The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-02-12


the holding of any primary, the vacan-
cy so caused shall be filed by the CEN
trail or county committee Of the party,
as the case may be.
No person shall be entitled to vote \
at any primary unless he is a qualified /
eleetor of the precinct and duly regist- |
cred therein; provided, that for the |
purposes of voting at any primary the
person voting need not have been reg.
istered during the year in which such
| primary is held, but any elector duly
registered as such at the general cleo.
| ton prior to such primary may vote at
such primary. Any elector duly regis
tered to vote at the ensuing general
election may also vote at such primary.
| The board of registration shall be in
session for the purpose of registering
voters from eight clock in the morn
| ing until five o clock in the evening on
the day of the primary. Every person
| registering on the day of the primary
shall be granted a certificate by such
! board setting forth the name and resi-
dence of such elector and the precinct
within which he is entitled to vote. Up.
on filing this certificate with tina in.
spectors of election of the proper pre-
cinct, such inspectors shall permit such
elector to vote.
Any person rightfully in the polling
place may challenge the right to vote
of any person presenting himself to the
| inspectors of election for such purpose.
Such challenge shall be on the ground:
! G) That such, elector is not the person
he alleges himself to be; or (2) That
such elector is not entitled to vote in
such precinct No other or further
challenge shall be allowed. Such chal-
lenge shall be considered and decided
Immediately by the inspectors, ruling
of the majority thereof being final.
Section =.
Immediately upon the closing of the
polls at the primary the inspectors shall
count the votes cast, in the same man
ner as provided by law for the count
ing of votes at an election. The in
spectors shall on separate sheets or
blanks to be provided for that purpose,
make full and accurate returns of the
votes cast and shall forthwith send one
copy thereof to the clerk of the county
where the primary is held; one copy to
the chairman of the central committee
of each party; and one copy to the
| VI Jue
Section -.
(D The person receiving the great
est number of votes at alprimary as a
candidate of party for an Office shall
be the candidate of that party at the
following election, and any non-parti-
san nominee receiving at least twenty
per cent of the total votes cast at
such primary shall also be a candidate
at the following election.
(2) AS soon as may be after the
count at the primary the secretary of
the Territory shall publish in some
newspaper of general circulation in the
Territory a certified statement of the
result of the primary as to candidates
for Territorial offices, and shall send to
the central committee of each party
, so much of such statement as relates
to such party.
go In like manner the clerk of the
J county shall publish in some paper of
general circulation in the county a Ger.
titled statement of the result of the
} primary as to the candidates for coun-
: ty offices. and send to the county COM
mittee of each party so much of such
statement as relates to such party.
Section =.
az In case of a tie vote the tie
, shall forthwith be decided by lot By the
J secretary of the Territory or the clerk
: of the county as the case may be, and
) the central or county committee, as the
case may be. of the party interested
, shall be notified of the time and place
of the drawing of such lot and its mem.
bers be given an opportunity to be
present.
, (2) The secretary of the Territory
and the attorney general shall on or be.
fore July l, 1910, prepare all forms
necessary to carry out the provisions
of this act, which forms shall be SUD-
stantially followed in all primaries held
in pursuance thereof, subject to such
. changes as shall be made from time to
time by said officers.
I Section -.
The laws relating to elections shall
apply to all primaries in so far as they
shall be consistent with this act, the
0 intent of this being to place the pri.
0 mary under the regulation and prctec-
8 ton of the election laws as far as pos.
sible consistently with the provisions of
: this act.
| Section -.
? AT least sixty days before the date
g of primary the central committee of
each party shall publish the territorial
, platform of such party in newspaper
Q published in and of general circulation
throughout the Territory. The platform
shall be published at least four times
Q before such primary election, the date
: of the last publication to be not less
than seven days before such primary
e election.
Y As soon as may be after the publica.
: ton of such platform the central COM
4 mittee of each party shall send a copy
Y thereof signed by the chairman or sec
e rotary of such committee to the secre-
$ tary of the Territory. which copy shall
e thereafter be the official copy of the
n platform.
Section
{ As soon as may be after the primary
r the territorial candidates of each party
i shall meet and proceed to elect a cen
Q trail committee. Such committee shall
n consist of ............ members and
s shall hold Office for two years and until
their successors are chosen. In like
n manner the county candidates of each
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