The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-01-17
State officers.

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State officers.
State officers cannot file dccinra.
ton OF candidacy. For such officers
nomination papers must be field with
the Secretary of State at least sixty
days prior to the first Tuesday in
August preceding the general cleo.
ton. The form Of nomination here
toiore set out in the second method
used by county officers must be at the
top of each sheet Of the nomination
papers, and the same form Of atlida
Wit of n qualified elector, heretofore
given, must be attached to each nOmi.
nation paper. The candidate must
also file with the nomination papers,
declaration that he will qualify as
such officer. II nominated and elected.
For State officers II is sufficient If all
signers OF each nomination paper re.
side in the same county. They need
not reside in the same ward and pre-.
cinct and the ward and precinct need
not be stated in the nomination pa.
per; but each signer must give his
residence and the date OF signing, and
he may sign but one such paper for
the same Office
The paper must be signed by at
least one per cent OF the voters of
the party of the candidate, in each
OF least six counties Of the State,
and in the aggregate by not less than
one per cent, nor more than ten per
cent OF the total vote Of his party in
the State.
United States Senator.
Each candidate for the Office of
| United States Senator must, at least
sixty days prior to the general cleo
tIon. file with the Secretary of State
his application stating his full name
residence and postofllce address, also
the political party to which he be.
longs and upon whose ticket he wish
cs his name entered as candidate
No other nomination or declaration
in his behalf is necessary in order
to have his name printed on the of
fetal ballot to be used at the primary
Representatives in Congress.
For representatives in Congress a
declaration Of candidacy cannot be
used Nomination papers must be
filed with the Secretary OF State at
least sixty days before the August pri,
mary, as in the case Of State officers.
They must be signed by at least two
per cent Of the voters Of the Candi.
dates party, in AT least onc.half of
the counties Of his district.
All signrrs of each separate nomi.
nation paper mus reside in the same
precinct II is therefore necessary to
have a separate nomination paper in
each precinct in which signcrs are
sought Each siEncr may sign but
one such paper for representative in
Congress. The signer must give his
residence and date Of signing The
form OF nomination heretofore given
for county officers must be written
or printed at the top Of each sheet OF
the nomination papers. Signatures will
not he counted unless they are on Il
sheet having this form at the top.
The affidavit Of q qualified clcCtor, in
the form heretofore given for county
officers, must be attached to each
nomination paper, And each candi-
date must file in the Office of the Sec.
rotary Of State with his nomination
papers, declaration that he will quail.
ify az representative in Congress II
Nominated and elected.
State Senators.
For the office of State Senator nom.
nation papers must be filed In the
Office Of the Secretary of State sixty
days in advance of the primary, as in
the case OF State officers and repre-
sentatiyes in Congress The form Of
nomination heretofore given must be
at the top OF each sheet The form
Of affidavit given must be attached 10
each nomination paper and the can.
didate must file, with the nomination
papers a declaration that he will quail.
ify II nominated and elected.
As to the percentage Of signers, the
law requires that for an Office repre-,
senting less than n congressional dis.
trict in area the nomination papers
must he signed by at least three per
cent of the party vote in at least one
sixth OF the election precincts OF such
district, and in the aggregate not less
than three per cent nor more than
ten per cent OF the total vote of his
party in such district, This therefore
would apply to candidates for the
State Senate The sieners Of eacl
separate nomination paper must re-
side in the same precinct. The sign