The Republican journal., 1911-04-06

the Checklist Showing the persons n f5e
Town. plantation. ward or precinct en-
titled to vote, with their party registra-
TONS, so far as such registration has
heen made IN three public places in such
town, plantation, ward or precinct at
least ten days prior to such session and
notice.of the date, hour, and place of the
daliy sessions to revise such registration
snall De given upon such checklists. AZ
ter such session the boards of registra-
ton of cities and the municipal officers of
towns, and plantations shall prepare cor
rected checklist, showing the registra-
by them. and such corrected checklist,
with such names as may be regularly
added thereto as provided in existing
statutes shall be used at the primary,
list. as provided in existing statutes the
boards of registration of cities and the
municipal officers of towns and planta-
tons shall register the party membership
ship registered; but if such voter has al
ready been registered in any town, plan
tation or ward in this state as a men,
Der of any party, he shall not be regis
within ninety days before any primary.
G The party membership of each
voter may be registered by writing in ink
after the name of such voter the first
with which he registers.
Section IL. "a Votes cast for the same
person on the ballots of different parties
at any primary shall not be added to-
gether but shall only count in favor of
the person as the candidate of each party
on whose ballot his name appears.
(2) After the count is completed it shall
be announced by the clerk, and the clerk
shall in the presence of the other election
officers. fill into blanks provided him for
that purpose by the secretary of state.
complete returns of all the votes cast for
the different candidates of each party
Those "a b. in
cate, and shall be signed by the clerk.
one copy shall be preserved by the clerk
and shall be opened to the inspection of
any candidate, or of his agent authorized
in writing. The other copy shall b.
mailed on the day of the primary or on
the day following, by the clerk to the
secretary of state.
Section u. % The second day after
the primary. or as soon thereafter as pos
sible the secretary of state shall can
vass the returns from all the towns,
plantations and wards in the state, and
upon the completion of such canvass
ceiVed the greatest number of votes for
the various offices in the various parties.
t2) After the completion of the canvass
of the returns. the secretary of state shall
publish in some paper of general circula-
ton the names of the persons found to
have been chosen as candidates for the
various offices by the various parties, and
shall cause a copy of such paper to be
peared upon any party ballot
Section 80 % Persons voted for, at a
primary, under this act who Shall receive
a plurality of all the votes cast by a
party, shall be candidates of that party
for the Office designated in the ballot.
(2) In case of a tie vote the tie shall
be determined by lot by the secretary of
state in the presence of the candidates
who are tied, if, upon notice from the
secretary of state. they elect to be
present
C) Vacancies upon any party ticket
occurring after the holding of any prim-
airy shall be filled by the party committee
of the state. provided, however. that
should vacancy occur in the candidacy
for United States senator the legislature
shall select the candidate for such office
Section II. a. If any person who is
voted for upon the ballot of any party is
not, according to the count first made by
the secretary of state chosen as the can
ddate of such party, and desires a re-
count of the ballots cast in the primary
he shall apply in writing to the secretary
of state for such recount within ten days
after the date of the advertisement of the
result of the primary, provided for in
paragraph two of section twelve of this
act.
(2) The secretary of state shall fix d
time for such recount not earlier than ten
days after the receipt of the application,
and shall notify the opposing candidates
thereof, and as soon after the expiration
of such ten days as circumstances Will
permit, SUCH recount Shall ne lltlu anu
conducted as recounts of votes cast at
elections are now conducted.
so Upon the date set for the recount,
the ballots shall be counted by the secre-
may require. The various candidates,
however. and their counsel. shall have
the right to inspect the ballots and par
ticipate in such recount under such
suitable rules as the secretary OF state
may adopt.
(4) No candidate, however, shall be en-
titled to a recount unless he shall pay to
tie secretary of state at the time OF filing
his application fees as follows:
ca If a candidate for Governor, one
hundred dollars:
Oh If candidate for member of Con-
Gress, fifty dollars;
(c) If a candidate for United states
Senator, fifty dollars
90 If a recount shall show that some
other person than the one declared nom1-
mated upon the canvass of the returns
from the clerks of towns, plantations and
wards as the greatest number Of votes
cast at the primary, such person shall be
declared nominated and shall be the can
didate of the party for the office In ques-
ton instead of the person so first de-
cared, and his name shall be placed upon
the official ballot at the following cleo
ton
o. If the recount shall show that the
person who applied for the recount was
chosen as the candidate of his party. the
secretary of state shall within ten days
of such recount, return to MN the lee
paid at the time of filing the application
FOR n recount.
Section Is. AT the primary election next
preceding the ecton of senator i'll
congress by thu legislature of Maine
there shall he placed upon the official
primary nomina ing election ballots the
names of ali candidates for the office of
United States senator for whose nomina-
tons declarations of candidacy have been
filed with the secretary of state under
provisions of this law.
Section IS. The provisions of the
statutes now in force in reference to
the holding of elections. the payment of
election officers, the filing of vacancies,
thu. solicitation of voters at the polls,
tie challenging of voters, the manner
of conducting elections of counting and
preserving the ballots, and making re-
tul'n thereof and all other kindred sub
jects, shall arpy to all primaries in
so far as they are consistent with tins
act, the intent of this act being to place
the primary under the regulation and
protection eff the laws now in force at
elections
Section Il. Every candidate for
this act including candidates for office
fifteen days after the election at which
he was Il candidate file with the secre-
tary of state al itemized sworn state
ment setting forth in detail all the
moneys contributed, expended or prom
ised by him to aid and promote his
nomination or election or both as the
case may be, and all existing unfulflled
promises of any character and all liza
bilities remaining uncancelled and lr