Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-01-09
STATEMENT OF CANDIDATE.

candidacy in substantially the follow
ing form:
STATEMENT OF CANDIDATE.
I, (--------------p on oath de-
clare that reside at (number. if any.
on Glame of street,, In tho city of Wa
terville; that ] am a voter therein
0ualiticd u vote for a candidate for
tn hereinafter mentioned office; that
I am Il candidate for nomination for
the office of (mayor or councilnam for
tstate the terml. To be voted for at
ti:c preliminary election for nominal
items to be held on Mondav. the
day of --------, 10, ana / re-
quest that my name be printed as such
candidate on the official ballots; to be
used al said preliminary election for
nominations.
(Signcd)-----
STATE OF MAINE.
kennebec. SIS.
Subscribed and sworn to Oh this
da& OF ----. l9-. before me,
tsiencdD justice of the peace. (or no.
tery public) and at the same time
shall file Herewith a petition of at
least twenty-five voters of the city
qualified TO vote for a candidate for
such Office. Such petition shall be in
substantially the following form:
PETITION ACCOMPANYING STATE
MENT OF CANDIDATE.
Whoreas (namc of candidatD is a
candidate for nomination for the office
of Olayor or councilman for Estate
tire tprm) we. the undersigned voters
fled to vote for a candidate for such
Office do hereby request that the name
OF said tname of candidate.) as a cam
didatc for nomination fer said office,
be printed on the official ballots to be
used at the preliminary election for
nominations To be held ON the -
Monday of ----------. 10. We fur
ther state that we believe he is Of good
moral character and qualified to per-
form the duties of the office.
Names OF Voters Street No. Street
Gf any)
No acceptance BY candidate for
nomination named in such petition
shall be necessary for its validity or
for its hling, and the petition need not
be sworn to.
Section Q. on tile first day not be-
ing Sunday or a legal holiday, follow
ing the expiration of the time for fill
ing the aboge described statements
and petitions. the city clerk shall cause
to bc published in one or more neWspa-
psrs published in the city the names
and residences of the candidates for
nomination who have duly filed the
above mentioned statements and petit
ti0ns. and the offices and terms for
whien they are candidates for nominal
ton, as they are to appear on the otli-
1al ballots to be used at the preliminary
election for nominations. The city clerk
shall thereupon prepare the ballots to
be used at such preliminary election
for nominations and shall cause them
L. be printed. and the ballots so pre-
pareG shall be the official ballots ann
the only ballots used at such prelimi-
narv1e!ectioE for nominations They
shah b. headed as follows:
OFFICIAL PRELIMINARY BALLOT.
Candidates for nomination for mayor
and councilmen. At a preliminary elec-
ton for nominations he'd on the -
daY of ----- in the year Nine
teen Hundred and ----. (The head
ing shall be varied in accordance with
the Offices for which nominations are
to be n1ade.).
Section II. The name of each person
who has filed d statement and accom-
pGnH ing petition as aforesaid, and his
residence and the title and term of the
Office foT which he is a candidate for
nomination shall be printed on the bal
lots IN the order determined by lot by
the city clerk. and the names of no
other candidates shall be printed there
on. Blank spaces shall be left at the
end Of each list of candidates for nom
ination for the different Offices. equal
to the number to he nominated there
fcI. in which tine voter may insert the
name of any person not printed on the
ballot for whom lie desires to vote for
nomination for such Office. There shall
be printed on said ballots such direc-
tions as will aid the voter; for example
vote for one" "vote for two" and
the like
Section II. No ballot used at any
annual or special city election or at
amy preliminary election for nomina
tiohs shall have printed thereon any
party or political designation or mark.
and there shall not be appended to
the maine of any candidate any such
party or political designation or mark
or anything showing how he was nom
mated, OF indicating his views or
opinions.
section l.. voters qualified to vote
at d city election shall be qualified to
vote at the said preliminary election
for nominations.
Section l3 The election officers shall
Immediately. upon the closing of the
polls at preliminary elections for nom
nations count the ballots ana ascer-
tain the number of votes cast in the
voting places where they oiiicfatr. for
each person for nomination for each
office, and shall make return thereof
to the city clerk forthwith upon blanks
to be furnished as in city elections.
Section "A. ON the first day, NOT
being Sunday or a legal holiday. fol-
low ing such preliminary election for
NJ ninations. the city clerk shall cam
Vl,s said returns. So received from the
election officers. and shall forthwith
d, .erminc the result cf such cenNasS
and publish the same in one or more
reWsnaoers published in said city.
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