The Republican journal., 1911-04-06

elections.
90 Moderators and other election
officers, ii any, chosen at elections other
than the regular biennial elections shall
be considered regular election officers
within the meaning of this act for the
biennial election of nineteen hundred
and twelve.
Section 3. Hereafter all candidates
for the office of governor, representa-
tlves in congress and United States
senators shall be nominated:
@ BY primary held in accordance
GO BY nomination papers, signed
and filed as provided by existing stat
utes.
Section 4. fD A primary shall be
held at the regular polling places in
cthct IN the state on the second Tues
DAY OF June, nineteen hundred and
twelve and biennially thereafter, for the
domination of candidates for governor,
Tor representatives in congress-
90 Primaries shall be conducted BY
the regular election officers as elections
are conducted under existing laws
Section O. Cd At least sixty days
the secretary of state shall prepare and
transmit to each town, plantation and
ward clerk in the state a notice in
writing designating the offices for which
candidates are to be chosen.
t2) Each town, plantation and ward
clerk snail within ten days after re-
celrt of such notice, cause notice of
Such primary 10 be posted in three pub
nc places III his town. plantation, ward
and precinct; such notice shall state the
time when and place where the primary
VIII be held i'll each town, plantation,
ward and and precinct together with the of
nominated. 1t shall also state the date
before which declarations of candidacy
must be flied to place names upon the
pa!l'ts To he USED ut such primary, the
Ia how
ana the fees required TO be paid at the
time of filing such papers
Section 6. % The name of no can
dldate snail be printed upon an official
more than sixty days prior to such pr-
mary a declaration of candidacy shall
have been filed by such candidate and
the Hing fee required by section seven
OF this act shall have been paid
Declarations of candidacy Shall be in
the following form: |,
declare that ! reside i'll Ward
IN the city Cor town or plantatiom of
Maine, ana am a qualified voter therein:
that l an! member of ---- party.
that ami candidate for nomination
1 1%r Inc Inc Office 1,.t Of to be made at
request that my name he printed on the
official priDlar% ballot of said ...
party as candidate for such nomina-
II NOMINATED as candidate for said
office. | viii not withdraw, and that if
elected | will qualify and assume the
duties of said office
GU Declarations of candidacy shall
be filed rs follows:
FOR governor the United States scna-
LOT or for representatives, in congress
with the secretary of state.
CD Declarations of candidacy filed
with the secretary of state shall be filed
eighteen DAYS before the primary.
Section j.. At the time of filing de-
ciaratlons of candidacy each candidate
the secretary of state the following
fee:
l) For governor one hundred dol
% For representatives in congress
fifty dollars
60 For United States senator fifty
dollars.
Section $. At least ten days before
ballot for each political party shall be
PREPARED by the secretary of state and
shan be as nearly as is practicable in
tlie same form as ballots now used at
elecllpnS Below the name of each
Once shall be printed in small but easily
ieg'hle letters the words, "Vote foc
one, Following the names printed on
the ballot after the name of each office
b2!"tS OF al! parties shall be upou
c"lorcd paper. hut the ballots of no two
parties shall be upon paper, of the same,
or closely similar color. and each party
p1!lot snail be so designated by the
name OF such party printed in promi-
hent type on the back of said ballot.
section .. az Not later than six
DAYS before primary the secretary of
state Shall furnish to the clerk of each
town. plantation and ward ballots for
each political party as follows: For
each fifty and fraction Of fifty voters of
each party as shown by The vote for
governor ,,lo pfo4i
ward at the last preceding election, he
shall furnish seventy-five ballots of said
party, except that when any party has
cast less than ten votes in a town. plan
tatlon or ward, he shall only be Obliged
to furnish Twenty-Five ballots
~ He shall i'll addition furnish each
such clerk with ten sample ballots of
each political party, printed on white
=. CD Each clerk shall within one day
from the time when he shall receive
suG 1!l sample ballots post three of each
political party in three public places in
his town. plantation, ward or precinct.
ana snail retain the others until the
cate of the primary. when he shall
post he same i'll prominent positions in
and about the polling place
"a The secretary of state shall also
upon request, furnish reasonabl num-
Der of sample ballots printed on white
paper to each person whose name APP
pears upon the ballot as a candidate
Section 10. ID Boards of registration
OF cities and the municipal officers of
towns and plantations shall prepare and
post the checklist of the legal voters in
-helr respective towns, plantations wards
and precincts, and hold sessions for the
correction of the same and give notice of
sich sessions before all primaries held
under this act in the same manner as
they are required to do before elections
under existing laws.
(2) No person shall be entitled 10 vote
at a primary unless his name is upon the
checklist of voters in the town. planta-
ton or ward wherein he offers to vote
CD Any person offering to vote at a
shall at the time of announcing
ms name also announce the name of the
party to which he belongs If his name
is found upon the checklist, and if his
party membership has not been before
registered, it shall then be registered, and
he shall be allowed to vote the ballot of
his party, provided. however, that if he
is challenged, he shall not be allowed to
as a member of such party, or
to vote the ballot of said party unless
he makes oath or affirmation that he affil-
lates with and generally supports the
of the party with which he
offers to vote. If his party membership
has been before registered he shall be
allowed to vote only the ballot of the
party with which he is registered.
"a After the primary the town, planta-
ton or ward clerk shall deliver to the
boards of registration of cities and to the
officers of towns and planta-
tons the checklist with the registration
on. Before delivery, however, the cleo
ton officers or ward clerk shall certify
thereon under their hands that the list
is the one used at the primary and con-