The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-10-15
the PRIMARY
ELECTION Law.

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intended to give the people the
right and the opportunity of di-
rectly nominating their public
officers themselves, without the
intervention of the caucus, con-
ventiOn or mass meeting meth
DDS of the past, which made it an
easy matter for a handful of
men to dictate to the people
who should be their officers,
simply by doing Il little wire
pulling before hand in the in
terest of some particular combi-
nation of politicians.
The primary" plan can be
made to accomplish great re-
forms in behalf of good govern
ment in Louisiana, if the people
will actively interest themselves
in faithful observance of the
letter and the spirit of the pri-
mary election law, whose chief
aim is to give to every citizen an
opportunity to serve his country
by placing his own name direct
ly before the voters for nomina.
tionand election upon his individu
al merits, in an open and fair field
because free from all interfer-
ererce of political bosses.
In view of the Importance Of
the primary election law. and the
fact that the coming election
will be the first one held under
No. 40. we publish below those
selections of the law which are
of more immediate interest to
the voters and to persons who
may be considering the advisa-
bility of announcing themselves
as candidates for Office:
ACT NO. 49,.
Section l. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State of
Louisiana. That all political par
ties shall make all nominations for
candidates for the United States Sem
ate, members of the House of Repres-
entatives in Congress, all State, dis
trict, parochial and ward officers.
members of the Serate and House of
Representatives of the State of Louis
lana, and of city and ward officers in
all cities, towns and villages by di-
rect primary election. That any nomi-
nation, of any person, for any of the
aforementioned Offices by any other
method shall be illegal, and the Sec
retary of State is prohibited from
placing On the official ballot the
name of any person as candidate
for any POLITICAL party not nominated
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this Act.
Section 2. Be it further enacted,
ETC., That the term of political party
as used in this Act is defined to be q
political party that shall have cast at
least ten per centum of the entire vote
ca ST for Governor at the last preced-
ing State election.
Section 3. Be it further enacted,
etc., That the State central committee
of the political parties coming within
the provisions of this Act shall, on
the first Tuesday in October, next
preceding the date of the general
State election held in the State for
Governor and all other State officials,
meet and issue a call for primary
election to nominate candidates for
Governor or other State officers: that
they shall select date, which shall
not be less than 20 and not more than
80 days prior to the date of said
general State election. That in the
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is chosen, which will elect a United
State central committee of the res
pective parties coming with the pro-
visions of this Act. shall direct that a
primary shall be held to select can
didate or candidates for the United
States Senate, at the same primary
election at which nominations for
State officers are voted for.
Section 4. Be it further enacted,
ETC., That within twenty days after
the issue of said call by the State cen
trail committee for said primary elec-
ton to nominate candidates for
State officers, as hereinbefore pro-
vided, the respective district and par
ochial committees shall meet in order
that all nominations for district, pari
ochal and ward officers, and mem
bers of the General Assembly OF the