United States. of the age of TWEEN.
y-oue years or over. and am quail
led 10 vote under and by virtue of
he constitution and laws of the
State Of Illinois. and as a legally
qualified voter of this precinct and
delegate district; that | now reside
I ................ Gnsert street and
lumber If any in this precinct and
elegate district. and am a member
4 and affiliated with the ............
............. party. and have not
oted at a primary election of an.
Their political party within a period
f one year prior to this date.