The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-06
HoITsE BILL NO. 10.

AN ACT relating to primary elections,
providing for the organization an aa.17ine
chaptef 1 e paws Ra'e Of ISL and II ethsr
acts and parts of acts in conflict mere
with, and prescribing and 1l1lns pensA
ties for the violation hereof
Re if enacted by the Legislature OF the
State of Kansas: .
Section i. Definitions. Unless inc on
phrases used in this act shall be oeIllls9
and construed as follows: % the W9ra
for in this act: (2) the word election. q
general election, as distinguished from a
primary election ana appiy1ns the word
''precinct" an election district estaDnsned
by law, within which all qualified electors
district" any political Subdivision of the
state consisting of more than one county
provided, that this term shall also eS
TEND and apply to the following-nameo
political divisions comprising one county.
more or less, state senatorial district, state
the d7T oEd and star
political subdivision of the state consist
ing Of less than one county, such as com
words icity election" an election held for
the election of officers in a city OF 0VVV
population or more.
didates for elective offices shall be nomi-
mated by: ID A primary held in accord
ance with this act; % independent NOM.
nation papers signed and filed as provided
by existing statutes; 90 party candidates
for the office of United States senator,
shall be nominated in the manner provided
herein. This act shall not apply to special
elections to fill vacancies, nor to annual
or special school district meetings for the
election of school district officers, nor to
city elections where the population is less
Sec g. Time of holding primary. The
day of August in 1908, and biennially there
after, for the nomination of all candidates
to be voted for at the next ensuing No
oil and ont he fiTQt Ia W
of March, 1909, and annually thereafter. in
all cities having 5000 or more population,
next ensuing city election.
Sec. 4. Notice of primary. ID At least
one hundred and twenty days before the
time of holding the primary, the secretary
each county clerk a notice in writing des-
tgnating the offices for which candidates
are to be nominated at such primary. ~
Upon receipt OF such notice each county
clerk shall forthwith publish so much
thereof as may be. applicable to his coun-
weeks in the official county paper. (3)
The sheriff of each county shall. immedi-
ately after the publication of such notice,
cause a notice of such primary to be post
ed in three public places in each precinct
in his county; such notice SO posted shall
the primary will be held in each precinct
therein, together with the offices for
which candidates are to be nominated. "a
Each city clerk shall; in each year. at
least forty-five days before the time of
holding the primary. publish in the Off
cial city paper. once in each week for
mating the city offices for which candi-
dates are. to be nominated at such pri-
three public places in each election pre-
cinct in said city, such posting to be not
more than twenty and not less than ten
days before such primary.
Sec. 5. Preparation of nomination pa
pers. Cd The name of no candidate shall
Be printed upon an official ballot used al
urinary IInlaaC leo st vs.
prior to such primary nomination paper
Shall have been filed in his behalf, as pro-
vided In this act, in substantially the fol-
1T, the undersigned. a qualified elector
o. the .'...'- r.. precinct of the township
-. ward of the city ON Of ... OF .ne
county Of ;. - az and state of Kansas.
bn nomi gSer OF .ne who rs p;aaTty here
on street, city Of a. nv in the
as Candidate for the oca Of Of 9be kanas
ify the office .........., to be voted for at
the primary to be held on the first II Tues g.
having a population of five Thousand or
more on the first Tuesday in March, as
and further declare that 1 intend to s,,n,
port the candidate herein named and thai
I have not signed and will not sign any
er person for said office at the next en-
suing election"
(Heading in case of Cities.)
Names of Signers. Name of CITY Street
No. Date of signing
Or,
Q1eading in case of townships)
Names of signers. Postoffice Date NJ
signing.
(2) All nomination papers shall have sub-
stantially the foregoing form, written or
shall be counted Unless 1t is upon a sheet
having such written OF printed form ar
the top thereof. -
(S)Each signer Of a nomination paner
shall sign but one such paper for the
same office. and shall declare that he in
named, and shall add to his signature his
residence. + In city Of the first or sec
ond class, oy street and number Gf any);
GLASS, by post-offfce address. 20 All sign