The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-09-15
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to the ballots prepared for use at spec
ial primary election. The ballots shall
be prepared in such manner that tn,
voters of each political party may write
print or paste the name of a candidat,
thereon. The name of candidate shall
not be printed upon any ballots pre-
pared for use at special primary cleo
ton. The provisions of this act shall
be applicable in all particulars to spec
ial primary elections except as the con
trary is indicated in this section: Pro
vided, that it shall be unlawful for an,
person directly or indirectly at any reg
ular or special primary election to dis
tribute slips or pastors, or electioneel
or induce or attempt to induce any
person to vote or refrain from voting in
a particular way, within any polling
place or within one hundred thereof
1t shall be lawful to call special cleo
ton for the submission of any PROPOSE
ton on any regular or special primary
for the submission of any proposition
on ally regular or special primary cleo
tion day.
Sec. II provides for the nomination
by direct primary of congressman, state
senator. state representative, county
officers voted for in November, officers
in cities over 20, 0O0 or less than 70.00h
if people vote for 1t.
Sec. IS provides for election of dele.
gates to county convention.
The name of any candidate for dele.
gate to the county convention shall not
be printed upon the official primary
election ballot, but one or more of such
names may be placed on such ballot by
printed slips pasted thereon by the
voter
The chairman of the township, ward
or city committee as the case may be,
shall notify by mail each person elected
as delegate to the county convention:
Provided. THAT WHEN A PRIMARY
ELECTION Is NOT HELD PRIOR
TO THE SPRING ELECTION DEL
EGATES TO THE COUNTY CON-
VENTION SHALL BE SELECTED
IN A CONVENTION.
Sec. 10, 20 and 81 in reference to bal.
lots are essentially the same as now.
Sec. 81 contains an especially import.
ant provision:
All said nomination petitions may be
signed by enrolled voters of the psrtic-
ular political party residing in any part
of ward for a general city Office, or
any part of county for county office,
or ward Office, in any part of city any
part of district for district Office, or
any part of the State for State office.
This makes the required petitions
easier.
BY far the most important change in
section 81 and perhaps in the entire law
is the following known as the fifteen
per cent clause:
PROVIDED, THAT NO CANDI-
DATE FOR ANY CITY, COUNTY.
OR STATE OFFICE
BE DEEMED NOMINATED
AND NO CERTIFICATE OF NOMI-
SHALL BE GIVEN TO
ANY PERSON WHOSE POLITICAL
PARTY WITH WHICH HE IS EN-
CASTS AT SUCH PR;
MARY ELECTION LESS THAN FIF-
TEEN PER CENTUM Of the vote cast |
BY such political party for Secretary Of
State ct the last preceding biennial or |
November election: and in such case |
such political party shall not be entitled |
10 have the names OF any candidates
printed upon the official election ballot. |
II is intended by this provision to pre-.
vent members Of the minority, party |
from allowing the vote for their own |
candidates to go by default and aid In
The nomination Of the weakest csndi-
late. As, for instance, was done in the
of Proctor Knott Owen of |
Detroit for mayor on the republican
ticket.
Sec. Al disposes Of cases where per.
IONS are nominated by more than one
political party. or where person NOM
mated by one party is member Of
another party.
Sec. AZ relates to county conventions
md Is as follows:
The county conventions of all politi.
,al parties for the election of delegates
70 State convention for the nomina-
ion Of State officers shall be held within
fifteen days after the March and Aug.
lst primaries. All such county conven.
ions Of any one political party shall be
held on the same day throughout the
State, which day shall be designated by
he State Central committee of such
political party in its call for the State
to nominate candidates for
tate Offices the time and place of meet
ng of such county convention shall be
in the call issued therefor by
he respective county committees of
uch political party. The number of
delegates to which such political party
n such county is entitled shall be
hosen at such county convention.