Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-12-21
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AMENDMENTS SUGGESTED BY
LEAGUE Committee.

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in Law. Will Stop Scramble for
First Place on Ticket. State Com
mitfeeS Provided for, etc.
the executive committee of the
Washington State Direct Primary
League has formulated the following
amendments to the direct primary
law for recommendation for adoption
by the legislature at it's next session
in January:
Add to section 2: Provided fur
ther, the provisions of this act shall
not apply to nominations of candi-
dates for municipal elective offices in
cities of the first class which have
adopted or may hereafter adopt char
ters under section 10, article XII of
the state constitution, where such
charters have provided or may here
after provide non-partisan method
or methods of nominating candidates
for municipal elective offices; and
all such cities shall have the right
and power to provide in their char
ters for any method or methods of
non-partisan nomination of candi-
dates for their elective offices as
they may desire.
Add to section 8, after second
paragraph: In case of any office
without salary, the filing fee shall be
one dollar ($1.OO).
Amend section 13 to read as fol-
lows: The names of candidates for
each office shall be printed upon the
ballot to be used in voting, under the
heading designating each official po-
sition. Whenever there are two or
more candidates for nomination to
the same office, the names of such
candidates shall be so alternated on
the ballots used in each election pre-
cinct that they shall appear thereon
substantially an equal number Of
times at the top, at the bottom and
in each intermediate place, if any,
OF the list or group in which they
belong. All officers charged with
the preparation and distribution of
such ballots shall cause the printers
forms to be so transposed and the
blocks of ballots to be SO made up
and numbered as to carry out the in
tent hereof. There shall be no print
ing upon the back of the ballot, etc,
following the language of the pres
ent section to it's end
Amend section 19 to provide for
two sets of election officers in all
precincts where there is a registra-
tlOn of 100 or more and in precincts
where no registration is required,
where there were 100 or more votes
cast in the last preceding election.
To provide two ballot boxes, the one
set of election officers to receive the
ballots and after each fifty ballots
have been cast, the second set of Of
ficers to retire and canvass the fifty
ballots, while the other set of Off
GERS are receiving the next fifty bal
lots in the second ballot box.
Amend section 20 by inserting af-
ter the word county in the ninth
line: The state committee shall con.
slst or one committeeman from each
county, elected by the county COM
mittee within five days after the Of
ficial result of the primary election is
announced.
amend section 2S by inserting af-
ter the word questions in the fif-
teenth line: For advertising in one
or more newspapers simple an
nouncement of candidacy, to contain
only his name, address and the office
for which he Is a candidate and the
party of which he seeks nomination.
and to be paid for at no more than
the regular advertising rates of such
paper or papers.
Add to the second paragraph of
said section: Except as hereinbe-
fore provided.
amend section 80 by substitute
ing in line three for the words not
less than ten days the words within
twenty days
amend section 33, by inserting
after the words subjects in the sixth
line, including the sale of intoxicat-
ing liquors during the hours the polls
are OPEN
Amend section 3S by providing
for separate ballot distinct from the
general primary ballot for candidates
for supreme and superior court
judges. Also providing that the
number Of judicial positions to be
filled who receive the highest num-
Der OF votes at the primary election
shall be candidates for such respec-
tive offices and their names shall ap-
pear first on the general election
Judiciary ballot under the designa-
tion of such respective offices, and
an equal number Of candidates-pro-
viding there are such candidates
receiving next highest number of
votes shall also become candidates
for said respective offices and their
names shall appear second on the
general election ticket under the de-
signation Of such respective office.
add a new section following Sec
tion 80: Embodying the provision
of the general election law for the
use of stickers and the writing in of
names Of candidates, candidate SO
nominated to pay the required filing
fee before his name shall appear on
the general election ballot.
"The committee also adopted a re-
solution favoring provision for nom
partisan primaries for the nominal
tion of all MI nicipal officers except
In cities OF tue drst -!ase haying
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tisan sys:c'r ,st@l ARA
towns OF -. "a &, rs