The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1911-02-14
text Of Bin TO Be Considered BY
Legislature al Coming
Session.
iANY EXCELLENT FEATURES
'rOvldes Method Of Nominations
by Direct Vote Of the
People.

One of the most important measures
ghich will be submitted to the terri
orial legislature at this sessions is
hat entitled, can Act TO Provide for
Nominations by Direct Vote" aHT
This is the bill which win inaugurate
What is popularity known as primary
Iections, and it is so simple in its
ction, so Easily to be understood that
he committee which has had the act
preparation believed that it win be
Generally approved by the citizenship
the Territory.
The first portion of the act is ex-
llanatory as to the legal meanings of
ertain words used. 1t winds up with
he declaration that:
"This statute shall be literally con-
trued so that the real will of the
Electors may not be defeated by any
nformality or failure TO comply with
he provisions of law in respect to the
living of any notice or the conducting
f any primary or the certifying of the
esults thereof"
Thus showing that liberal spirit in
he law which should not be nullifed
by trivial teehnicalities.
Section two, provides that all candi-
lates for elective offices, except that
bf delegate to congress, and to be
'Oted for at any general election by
he voters of the City and County of
Honolulu, shall be nominated in accord
lnce with the provisions of the act.
Thus prohibiting any conventional or
outside manner of nominations, except
Is to special elections.
Continuing the act sets forth the
procedure to be followed, in part, as
follows:
Text of the Act,
Section 8. a. The September
primary shall be held at the regular
boiling place in each precinct on the
second Saturday of September, 1912,
md bienhially thereafter.
(2) At the September primary there
hall be nominated all candidates speci-
lied in this act to be voted for at the
ensuing general election; and there
hall be elected at said primary one
delegate to the territorial conventions
bf the several parties for every fifty
votes cast for their respective candi-
dates for delegate to congress at the
asst preceding general election, provid-
I'D that whenever after dividing said
vote by fifty and there is remainder
bf thirty or more then the party shall
nave an additional delegate from said
precinct; provided, however, that eaef
ii the several parties shall be entitled
10 at least one delegate to said con
Mentions from each precinct; and there
shall also be elected one member OF
the county committees of the severa
parties from each precinct.
Section directs that at least sixty
days before the September primary the
secretary of the Territory shall trans
nit to the county clerk notice il
writing of the offices for which candi
dates are to be nominated and alsC
the number of county committeeman
and delegates to the territorial cOnven
tion to be elected from each precinc
by the several parties. 1t also lay
down the rules as to publication of thi
notice in the papers and the posting
of copies together with the date TO
hOlding'the primary, etc.
Way to Nominate.
Section 6 provides that the name o
no nominee shall be printed upon al
official ballot to be used at any primar.
election unless at least thirty day
prior to such primary a nomination
paper shall have been filed in his be
half. Then follows form of nomina
tion paper with blanks for names an
party. Except that the papers fled 70
non-partisan nominees may omit tn
names of the regular parties.
One important proviso in this seetiot
is that: mo person shall sign til
nomination papers of more than on
nominee for the same vacancy. TIL
name of any person violating this prov.
sion shall not be counted in determiI
ing the number of persons signing th
nomination papers of any nominee fo
such Office. Also all signers of eac
separate nomination paper shall be res
dents of the same representative di
triet.
Clause Ave, of Section 6, provide
that each nomination paper shall /
signed by at least twenty-five qualifie
electors, except nomination papers fl
the delegates to senatorial convention
or members Of the county eommitte
which shall be signed by ten qualifie
electors. W
Rules to Be Followed.
Section n (1) In case the person
nominated upon more than one tick
he shall forthwith file with the prop,
officer in charge of the preparation ,
the ballots written declaration ind
eating the party designation und
which his name is to be printed {
the official primary ballot. In ca
such nominee fail to do so his nan
shall be printed on the non partisI
ticket.
% All nomination papers shall
filed withethe county clerk subsequel
to the publication BY the secretary
the Territory or county clerk Of n
tees designating the Offices for whit
candidates are 10 be nominated q
thirty days before any primary
l3) There shan BE deposited vi
each nomination for territorial or cba
ty ohiees a fee Of tWentysdv6 dolla
and two dollars for each noiAnaii