The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-10
LEGISLATION AND LEGISLATORS

tie office Of councilman shall be signed
by at least > per cent OF the party vote in
each of at least One-haif OF the election
districts in the precinct which he seeks to
. represent, and In the aggregate not less
than per cent nor more Than 10 per
cent Of the total vote Of the party desig-
mated in such ward
Method of Nomination.
On the first Monday following the ex-
piTation of the time of the filing Of
nomination papers the state board of
canvassers shall meet and examine all
nomination papers and determine
whether such comply with the law, and
certify the same to the secretary of
state. Then the names shall for three
weeks be published in any regular
county newspaper.
Every year, twenty-five days before
election, the city clerk shall publish
all names Of the nominees and publicly
post copies.
Separate official primary tickets viii
be provided for each. and at least twen
ty days before the primary election of
1909, and each year thereafter, the city
and county clerks shall prepare sam
pie official ballots. The tickets viii be
submitted to the city and county chair
men of the various parties. II there are
any errors they shall be corrected. Then
the ballots will be printed and distrib-
uted. they being in ratio twice the num-
Der of votes cast for each party at the
preceding election.
At a primary election any party shall
have a separate ticket There shall
also be blank ticket with only the tt
tie of the officers to be voted for print
ed thereon. If any voter shall write the
name Of candidate printed upon one
ticket upon another ticket, the ballot
shall be invaiidated. All registered
voters shall have vote at a primary
election; but voter in any township
or precinct outside of cities of the first
and second class shall announce the
name of the political party for which
he desires to vote, and then he shall be
given ticket.
Provides for Challenges.
Challenges are provided for the same
as at a general election. The canvass
Of the vote shall be the same as at q
general election. and judges shall make
their return to the city or county clerk.
and duplicates shall be sent to the
chairman of each party. The canvass
ing board shall name the person re-
ceiVing the highest number of votes
cast upon the blank ticket for each Of
nee as the nOn-partisan nominee for
such office. The bill provides:
As soon as the state canvass of Dri-
mary shall be completed. the secretary
or state shall publish in the official state
paper certified statement of the re-
SUIT OF such primary as TO candidates
Tor state officers. United States senator
representatives in congress. state sena
tors and state representatives and ali
candidates whose districts extend beyond
the limits of single county, and shall
mail 10 the chairman of the state cen
trail committee of each party so much of
such certificate as relates to his PARTY
Wnlch certificate shall show in relation
70 candidates for United States sen
atGr the party vote for each candidate
in each representative ard each Senatorial
district; it being the purpose and inten-
tlon OF this provision, so far as the same
IS within the power of the legislature
so TO 90, to give all electors of the STATE
Of Utah the right TO express their party
choice for United States senator and to
direct that the same be carried out bv
me party members Of the legislature of
The person receiving the greatest num-
per OF votes at primary as the candi-
date OF a party for any office other than
United states senator shall be the candi-
date or that party for such office and
his name as such candidate shall BE-
placed upon the official ballot at the
ensuing election loT which such primary
IS held. And the candidate for United
states senator receiving the hfgbesr num-
Der OF votes of his party in the great
est number OF representative and sena-
torisl districts of the state shall be de-
clared by the state board of eanvassers
me nominee Of such political party for
United States senator.
Within thirty days after the compile
ton OF such state canvass. the secretary
OF state shall certify to the county clerk
OF each county within which any of the
/ electors "a
such offices. the name of each person
nominated and the office for which he
IS nominated, as specified in the nominal
ton papers.
Whenever a petition signed BY quail
fed electors equal in number to at lea st
? per cent Of the votes cast for the sev-
eral candidates for secretary of state at
the last preceding November elections in
at least each Of ten counties Of the
state and IN the aggregate not less than
per cent nor more than 10 per cent of
such total vote cast at said election
ana certified to as genuine by the aft
davt of ten well known. reputable oual-
flied electors Of the state, asking that
the signers thereof he recognized as a
new political party. and be represented
BY a separate party ticker at the next
ensuing primary. and naming candidates
for at least majority of the state Of
tlces 10 be filled a the next ensuing
election. and specifying the name and
symbol or emblem. and the list of can
didates 50 specified TO she various county
clerks Of the state. Upon the receipt Of
such certfieatiOn, the respective new
party in their respective counties and
subdivisions thereof. In the same man
ner as is provided by this act for ex-
/ isting parties. thereupon the electors may
place IN nomination a county party tick
ct, according to the provisions of this
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