Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-02-28
the KANSAS PRIMARY LAW
Full Text Of Measure as Passed by
the Legislature.
AlI State, County and City Officers vii
Be Nominated According to
These Rules.

Following Is the complete text OF stat,
primary law as finally passed at the re-
cent special session Of the KANSAS lea.s-
hture and approved by the governor:
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State Of Kansas:
Section 1. Definitions. Unless incon.
Sistent with the context words ant
phrases used In this act shall be defined
and construed as follows: % the wore
primary" the primary election provided
for in this act; (2) the word election"
general election, as distinguished from {
primary election and applying to botf
city and general elections; 81 the wolc
precinct" an election district established
by law, within which all qualified electors
vote at one polling place; (D the word
district" any political subdivision of the
state consisting Of more than one county,
provided, that this term shall also ex-
tend and apply to the following named
political divisions comprising one county,
more or less, state senatorial district,
state representative district, and state
judicial district; ~ the word "subdis-
trict," any political subdivision Of the
state consisting Of less than one county,
such as commissioner district or town.
ship; (6) the words "city election an
election Leld for the election of officers
n city Of 5000 population or more.
Bee. 2. Scope Of act. Hereafter all can
6idates for elective Offices shall be nomi-
mated by: % A primary held in accord
Ance with this act; (2) Independent nomi-
nation papers signed and filed as provided
BY existing statutes; (3) party candidates
for the Office of United States senator,
shall be nominated in the manner provid-
% herein. This act shall not apply to
special elections to fill vacancies, nor to
annual or special school district meetings
Tor the election Of school district officers,
eor to city elections where the population
b less than 5000.
Sec. 3. Time Of holding primary. The
primary shall be held on the first Tues
DAY Of August in 1905 and biennially
thereafter, for the nomination of all can
eidates to be voted for at the next ensu-
ing November election, and on the first
Tuesday of March, 1909 and annually
thereafter, in all cities having 5000 or
more population, for all candidates to be
voted for at the next ensuing city cleo
don.
Sec. 4. Notice Of primary. ~ At least
one hundred and twenty days before the
time Of holding the primary. the secretary
Of state shall prepare and transmit to
each county clerk q notice in writing des-
tgnating the offices for which candidates
are to be nominated at such primary. (2)
Upon receipt Of such notice each county
clerk shall forthwith publish so much
thereof as may be applicable to his cOun-
~, once each week for three consecutive
weeks In the official county paper. (3)
The sheriff Of each county shall, immedi-
etely after the publication of such notice,
cause notice Of such primary to be post
ID In three public places in each precinct
81 his county; such notice so posted shall
state the time when and the place where
che primary will be held in each precinct
therein, together with the offices fol
which candidates are to be nominated. (4)
Each city clerk shall, in each year, al
l1ast forty-f1ve days before the time Of
holding the primary, publish in the off.
Gal city paper, once in each week fol
Ehree consecutive weeks, a notice desig.
mating the city offices for which candi
Gates are to be nominated at such pri
enary, and shall also post such notice IL
three public places In each election pre-
einct in said city, such posting to be no
nore than twenty and not less than tel
Gays before such primary.
Sec. 5. Preparation of nomination pa
GERS. ~ The name of no candidate shall
be printed upon an official ballot used a
any primary unless at least forty day
prior to such primary nomination pape
shall have been filed in his behalf, as pro
vided in this act, in substantially the fol
lowing form:
81, the undersigned. a qualified electo
Of the .......... precinct of the TOWNSHIP
OF ........ Tor, ........ precinct of tn
.......... ward Of the city Of ..........)
county OF ........, and state of Kansas
and member Of the ........ party, here
by nominate .........., who resides In tn
township of ........, Tor, at No. .......
on ........ street, city of .......). in tn
county of ........ and state of KanSa!
as a candidate for the office of (here spec
fly the office ........ to be voted for a
the primary to be held on the first Tues
day of August, in ...... land in cite
having population of five thousand G
more on the first Tuesday in March,. a
representing the principles of said party
and further declare that intend to sur
port the candidate herein named and tha
have not signed and will not sign an
petition or nomination papers for any 9th
or person for said office at the next er
suing election"
PLEADING in case of Cities.)
Names Of Signers. Name of city. Stree
No. Date ct signing.
Or,
PLEADING In case of townships)
Names of signers. Postoffice Date
signing.
~ All nomination papers shall hay
substantially the foregoing form, write
2 Or printed at the top thereof No 81.
nature shall be counted unless 1t is upC
Q sheet having such written or printt
form at top thereof.
(3) Each signer of a nomination pap
shall sign but one such paper for Il
same office, and shall declare that he II
tends to support the candidate there
named, and shall add to his signature h
residence, If in city of the first or Sc
ond class, by street and number Gf any
or, If in a township or city of the th
class, by postoffice address. (D All sig
srs Of each separate nomination pap
shall reside in the same precinct. The a
hdavit of qualified electOr shall be a
pended to each such nomination papt
stating that to the best of his knowled
and belief, all the signers thereof are ele
tors of that precinct; that he knows tn
they signed the same with full knowled
Of the contents thereof; that their respe
dive residences are correctly stated Their
IN; that each signer signed the same
the date stated opposite his name, a
that the attiant intends to support t
candidate therein named. Such affida'
shall not be made by the candidate, a
shall be prima facie evidence of the fs
therein stated. 90 Such nominate
papers shall be signed: (a) If for a sts
ofice Cor for the Office of United Stat
senator) by at least one per cent of
voters Of the party of such candidate
ct least each Of ten counties in the sta
and in the aggregate not less than @
per cent nor more than ten per cent
the teeal vote Of his party in the state
by at least one per cent of the total V,
81 his party in each of twenty count
(b) II for a district office by at least [
per cent of the voters of the party des
mated. in at least tenth of the elect
precincts in each of at least one-half
the counties Of the district; and in
aggregate not less than two per cent
more than ten per cent of the total V
Of the party designated in such distr
(c) If for subdistrict Office or for cou
office by at least three per cent of
party vote In at least one-fourth of
election precincts of such subdistrict
county; and in the aggregate not less Il
three per cent nor more than ten
cent of the total vote of the party des
mated Ia such subdistrict or county.
n for q county nreCinct commit aay,,