The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-07-01
THE NEW ELECTION BILL
AMENDED SENATE ELL NO. f6s-
PROVISIONS or NEW OKLA
HoMA PRIMARY LAW


GHnutMdleH fVE All AAfNENt OAAkgNa
IN the State OF Oklahoma, Inciud-
sng Presidential Electors. Congress-
men. United States Senators. Dele
gates 10 County District, state and
National Conventions; Prohibiting
Corrupt Practices In Such Elections
and Declaring an Emergency.
BE Ii Enacted BY the People Of the
State Of Oklahoma;
Section /. That all nominations Of
candidates for elective offices in the
State of Oklahoma now created Or
which may hereafter be created, OF
the three coordinate branches Of gov
ernment, whether such offices belong
exclusively to one branch or exercise
mixed powers OF one or more legisla-
tive, executive or judiciary branch of
government, whether State district,
county or municipal, or township gov
ernment. together with United States
senators, members og congress, presl-
Dental electors and delegates to
county. district, state and national
conventions Of the several political
parties, shall be made In the manner
provided In this act Provided, that
this section shall not exclude the
right OF the people by petition, 70
place on the ballot for the general
election, IN accordance with the pro-
visions Of this act any non-partlsan
candidate for office; Provided, iur-
ther, that this act shall not apply %
tha selection OF nominees for pfesi-
dental electors and delegates to ma.
tIOnaI conventions by the political
parties made for the year 1908.
Sec. 2. The first Tuesday IN the
month OF August of each and every
even numbered year. beginning with
the year Nineteen Hundred Eight
shall be the biennial primary election
day at which time each and every
political party entitled and intending
ID make nominations for the next gen
eral election shall nominate their
candidates for all elective offices and
nosFtlOns enuemrated in section one Of
this act to be filled at such general
election. and including United States
senators; Provided. that nominations
for any special election, held for the
purpose Of filling vacancy in any Of
Ace or offices, caused by death, resig
nation or removal, may be made BY
delegate convention, If, in the ludg
ment OF the state election board, the
tlme Is too short In which to hold
primary election. or the cost or mold
ing same would be excessive or I'M
necessarily burdensome; Provided,
that If special primary elections are
held to fill vacancies in the legisla-
ture. they shall be held on q day
fixed BY the governor by prcclama-
ton, which proclamation shall be Isl
sued fifteen days before the day Of
such primary election.
Sec. 3. The voting place In each
precinct or ward. and the inspector,
judges and clerks shall be designated
and selected and advertised Ia the
same manner as provided by law for
general elections, and all provisions
OF the general election laws not incon-
sstent with this act, shall govern
such primary election.
Sec. 4. In all cities or districts
where registration Is now or may
hereafter be by law required for gen.
eral elections. no person shall be en-
titled to vote at the primary election
unless registered for the last preced
ing general election, or shall have
registered after such preceding gem
eral election and prior TO such prI
mary election. except as hereinafter
provided Provided, that any person
who may be Of age at the next gen
eral election shall be entitled to spe
cial registration and entitled to vote
In said primary
Sec. g. 1t shall be the duty of the
city clerk of each and every city Of
the first class In the state of Okla.
homa to keep his office open from
nine o'clock a. m. until six o'clock p
m during the thirty days next pre-
ceding the twenty days Immediately
prior to such primary election for the
purpose Of registering the voters in
said city. Provided. that during the
last five days of said registration Pc
Tiod said clerk shall keep his office
open from nine o'clock a. m. until
nine O'Clock ., m. for such registra-
ton: Provided further. that such
registration shall conform in all re-
spects 70 the laws governing reglstra.
ton for general elections.
Sec s. It shall be the duty of the
city clerk of each and every city Of
the first class to furnish the election
board OF each ward and voting pre-
cinct 10 his city a list of the names
Of the voters having registered from
that ward or voting precinct. together
with the names OF the street and num-
b9f thereon where each resides,
which list shall be kept at the voting
place for inspection and examina-
tion. and 40 person shall be permit
ted to vote in said ward or voting pre-
cinct who has not registered as herein
provided. Provided. that any voter,
otherwise qualified. who. by reason OF
sickness during the last five days Of
said registration period or necessary
absence from said city during the last
fifteen days Of said registration pc
TiOd, shall have been prevented from
so registering. shall be permitted 10
register and vote upon the proper
proof Of such sickness or absence; In
the case of sickness by affidavit of
such fact made and subscribed to by
himself. and eorroborated BY affidavit
made and subscribed to by his at
tending physician, aud in the case Of