The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-01-11
PROVISIONS OF
PRIMARY LAW

PRIMARY LAW
The provisions Of the primary law
as applicable to primary holding, are
interesting at this time.
Section 10 provides that Sin orde,
that none but those afiiliating with
and being members Of any politica
party shall participate in any prima'
ry election held by said political par.
ty. Every person offering to vote
shall be asked by the Commissioner
of Election whether or not he is a
member of such political party, and
whether or not he will support the
nominee Of said primary; and ne
shall not be permitted to vote unless
he answers both Of these questions
in the affirmative.
Section Ii governs the expenses of
the primary election, and provides:
"Section 13-That the expense OF
primary election held under this act
shall be apportioned and betrayed
as follows:
"The expense Of printing ballots
and the furnishing the necessary sta
tionery and other election supplies
for the primary election in which
candidates for United States Sena-
tor, Congressman, Governor and 9th
er State officers who are voted Cor
throughout the entire state or con-
gressional districts, and also other
expenses necessary to the transmits
/ sion and PRONUNCIATION Of the returns
shall be paid by the State Of Louisi-
ana, in the same manner as for gen.
eral elections.
"That the expense of printing bal
lots and furnishing the necessary sta
tionery and other election supplies
for the primary election in which
candidates for all other offices are
to be nominated, shall be paid by the
candidates participating in said pri-
mary.
"That the necessary expenses In
cidental to the holding and conduct
ing of the said primary elections,
such as payment Of commissioners
and clerks of election, rent Of poll
ing places, expenses of delivery Of
the ballot boxes, and supplies to and
from the polling places, shall be
borne by the respective parishes, cit
les, towns and villages, and the re-
spective police juries and municipal
authorities shall provide, by ordi-
nance, for their payment.
"That any other actual expenses
necessary and incidentally to the call
ing and holding of the said primary
election shall be borne by the can
didates participating therein.
"That the respective committees
authorized under the act to call pri-
mary elections shall, by resolution,
adopted at the same meeting at which
they called said primary, Ak the sums
assessed against each candidate for
the purpose Of defraying the actual
expenses to be borne by him as here
inabove provided for, and the amount
so fixed and assessed shall be paid
by the candidate at the time Of filing
his written notification Of candidacy,
Failure to make payment as herein
provided will debar any such can
didate from having his name placed
on the official ballot for such primary
election; provided, that such amount
as shall remain une1pended in said
primary election shall be returned TO
the various candidates in proportion
to the amount contributed by them.
Section IA provides that the ballot
for United States Senators, Congress-
man and state officers shall be fur
nished by the Secretary of State.
This Secretary Michel is now having
done. The ballot must be printed on
white paper and in black ink. At the
top of the ballot must be printed the
name of the party and following this
the primary district and polling place.
This makes it necessary to change the
ballot for every precinct. Then fol-
lows the name of each office, and then
below the name Of each office in
smaller capital letters the names of
the candidates, arranged by the Sec
retary of State alphabetically accord
ing to surnames. The name Of all
candidates is to be printed in type Of
uniform size and style, and in YER
teal column. Immediately following
and opposite the name Of each can H.
date, on the same line, will be print
ed square space, and all Of these
square spaces must be of uniform size.
Uniform and sufficient space is to
separate the names Of the different
candidates.
Section Is Of the Primary Election
Law provides for the distribution Of
the ballots and election material By
the Secretary Of State.
Section Is. That the respective
committees shall send to the Commits
sioners of each voting place, before
the opening of the polls on the day
Of election, cards of instruction, tally
sheets, blank forms and the set If
ballots, as sealed and marked by the
Secrefarv Of State for aach .-ofino