Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-04-01

Section >. % This act shall not
apply to special elections to fill vacan-
cies, nor to city, town and plantation
elections
~ Moderators and other election
officers, if any. chosen ut elections other
than the regular biennial elections, shall
bp considered regular election officers
within the meaning of this act for the
biennial election of nineteen hundred
and twelve.
tivrS in congress and United States
senators shall be nominated
% BY primary held in accordance
with this act, or
t2) By nomination papers. signed
and filed rs provided by existing stat
utes.
Section 1. % \ primary shall BE-
hclI at the regular polling places in
each plantation, town and ward or pre-
cipct in the state on the second Tues
day Of June, nineteen hundred and
twelve and biennally thereafter, for the
nomination OF candidates for governor,
for representatives in congress.
60 Primaries shall be conducted by
the regular election officers as elections
are conducted under existing laws.
Section >. Cd AT least sixty days
before the time Of holding any primary
the secretary of state shall prepare and
transmit to each town, plantation and
ward clerk in the stat" IL notice in
writing designating the Offices for which
caniidates are to be chosen.
t2j Each town. plantation and ward
clerk shall within ten DAYS after re-
ceipt OF such notice. cause notic2 of
such primary to be posted in three pub
lie places in his town. plantation, ward
and precinct; such notice shall state the
tim" when and place where the primary
Will be held in each town, plantation,
ward and precinct together with the Of
fees for which candidates are to be
nominated. 1t shall also state the date
before which declarations of candidacy
must be filed to place names upon the
baiit Is To be used At such primary, the
officers with WHOM they must he filed
AMI the f2es required to be raid at the
time of filing such papers.
Section 6. GD The name of no can
dtdate shall be printed upon official
ballot used at any primary unless not
more than sixty days prior to such pri-
mary a declaration of candidacy shall
have been filed by such candidate and
Of this act shall have been paid.
Declarations of candidacy shall be i'm
the following form: |, MISREPRESENTATION,
declare that | reside in Ward ........,
IN the city cor town or plantationD of
........, county of ........, state OF
Maine. ana am qualified voter therein:
that am a member of ---- party;
that | am a candidate for nomination
for the office Of ......,. to be made at
the primary election to be held on the
request that nay mY oI name he ana nFffhs t
official prinlary ballot of said ......
party rs a candidate far such nominal
ton for election. 1 further declare that
II i, noiniha!Hd as candidate Tor said
elected | will qualify and assume the
duties Of said office.
i'eclafatlons OF candidacy shall
For governor the United States Sena-
tor or for representatives. in congress
"l,n th% secretary OF state,
n-i,I i'cclaratlons .lt,. OF candldacy MED
win the secretary of state Shall be filed
eighteen days before the primary.
section T. AT the time of filing de-
claratlons OF candldac" each candidate.
~ No So,i,e n,rSoh ior ,lh SnalI pay to
IN ~ secretary OF state the Following
Zee;
I'D For governor one hundred dol
iai
MY dollars;
90 For United States senator fifty
doiiars.
S"chon y At least ten days befor"
aiS primary ~ TO he ned an official
pdl."t li l9i ods3 hoIltlcaI party snail be
pLtgdEed hN the secretary ef stat" and
~ ~ - n.ailE rs IS pfacilea2ie III
TIE same form as ballots Row used at
'lectioiiS, EtipW IN" name of each
4l,lGe sh3il lie printed IN small but easily
reg ne ie,ttfS the words, Vote for
on folloWiA% the names printed ON
IN .i' pddLn. a1 iIier me name "f each office
~ pt hien sattil be blank line. The
i ,s.ia,,tS ~ :tii .afti.S Sh.th be upon
,,nr,ia ioi~a bp3' bap@r, put me ballots OF no TWO
~ ~, Hr'seN HIH,l'ar coior, ana each party
- snail ne 80 deSishaied by fhe
n"it.' VI su'li parry printed IN proml-
NJ ~ ~ ", ~" PACK or said ballot
-, t'"ei ~ o. NOT iatef lEah SIN
u"SS u,s. ptl9ie ,,3i primary the S"CFf tar Of
60, s.lin iuthiSh TO the G!crk OF each
a",,T Piautdtioh ana ward ballots for
i -. -: tt"d, party as folIoWS: For
c.,'.i 49, ''ia irdc'doh OF hlty voters OF
.o,,l, Ia. as SHOWN pS me vote Tor
~, i,i ~, ,h IN IN, tle town; piantal!on or
sbaiI f',i, !.tttsuI'S Slt' 'Ioil, nc
partx ovao,,t -, 'itG Gi NV I,aii"tN on Sdld
nast - tiI"' "Heh any party mas
to,ion - -, ttail 'eLi votes III Il town man
to r,,rr;sb t,a,t ~ Sildl! "rIt u" "hllS'd
- 10 shaii IN t,t,;ll n;liIots.
s,,,L cI.,', ueiti 81 "a, a"c.,Ion lurhiSH earn
cach ,o1i,in, "''n ..t Saihtit bdiIotS or
naner f''''' a patty P'Ih'tu "il Wh'th
G1 Each olo,,, .,,.,r ;,,;.
fron, ,ho ,in, Hl!dii "iini, one daE
si,cn sompll ba1l".s 49,, @ ~ ,H Hnall receive
poIiticaI na,.tv ~ ti,r ihie' pI ehGh
his town l,r,at;oI NJ t, "up'ic nIac"S IN
a,,d shail no,a; 'oi,, ~, "~aiu ~ or It"Ti!Ct,
dnta of ,h ne'a,m t,i,,r, Inc ",nefS 4ntli the
n1st tho sa,,e ~ ~ ''ini ,il mnen ~. Shall
and abo,,t Tho nn,Ijrr nil'In poSi'iohS IN
a. The socretar,. ee stt ,,,t,
unon ren,,ns, fur,i ish i oa Stiai diSo'
ber of samnie baiints nrin,aa , NUN. muin-
paper to each nersnn whnSo IN, va ",ae
pears unon tba hsIiat sn "noa' .is nalHs ap-
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