Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-01

that the return from any city Town OF
plantation does not agree with the rec
ord of the vote of such city, town or
plantation, in the number of votes or
the names of the persons voted for,
and to prove which of them is correct;
and the return, when found to be err
roneous, may be corrected by the rec
ord No such correction can be made
without application within seven days
after the returns are opened and tabu-
lated. stating the error alleged, nor
without reasonable notice thereof Civ
en- to the person affected by such cor
rection. and during said seven days
any person voted for may personally,
and by or with counsel, examine said
returns in the presence of the Govern
or and Council. or either of them, or
any member of the Council, or the Sec
rotary of State. The person having
the highest number of votes for NOM
nation to any office shall be deemed
To have been nominated by his politi-
cal party for that office, provided, that
when Il tie shall exist between Two or
more persons for the same nomination
by reason of said two or more persons
having an equal and the highest num-
party to one and the same office, the
secretary of State shall give notice TO
the several persons so having the
highest and equal number of votes to
attend at the office of the secretary of
state at a time TO be appointed by
said secretary, who shall then and
there proceed publicly to decide by
lot which of the persons so having an
equal number of votes shall be de-
clared nominated by his party with
like effect as if there had been no such
tie. TO ascertain what persons have
received the highest number of votes,
the Governor and Council shall count
and declare for any person all votes
appearing by said returns to have been
intentionally cast for him, although his
name upon the return is misspelled or
written with only the initial or mi
tials of his christian name or names,
or with wrong initials or otherwise as
the case may be: and they may hear
testimony upon oath, in relation to
such returns, in order To get at the
intention of the voters and shall de-
eide accordingly. When a return is
defective by reason of any informal
ity, an attested copy of the record
may be substituted therefor.
The secretary of State shall enter in
a register of nominations, to be kept
by him for the purpose, the nominal
tons for each party so ascertained,
and shall forthwith notify by register
ed mail each person who is so nomi-
mated.
Sect. Il Every candidate. so nomi-
mated and notified as aforesaid, shall
within seven days after the receipt of
such notification. send to the seere-
tary of State. by registered mail the
following acceptance:
To the Secretary of State:
l, of hereby accept
the nomination to the office of
made at the primary election June
10
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The name of any candidate failing
to file such acceptance shall not be
printed upon The official ballot to be
used at the State election and failure
10 file such acceptance within said
sever days shall be deemed to be a
refusal thereof.
Sec. Is Each candidate, so nominal
ed, snail, with such acceptance, send
to the secretary of State the following
return by him subscribed and sworn
to:
RETURN OF EXPENDITURES.
To the Secretary of State:
I,.............., of ............., nomi-
mated for the Office OF .......... at
the primary election held on June.
~ on oath depose and say that the
following is true and perfect return
|of al expenditures by me made, or
liabilities by me incurred for any pur-
pose whatever. except my actual per-
sonal travelling expenses, postage and
stationery, in connection with my said
nomination, or the procurement there
of, before, at, or since said primary
election.
The total amount thereof was. .......
$.......,.
The aforesaid amount is made up of
the following:
Printing ....-...............'. So.
Clerk Hire Observation-Disclosures. $.....
Newspaper Advertising ....... $50.
Hall Rent .................. S......
Soliciting Agents ............ S..
miscellaneous ................... So.
Iotal Observation-Disclosures. w..
OF the above. the following are item
ized
PRINTING.
Name. Date. Amount.
(1he subdivisions of Clerk Hire,
New spaper Advertising. Hall Rent,
and Soliciting Agents shall follow the
fore going forln.)
MISCELLANEOUS.
Name. Date Amount. Purpose.
l further depose and say that no
person, firm or corporation has with
my knowledge and consent paid any
sum, or incurred any liability to pro-
cure. or to aid in procuring my nomi-
nation aforesaid
Dated .......... A. ID. 10
.........,..,-.s.'. /,
State of Maine.
...-...........Co County, SIS.
..........,.....A. II. ~
Personally appeared ........ and
made oath that the foregoing return
by him signed is true.
Before me,
.................... 1890
Justice of the Peace.
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