The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1908-07-24

at;od,, same pollClcdI party are
.hom ior the same office. the tie
than oe determined by lot to be cast
W. n anu there by and as the canvass
th ooaru may determine. 1t shall be
AZ uu.y Oh the county auditor upor
ene completion of its canvass by the
Sansasslng board to Immediately mail
ueIver' IN person to each candidate
~ Illuminated, notice of such fact
nu enat MS name will be placed upon
.ne ohaCiai ballot at the ensuing cleo
e.on. Inc persons whose names are
piaEeu III SAID statement of nOmina
.lon snail De and constitute the nom
Inees OF the said political parties OF
WHICH tney are candidates, and such
nes shall be printed upon the Off
o,H -Sliot prepared for the ensuing
eiectlon. NO names of candidates OF
any political party which is required
10 make nominations under this act
snail De placed upon the official cleo
lion Dallot, unless such candidate shall
nave Deen chosen in accordance with
Snls act, except in cases of a vacancy
occasloned by the death, removal OF
resignation of any candidate so chosen
or arising otherwise, ard in such a
case the campaign or party committee
OF the political party on whose ticket
the same occurs, or if there be nc
such committee, then a convention OF
such party may fill such vacancy. The
name OF such new candidate shall be
certified under oath to the county
auditor, or the city clerk, as the case
may be, by the chairman and secretary
OF SAID committee or convention.
Errors in Printing Ballots to be Pre-
vented.
Sec. 25. Whenever it shall appear
by affidavit to any Judge of the SUI
preme court Or superior court of the
county that any error or omission has
occurred or is about to occur in the
printing in the name of any candidate
on official ballots, or that any error
has been or is about to be committed
In printing the ballots, or that the
name of any person has been or is
about to be wrongfully placed upon
such ballots, or that any wrongful act
has been performed or is about to be
performed by any judge or clerk OF
the primary election, the county aud
itor. capvassing board or member
thereof, or by any person charged with
a duty under this act, or that any neg
lect of duty by any of the persons
aforesaid has occurred, or is about to
occur, such judge shall, by order, re
Quire the officer or person or persons
charged with the error, wrongful act
or neglect, to forthwith correct the err
ror,c desist from the wrongful act, OF
perform the duty, and to do as the
court shall order, or to show cause
forthwith why such error should not
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from, or such duty or order not per
formed. Failing to obey the order OF
such court shall be contempt. Any
candidate at such primary election
who may desire to contest the nomina
ton Of any candidate for the same Of
fee at said primary election may pro
coed by such affidavit so presented:
Provided, That such affidavit may be
presented within five days after the
completion of the canvass by said can
vassing board, and not later, and the
candidate whose nomination is so con
tested shall, by order of such Judge
duly served, be required to appear and
abide by the orders of the court to be
made therein.
Nominations by Minority Parties, How
Made.
Sec. 26. Any political party which
at the last preceding election cast less
than 10 per cent. of the votes, may
nominate candidates in the manner
provided by existing laws for conven
tons: Provided, however, That all
such conventions must be held upon
the same day as the primary cleo
tons are held: And provided further
That no candidates name shall be
printed upon the election ballot unit
he shall have paid the fee provided
by law to be paid by candidates to be
nominated at primary elections fol
like offices. Persons nominated as
provided in this section shall be sub
ject to the provisions and penalties Of
sections %, 20, 80 and 81 of this act
Forms to be Prepared.
Sec. 81. 1t shall be the duty of the
Secretary of State and Attorney Gen
eral, on or before July 1, 1907, to pre-
pare all forms necessary to carry Ou
the provisions of this act, which forms
shall be substantially followed in al
primaries held in pursuance hereof
Such forms shall be printed with
copies of this act for public use ant
distribution.
Expenses of Candidates Limited.
Sec. %. No person shall, in Ordel
to aid or promote his own nomination
to public office under the provision;
of this act, or any amendment thereto
directly or indirectly, himself o.
through another person, give, pay, ex
pend or contribute, or promise to give
pay, expend or contribute any none!
or other valuable thing, except for per
sonal expenses. The words persona
expenses" as used in this act, shall
include only expenses directly incurred
and paid by candidate for travelling
and for purposes properly incidenta
to travelling, and for writing, printing
and preparing for transmission an.
letter, circular or other publication no
issued at regular intervals, whereof.
he states his position or views upol
public or other questions; for station
cry and postage, for telegraph, tele
phone and public messenger service
and for other similar expenses, and TO
the necessary expense of hiring hall
or other rooms for the purpose of hold