The independent., 1907-04-11
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! PROVISIONS OF NEBRASKA'S ,
! PRIMARY ELECTION LAW
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Under the new primary election law
all candidates for elective offices ex-
cept those exempted from the pro-
visions of the act shall be nominated
by a primary held in accordance with
the act; by nomination papers signed
and filed as provided by statute. The
act does not apply to special elections
to fill vacancies, nor to municipal cleo
tions in cities having less than $4,000
population, villages, township and
school district officers nor to mem
bers of school boards or boards OF edu-
cation.
In addition to nominations by pri-
mary, convention or committee, candi-
dates may be nominated by petition,
petitions to be filed with the village,
city or county clerk or secretary of
state, as the case may be. IL the nomi-
nation is for a state office, 1000 sigma
lures are required; If for city, county
or other division less than a state, 200
are required and for q precinct, town
ship or ward, fifty; but in no instance
shall the signatures of more than one
fourth OF the voters be required where
the candidacy is for a county, town
ship, precinct or ward office. Candi-
dates so nominated shall on the bal
lots be termed candidates by petition.
Certificates cf nomination are 70 be
filed with the same officials as under
the old law.
The first primary under this law
shall be held on the first Tuesday Of
September of this year and future ones
on the same day annually thereafter.
This shall also be the first day for
registration in cities. Any other pri-
mary than the above shall be held on
Tuesday four weeks before the elec-
ton except in Omaha, South Omaha
and Lincoln, where they shall be held
five weeks prior TO elections
The governor shall issue a proclama-
ton sixty days previous to q primary
election and notice shall be given by
county and city clerks the same as for
a November election.
To have ones name on an official pri-
mary ballot, the candidate or twenty
fie electors affiliated with his party
must file an application with the
proper authority, at least thirty days
prior to the primary.
Primary ballots shall be of the same
form as those used at regular elections.
except that there shall be q sepa rate
ballot for each political party. Names
on the Dallol SNAIL pc printed alphabeti-
cally, except In Douglas county, where
the rotation system is provided for.
The expense of primary elections
shall be paid out of the city or county
general fund as the case may be, but
to help defray such expense the fol-
lowing filing fees shall be paid into the
county general fund Of the county
where the candidate resides: United
States senator, $50; state officers, mem
bers OF congress and judges Of the dis
trict court, $40; county, legislative and
city offices. SIS. No filing fee is required
for regents of the university or presi-
Dental electors.
Polls for primaries shall open at 8 a.
m. and close at 3 p. m, in cities where
registration is required; in other places
they shall be open. at noon and close at
p. m. Anyone in line at the time
for closing the polls shall be entitled to
vote, but no one coming after o'clock
shall be allowed to vote even though
the polls be open.
The county board shall provide all
ballot boxes, locks and keys. The same
judges and clerks shall preside as pre-