Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-16

The joint committee appointed to draft a
statewide primary law concluded it's work
this afternoon and the bill win be intro
duced the first of the week. Patrick, the
fusion member of the committee, objected
to the filing fee and may make a fight to
have 1T stricken out by the legislature,
The committee generally is pleased with
the measure. 1t is compilation of the
Brown Dodge-M cMullen biAs. The COM
pleted bill is as follows:
Definition and ConstructiOn.
The words and phrases in this act shall
unless the same be Inconsistent with the
context be construed as follows;
edcto The Dr0 wGgd R GI S the primary
2. The word election" a general or
city election, as distinguished from pri-
g. The words November election"
the general election held in November;
g. The word precinct district es-
tablished by law within which all quail
fed electors vote at one polling place.
8. The word district" a subdivision
Of the state or n county or city or village
In which all the electors are entitled to
participate in the election of any one or
more candidates for office, to be elected
by votes of electors In such subdivision
This statute shall be literally construed
so that the real will of the electors may
not be defeated by any informality or
failure to comply with all provisions Of
law in respect to either the giving of any
notice or the conduction of the primary
Or certifying the results thereof.
Candidates, How Nominated.
Hereafter, all candidates for elective
Offices except those expressly exempted
from the provisions of this act shall be
nominated:
], BY primary held in accordance
with this act, or
2. BY nomination papers signed and
filed as provided by existing statutes.
8. This act shall not apply to special
elections to fill vacancies, nor to village,
township and school district officers, nor
to members of school boards nor members
Of boards of education.
Primaries, When and where Held.
l. There shall be a primary election
held at regular polling places in each
precinct on first Tuesday in September,
1907, and annually thereafter on first
Tuesday in September for the nomination
of all candidates, except those exempted
from the provisions of this act, to be
voted for at the November election, and
senator In congress, and said day shall
] be the first day for the registration of
voters in all cities where registration is
! 2. Any primary other than that pro-
/ yided for above shall be held on Tues
/ and cities of the first class having over
; twenty-five thousand p,J ncapita9ts
wherein II shall. be held on Tuesday, FIVE
/ weeks before the day of election.
Notice of Primaries, How Given.
! At least sixty days before the holding of
= the September primary the governor shall
issue his proclamation designating all the
electors of the state or by those OF any
congressional. legislative or judicial dis
toGi b H e5ntT c e0 sssb the5e1 by
g.. In case of city elections. the city
( clerk shall post such notice at the reg
ular polling place in each ELECTION pre-
I cfnct, such publication and posting to be
not more than twenty and not less than
/ ten days before such primary election.
he nf l1aNA oh
printed upon any official primary ballot
! unless at least thirty days prior to the day
ct 9fo holding 81, such primary he shall have
authority in substantially the following
form; u the UNDERSIGNED. qualified
and state of Nebraska, amUating with -
party and residing at , hereby request
that my. name be placed upon the official
election to be held on the - day of -
as candidate for the office of -. and
7 result or the said primary election"
Nomination Papers.
Upon receipt of such proclamation said
county clerk shall within ten days there
after, make and publish, notice of such
primary in manner and FORM substantially
as now provided by law for notices of No
vember election, and all persons to whom
said notices may be 10y said county clerk de-
livered shall post and publish THE same in
elections.
a pODtlcal party WITHIN the meaning
of this act shall be such an assemblage,
or organization of electors as is now
by law designated as such.
and every four years thereafter there
shall be nominated by each political party
one candidate for presidential elector in
each of the congressional districts within
the state. and two candidates for pres
idential elector at large.
Candidates for presidential elector at
large shall file nomination papers as re-
quired of candidates, for nomination for
state offices.
Nomination Papers, Where Filed.
All nomination papers shall be filed
l. For officers elective in more than
Zone county, presidential electors, and
members Of congress- in the office Of the
1 q For officers to be voted for wholly
within one county, except city officers In
the ONCE OF the county clerk of such
g. For. city officers. in the office of the
. city clerk.
Publication of Names of Candidates.
At least twenty-five days before any pri.
mary precedingNa general election, the sec
rotary OF state shall transmit TO each
name and postofice address of each person
for whom nomination papers have beer
filed in his office and entitled to be voted
sn ign Of the ONCE for which 'n he IS sS
candidate. and the party or principle he
Such clerk shall forthwith upon recent
thereof publish under the proper party
designation, the title OF each office, the
names of all persons for whom nomination
papers have been filed, WITH secretary OF
state and with county clerk giving the
name and address OF each, the date OF
the primary, the hours during which the
polls Will be opened and shat tho pri.
mary will be held at the regular polling
places in each precinct
Such clerk shall also Immediately pos
copies OF the same In at least one public
place in each precinct in his county, des
ignating therein the location of the poll.
ing booth in each election precinct.
Primary Election BALLOTS.
The method OF voting at such primar,
election shall be by ballot, and ali ballot,
voted shall be printed as herein provided
On the fourteenth day before the primar,
election the county clerk or city clerk n
the case OF city election, shall group tn,
candidates for each party by themselves
including those candidates certified 10 hin
by the secretary Of state and shall prepar.
at once in writing. a separate ballot fol
each party for public inspection, which h,
shall post In a conspicuous place In Mi
ONCE. = Ire shall then proceed to hav,
printed a separate primary election ballo
for each political party which has qualified
as hereinbefore provided.
Rotation of Names ON Ballots.
The names OF candidates under headings
, designating each official position shall b.
| alternated on the ballots I'm the printing
I'm the following manner:
First-The form shall be set up with the
names in the order In which they are place
upon the sample ballot prepared by The
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