Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1907-04-01

All elections in Washington, whether
they be state, county, municipal, pre-
cinct or congressional, are to be held in
pursuance of the act. Special elections
for the filling of vacancies, elections in
fourth.class cities and towns and in
school, dixie or irrigation districts and
for presidential electors are excepted.
Primaries for the regular November
elections next year shall be held on the
second Tuesday of September, 1908, and
biennially thereafter and for any other
election four weeks before it occurs. A
special provision for 1907 allows the
holding of primaries two weeks prior to
election. Spokane will be the first city
to try the law. in the municipal election,
April 90. The bill was enacted just too
late to cover the spring election at Ia
coma.
Each candidate will be obliged to file
with the secretary of state, county audi
tor or clerk, accordingly as he is a can.
didate for state, county or city office,
from thirty to sixty days prior to cleo
ton, a declaration OF candidacy. With
it he may, if he choose, leave platform
on which he proposes to conduct his
campaign.
With his declaration OF candidacy the
would be oftice-holder is obliged TO pay
a fee Of $40 for an Office the salary OF
which is $1,000 or less and per cent.
additional for the amount of the salary
in excess of 81, 1000.
All political organizations of which
any nominee polled 10 per cent. Of the
total vote at the previous election may
have a separate ticket. Parties having
polled less than that percentage may
nominate candidates as at present on
the same day as the direct primary. In
dependent candidates get their names
on the ballot by petition as at present.
The names OF the candidates are to be
published, with a notice of the primary
election, in two newspapers represent.
ing the two leading political parties if
there are two such papers Of general cir.
culation.
Voting at the primary election shall be
by ballot, all the party tickets to be
uniform in color and size, to be plainly
printed and bearing the name OF the
party at the head. The ballots are to
be arranged by the secretary OF state,
county auditor or city clerk in a manner
specified by a provision of the law. The
ballots for the different parties shall be
entirely separate, but the primaries for
all parties shall be held at the same
time, place and under the same election
officers.
Every qualified voter is entitled to par.
ticipate in the primary election and has
the right to receive the ballot of the
party for which he asks. If challenged
he must make oath that he will support
the candidates and affiliate with the par
ty whose ballot he received. Without
undue delay he must proceed to the
booth and mark his ballot and after
folding it in such manner as to conceal
its face, must return it to the election
officers.
The names OF candidates for each Of
.ice are to be arranged in order OF which
the declarations of candidacy were filed
No printing will be allowed on the backs
oil the ballots and they will be numbered
consecutively, the numbering to be per-
torated and torn off by the election Off
GERS on voting. Sample ballots will be
IN the same form as the official ones, but
ON coored paper.
The primaries are to be conducted in
accordance with the present election laws
in SO far as they are applicable. In
spectors and judges shall be chosen as
for general elections. Each party is en-
titled to hold, fifteen days prior to the
primaries, an appointed meeting and
there select three members to be certified
to the county commissioners or city
council and one Of the number shall be
designated as judge or inspector for
that precinct.
One of the important points OF the
law is the section relating to second
choice voting. For all state and con-
gressional offices, where there are four