The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1912-01-19
Direct Primary Law.


the Herald will in series of articles
give the provisions of the law.
Under the primary law all nominal
tons of candidates for Office at the
coming election next fall will be made
by direct vote of the members of the
party and each voter will have thepriv
ilege of voting direct for his or her
choice of candidate for each office from
justice of the peace to United States
senator.
Under this law, party conventions,
county, district and state, are not abol-
ished but have their powers so limited
that ali that can be done by them is to
name certain candidates whose names
may be placed upon the direct primary
ballot as candidates for nomination for
the several offices. The legislature, for
reasons best known to itself, has chang
ed the name Of party Conventions" to
party assemblies. These party as
semblies are held as heretofore but the
assembly is permitted to take but one
ballot for choice of candidate for each
office and all candidates receiving, on
this ballot, ten per cent or more of the
entire vote of the assembly are thereby
entitled to have their names placed on
the direct primary ballot to be voted
on by the members of their party at
| the primary election. These candidates
are placed first on the list of candidates
for that Office on the primary ballot
and in the order of the size of their
vole in the assembly.
All other candidates for nomination
whose names appear on the primary
ballot shall be placed there by petition
of the voters.
Petitions for placing a candidate S
name on the ballot, if to repr sent a
district larger than one county, must
be signed by not less than three hun
dred signers, duly qualified electors, re-
siding in the district for which the Off
Ger is to be elected, and if for county
office, there must be one hundred sign
ers: Provided, however, that not more
than 10 per cent Of the votes cast by
such political party in the county or
district for governor at the last preced-
ing election shall be required for such a
petition.
The candidates named by petition of
voters follow those named by the party
assemblies on the primary ballot and
are arranged in alphabetical order.
Any political party that was at the
last general election represented by Ell
Their regular party candidates or indi-
vidual nominees only may, by comply
ing with the provisions of the primary
law, IL its candidate for governor re-
ceived ten per cent of the vote at such
election, have separate primary cleo
ton ticket as political party.
The primary will be held on the sec
ond Tuesday in September .....
No petition shall contain the name of
more than one person for the same Of
fee. Every petition shall state the
name OF the office for which such per
son is candidate, his name, post Office
residence. street number OF residence,
place OF business and the name Of DO.
litical party to be given in not more
than three words.
The signers of petitions shall write
opposite their names their address, e.
lection precinct and make oath by aili-
davit attached thereto TO the truth
thereof and that such candidate is plac-
ed in nomination on behalf OF the po
litieal party named in the petition and
is affiliated with the principles thereof:
that atlantis intend TO vote for such
candidate at the ensuing direct primary
election and that atlantis have not sign
ed any other petition for any other can
didate for the same Office designated by
such petition.
Candidates whose names are present
ed by party assemblies must file a writ
ten acceptance with the secretary or
chairman Of the assembly within 7 days
Of the adjournment of the assembly.
Candidates ramed by petition !
shall signify their acceptance In writing |
endorsed on the petition
Candidates for nomination who do
not care to affiliate with amy political
party may be nominated by petition
for which the certificate Of nomination
Of the independent candidate must be
signed by 800 electors for state Office.
by 100 where the Office IL for district
less than a state but more than a eoun.
~ and by 30 where the Office Is for a
county or less territory, Each cleetor
signing such certificate shall make oath
to the effect that he Is a voter In tho
political division for which such nomI.
nomination Is made. has truly stated
his residence and has not voted at any
primary election TO nominate eandi. |