Williams news., 1906-02-03
ARIZONA'S NEW PRIMARY LAW
How the Different Political Parties Will Make
 Nominations in Future

for city elections, be posted at the city hall and at least three public places in each ward or city subdi- vision, and for county elections shall be posted at the court house and in the office of each justice of the peace, and in each postoffice of the county wherein such primary election shall be held, and shall be identical with the printed notices.
 Sec. 6. That hereafter, all polit- ical parties entitled to nominate candidates for any office, as provi- ded 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 brib- cry, as provided in the general cleo tion laws, that the date and place of holding such conventions shall be fixed by the city council, in the city elections, and for county cleo tions, by the board of supervisors of the several counties wherein the said conventions shall be held; and the nominating of all candidates for office and the transaction of all other business in connection with said convention shall be completed without adjournment for a time exceeding two hours, and as amend ed; provided, however,
 That all such conventions shall be held not more than forty days nor less than twenty days next preceding the holding of the elec- ton for which candidates are to be nominated.
 Sec. 7. For each primary elec- ton to be held under the provis- ions of this act, there shall be ap. pointed, by the city council at city elections, and by the board of su- pervisors at county elections. a board of primary election officers, to consist of one inspector, two judges and two clerks for each political party whose primary they preside over, and such election board shall have the powers and privileges as provided for election officers in the general election laws of the territory.
 Sec. 8. It shall be the duty of the clerk of all primary elections to keep in duplicate list of all voters at such primary elections, and such lists shall contain. first. the name in full of each voter; second. his age in years; third, his residence by street and number or by pre-. cinct or ward, and such voting lists, when completed, shall be signed by the two judges and attested by the two clerks, one copy of which shall be placed on file with the clerk of the board of supervisors in county and territorial elections. and with the city clerk in city elections, and the inspector of such primary cleo tion must retain. open to inspection of all electors, for at least six months, the other list of voters.
 Sec. g. The apportionment of the number of delegates to any city or county'convention shall be made by the city council for city elec- tions, and by the board of super visors for county elections, accord ing to the rules of apportionment of each political party; such rules of apportionment shall be made by the city or county central commit tee in existence at the time of the giving of the notice of the holding of said primary election, and shall be furnished to the city council, for city elections, and to the board of supervisors, for county elections.
 Sec. TO- In case a vacancy oc- CUTS on any ticket of either party, between the date of the holding of the party convention and the hold ing of the ensuing special or gen. eral election, then the vacancy shall be filled 5y the central committee