Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-02-05
A Primary Law at Last

and, as predicted, it is a compromise
measure between the house and senate.
1t provides for the nomination of all can
didates by all parties on the first Tues
day in August prior to every November
election, by direct vote. Delegates to
national conventions are to be elected
by conventions this year, and thereafter
under rules to be prescribed by the re-
spective national committees. The chair
man OF the various county committees
are to constitute the state committee and
the county committee is composed of
one committeeman from each precinct.
In order to become a candidate for
Office under the provisions of this act it
is necessary for a candidate for a state
Office or United States senator, to secure
petitions signed by at least one per cent
Of the voters Of his party in at least each
Of ten counties Of the state and in the
aggregate not less than one per cent nor
more than ten per cent of the total party
vote in the state, or by at least one per
cent OF the party vote in each of twenty
counties.
For candidate for state senator, State
representative or Judge of the district
court it is necessary to procure petitions
signed at least by 2 per cent of the voters
ef the party designated in at least one
tenth Of the election precincts in each of
at least one-half Of the counties of the
district, if there is more than one county
in the district, and in the aggregate not
less than 2 per cent nor more than 10
per cent Of the totol vote of the party in
such district.
For county Office, or for an office in
a district composed of less than one
county, the petition shall be signed by at
least 3 per cent Of the party vote in at
least one-fourth Of the election precincts
OF the district or county, and not less than
; per cent nor more than 10 per cent
Of the total vote of the party in the dis
trict or county.
For precinct committeeman a petition
shall be signed by at least ten per cent
of the party vote in the precinct.
All nomination papers must be filed
with the secretary of state, or county or
city clerk and the names of the candi-
dates shall be published three weeks in
the official county or city paper.
The ballots are prepared and distribut-
ed by the state. county and city officials
IN substantially the same manner as bal
ots for the general election, and the pri-
mary, when held is conducted under the
avs governing the Australian ballot,
with only such changes as are necessary;
provided, however, that when the voter
presents himself he states to which party
he belongs and is given a ticket for that
party only.
All the requirements of the general
law for registration or CHALLENGES are in
in this law.
The canvass Of the votes made in the
same manner and by the same officials as
for general election.
The person receiving the greatest
number of votes is the candidate of his
party.
lhe party organization consists of
party council, which is composed of the
candidates that have been nominated for
the various state Offices, United States
senator, national congress, the state SEN
ate, house Of representatives and the
chairman Of each county central commit
Tee. 1t shall be the duty of this party
council to meet on the last Tuesday of
August in Topeka and make platform, |
which platform must be published within |
one day after the council adjourns.
The penal provisions for violating the |
provisions Of this act and for giving |
onbe. or promise Of gain, are very strin- |
gent.
A special clause relating to United |
States senator has been incorporated IN |
he law. The vote on this important |
natter will be taken by legislative dis
nets and the candidate receiving a plu-
,aIty vote in plurality Of the district,
N1II he the F1arfx, norosra. 81 al.