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


political party so represented shall
formulate and adopt it's declaration of
principles. or platform, for the state
election then next ensuing, elect state
committee, a district committee for
each congressional district, and a
county committee for each county,
severally of such number and to be
elected in such manner as the convene
ton may determine. The chairman
and secretary shall thereupon forth
with certify to the Secretary of State
the platform so adopted and the names
of the members of the committees so
elected Such committees shall there
afterwards, as soon as reasonably
practicable organize by the choice of a
chairman and secretary and certify
such organization to the Secretary OF
State; they may elect all other Of
ficers deemed needful, hold office until
their next state convention hereunder,
and perform such duties as may be I'M
posed upon them by their respective
state conventions. All vacancies Tor
unexpired terms shall be filled by the
county committee of the county where
in such vacancy occurs and due certifi-
cate thereof made to the Secretary OF
State. All such state conventions
may transact such other business as
shall not be inconsistent with the pro-
visions of this act. All State, con-
gressional. district and county COM
mittees in office when this act takes
effect shall so continue in office until
their successors are elected hereunder.
Sect. 3. All the city, ward, town,
plantation and representative Grass
of the political parties
aforesaid in office when this act takes
effect shall be recognized as the law
ful and regular committees of such
nolitical parties for such cities. wards,
towns, plantations and representative
crassas They shall continue to hold
office until their successors are elected.
Their successors shall be elected IN
such manner and with such tenure OF
office and duties, as the appropriate
political party within such city, War''
town. plantation or representative
class NAV from time to time determine
Each such committee shall fill all va
caucies in its membership.
Sect. 4. All committees created elected
or recognized under sections two ana
tbraa of this act shall be deemed to be
elected general or executive
within the meaning OF sec
tion eight of chapter six of the REVISED
Statutes and of all provisions OF this act
Sect r Nominations for places on the
ballots to be used at primary eiectlohs
sbau no made for each of the political
nartias entitled as aforesaid to represen-
tation thereon by nomination papers
signed in the aggregate for eaeh eahoi-
date of each political party by qualineo
voters within the electoral division OF
district wherein such candidate is to be
voted for. in number not less than one
ner cent. nor more than two per cent. OF
the entire vote cast for governor in the
last preceding state election in the state
at large, If the Office for which sach can
didate is to be voted for Is to be hlled oy
the voters of the state at large or is 1or
the office of United States Senator, other-
wise not less than one per cent. nor more
than two per cent. of such gubernatorlal
vote within the electoral division or dis
trict wherein such proposed candidate Is
to be voted for. All such nomination
papers shall besides containing the names
of the proposed candidates specify as TO
each. first, the name of the office Tor
which he IS proposed as candidate; sec
ond, the political party which he repre-
sents third, his place of residence There
shall not be in any nomination paper the
name of more than one candidate pro-
NJ ia
shall be signed by members of the politi-
cal party named therein for hich the
nomination is made. Each voter signing
nomination paper shall make his sig
nature IN person and add to 1t his place
of residence Each voter may subscribe
his name to one nomination for candi-
date for each Office to be filed. and no
more, except in cases where the office is
to be filled by more than one person and
i'm such cases only to the extent OF such
number. One of the signers to each such
separate paper, or the erson circulating
the same, shall make oath thereon. or ny
certificate of oath annexed thereto, that
he believes the signatures are genuine
and that the persons signing are members
of the political party named therein ano
that they reside within the electera
division or district, for which the nomi-
nation is proposed. The State at large
shall be considered an electoral division
within the meaning of this section,
Sect. 6. No such nomination papers
shall be signed before the first day o.
January of the year in which such pri
mary election is to be held and all sucf
nomination papers shall be filled with tbs
Secretary of State on or before the frs
Monday of May of said year. With sucf
nomination papers there shall also p'
filed the consent in writing of the persons
so proposed thereby as candidates, agree
ing to accept the nomination if nominated
at the primary election not to withdraw
and IL elected at the state election, t
qualify as such officer. Such nomination
papers so filed, and being in apparen
conformity with the provisions hereof
shall be deemed to be valid; and. if no
in apparent conformity. they may be sea
sonably amended under oath. In cas-
any person who has been duly proposet
as candidate under the provisions here
of shall die before the day of the primar.