The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-04-03
Primary Election
Bill Passed.
IT'S PRINCIPAL FEATURES.
It w ent Through as an Amend
ment to the Wilson Law
Extension.

as All amendment to the Roe
Law extension bill:
All parties which at the gen
eral election next preceding the
primary polled 10 per cent. of the
entire vote cast in the several
counties of the State at that elec
ton mist hold their primaries
under this law. Candidates NAV
be nominated by direct vote Of
the registered voters of the party
or 10y convention, the delegates
to which must be elected by the
direct vote, according to the law,
as shall he determined upon from
time to time, by the State Cen
trail Committee or other govern.
ing body oi said political parties.
In the COUNTIES where it has here
tofoie been he custom to use he
Crawford County plan, it shall
not be lawful to nominate 10y
con, ention without first submit
ting any proposed change to the
voters of the party i'll those coun.
ties. The date Of primaries Is to
he fixed by the party committee
not later than the second Monday
in September. The polls may be
open fran s A. NJ. 10 & p. NJ.
but not less than four hours. Su
pervisors of Election are to sup
ply lists of the registered voters
Tor use at The primaries.
HOW JUDGES ARE APPOINTED
The primary election of each
political party shall be conducted
by three judges and two clerks
belonging to said respective par
ties, who shall be appointed by
the members of the Board OF Su-
pervisers OF Election in the tol
lowing manner: The mem bers of
the majority party upon said
board shall appoint the judges
and clei ks for tue majority party
and the mem ers of the minority
party upon said board shall ap.
point the judges and clerks Tor
said minority party, aud all of
the members of said board, or the
majority of them, shall appoint
the judges aud clerks for any
other party which may hold or
be required TO hold "a primary
election, and before any person
shall act as judge or clerk at
such primary election he shall
take an oath that he will dis
charge the duty of said office
fairly and honestly and that
he will not ascertain nor
divulge how any person votes.
Senator Biddlson's amendment
provides that in Baltimore county
the judges and clerks must be
appointed by the Comfy Com
mlttees OF the respective parties.
CANDIDATES PAY. EXPENSES
All candidates shall file with
the State Central Committee or
other party governing body for
the several counties at least 10
days prior to the said primary
election certificate stating his
residence and age and the office
or convention for which he seeks
to be nominated, and five days
thereafter he shall pay to the
State Central Committee or other
governing body the sum esti-
mated by such committee or
governing body as his fair pro-
portlonate part necessary TO de-
tray the expenses, provided that
III the case of candidates for Of
flee said proportionate parts shall
be estimated according to the
number of candidates and the
salaries of the various offices
ought.
THE BALLOTS TO BE DIS
TRIBUTED.
The ballots to be used at all
primary elections shall be printed
by the State Central Committee
of the party, with the names of
the candidates for any given of
flee arranged alphabetically and
according to the surname, on
opaque white paper OF uniform
size and in number not less than
twice the number of registered
voters, and shall be delivered to
the return judge in each district
or precinct at least three days
before the primary, and the com
mittee shall print at the same
time and distribute to any can
didate ordering and paying the
cost of the same any number of
official ballots such candidates
may desire. Said ballots shall
the names of all dele
gates TO any convention who shall
have complied with the af0re-
ing requirements, as the case may
be
The primary, shall as far as
practicable, be held in the vi
cinlty OF the place of holding