Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1911-11-29

the town clerks at least fourteen days pre-
vious to the primary election, list, Of all
the nominees and to publish the same In
the newspapers.
Ststh. We have now gotten the voter
through the party convention and through
the preliminary canvass, the nominations
being made, and the next thing in order
Is, therefore, the calling Of the primary
election itself, to vote upon the nomina-
tions of these various nominees. This
primary election is to he held on the third
Monday in June. This date is fixed by
law in each year in which State election
occurs. The warrants calling said pri-
mary election must be issued not less than
seven days before this third Monday in
June.
Under this warrant the primary cleo
tions are held in all places in the State, by
all political parties at the same time.
The polls open at IL o'clock noon, and
continue open until 8 o'clock in the
afternoon, except in towns OF 5000 inhAbi-
tants or less, when the polls may close at
8 o'clock in the afternoon.
litical party will not be permitted to vote,
but such voters may enroll themselves at
the polling places in such party as they
desire, by taking oath.
The term political party is declared to
mean such parties as at the gubernatorial
election next preceding, polled a vote OF
at least one per cent. of the entire vote
at INT he 2fot fcr ~ Aa;p
this would mean about lao votes.
No person shall vote unless legally
qualified voter, exactly as is required un-
der the laws governing other elections.
A person who desires to vote in pri-
mary election must give his name, resi-
dence, party utilization, and place of last
enrolment. He is then given ballot of
his party. Each party has a ballot of a
different color. In 1912, the democratic
ballot will be white; the republican bal
lot yellow; and the socialist ballot blue,
these being the only three parties now by
size OF vote entitled to be designated as
such, although any party may get back on
the official ballot by means Of the provi-
sions of chapter 8, section A, of the re-
Niou0 otatutSos 40 CoPCCldlhy To-
tanned in force by the terms OF the new
law. This section provides that nomina-
tions OF candidates for any offices to be
elected by the people at large may be made
by nomination papers signed by not less
than 900 qualified voters Of the STATE, and
in other cases such as congressman,
county officials, ETC., by one per cent. Of
he he oh
This provides for the admission Of new
political parties and the return Of old po-
liticai parties to the official ballots in both
primaries and State elections.
On the official ballot given to the re-
publican, for instance, the voter will find
the names OF all the nominees OF his party.
He puts TX" against the name of each
for whom he wishes to vote. There are
blank spaces in which he can write the
names of persons whom he prefers to
those on the ticket, he deposits his ballot,
and this is practically all there is to the
primary election. The ballots are counted
in the usual way; the aldermen and select
men are required to tabulate the votes, and
the returns are made with the secretary of
state, who declares who are nominees I'M
der the primary election law.
The secretary Of state is obliged to regis
ter the results, and for the State election
in September he must issue the ballots as
he does now.
Seventh. In addition to this primary
election law there Is corrupt practices
law which is made a part OF it, which
makes it crime for candidates to spend
sums OF money in excess OF certain pre-
scribed amounts for their nominations
or elections, and requiring sworn itemized
returns thereon to the secretary OF state.