The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-25
ILLINOIS NEW
PRIMARY LAW
SALIENT FEATURES or OGLESBY
BILL PASSED BY HOUSE AND
PENDING IN SENATE.
Candidates to Be Nominated By Plur
atty Vote, in February, March
and April For All
Offices.

Springfield, oct. 2i.-~ Some Of the
4 important provisions Of the new pri
mary election law passed by the Hi.
nois lower house Wednesday are al
follows;
| Section l. BE it enacted by the
| People Of the State Of Illinois, repre-
scented in the General Assembly: The
|nomination of all candidates for all
elective stae, congressional. senator
ial, county city and village dnclui-
ing officers Of the municipal court OF
Chieago), town and judicial offices
lQr electors Of president and vice
/ president Of the United Staes, mem
/ bers of the State Board of Equaliza
ton, Clerks Of the Appellate courts
and Trustees OF Sanitary Districts
and for the election OF delegates anil
alternates to National nominating
conventions, and for precinct and
state central committeeman by all
political parties, as defined by Section
2 Of this Act, shall be made in thet
paner provide in this Act, and not
otherwise.
Sec. g. A primary shall be held GA |
the last Saturday in April in every |
year in which officers are to be voted |
for on the FIRST Tuesday after the first
Monday in November Of such yeaf
fer the nomination of candidates forI
such offices as are to be voted for
at such November election, and shall
be known as the April Primary.
A primary shall be held on the last
Saturday in April in any year in
which judges of the supreme court.
judges Of the circuit court and judges
of the superior court of Cook county.
or any Of them, are to be elected, for
the nomination OF candidates for such
offices respectively.
A primary shall be held on the
last Saturday in February in each
year for the nomination of such off
GERS as are to be voted for on the
drst Tuesday in April of such year.
A primary shall be held on the sec.
ond Saturday in March in each year
or the nomination of such officers as
IRE to be voted for on the third Tues
lay in April OF such year.
primary for the nomination for
III other. officers, nominations for
which are required to be made under
he provisions of this act, shall be
eld three weeks preceding the date K
4 the general election for such Off.
es respectively
Sec GO. The person receiving the Ii
ishest number Of votes at primaryl H
5 q candidate Of party for the III
1mination for IN Office shall be the q
Of Lat pat9 fer stcll office n
ID his name as such candidate shall n
placed On the official ballot al the 81
ection then reEt cnsuias. provided Il
at where q ere ar two or NOR. n
'rsons to be nominated Tor the same III
flee or board, the requisite number 81
persons receiving the highest num- a
Y OF votes shall be nominated and IN
cir names shall be placed on the n
Iicial ballot at he following cleo 81
N.
When two or more persons receive
equal and the highest number of d
tes for the nomination for the same "a
ice, OF the same political party. or III
ere more than one person of tn
ne political party is to be nomi
Ted as a candidate for Office. If IL
ears that more than the number lM
persons to be nominated have the
hest and an equal number of votes
the nomination for the same Of
or for delegates or alternate TO -
ional nominating conventions or
-e central committeeman. the =
rd, which the returns of the prl al
~ are canyassed. shall decide bv III
which of such persons shall be-
minated or elected as the case may
In such case, said canvassing
ri shall issue notice in writing To
h persons Of such tie vote. satine n
rein the place, the day (Which lof \
] not be more than five 90 DAYS 8lle
and the hour when such ipart
lination shall be so determined. ed
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