Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-02-13
Primary Election Law
III Washington
APPROVED March 10, 1907
CHAPTER 2O9, LAWS OF 1907.

Is. B. 1929
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.
sI3e it enacted by the Legislature OF
the State of Washington:
G1efinltcn and Construction.
Section /. The words and phrases
IA this act shall, unless the same be
Inconsistent with the context, be con-
rstrued as follows:
(a) The word primary" the pri-
mary election provided for by this act
% The words September pri-
nary" the primary election held In
September to nominate candidates to
ne voted for at the ensuing election.
CO The word election" general or
city election as distinguished from a
primary election.
Candidates, How Nominated.
Sec. 2. Hereafter, all candidates for
slective office in this state, either
state, county, municipal, precinct or
congressional, shall be nominated at
4 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
lion 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
.f1ominate 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
G2nd Tuesday OF September, 1908, and
Gliennially thereafter, for the nOmina-
lion Of all candidates to be voted for
At the succeeding general election.
Except as hereinafter provided, any
svxinary other than the September pri-
nary shall be held four weeks before
aAs election for which candidates are
* be nominated at such primary: Pro-
'aided, That primaries for the nomina-
lion Of candidates to be voted upon at
municipal elections held during 1907
shall be held two weeks prior to the
Aate 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
Ibis act. in the following form:
l, .................. declare upon
honor that reside at No. .... street,
-................... Getty or town. OF
-@.................. county or
.................., State OF Washing
con, and am a qualified voter therein,
ans a member Of. party,
that / hereby declare myself q candi-
date for nomination to tho office Of
o.................,t to be made at the
primary election to be held on the. ...
lay of ..................a and hereby
request that my name be printed upon
the official primary ballot as provided
ay law as q candidate of the. .........
-.s..... party. and I accompany here
with the sum OF. ......... dollars. the
Zee required by law of me for becom-
i Ing such candidate.
Subscribed this....
day Of. .... $780,. ...............
provided that no person who desires to
become q candidate for the Office Of
supreme or superior court judge shall
.oertify his party affiliations.
Fees to be Paid by Candidates.
Sec. 5. At least thirty (30) days
slefore the primary election day any
.i,erson 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
Zee shall be as follows:
For any office with salary or COM
Yensation attached, Of one thousand
dollars or less per annum, ten ($10)
.oilars when such salary or compen-
sstion exceeds one thousand dollars
per annum, an additional sum, equal
20 l per cent. on such excess.
Said fees shall be paid to the fol-
lowing officers: When the candidacy
- for state, congressional, or district
office embracing more than one county
-fl-oS LOU Shall UC phlu W tuc O6CToIdIy
NJ State, to be paid by him to the State
Treasurer, and when for district Of
Meas for more than one county, the
asus shall be divided equally between
The counties composing such district
And paid to the respective treasurers
Ghereof, and the Secretary of State
Ihall Issue all necessary warrants for
such payments on the State Treasurer
Whsn such fees are for county offices
and offices for districts within coun-
+3es, such fee shall be paid to the
county auditors and by them to the re-
spectiye county treasurers, and when
for city or municipal offices, shall be
paid to the respective clerks of such
O. ;atiss or municipalities and by them
Go the respective treasurers Of the
. aanos.
saiteical Party Candidates.
Ssc. G. ANY political organization
rla>ch at the general or city election
/ as preceding the primary was repre-
seDsst on the official ballot by either
rsguiar party candidates or by indi-
@b3ual nominees only, may, upon COM