Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1909-05-13


yncpsIs OF state Primary Elec-
tion Law.
Parties which at election Of 1907
lied ten per cent. OF the vote cast
hst make nominations and select
leeates to all Conventions accord
< TO the provisions Of the Act; also
select all committees not appoint
by a Convention,
Candidates may be nominated by
Convention or by Direct Vote Craw-
BIRD County SYSTEM as the State
entral Committee. or other govern
be- body for the whole State, may
etermine, with respect 10 all nomi-
ations except nominations for coun-
~ Offices; the method OF making
Nominations for county Offices being
determined. under the Primary Elec-
ION Law, by the County State Gem
ral Committee Of each county.
81 In counties where nominations, I'M
Her the rules, regulations or custom
Df the governing body OF the party,
have been by the Crawford County
system, no change can bemade until
the proposed change shall have been
Submitted to and approved by the
#yoters.
In order, however, that such o
submission OF this question to the
voters be required, under the Act,
the Crawford County system must
have been established in the county
by the rules and regulations of the
party's governing body, or by It's
settled custom, or by statute.
For State. Judicial and Congress
sional nominations, the date for the
primaries In all the counties Is set
by the State Central Committee for
the whole STATE; by the local
State Central Committee for coun-
BY nominations. State and Lo-
cal primaries may be held on same
date. But In no event shall any
primary election be held later than
the second Monday In September Of
each year.
Three weeks notice by publica-
lion must be given by local State
Central Committee, of date, time,
place. etc, Of county primaries.
Polls may be open from 8 A. NJ. 10
8 P. NJ. but must be open ct least
four hours.
The County State Central Commits
toe provides the ballots. These are
TO be printed on opaque white paper,
OF uniform size, and In quantities
double the number OF registered
voters In the precinct. The names
OF candidates, to be arranged 10
groups alphabetically; ballots must
be furnished return judges three
days before primary. The ballots
must contain names OF all candidates
for nomination and for delegates to
convention, as the case may be-,
who have complied with require
ments for filing certificate OF caudi-
dacy and paying assessment. Cam
didates may procure ballots from
Committee. (See Section 100 d.
As far as practicable, primaries
TO be held In vicinity OF places OF
polls al Geiieral Elections.
A glass ba Hot box must be fur
nished each return Judge by cleo
tion supervisors.
Tie local Committee provides for
each precinct ballots as above set
forth. two poll books, two tally
sheets, sufficient blank oaths. and
plain white gummed envelopes In
number 70 per cent. greater than
the estimated party vote ia each
precinct. (See Section 100 Ed
The candidates collectively are
entitled to have FIVE watchers in
each polling room. These to be pre-
ferred according TO the number OF
candidates authorizing such watch
ers. (See Section $50 r.
The supervisors of election must
furnish certified copy Of the regis
tration list for the precinct to each
return judge In each precinct, to be
used at the primaries. The county
commissioners pay for this list--not
TO exceed 500 in each county.
Each party 10 entitled, under the
Act. to obtain from the supervisors
Of election additional copies OF the
certified list. for which, however,
the party itself must pay.
The election supervisors repre-
senting each party appoint the
judges and clerks In each precinct.
One Of the judges must DO regis
tratson officer (in Baltimore County
he is designated by the State Cen
trial Committeee) and is also TO act
as return Judge. The compensation
Of the return judges Is to be SO
each. The compensation for the
other judges and clerks is 10 be %
each. The county commissioners
pay these officers.
Section 100 B sets forth the oath
TO be taken BY the election officials
and how vacancies Ia the polling
room are filed.
Every candidate for county nomi-
nations shall file a certificate of can
didacY ia writing, with the local
State Central Committee (said certl-
6cate TO give name. residence, age
and Office for which he seeks to DO
hominated) at least fifteen (l5) DAYS
before the date OF the primaries;
FIVE days later be shall pay the as
sessment Of his proportional part OF
the expenses. which are to be esti-
mated and apportioned BY the Coun-
" Central Committee. (See Section