The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-10
FOR ELECTION
OF SENATORS BY
POPULAR VOTE
Proposed Primary Election Law
Provides That People Shall
Have Their Say.
MACHINERY PROVIDED
FOR IN FULL DETAIL
NEW BILL MAKES 1T POSSIBLE
FoR CITIZENS TO NAME CAM
DIDATEs FOR OFFICE.

The primary election law, which is
in vogue in number Of states, most
notably recently in oregon where
Democratic senator was elected b.
Republican legislature. and which viz
tuaHy provides for the election OF
senator BIZ the direct vote of the peo-
pie. viii be introduced in the house of
rsprese natives today by Representa-
tive f. c. Ashton Of Salt Lake The
MEASURE is a voluminous one, and pro-
vices for the operation of the law IN
all elections, state, county and munici-
pal.
A primary election shall be held on
the last Tuesday in August, 1910, Is a
provision, and annually thereafter for
the nomination Of all candidates to be
voted Tor a the next ensuing Novem-
ber election, and on the last Tuesday of
August. 1909. and annually thereafter
in all cities for all candidates to be
voted for at the next ensuing city eiec-
ton.
At least 120 days before the time of
holding the primary election the secre-
tary of state shall prepare and transmit
10 each county clerk a notice designat-
ing the offices for which candidates are
TO be nominated at the primary. Then
the county clerk will publish once a
week for three weeks the part that is
applicable 10 his particular county, and
the sheriff shall cause TO be posted in
three public places in each precinct in
his county where the primary viii be
Offices for which candidates are TO be
nominated.
The clerk of a city shall publish in a
daily newspaper at least forty-five
days before the holding of a primary a
notice designating the city offices TO be
filled, and snail also give notice In pub
lie places.
The name OF no candidate shall be
printed upon the official ballot at a pri-
mary election unless forty days prior
thereto the nomination paper shall have
been fled in his behalf.
ii is provided that each signeT of
nomination paper shall sign but one
such paper for the same Office. and shall
declare that he intends to support the
candidate SO nominated. All signers Of
each separate nomination paper shall
reside in the same precinct. and the
signatures of alt the signers shall be
certified by d qualified elector.
Such nomination papers shall be signed
as follows. the law provides.
II for a state office Cor for the office
OF United States senatorl. by at least /
per cent Of the voters of the party OF
such candidate in at least each Of ten
counties in the state. and in the aggre-
gate not less than I per cent nor more
than 10 per cent of the total vote of his
party in the state, or by al least ! per
cent of the total vote OF his party In each
of twenty counties.
II for q district office. by at least 2 per
cent Of the voters in the election pre-
clncts in each OF at least One-half Of the
counties OF the district and in the ag-
gregate not less than per cent nor more
than 10 per cent Of the total vote Of the
party designs ted in such district.
" for sub-district office or for a coun-
~ office. by at least per cent of the
party vote in at least One-fourth of the
election precincts Of such sub-district or
county and ia the aggregate not less
than 3 per cent nor more than 10 per cent
nf the total vote OF the party designated
in such subdivision or county
u for county precinct committeeman.
by at least 10 per cent Of the party vote
IN such precinct.
The basis Of percentage i'm each case
shall be the vote Of the party for secre-
tary OF state at the last preceding state
election. But any political organization
which at the last preceding general cleo
ton WAS represented or the official bal
lot may. upon complying with the pTovi-
sions Of this act have d separate phi
mary election ticket. as a political party
il any OF its candidates received per
cent Of the total vosc cast at the last
preceding general election in the state or
subdivision thereof in which the candi-
date seeks nomination
Nomination papers for g candidate for
a city office. except for a member Of the
council. shall be signed BY at least per
cent Of the party vote in each OF at least
one-fourth Of the election precincts % the
city. and in TIE aggregate not less than
per cent nor more than 10 per cent of
the total vote of the party designated in
such city
Nomination psners for A candidate for