The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-02-07
THE MISSOURI PRIMARY Law

Outlined and Explained by Committee of the
Mckinley Roosevelt Club, of St. Joseph
for the Use Of Voters Generally.
NON-PARTISAN CANDIDATES
Nomination papers may also, be aed for partisan
candidates Such must contain least and not
than ten Of the total at the
oeeding general election in the county The signers be
distributed in precincts required for party nominees
STATE OFFICERS
State officers not file declaration candidacy Fer
such officers nomination papers be fled with the Soc
reary of State at least sixty days pcr the f Tuesday
In August preceding the general election The form of
nomination heretofore In the method used
county officers be top Of the
inaton and the form OF affidavit of qualified eec-
tor heretofore given be attached nomination
paper The candidate also Ale with the nomination
declaration that he win qualify such officer If
nominated elected. it is sufficient il
all signers OF each nomination paper reside in the
county (Sec 81 They need not reside in the ward
and and the ward and precinct need be stated
in the nomination paper; but sgner give his
residence and street number date signing(Sec ~
and he sign but such paper the office.
The must be signed by at least of the
voters party the canddae in each of at six
counties of the and in the by less than
than of the total of
his in the (Sec 81 for presidential eector
ceiving the largest preceding presidential
election. (Sec. 10.)
UNITED STATES SENATORS
Each candidate for the Office of United States Senator
must least Sixty days prior the general election file
with Secretary application stating
residence and post Office address, also the political
to which he belongs and whose ticket he wishes
his entered candidate No other nomination
declaration in his behalf is order his
print the official ballot to be used at the pri
mary (Act OF March Is, 19O7)
REPRESENTATIVES IN CONGRESS
Congress- declaration candidacy
be used. Nomin papers filed
Secretary Of State at least Sixty before the August
primary, in the of officers. They
signed by at least tive of the voters of the can
dates party election precincts
each OF at of the counties his district Ssc
All sgners of each separate nomination in each
precinct in which sgner sought reside he
precinct (Sec. 81 s therefore necessary have sep
aate paper In each precinct In which signer
sought Each sgner sign but such for
representative in Congress The sgnsr give his
idence and street number and the date of signing The
form nomination heretofore given County
be written printed the each sheet the
nomination papers Signatures will
they sheet having this form at the top (Seo 6
The affidavit OF qualified eleoor in the form heretofore
given for officers be attached to zach noin
alton paper (Sec 81 And each candidate file in the
Office of the Secretary of State with his
declaration that he will qualify representative in Con-
sress If nominated and elected.
STATE SENATORS
For the Office of State Senator nomination papers
fled Office of Secretary Of Sixty days advance
of the primary the of state officers and
sentaves Congress- the candidate for Senator be
voted upon wholly within County, the alton
mot declaration of candidacy must be hled with
the County Clerk. (Seo. H. The form Of nomination
heretofore given must be at the top of each sheet The
adavit given be attached nomination
paper, and the candidate Ale with the nomination
paper, declaration that he will qualify nominated and
elected. (Sec. 81
the percentage of sgners the law (Ssc 81 requires
that for Office representing less than congressional
district area, the nomination papers mus be signed by
east three the party in at least onesixh of
precincts Of such district and in the aggregate
percent than percent of the
total vote n
would applyo candidates for the State Senate The sign
nomination paper must reside in the
precinct The signer must give his residence street
number and the date OF signing.
candidates the ooe of to the
general assembly of Missouri Section 9of the law has