Arizona republican., 1909-08-19
4 DIGEST OF THE LAW
Of Which Comparatively Little Is Known, Though It Revolutionizes Entire
 ly the Business of Choos-
 ing Candidates for Office.

The secretary Of the territory has just sent to the printer the forms pre- pared by him and the attorney gener- al, necessary to carry out the pre- visions of the primary election law passed by the last legislature. There will be 10000 copies of the forms and the law. which will be distributed as soon as possible according to section IS of the act.
 The act entirely changes the politic- al machinery of the territory. It en- tails upon every aspirant for office at least one campaign and if he should be successful in the first one he will still have another before him. The party convention is eliminated, but there is a partial substitute for it in the party council provided for by the act.
 Assistant Secretary Kirke has pre- pared the following digest of the act which to the average citizen will con- vey better information of it's prOvi- sicns than the long act itself:
 First General Primary-To be held the first Tuesday in September. 1910, and bienniaIly thereafter.
 City Primary-To be held thirty days prior to all city elections.
 Notice of Primary-Secretary of Arizona shall give notice at least ninety days before primary to clerks of board of supervisors, designating offices for which candidates are to be nominated.
 Tr, bob r.f all candidates must be filed at least forty days prior to primary. Also must have affidavit of an elector as to contents.
 Fees for Candidates-Delegate to congress, $25.0O to secretary of Ari- zona: district offices. $5.OO to secre- tary of Arizona: county and precinct offices. $500 to clerk of board of sup ervisors. City offices, $500 to city clerk.
 Signers of Nomination Papers-Can only sign one nomination paper.
 Signature to Nomination Papers:
 For Delegate to COngress-One per cent of the voters of candidates party in at least three counties of the ter ritory. and in the aggregate. not less than one per cent, nor more than ten per cent of the total vote of party in the territory.
 District Offices-At least two per cent of party voters in at least one tenth of the election precincts in each of at least one-half of the counties of the district. In the aggregate not less than two per cent. nor more than ten per cent of the total party vote in the district.
 County Offices-At least three per cent of party vote in at least oen- fourth of the election Precincts of the county. In, the aggregate not less than three per cent, nor more than ten per cent, of the total vote of party
 County Precinct Committeeman Ten per cent of party vote for dele gate to congress in such precinct.
 City Offices Except Councilmen-At least five per cent of party vote in at least one-fourth of election precincts of the city. In the aggregate not less than five per cent nor more than ten per cent of total party vote.
 City Councilmen-At least five per cent of party vote in at least one half of election precincts in the ward to be represented. In the aggregate not less than five per cent nor more than ten per cent of the total party vote.
 Precinct COmmitteemen-At least ten per cent of the total party vote in the precinct.
 Filing Nomination Papers - For delegate to congress and joint council man. with the secretary of Arizona
 County offices and county and pre- cinct committeeman with clerk of the board of supervisors.
 City offices and city precinct com- mitteemen with the city clerk.
 Party Organization:
 County Precinct Committeeman One for each precinct and one addl- tional for each fifty votes or major fraction of the votes cast for dele gate to congress.
 County Committee-To consist of all county precinct committeeman; chair man, secretary and treasurer to be elected therefrom. The chairman to be ex-officio member of the territorial committee
 Territorial Committee-One member from each county and one member for each two hundred and fifty votes or major fraction of the votes cast mittee to be elected by the various county central committees.
 The territorial committee to meet at the capitol on the last Monday in