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at the primaries when the state can
6idates are nominated. This COM
mittee shall meet within five DAYS
after the primary election and elect
chairman and a vice chairwoman
who shall be members of the state
central committee. Any party in
any county polling 10000 votes for
governor at the preceding election
shall be entitled to extra commit
teemcn on its state central COM
miJtcc and shall also be entitled
to two nore for every ten thousand
votes, or major portion thereof, it
cast at the preceding election.
1t is not mandatory that any
part of this extra number shall be
women.
Independent candidates who do
not care to affiliate with any party
can have their names placed on the
election ballot by petition, the same
number of signers being required
as was previously stated in this
article. No independent candidate
or candidates can use any part
of the name of a political party as
part of their political name. In
other words it would be impossible
for an independent candidate to use
the words. Independent Republi-
cam or Platform Democrat"
The expenses of candidates are
limited:
No candidate can spend more
than $1,000 in order to secure his
election to the United States SEN
ate, nor more than $4,000 in order
to secure his election to a state or
congressional office, nor more than
$4,000 in order to secure his ell
ection to any other office.
No corporation copartnership or
firm is allowed to pay or agree to
pay any expenses of any candidate.
A violation of this act means a fine
of $500 or an Imprisonment not to
exceed one year, or both.
AS to candidates for United
States senate: anyone desiring to be
a candidate for United States SEN
ate may go before his party assem-
bly, and contest for votes in the as
sembly. If he secures ten per cent
of the total vote his name is placed
on the primary ballot. He may also
become a candidate before the pri-
maries by securing the signatures
Of 800 resident voters to his petit
ton. His candidacy is voted upon
at the primaries the same as the
of any other candidate
for any other office and the candi-
date receiving the highest number
Of votes cast is the party's candi-
date.
There is provision for what is |
known as statements numbers one |
and two to be signed by candidates |
for the legislature. Previous to the |
primary any legislative candidate |
may sign statement number one,
which is to the effect that he will
cast his vote for the candidate for |
United States senate who receives |
the largest number of votes at the |
election irrespective of party affilia- |
ton. He may also sign statement |
number two which is that he will |
cast his vote for the candidate of |
his party receiving the highest vote,
thereby making it either general
or party proposition. If he so de-
sires he does not have to sign
i'"Si S'd'cihchI anu cdh lheH Nole
for whomsoever he pleases. The |
theory is that by securing sigma
lures the people will know just what
to expect from their Legislative can
didates when they have reached the
assembly and begin to vote for
United States senator
The law applies to the city of
Denver the same as other counties
and gives the election commission
power to perform the duties other
wise performed by county officials.