Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-08-07

clal ballots. and in each case have
the proper party designation at the
head thereof.
Returns of Primary Elections.
Sec. 21. In making out tho re-
turns OF the primary election in the
several election precincts. the same
shall be done and all matter pertain
ing thereto conducted In accordance
with the provisions of the general
. election laws for the returns of gen.
eral elections. except that the first
cnolce votes. secOnd-choice votes and
total votes received by each candi-
GATE Tor each office shall be shown.
Party Committeeman, How Selected.
Sec. %. At the September pri-
mary each voter may write in the
space left on the ticket for that pur-
pose the name OF one qualified cleo
tor OF the precinct for member of
'he party county committee. The
one having the highest number of
votes shall be such committeeman of
such party for such precinct. The
party committee OF each county shall
consist OF the precinct committeeman
from the several precincts of such
county. The present party organiza-
tion' both state and county. Of the
several parties shall continue until
tnelr successors are elected under
the provisions OF this act Each DO
Htlcal party organization shall have
the power to make its own rules and
regulations. call conventions, elect
delegates to conventions, state and
national. fill vacancies on the ticket,
/ provide for the nomination of presi-
oentlal electors and perform all
other functions inherent to such or
CARNATIONS. the same as though thi,
act had not been passed: Provided.
That in no instance shall any conven.
ton have the power to nominate any
candidate to be voted for at any pri-
mary election. City committeeman
may be elected at municipal elections
In the manner provided In this sec
ton. as near as may be.
Plurality Required to Nominate.
/ Sec. %. Candidates for party
offices who receive a plurality of the
votes cast for such candidates shall
be the party nominees of such party.
except as to Offices where first and
second choice votes are cast. and as
to such offices. II no candidate shall
nave received more than 40 per cent.
OF the first choice votes cast, then.
and In that event q canvass shall be
made OF the second choice votes re-
ceived by candidates for said ONCE
at said primary election, and said
second choice votes shall be counted
with and added to the first choice
votes received by each and every
, candidate for such office at the pri-
mary election: and the candidate re-
ceiving the highest number of first
and second choice votes shall be the
nominee for such Office of the politi-
car party represented by him.
III thc cNtut tudt CanQluat6
for an Office shall have received 40
per cent. or more of the first choice
votes OF his political party cast at
said primary election, the candidate
receiving the highest number Of first
choice votes shall be declared the
nominee Of his party to such posi-
tion. without reference to the second
choice votes.
In the event that there are more
than one position of the same kind to
be filled and more candidates of any
political party receive majorities of
the votes OF such party cast at such
election than there are positions to
be filled. then In that event the num-
Der Of candidates equal to the num-
ber Of positions to be filled receiving
the highest number of votes shall be
the nominees OF such political party
for such position.
State CanvaSsing Board.
Sec. "a. The canvassing of the
vote and the returns OF reports Of
the primary elections as to candi-
dates for state offices, United States
senators and representatives In Con-
gress, and any other candidate whose
district extends beyond the limits Of
q single county. shall be done by a
canvassing board consisting Of the
Secretary of State. State Treasurer
and State Auditor. Said state can
vassing board shall meet at the Of
fice Of the Secretary of State on the
| 3rd Tuesday at ten o'clock a. m.
next after the September primary.
| AS soon as said board has canvassed
with the Secretary OF State. which
| certificate shall show the vote Of each
candidate of each political party for
| each Office. A copy OF such certif-
! cate shall be published once In some
newspaper published at the state
capital which publication shall be
| made by the Secretary Of State i'm
| mediately after the same Is filed in
his Office. The vote for all county,
/ city and municipal officers shall be
| canvassed and the returns made by
/ the same officers and in the same
manner as returns OF the votes cast
| at general elections are by law now
required to be made. Such canvass
| ing board and other officers canvass
ing votes cast at such primary cleo
tions shall file with the proper officer
a statement and report of such can
vass, whi :h statement and report OF
said primary election shall contain:
First-A statement duly certified
to containing the names Of all candi-
dates voted for at the primary cleo
ton with the number of votes re.
ceived. and also the number of hrst-
/ choice votes received by each and the
number of second-choice votes re.
ceived by each and the total number
OF votes received by each and foi
what office. said statement to be
made as to each political party sepa-
Yately