The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1908-07-24
Primary Election Law
Of Washington
APPROVED MARCH Is, 1907

CHAPTER 2O9, LAWS OF 1907.
Is. B. 1927
An Act relating to, regulating and
providing for the nomination OF
candidates for public office in the
State of Washington and providing
penalties for the violation thereof,
and declaring an emergency.
Be it enacted by the Legislature OF
the State of Washington:
Definition and Construction.
Section 1. The words and phrases
In this act shall, unless the same be
inconsistent with the context, be con-
strued as follows:
(a) The word primary" the pri
mary election provided for by this act
(b) The words september pri-
mary" the primary election held in
September to nominate candidates to
be voted for at the ensuing election.
@ The word election" general or
city election as distinguished from a
primary election.
Candidates, How Nominated.
Sec. 2. Hereafter, all candidates for
elective Office in this state, either
state, county, municipal, precinct or
congressional, shall be nominated at
a direct primary election held in pur-
suance of this act: Provided, That
this act shall not be held to refer to
special elections for filling the va
cancies for unexpired terms, or to cleo
ton to offices of any city or town of
the fourth class or for any school, dixie
or irrigation district or other local i'm
provement district election, or for
presidential electors.
Primaries, When and Where Held.
Sec. 3. A primary election held to
nominate candidates to be voted for
at the general election in November,
1908, shall be held at the regular poll
ing places in each precinct on the Sec
ond Tuesday of September, 1908, and
biennially thereafter. for the nomina-
ton of all candidates to be voted for
at the succeeding general election.
Except as hereinafter provided, any
primary other than the September pri-
mary shall be held four weeks before
the election for which candidates are
to be nominated at such primary: Pro-
vided, That primaries for the nOmina-
ton of candidates to be voted upon at
municipal elections held during 1907
shall be held two weeks prior to the
date of said elections.
Declaration Of Candidacy.
Sec. 4. The name of no candidate
shall be printed upon an official bal
lot used at any primary election un-
less at least thirty 500 and not more
than sixty (60) days prior to such pri-
mary a declaration of candidacy shall
have been filed by him, as provided in
this act, in the following form:
declare upon
honor that / reside at No. 80. street,
........ Lefty or town. OF
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. county OF
State of Washing
ton, and am qualified voter therein,
and q member of. party,
that hereby declare myself candi-
date for nomination to the office of
to be made at the
primary election to be held on the.
day of .................. and hereby
request that my name be printed upon
the Official primary ballot as provided
by law as q candidate of the. .........
...... party, and l accompany here
with the sum Of. ......... dollars. the
fee required by law of me for becom-
ing such candidate.
Subscribed this. 30.
day Of. .190.. ...............
Provided that no person who desires to
become q candidate for the office OF
supreme or superior court judge shall
certify his party affiliations.
Fees to be Paid by Candidates.
Sec. s. At least thirty (30) days
before the primary election day any
person who shall be eligible, who shall
desire to become candidate for nom
nation for any office, subject to this
act, shall file in the proper Office a
declaration of candidacy accompanied
by the fee provided in this act, which
fee shall be as follows:
For any office with salary or COM
pensation attached, of one thousand
dollars or less per annum, ten ($1O)
dollars; when such salary or compen-
sation exceeds one thousand dollars
per annum, an additional sum, equal
to l per cent. on such excess.
Said fees shall be paid to the fol-
lowing officers: When the candidacy
Is for a state. congressional, or district
Office embracing more than one county
the fee shall be paid to the Secretary
Of State, to be paid by him to the State
Treasurer, and when for district Of
fiices for more than one county, the
same shall be divided equally between
the counties composing such district
and paid to the respective treasurers
thereof, and the Secretary OF State
shall issue all necessary warrants for
such payments on the State Treasurer.
When such fees are for county offices
and offices for districts within cOun-
ties, such fee shall be paid to the
county auditors and by them to the re-
spective county treasurers, and when
for city or municipal offices, shall be
paid to the respective clerks of such
cities or municipalities and by them
to the respective treasurers OF the
same.
Political Party Candidates.
Sec. 6. Any political organization
which at the general or city election