Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-02-04

general election. : The Legislature may
enact measures expressly conditioned
upon the peoples ratification by a.
referendum vote"
The act upon which the petition is
made provides for nominations at pri-
mar elections Of all candidates tor
any state or county office. including
United states senator. member II
Congress and members of the Statc
Legislature. 1t does not prevent how
ever. the nominations of candidates bv
nomination papers signed by the requi-
site number of qualified voters
as provided in Section 1 OF Chapter .
Of the Revised Statutes.
The act provides that nominations
for places on the ballots TO be used at
primary elections shall be- mad, by
nomination papers signed by qualified
voters within the electoral district in
number not less than one nor more
thar = per cent. of tie entire vote cast
for Governor in tie last nrcet ding cleo
ton in the State at large All such
nomination papers shall. besides con
timing the names al the proposed can
didat"s. specify the name of the Ollie,
Scr which he is proposed a.s Il ..Andi-
datc. tlc political party which he
represents and his place Of r, sidenre.
y" Sucil nomination papers shall he
signed before Jan. I of the year In
which the primary election is t. bc held
md all such nomination papers shall
be filed with the secretary of State on
or before the first Monday of May In
said yea.
The act further provides Tat v hen
ever at the regular session Of the Leg
islatrre next to meet after any primary
election one or more United States
senator's are to be- chosen the nominee
or nominees for such office or offices Ct
each political party shall be chosen at
this primary election. to be held on thu
thirC Monday in June.
The ballots for candidates at primart
elections are to be printed on tinted
paper of a separate tint for each Fo-
litical party. white for the party cast
ing the highest vote for Governor in
the last preceding State election. yell
low for the second highest blue Cor
tie third highest, green for the fourth
highest and brown for specimen sam
pie ballots. The names of candidates
pIl llit DdItbiS are To ne arranged El'fitr
the designation OF the Office in alpha
betical order. accordance with sur
names.
The Not" in primary elections art to
be tabulated by the Governor a4G
Council and the person having the
highest number of votes shall be deem
ed TO have been nominated by lis pc
ltical party for that office, provided
that when a tic shall exist between two
or more persons for the same ramin;t-
ton the secretary of State shall de
eide BY lot in the presence OF the two
persons having the highest number Of
votes. which one shall be nominated
Candidates within seven day. ate
the receipt of official notification Of
their nomina ton shall file an accept
ance. with which shall be submitted a
true and perfect return of all eXpc1di-
lures made at. before or since said
primary election in detail these re-
turns to be open t. public inspection
fer one year. Til" expenditures to b.
made and liabilities incurred shall not
exceed for each candidate the follow
ing: In case Of nominations TO be filed
b. the voters of the state. $150o mem
tors and county officers. $3.50 for each
10000 votes cast for Governor within
the county at the last preceding Gu
bernatorial election, or fraction there
of, for members Of the Legislature III
Representative" districts having three
representatives or more, $40. in other
representative districts so for United
States senator. $1500 When ever such
expenditures succeed the fore going
limitations upon satisfactory proof
thereof to the secretary of Stat. aft
er complaint. notice and hearing, or up
on the admission of the fact by the can
didate in his return, the finding of
such fact by the secretary OF state.
shall be deemed to be Il withdrawal of
said candidate and the vacancy shall
be filled in like manner as if such can
didatc had filed Il withdrawal il writ
ing. by convention or caucus or. If the
time is insufficient. by the regularly
elected STATE. congressional district,
county, town. city, plantation or rep
reSuntative class committee.
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