Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-03-16
DATES FOR PRIMARIES FIXED
THEY WILL BE HELD ON THE
SAME DAY FOR ALL PARTIES
PROPERLY QUALIFYING.
Points For Voters, and What Candi.
dates Must Do to Prepare For
Nominations.

The new primary election law pro-
vides that in any city, county, legisla-
tive or congressional district in Mfchi-
gan, whenever an election shall be
held pursuant to the provisions of the
act, at which election a majority of
the qualified voters of any political
party voting thereat shall vote in
favor of the direct nomination of the
candidates of such party in such city,
county or district, thereafter the nom
ination Of all candidates of said party
for election at the November election
TO any elective Office in such city
county or district, as the case may be.
and in the case of any such city nom
ination OF all candidates of said party
for election to any elective Office in
such city at the next ensuing city
election, shall be made by direct vote
of the qualified voters of such political
party in such city, county or district,
as provided, and such method
OF nomination of the candidates
OF said party for said Offices
shall prevail in such city, county or
district until a majority of the quail
fed electors of such political party
voting on said proposition at an cleo
ton held pursuant to law, shall vote
against said proposition when re-srb-
mitted to them under the terms of
the act.
General Primary Election.
Each primary election shall be pre-
sided over by board of primary cleo
ton inspectors, which board shall be
composed of the members of the board
OF election inspectors provided for
under the general election law. The
ballots herein provided for, together
with the necessary pencils, tally
sheets, etc, necessary to carry on
said election, shall be delivered by the
board of county election commission
ers, at the office of the county clerk
or by the board of city election COM
missioners at the Office of the city
clerk, as the case may be, to mem
her of the board of primary election
inspectors of each ward or voting pre-
cinct in the city or county, at least
three days prior to the day descigna-
ted as primary election day. The pro
visions of the general election law rel
ative to the furnishing of ballots, tally
sheets, pencils and ballot boxes shall
be applicable hereto, except in so far
as the provisions Of this act may be
2 Inconsistent Herewith.
At the usual time of registration be
fore the election on the first Monday
of April, nineteen hundred eight, and
every second year thereafter, the
board of registration in each election
district shall review the enrolment
book for said district and correct the
same in the same manner as correc-
tions are made in the book Of registra.
tion for said district The custodian
of said enrolment book shall deliver
the same to the board OF registration
for the purposes of review and cor
rection as herein provided Provided,
That in districts in which no election
is held on the first Monday of April,
nineteen hundred eight, and every sec
ond year thereafter, the board OF
registration shall review the said en-.
rollment book for said district and
make such corrections therein as here
'r provided on the day specified
The board of election inspectors IN
each district at which the election re.
ferred to in this act is held, shall ap
point a suitable person to act as an
enrolling clerk, and who, under the
direction of said board, shall enroll
the names of such qualified voters OF
said election district as apply for
party enrolment as hereinbefore pro-
vided. Such enrolment clerk shall
receive the same compensation and he
paid in the same manner as clerks OF
election under existing law.
In any election district OF this state
ia which no election is to be held on
the day fixed herein for making the
party enrolment, the board of regis
tration shall meet on said day, and re-
main in session from one o'clock until
eight o'clock in the afternoon of said
day, and shall enroll the names of all
qualified electors of said district
making application for party enroll
ment Notice of the time and place
OF such meeting of said board
OF registration, and that the
purpose of said meeting is TO give OPP
portunity for party enrolment OF the
qualified voters of such election dis
trict, shall be given as in the case of
the annual meeting of said board of
registration.
1t shall be he duty of the chairman
OF the board having in charge the
party enrolment in any election pre-
cinct, to cause two black lines to be
drawn across the page under the last
name enrolled under each alphabetical
letter in the party enrolment book,
and shall cause to be written between
said lines the words, Last name en-
rolled under this letter April. ......,