Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-03-16

members OF any political party. No
tice OF such enrolment shall be In,
cluded In the notice OF such election
Such enrolment shall be made In a
separate, suitable book. In which the
names shall be enrolled in alphabeti-
cal order, such books to be furnished
by the secretary OF state to the cour-
~ clerk, and by him delivered to said
board at the same time and in the
snme manner as is now provided by
law. At the polls the voter must state
the party ballot desired, and same
Shall be given him. The right to
challenge shall be the same as at cleo
tons, and challenged voter must make
oath that he is In sympathy with pc.
litical party whose ballot he has ask
ell for. He snail then receive the
ballot asked for and be entitled to
vote. On that ballot he may substi-
tnte the name of any other candidate
whose name is not printed on the bal
lot by writing such other name as a
substitute. He shall then fold the bal.
lot so that the perforated corner
having within the ballot number, shall
be on the outside, and voter must be
careful not to expose his ballot.
Election of Delegates.
A general primary election shall he
held in every election district In the
state on the second Tuesday Of June,
nineteen hundred six, and on the Sec
ond Tuesday of June In every second
year thereafter, at which time there
shall be elected by direct vote Of the
qualified enrolled voters of each po-
litical party in such election district
as many delegates as each political
party In such district shall be en-.
titled to by the call issued by the
county committee of such political
party to the county convention there
after to be held by such political party
In said county In that year for the
purpose of electing delegates to the
state convention to nominate candi-
dates for state Offices. Such primary
election shall be conducted as nearly
as may be in the same manner as
general elections are conducted and
by the same officers; and in case Of
any vacancy in any delegation from
any election district to the county
convention, such vacancy shall be
filled by delegates present from such
election district. The State Central
committee of each political party, at
least thirty days before the holding of
the primary election, shall certify to
the board of election commissioners
OF each county the number of dele
gates to which such county shall be
entitled in the state convention of
such party, and said State Central
committe shall apportion such del
egates to the several counties In pro-
of votes cast for the candidate Of sucn
party for governor in each of said
counties respectively at the last pre-
ceding November election. The pro.
visions relating to the challenging of
electors shall apply with equal force
al the June primaries provided for by
chapters three and four of this act.
It shall be the duty OF the board
OF election commissioners in each
county to prepare and furnish the
ballots to be used at said primary cleo
ton. Such ballots shall contain the
name of the party for which they ARG
to be used, the voting precinct and
county, the instruction as to the meth
cd of voting, and at least as many
lines thereon as there are delegates to
be elected in the different voting pre-.
cincts. The ballots shall be prepared
as nearly as may be as TO color AM
size as provided in section seven of
chapter five of this act, and no vote
party convention that is not cast upon
a ballot prepared for such political
Larty.
The chairman Of the county commit
tee of each political party shall certify
TO the board of election commissioners
or his county at least ten days before
the holding of such primary election,
the number of delegates to which eacn
election district in said county will be
entitled at the county convention Of
said political party TO be held in said
county in said year, for the purpose
of electing delegates to the state COLI
vention of said political party.
All the ballots designed for use et
any primary election held shall be
printed on different colored paper for
each political party. And all the pro-
visions relating to the board of elec-
ton inspectors, ballots. ballot boxes,
tally sheets, etc, shall apply TO these
elections
The persons receiving the highest
number Of votes for delegates at said
primary shall be declared by the board
OF election inspectors to be
elected. Said board shall certify
t. the county the names Of
the persons so elected as
delegates, naming the political party
upon whose ballot such persons were
elected.
County Conventions.
The county conventions OF all po-
ltical parties. for the election OF del
egates to the state convention for the