Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-02-13

/ At the head Of each Office division
where there are more than twice as
many candidates as positions to be
Idued therein, there shall be printed
in addition to the name Of the office,
these words, Vote for one (or two
or three as the case may be- for first
choice and for the same number Of
others for second choice" but where
the number Of the candidates in any
Office division are only twice or less
than twice the number Of positions
therein, then the above instruction
shall be omitted and there shall be
printed at such place only the words,
vote for zone" or "two" as the case
may be.
Sec. A. TO vote for a person as
first choice, the voter shall make
cross (N in the space in the column
designated FIRST choice" to the left
and opposite the name of the candl-
date, and to vote for a person as
second choice he shall make a cross
| (X) in the space in the column desig-
mated Second Choice" opposite to
and to the left of the name of the
person representing his second
choice.
Sec. 5. In all cases where more
than twice as many persons of one
political party are candidates for
nomination in one political Office div
lsion as there are positions to be
filed therein, every elector voting at
primary election shall be required to
designate upon his ballot one person
as his first choice for each position
to be filled, and another as his sec
ond choice for each position to be
filed in such Office division No vot-
er shall vote the same person for
first choice and second choice, and
no voter, when there are more than
twice as many candidates of the same
political party in one Office division
of the ballot than there are positions
to be filled therein, shall vote for one
or more persons for each position to
be filled as his first choice only or as
his second choice only, and no ballot
so voted as for first choice only, or
as for second choice only, shall be
considered a complete ballot, but any
ballot, under such conditions, failing
to show both first and second choice
for each position TO be filed in any Of
fee division shall not be considered
or counted for that office.
Sec 6. The tallysheet for such pri-
mary election shall be so prepared
and kept as to show the total num-
ber OF votes received for each official
position to be filed, the number of
first choice votes and second choice
votes to be shown separately for
each candidate.
Section Z. If no candidate shall
have received sufficient number of
first choice votes to constitute ma
iority of the total vote received for
that office, then canvass shall be
made OF the second choice votes re.
ceived by candidates for such office,
and the number of second choice
votes shall be counted with and ad-
ded to the first choice votes of each
candidate. and the candidate or can
dldates receiving the highest number
of first and second choice votes shall
he the nominee or nominees for such
office of the political party represent
ed by him.
Sec. S. In the event that there are
more positions than one of the same
kind to be filled and more candidates
of one polIticcl party than there are
such positions to be filed, receive
majorlties of the votes cast at such
election for said office then in that
event the number of candidates equal
to the number of positions to be filled
receiving the highest number of votes
shall be the nominees of such party
for such position.
Sec, O. In making ont the returns
of the primary election in the several
election precincts, the same shall be
done and all matter pertaining there
to conducted in accordance with the
provisions of the primary election
laws for the returns Of primary cleo
tions, except that the frst-choice
votes, second-chqlce votes and the to-
tai votes received by each candidate
for each Office shall be shown.
Bill Passed This Afternoon.
For experiment station in Morrow
county for dry land farming, $4,000.
The Ambrose bill for rotation Of
names on direct primary ballot.
Fouts bill for deputy constable in
Portland,
Westerlund hill to change date for
killing deer in jackson county from
| August | to rs.
| Mckinney Bill for $40 600 for
bridge across Snake River at Brown
lee.
Amlee bill for six deputy district