The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1909-05-27
New Primary Election Law.

school board, township oillces
stu village ctilce must be ncmi-
mated this year under the new pri-
mary election law whites went into
effect January /, 1909 All po it
ical parties must select their cand
idat,s for township, village or
school district uilices at a primary
election to he held this year on the
first Tuesday after the first Mon
dry in Sep', mher, being Stptem
b'r Petition S for places on the
primary ballot shall be NY nomina.
tion papers, which shall I've fled
with the bt ard OF elections at least
S5 days before the day for holding
the primary election Such nomi.
nation papers shall b. signed by
2 per cent of the party voters in
the municipality, township or
school district. the basis of PERCENT =
age to he the vote of the party for
the head of he ticket ut last No.
veml er's election. All candidates
for committeeman must be elected
in the same manner. Nomination
paper blanks can be obtained from
the county board of election oil
GERS free of charge.
Names of signers on nomination
papers must be written in ink,
each signer for himself, and every
signer must declare that he or she
intends to support the candidate
named on the paper. A signer can
'egally sign but .ne petition for the
same Office. After the nomination
petition blank has received the re-
quired number of signers it must
have the affidavit of qualified
elector appended, stating that he
believes that the persons who have
med the same to be electors o.
the political subdivision described
in such nomination p. pers and they
signed the same with full know
ledge of the contents thereof. that
each signer signed the same on the
late set opposite his name and
that the aliiant intends to SUI port
the candidate named.
Those nomination papers must
be fled and stated above at least
20 days proceeding Septem Der 13,
and If they conform to the provi.
sions of the law as given, they will
be deemed valid, unless objections
thereto are made in writing not
less than Is days before Septem ber
10 The purpose and method of
filing such objections will be found
fully described in sections 81 of
the law, which section is too lengthy
to be given here.
Names on the ballot will appear
in alphabetical order, according to
sur-names, and each party will
have separate ballot, but the
regularly appointed judges and
clerks for both parties will serve
the same as at regular elections.
The board of elections must make
final canvas of the vote on Thurs.
day following the election, and de-
clare the results, giving each
successful candidate an affidavit to
to that effect, and see that their
names appear on the ballot to be
cast the following November. In
case of tie vote, the candidates
will decide by lot before the board
{ elections, and if they fail to do
so, the board will 80 select the
fortunate one.
Preceding are the salient points
of the new law as az piled to the ap-
preaching elections this fall, and
the methods of procedure in com.
pliance with the statute. All
parties contemplating being candi.
dates for township, corporations
or school board office, or to be
central committeeman, must govern
themselves by provisions of the
law as given and should get the
necessary nomination petitions in
plenty of time to get the signs-
lures.