The Topeka state journal., 1909-02-27


q of the Session Laws of the Special
Siesislon insi OF 1905 and repeating said orig
iIdi sections l, and 8, and all acts OF.
parts of acts in conflict herewith.
6s II enacted by the Legislature of the
% Section J. That Section /. of Chapter 54
Of InS Iaeo session Laws of the Special Session
lows: Sec. l. Definitions. Unless inconsist-
ent with the context, words and phrases
Eseu IN TINS act shall be defined and con-
fta fSLuea as follows: "a The word primary
the primary election provided for in this
acti CD the word election a general cleo
@ dlon and applying to both city and gen
eieo+ +ia' iSiec55iions; 90 the word precinct" an
etSeGtion district esta ablished by law within
Wnich all qualified electors vote at one
Poiiiittng- place. "a the word District any
iPolltleaI subdivision of the state consist
thaL TINS term shall also extend and apply
& 10 tne following named political divisions
senatorial district, state representative dis
word atsu diate Judicial district, 80 the
vision of fuP6alstFlft 46n @ any political subdi-
one county, such as commissioner district
OF or t9Wa1iship; go the words city election
IN city of 10000 population or more
Sec. 2 That Section of Chapter 54 of
of 1908. be amended SO as to read as fol-
lows; Sec. 3. Time of holding primary.
The IN primary. shall be held on the first
thereafter, for the nomination of all can
didates to be voted for at the next en-
Tuesday of March, 1909, and annually
thereafter, in all cities having 10000 or
more population, for all candidates to be
non; provided, that in all cities of the
first and second class in Kansas which
nave ADOPTED, or may hereafter adopt, the
city commission form of city government
under Chapter ia of the Session Laws of
Elemental thereto. the primary for all
candldates to be voted for at the general
city city, election of each odd numbered year
shau be held on the second Monday pre-
cedlng the general municipal election.
section J. That section 8 of chapter "a
or the Laws of the Special Session of 1908
be amended so as to read: Section "a
Ihe county clerk shall, at least two weeks
before the primary, mail to each person
whose nomination petitions are on file in
his offtce, to the address EsIven in the
petition. copy of the first issue of the
addresses of those whose names will be
printed on the primary ballot, and it shall
ballots heretofore required twenty days
peIore the primary. nor send such sample
ballots to the candidates. (O The chair
man of each party shall, on or before the
eleventh day preceding such primary, sug-
gest to the county clerk or to the city
that he may consider should be made in
his party ticket, and if upon examination
the clerk shall find any error or omission
in said ticket he shall correct the ticket and
cause the same to be printed and distrib-
ballots for the generai election eSceot ot
that the number of tickets of each party
to be furnished to each precinct shall be
for the candidates receiving the highest
number of votes by the respective parties
provided. that in case nomination petit
tlons are filed by new party. the num-
Der OF ballots provided shall be twice the
number of votes the county clerk ests-
mates such party will cast
Section f. In case there are nomination
papers on file for more than one candi-
date for any state or district office of
the different parties, the secretary of state
shall divide the state or district as the
case may be into as many divisions as
there may be names to go on each party
ticket for any particular office. Such
may be convenient without dividing any
one county, and in making such division
betical list of counties in regular order
until he gets the required proportion of
and SO on through the list of counties
until he gets the proper proportion, and
the secretary of state in certifying to the
county clerk his list of names for whom
nomination papers have been filed, shall
place one name at the head of the list
name in the second division, and so on
office, so that every candidate for anY
office shall be at the head of the list in
ond in another division thereof The
arrangement of the names Certified hv
the secretary of state shall govern the
county clerk in arranging the primary
the ballot for his county shall follow the
same arrangement as provided in this sec
f9f the for OF for the
using the township and precincts of the
county in making kg his division.
shall have the following heading:
OFFICIAL PRIMARY TICKET.
General Election.
(Emblem of party)
...............-.......... Party.
To vote for tn t,Gpp person whose name is
in the square at the right of the name of
the person for whom you desire to vote.
printed the ticket, write his name in
the blank space provided for that purpose
and mark cross CX) in the square to the
This shall be followed by the names of
the persons for whom nomination papers
fees as follows: But after the name of
each office. however, there shall be a
vote for, for that particular office. State.
Presidential electors, justices of supreme
court, governor, lieutenant-gover, secre-
tary of state, state auditor, state treasur-
er, attorney general, superintendent of
public instruction, superintendent of in
surance, state printer, railroad commits
sioners, member from. congress
sional district. District. District judge,
tive from .......... district
County. Clerk, treasurer, register of
sheriff, coroner. superintendent of public
instruction. surveyor, clerk of district
ship. Judge of the city court, marshal of
city court, justice of the peace, constable,
trustees, clerk, treasurer. And in city
elections, the ballot shall have the same
heading with the offices in the following
order: Mayor, attorney, clerk, treasurer,
police judge, Judge of the city court
clerk of the city court, marshal of the
city court. councilmen, for ward and
member of school board. Other offices
for which nomination petitions are on file
not herein mentioned shall be inserted in
the proper place with a statement of the
mir IN nnmin4fP6 n6 thn fo1
lowing endorsement shall be printed on
the back of the said ticket.
OFFICIAL PRIMARY STATEMENT
Observation-Disclosures. Party
........ precinct, ........ ward or town
ship. City or township, ........ August,
.......... ........... ...........