Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-10-09

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and which must be followed by all
seeking public office:
In less than a year the law,
passed by the last Legislature, pros
yiding for the direct nomination Of
candidates for public Office, will be
put to a practical test in this state.
The law entirely changes the sys-
tenn Of nominations that has pre-
vailed in this state from the date OF
its organization, with the exception
that nominations may still be made
by petition as heretofore. The old
time state and county conventions
of political parties are q thing Of
the past.
Very few have taken the trouble
to familiarize themselves with the
new law, and as it makes such rad
zeal changes in tho methods of nom
mating candidates and the selection
Of those to have charge of party or
ganizations, it is time the people be-
gan to %aequaint themselves with its
provisions. For this purpose, we
Will give an outline of the maia
features Of the law.
Suppose John Smith desires t9
become a candidate for governor, III
any other state or district office, com
I gressman or United States senator,
unon the republican democratic, So
eialist on any other PARTY ticket ha
must have qualified electors sub
scribe and swear TO e nomination
paper" I'M accordance With THE form
set out in tha statute. giving the
name of tbc candidate, his residence,
the office for which he seeks q nom
iuation aud thc party principles te
represents Such uapHr must ba
filed With the secretary OF state alt
least thirty days before the first
Tuesday In September, the date Of
THE general primary
ITO nominate any candidate fa
a state Office or United states gen-
ator To be voted for either by the
republican or democratic parties.
will require about $50 nomination
papers Oh per cent of the party
vote) all signed and sworn 70 by
/ qualified electors and duly certified.
J No elector can sign more than one
such paper for the same office. Each
candidate may designate by eertif-
lcate duly fled with the county
clerk, a special y~erifcation deputy
4 or deputies, who shalt take and file
a prescribed oath, qualifying then-
selves to take the desired signatures
and swear the electors signing the
nomination papers.
"The papers must be arranged in
accordance with precincts and eoun-
/ H4s4 avvI gn444G-ll 49, 49, AEw w,7.+aA~s
/ clerks, before filing with the sec
rotary Of state When the nomina-
ton papers are filed, the candidate
himself Is also required to file q pra-
scrihed affidavit showing his qualih-
cations for a party nomination.
When the papers are fled, candi-
dates for a salaried state office, con-
gresham or United States senator,
must deposit with the secretary of
state $50; for district offices, SIS.
Candidates for county Office nomin-
ations take a similar course, filing
their papers and affidavit with the
county clerk and paying $40. The
money SO paid Is used In ~defraying
the expenses of the primary cleo
ton.
Candidates for the office of state
senator or assemblyman may in
elude in their afidavits filed. either
a statement to the effect that, If
elected, he will vote for that car
didate for United States senator
who has received for that Office the
highest number Of votes at the gen.
eral election next preceding the cleo
tion of q senator in congress, re-
CARELESS of his individual prefer
ence; or, instead thereof, he may
state that he will consider the vote
of the people for United States sem
ator nothing more than a recon-.
m~endation, which he shall be at lib
erty wholly to disregard as he secs
fit, or. he may make and file his
affidavit without either Of the fore
going statements.
after the time has expired for
filing nominations, notices of the
election are published, election oflc-
ials appointed and the primary cleo
ton held in a ann similar to and
with the formality Of d general cleo
ton. The ballot paper is furnished
by the secretary of state, and each
party has a different colored ballot;
one shall be white, one blue, one
pink, and if more than three par
ties, such other colors as the secre-
tary of state may designate.
Twenty days before the primary
election, sample ballots on white pa
per must be furnished by the county
clerk.
Upon the day Of election. a quail
flied elector, duly registered, desir-
ing to vote, will to the
election officers the name of the POI
litical party with which he is afiili-
ated. If his right to vote or his POI
litical a~ffillation Is not challenged
he receives n ballot Of the political
party designated. and prepares the
same substantially as he would q
ballet at q general election.
.'The candidates receiving the
highest number of votes are the
nominee Of tbeir respective parties
for the several offices, and their
names 90 upon the official ballot al
the general election in November.
"At the bottom of the last col
umn Of each primary ballot Is q
blank space for writing in the choice
of the voter for county committee.
man for that particular precinct,
The precinct committeeman so Sc
leeted are required to meet at the
court house on the second Tuesday
after the primary for organization.
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