The Springfield herald., 1912-03-15
Primary Law
It's Object.
A Clear and Concise De-
scription From T h e
Pueblo Chieftain.

l lnaClOnS OF all can dldateS Tor
state, county and precinct Off
ces must be made under the new
primary law, passed by the state
legislature two years ago.
The primary election this
year falls on Tuesday, Sept. o,
and the general election on Tues
day, Nov. 5th. Two elections,
therefore will be held; the one on
Sept. Q, at which the political
parties will determine by pop
ular vote of their members, their
candidates for the various Offices;
the other on Nov. ) at which the
people will determine the candi-
dates of which political party
shall fill the various offices.
The primary election law ap-
plies to all nominations for can
didates for the United States
senate; for congressman; re-
gents, supreme judges; for all
district judges and district at
torneys; for all elective state,
county and precinct offices.
At the primary election all po-
litical organizations, whose can
didate for governor at the last
election received ten per cent of
the total vote cast, may have a
separate primary election ticket.
This means that this year but
two parties may have separate
primary tickets; namely the Re
publican andDemocratic parties;
because the candidate for gov
ernor of no other political party,
received ten per cent of the total
vote cast.
Preceding the primary cleo
tion, the political parties will
hold assemblies" in all of the
counties, the Judicial congress
sional, representative and sena
torial districts, and in the state
The delegates to these "assemb
lies" will be chosen under party
rules and regulations as we have
heretofore selected delegates to
party conventions. In these as
semblies," but one ballot will be
allowed upon the candidates for
each office; and the name of
every candidate before a party
assembly," receiving the vote
of ten per cent or more of the
accredited delegates, is entitled
| to be placed on the official ticket
| of his party at the primary elec-
ton. The name of the candidate
before the assembly" receiv-
ing the greatest number of votes
will appear first; the second
next; and so on. But no one will
be declared the nominee of the
assembly" To the names plac-
ed on the official party primary
ticket by "assem blies," candi-
dates may be added by petition.
The tickets made up by these
party assemblies" and by petit
tion, must be filed not more than
sixty nor less than thirty days
before Sept. 9th.
The primary election will be
conducted by the same judges
and clerks that conduct the gen
eral election. To vote at the pri-
mary you must be'a qualified
elector and registered.
On entering the polling place
you will be handed, properly fol
ded, the official primary tickets
of all the political parties repre-
sented. This year there can be
but two. On going into the booth,
if you are Republican you will
take the official Republican pri-
mary ticket and on it designate
with mark on the right of each
name, your choice for the Re
publican. nominations. If you
vote the Republican primary
ticket, the primary law viii not
permit you to designate upon it
Democrat as your choice for a
Republican nomination. Neither
can you, for instance, vote your
choice for the Democratic nom
ination for sheriff ond the Re
publican nomination for govern
or. Whichever primary ticket
you conclude to vote, you can
only vote for nominees on that
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