The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-11-06
GlBsONS PRIMARY
ELECTION MEASURE
REPRESENTATIVES, LIMIT 500.
Certificates Requiring At Least One Per
Cent Of Party Vote Rsauired-Pri.
uAFies to DO Held on tho Third Tues.
day in Jans-Othsr DetaiiA

senator =. W. Gibson presented a bill
10 lt senate Friday afternoon which doe,
Aaay aiih eaueuses and conventions and
elansrs 10 a system Of primary elections
Al nominations must be made by the
unMaflvs al the party or by nomination
IaIsls, No names will he placed ON the
oHiial ballot unless % nominated; this
Aa shall apply after Jan. l, 1910. Phi,
msrips shall be held the third Tuesday in
luEr To take advantage Of this law par.
~, aust poll one per cent OF total vote.
Nomination papers for state officers.
lAiad States senators and representa-
u,,- must contain at least the REQUIRED
ong Ter cent Of legal voters in the party
AMI bc hled with the secretary OF state,
iuF county officers with the county clerk,
ior Town representative with the town
clerk,
candidates for the United States sen.
Aic shall also be voted for ON the prim.
an day when a senator is 10 be elected
BY the next Legislature. In all cases there
vii be a separate ballot for each party
AMI the names OF the various candidates
iof any office shall he arranged in alpha.
hiirAl order. There will he blank spaces
u which names can be written. No per.
sn can vote at the primaries. whose
name Is not on the check list, but those
who viii be of voting age before the reg
ular election day may have their names
placed on the check list TO vote at the
primary.
The ballots shall be distributed TO the
various town clerks by the various coun.
tie, On the Friday following q primary
election the county clerk shall canvass |
the returns in the county and send the |
accurate returns Of each candidate for |
state offices, United States senator's and |
ri, mi Ia m N ha /
tary Of state. On the second Tuesday in
July the secretary OF state shall canvass
the returns and publish certified copy
Of the votes OF each candidate. In case
there Is one nomination to be made for
the office designated the person receiving
the greatest number OF votes at a pri-
mary election for the nomination TO such
Office shall be the candidate OF the party
for such office and his name shall be
placed on the official ballot for the en-.
suing election. The name of United
official ballot but the one receiving the
,reatest number OF votes shall be declared |
he nominee of his party for the place.
In case there are two or more nomina.
ions TO be made such as assistant judges,
tate senator's or justices of the peace, the
corresponding in number to
he offices to be filled having the great
i number OF votes shall be the nominee
the party for such offices.
The bill provides for itemized state
rents Of the amount expended in the
ampaign to be filed within 10 days after
he primary. The statement in the case a
state officers shall be filed with the
,cretary of state, county Offices with the e
)unty clerk and if for smaller subdivi- Y
on than county, with the town. clerk. $
hey must also give the names Of those U
lthorized to spend money for them. Il
Candidate shall be limited in the
Mount of expenditure as follows:
United States senator or governor,
500. ;,
to congress or other 4
ate offices, $1,000.
County Offices, $3.50. !,
to general assembly and ;,
stices of peace, 800. y
For other Offices, 800. q,
The act provides for the election at az az
e primaries of one committeeman of :,
rty from each town and these several II
wn committeeman shall be the county y,
mmittee. The members shall elect a '"
airman and these county chairmen shall a.
institute the state committee. III
4 person who refuses or fails to file a ns