The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-01-30

To THE STATE
PRIMARY LAW
IMPORTANT CHANGES WERE
MADE BY THE LAST SESSION
OF THE LEGISLATURE IN THE
ELECTION LAW.


state primary law as passed by the
last legislature:
CHAPTER 5920-NO. so.
An Act to Require Certain sworn
Statements of Campaign Expenses
from Candidates in Primary Elections;
Making Certain Requirements in the
Form of Ballots Used In Primary Elec-
tions; Requiring Certain Duties of In
spectors in properly Identifying Per-
sons to Whom Ballots are Given in
Primary Elections; Providing for the
Absenting of Employees from Their
Work on Primary Election Days; Pro
hibiting Candidates from Making Do
nations Of Things of Value; Prohibit
ing Persons from Distributing Certain
Writing Against any Candidate in the
Primary on Primary Day; Providing
for Compensation of Inspectors of the
Primary in Certain Cases; Prescribing
Penalties for Violation of the Primary
Laws of this State by Officials, Elect
ors and Other Persons; Prohibiting
the Use or Solicitations of Money to
influence Primary Elections. Including
Payment of Poll Taxes; Prohibiting
Tax Collectors from Receiving Poll
Taxes from Persons Other Than the
One Owing it, and Providing Penalties
for Violations of the Primary Law by
Members of Committees, Inspectors
and Clerks of Primary Elections ana
for the Publication of this Act.
Be it Enacted by the Legislature OF
the State of Florida.
Section /. That each and every
candidate voted upon in the state and
county primaries of the state of Flor
ida, be and is hereby required to file
in the Office of the clerk of the circuit
court of his county if he is a candidate
for a county office, or in the office OF
the secretary of state, if he is can
didate for a national or a state Of
fee, not less than ten days before the
primary in which he is a candidate, a
complete statement in itemized form
Of his campaign expenses. This state
ment shall include the names of all
the contributors to his campaign fund
whether they be persons or corpora
lions, grms or associations, and their
relationship to him by blood, marriage,
business or association, political, fra
ternaI or otherwise, and all the ex-
penses incurred as a result of his can
didacy, and shall be given under oath.
And each candidate voted upon in the
state Or county primaries, as afore-
said, shall file not later than ten days
after the primary in which he is can
d1date another statement IN the same
place as is respectively provided
herein for the first statement, and in
Guiding any, every and all of the
specifications, divisions and require
ments of the first statement, naming
all the additional expenses incurred by
him beside those mentioned in first
statement, as above required, up to
and including the day of the primary
in which he was a candidate, and each
candidate furnishing this last state
ment shall swear at the time, that the
two statements Of campaign expenses
herein required, include a complete
and full account of all the expenses
incurred by him as a result of his can
didacy.
Sec. .. At the time the last state
ment required in Section 1 of this act
is given, another statement shall be
furnished also under oath, by each and
every candidate voted upon in any
state or county primary of Florida
giving the names of his political
workers and telling for what consid-
Grafton, if any, such work was done.
the term political workers to refer
to those who left for a time or part
of a time their ordinary avocations to
further his candidacy. This statement
shall be filed in the office of the clerk
of the circuit court of his county, or
in the office Of the secretary of state,
according to whether candidate fur
nishing it was candidate for cOun-
2 office
Sec 8. At the same time that sworn
statement required in Section of this
act is furnished each and every candi-
date for a county or state office in the
primaries as hereinbefore mentioned,
shall furnish and file in the office or
the clerk of the circuit court of his
county or in the office of the secretary
Of state, according to whether he is
candidate for a county, or national or
state office. another statement giving
the I1ames of all those persons to
whom loans were made during his can
didacy. which would not have been
made had he not been a candidate.
This statement shall also be given un-
der oath.
Sec 4. All the statements herein
above required except the one to be
=
candidate furnishing it is voted upon,
may be sworn TO at one time, and
shall be given and filed on the same
day and date.
Sec. >. Amy candidate refusing or
wilfully failing to obey any of the pro-
visions of this act shall be punished
by fine not to exceed five hundred
dollars. and shall not be allowed TO
have his name printed on the official
ballot at the next ensuing general
election, or his name presented as a
candidate Of any party for the office of
United States senator TO the next sue
ceeding legislature, according to
whether he is a candidate for state
or county office. or for a national Of
flee, as the case may be.
Sec. 6. The ballot required for any
primary election shall be prepared as
follows: The official heading or cap
ton of the ballot shall be printed ali
the way across the top OF the ballot.
There shall be printed on said tickets
Immediately below the caption per-
forated fac smile Of the signature OF
the chairman of the state executive
committee