The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-02-14
THE MISSOURI PRIMARY Law
Outlined and Explained by Committee of the
Mckinley Roosevelt Club, of St. Joseph
for the Use Of Voters Generally.

MCKINNEY Roosevelt Club, OF st. Joseph
for the Use Of Voters Generally
VACANCIES
Vacancies ooouriag after primary filled by The
committee oithe county district state the
(sec 1o)
COUNTY COMMITTEEMAN
County cou mittsemsn elected in August primary
election. No nomination 10 necessary. Each may
wSite In the space left his that purpose the
Of qualified eleotor Of the ward township
misteeman, and the having the highest numbsr
In each ward wnship shall be the member of the party
committee in such county lSec 49,
CONGRESSIONAL, SENATORIAL AND JUDICIAL CON-
MITTEEMAN
The ehairma. Of the county committee elected by the
members at mesng held at the county seat the first
Friday after August primary chairman
virtue thereof becomes member of the party oongrssion
al, senatorial and judicial committee. (sec. 49,
STATE COMMITTEEMAN
The party congressional committee
Of the pasy state COMMITTEES meeting held the
ond Tuesday in August after the primary election. The
place of this meeting desgnated by then chairman of
the congressional COMMITTEES. (seo. 2s)
NATIONAL COMMITTEEMAN PRESIDENTIAL ELEC-
TORS. and DELEGA1Es TO NATIONAL
CONVENTIONS
The state committee Of the party calls convention of
delegates to be appointed chosen elected in such
- pesorbe for the of nominating presden
ta electors elecng delegates national
ting members of the national committees and doing act
not inoonsistent with the law, (Sec. 33b.)
The platform is formulated joint meeting
state committee and party nominees for Offices
state senators and Representatives This meeting
ss nsa At Ts at On tn. second Tues
later than six o'clock Of the sernoon OF the following day
PREPARATION OF THE BALLOT FOR USE AT THE
PRIMARY.
At least fyfve days before the primary Secretary
of State sends the county eainng
the Of each person papers have
been asd together with all necessary information Sec2
Theeupoa the clerk publishes the and address
candidate and the the primary (Sec 1917
This publication for three weeks prior primary
in not less than papers county
Where possible of such shall
party having largest in the county
such newspapers shall the party having next
largest vste. (Sec. 14)
At least twenty days before the primary pre-
sample ballots printed tinted submits
to the county chairman of each party mails copy
each candidate On tho teath before primary
County Clerk correots any and printed
distributed required by law in OF ballots for the
general election except
each precinct twice the number of
preceding general election. Ses. 16) All expenses
paid by the county OF Stao in regular elections
(See 17)
hsre be many separate tickets a. there are par
ties entitled participate also ticket
for nonpartsans, who properly nominated for the
primary.
The names are printed ticket alphabetically &C.
ooFdns the title of the respective
ofhces (Sec 1877 A candidate cannot have his
printed more than ticket he must indicate In
writing what ticket wishes to have his Sso 1877
OHALLENGERS.
The party committee of each party may appoint in writ
ing their signatures party at each
precinct with alternate for eaoh who shall act as
ohasngers for ths respective pases and have the
prescribed by law as in general elections (sec. 2l)
VOTING.
The duly registesed his precinct
at which segsration is required In elections
(Sec 2O Each qualified shall be entitled receive
from the judges of election ballot Of the Political party
participating suoh election for which he desires to
The two judges of election having charge OF the
ballots write their initials the back OF each
ballot indeibe pencil and also the Der of the bal
No other writing shall be placed back Of
the ballot (Sso 1877
voter writes his ticket the of
who candidate for the office upon other tick
this ballot shall be counted for such only
aandidata O Whoae ticket hia In