The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-03-17

Hrst tuesday IN April open MS reg
istration books and register by the
methods prescribed by general regis.
trations, the electors or their respec-
tive precincts who have acquired the /
right or suffrage since the last preced- /
ing general election. and all electors !
so registered shall be entitled to vote |
a. such city election, provided, they
are otherwise qualified. on the three
days above provided any elector who
swcars that he was unable to register
because Of sickness or absence at
the regular registration, may be reg.
s'ercd. provided, that in the near
1909 any elector of precinct who
has failed TO register before the said
three days OF extra registration may
be- registered
Article II.
Section ]. 40 candidates name
shall be printed upon the official bal.
lot for any city town or village cleo
tiun unless such candidate shall have
been nominated by some political
party at the primary election herein
provided for and so certified TO the
county election board by the chair
man and secretary Of such political
party, or unless his name is present.
ed as an independent candidate as
hrcinaftcr provided
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village Shall, on tine third Tuesday in
March, 1903, and on said date each
year thereafter hold n primary elec.
tiou at each OF their voting preI
cincts, at which time the several po-
litical parties shall nominate candi.
dates for such offices as, under this
act, are to be elected at the cleo
tion provided for by the first article
of this act The law governing pri-
mary elections for the state shall
govern in all primaries in cities
towns and villages, except where
otherwise provided by this act.
Section 3. Political parties in cities
and towns Of this state shall organize
by the selection of a city or town
executive committee. which, in cities
OF the first class. shall he chosen
from wards in such manner as such
party may prefer and in towns or
villages may be chosen from the town
at large. Such committee when so
l,.1,. ii L.,
ty election board Of the respective
/. parties.
Section T. when an executive com,
, mittcc Of political party Is regu
larly chosen It shall organize by elect
ing a chairman and secretary. It shall
be the duty of the county election
board TO recognize the authority ol
such chairman and secretary.
Should the authority of any city oI
, town executive committee of po
., ltical party be challenged the com
mittee shall be recognized which has
, the endorsement Of the county execu
r tive committee Of such party.
( Section :. Any elector may become
| a candidate before any political party
/ for its nomination fer any office here
in specified in any primary election
/, by filing with the county election
+ board. not more than twenty nor les.
. than ten days before the date of such
r primary, written notice, setting fortl
his name as he desires II to appear
I upon the ballots, his postoffice ad
dress and In cities OF the first elias;
4 shall give his street number and
}. ward. lie shall, in such notice, state
h the name Of the office for which
y he desires to become a candidate and
Y shall give the date Of the primary
D and specify the political party OF
which he desires to he candidate
Section G. Independent candidates
4 may have their names printed upon
+ the ballots as candidates for any Of
, fee to be filled at the election to be
{ held in cities. towns and villages.
ON the first Tuesday in April, pro
vided they file with the county clcc
/ iiuu board a written notice as is r.
, quircd of candidates for political
, party nomination
Section e. Notices presenting the
] names of independent candidates shall
be- filed with the county election
board during the period provided
. herein during which candidates are
{ required 20 file notice Of their can.
didacy i'm primary elections
. Article 3, Section /. 1t shall be
/ the duty Of county election boards Ia
cause 20 be- printed separate ballots
, containing the names of all candi
dates for membership upon school
boards including candidates for treas