The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-04-20
THE REGULATION OF
POLITICAL PRIMARIES
BILL INTRODUCED WATSON



the constitution of the United States
and the constitution of the state of
Florida, and viii faithfully and honest
ly discharge the duties of primary
election inspector or primary election
clerk. as the case NAV be, according
to the best of my ability; and that /
have resided in this county six
months and state twelve months next
preceding this primary election. and
am entitled TO vote at this primary
election"
Sec. Is. The sheriff is required 10
see that good order is preserved at
the polls and may arrest for commit
ment TO the nearest officer clothed
with the power of a justice of the
peace all persons who may be guilty
of any violation of the provisions of
this act
Sec. 16. any member of a political
party desiring, or intending to be-
come a candidate for the nomination
of any state. congressional or county
Office at the primary election of his
party shall, not less than twenty days
before said primary erection, file with
the state, congressional or county
committee, as the case may be, a
statement of his intention sUbStanu-
ally in the following form, to-wit:
Il ~ of -..., in the county
of . and state of Florida, GER
tify that | am a member of and at
fiiliate with the ...... party; that
I am and | hereby declare my inten-
ton of becoming a candidate for the
nomination of ....-- at the next
primary election; and l hereby re
quest that my name be placed upon
the official primary ballot of SAID
party.
Sec. II. After the openings of the
polls at primary election, no adjourn
ment shall be had. nor recess taken,
except for eating regular meals, until
all the votes cast at such primary cleo
ton shall have been CanYasSed and
counted. The votes shall be car
vassed in the room or place where the
primary election is held and shall he
done publicly. The inspectors shall
not allow the ballot box or any o. the
ballots or the poll lists or any of the
tally sheets to be removed or carried
away from such room or place until
the canvass of the votes is completed
and returns carefully envelOped and
sealed up.
Sec IS. The inspectors of election
shall have the power TO administer
and certify Oaths required during the
Progress of any primary election I'D
under this act; and they shall have au-
thOrity to keep tire peace and cause
any person to be arrested for any
breach of election laws. or any inter
ference with the progress of such cleo
ton or of the canvass of the ballots
And it shall be the duty of all the Off
GERS of the law present to obey the
orders of such inspectors of election.
an officer making an arrest by the or
der of the inspectors for any violation
of the provisions of this act shall be
protected in making such arrest the
same as if warrant had been issued
to him to make such arrest.
Sec 10 When the ballot box is
opened upon the closing of the polls,
if two or more ballots are found fold
ed together and within each other so
as to appear to have been cast by the
same person as one ballot, all such
ballots so folded together shall as near
Iy as may be in the same condition as
found. marked stuffed" and such bal
lot shall be void and shall not be
counted, and the same shall be placed
in an envelope marked stuffed bal
lots" which envelope Eelan be sealed
and preserved together with the other
ballots.
Sec. 20. The primary election
of the political party for all
purposes shall be held throughout
the state on the same day
and the primary elections for differ
ent political parties may be held on
separate days. Such primary election
shall he held not less than sixty days
before he date of the general election.
Sec 81. No county, state or con
gTesSiOnal committeeman who will he
a candidate before the primary cleo
ton next ensuing, shall act or serve
as such committeeman. and any va
canCy caused by such disqualification
shall he filed by the county executive
committee residing in the county
where such disqualified committeeman
resides.
Sec %. The county executive
committee shall hear and determine all
contests or protests fled by any coUn-
t. candidates 'efore such primary
election. including representatives and
senator's The congressional commit
tee :! al hear and determine ell con
tests or protests fled b. any congress
siOnal candidate before such primary
election: and the state executive COM
mittee shall hear an0 determine al
contests or protests fled by any can
didate for a state Office or United
States Senator before such primary
election, not including State RepTesen-
tativeS or Senators. challenging the
returns from any precinct alleging
fraud, irregularities or illegal voting,
etc, and such county, congressional or
state committee, as the case may be,
shall hear and determine such contests
or protests, preserving in writing all
the evidence heard and considered and
all rulings and decisions made by said
committee. If any candidate whose
name appears upon the primary ballot
OF any political party in any primary
is not satisfied at the decision
of the county, congressional or state
committee. as the case may be, he may
further contest the primary election
held, as to the Office for which he was
a candidate for nomination, by filing