The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-07-01
lForm Of afidavIt u b printed n


bottom Of petitton.)
State Of Oklahoma. County Of .....
1, -......., do soiemnly swear
that I am a qualified elector IN .....
precinct .. township, ward, town
Or city,, ........ county that to the
best OF my knowledge and belief each
Of the signers to the foregoing nom.
mating petition are qualified electors
Of .... precinct ..... township,
ward, town or cityl, county OF .....,
that each of them signed such petI-
ton In my presence; that to the best
Of my knowledge and belief they had
full knowledge Of the contents there
OF when they signed the same, that
their respective residences are cor
rectly stated therein; that each per
son signed the same on the date
stated opposite such persons name
that each signer is Of the race or
color therein stated; that | intend
to support the candidate therein
named.
olsheu s....-..'... ....s...'..
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this m day Of ........ A. D.
1870. ...
The affidavit prescribed In this sec
ton, OF qualified elector shall be re-
quired to each such nominating petit
ton, stating that, to the best Of his
knowledge and belief all Of the sign
ers thereof are electors of that pre-
cinct; that, to the best of his knowl-
edge and belief, they signed the same
with the full knowledge OF the con
tents thereof; that their respective
residences and postofflce addresses
are correctly stated therein; that
each signer signed the same on the
date stated opposite his name; and,
that the affiant intends to support the
candidate therein named; that he saw
each OF them sign the same; that
each signer Is OF the race or color
therin stated. Such affidavit shall
not be made by the candidate, and
shall be prima facie evidence OF the
facts therein stated.
Sec. Is. No person shall sign the
nominating petition Of more than one
person for the same office and party
nomination. In such cases, the name
OF such person shall not be counted
on either petition. In case of petit
tions for candidates for offices in sub
divisions, larger than a county, no
such petition shall contain names
from more than one county. Each
caption with the blank lines for sig
natures and the affidavit at the bot
tom thereof, shall be regarded as a
nominating petition, and no name
shall be considered which does not ap-
pear in said blank lines on sheet
Of paper with said caption at its top
and said affidavit at its bottom. No
petition shall be filed, or considered
which names more than one candl-
date. The names Of all petitioners on
the several petitions filed in behalf
OF certain person for the same Of
fice, and the same party nomination,
shall be added together In computing
the number of petitioners, required by
this act. The name Of a person ap-
pearing upon a petition shall not be
counted, If it should appear that such
person IS not qualified elector OF
the precinct set out in the netition.
Sec. is. No name shall be printed
upon ballot as candidate in a
primary election, unless a petition Of
qualified electors, entities to vote for
such candidate petition therefor. The
name OF non-partisan candidate
shall not be printed upon the ballot
for use In any primary election. Can
didates names for offices for which
electors Of the entire state are enti-
tied to vote, including United States
senators, shall only be accepted, and
printed upon the ballots when as
many as one thousand t1,O0O) quail
fed electors of the state have signed
the required petition The preceding
clause shall include candidates for all
OFFICES which may be nominated In
subdivision OF the state, and voted for
at the general election of the state.
Candidates names for offices for
which the people OF district or sub
division of the state only, shall vote,
shall be accepted and printed upon
the official ballots, only when as
many as FIVE hundred (500) qualified
electors Of such district or sub-divi-
sion OF the state. sign the required
petition; Provided. however, that the
name OF any candidate for the SEN
ate or house of representatives shall
be accepted and printed upon the bal
lots when one hundred (100) qualified
electors OF such district have signed
the required petition. Candidates
names for office for which the elec-
tors of a county only shall vote, shall
not be accepted and printed upon the
Official ballots unless ais many as one
hundred (1OO) qualified electors Of
such county have signed the required
petition. Candidates names for any
subdivision Of a county greater than
a township shall not be accepted and
printed uDon the ballots unless as
man as fifty (50) qualified electors of
such subdivision shall have signed
the required petition. No candidates
name for a township office shall be
accepted and printed upon the official
ballots unless as many as fifteen tl5)
qualified electors of such township
have signed the required petition. No
name as a candidate for a party pre-
cinct committeeman shall be printed
on the ballot unless as many as ten
t10) qualified electors for such pre-
cinct shall have signed the required
petition,