The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1912-03-20

Order Of Names on Ballot.
Sec. ID For the purpose of deter
mining the order in which the names
Of Candidates to be voted for by the
electors OF the entire state shall be
certified and printed on the ballots
under the designation Of the respec-
tive Offices, the secretary of state
shall prepare lists of the counties OF
each congressional district Of the
state. He shall then arrange the sur
name of all candidates for each Office
in alphabetical order for the First
congressional district, and the names
shall be certified in this order to the
county clerks of all the counties COM
prising said congressional district.
Thereafter for each succeeding con-
gressional district, taken in the order
Of their numbers, the name appearing
first for each Office in the last pre-
ceding district shall be placed first,
and each other name be moved up
one place. The lists shall be certified
accordingly.
For all other offices for which nomi-
mating papers are filed with the Sec
rotary of state the order of names OF
candidates for each office shall be
determined by lot at a public draw
ing to be held in the Office of the
secretary Of state 80 days before the
primary election at 2 o'clock p. m,
standard time.
Sec 10. Deals with the publication
of names of candidate by the county
clerk. and provides that said publ
cation shall be made not less than 20
days before the primaries. Sec. 16 de-
clares that the order in which the
different offices are printed on the
primary ballot shall be the same as
in the case of a regular election.
Sec. II. Ballots and Ballot Boxes
There shall be a separate ballot for
each political party subject TO this
act at the primary election provided
herein. Such ballots shall be printed
in substantially the same manner as
now provided by law in case of reg
ular elections except that on the
back thereof shall be printed the
words, Official Primary Ballot" and
at the head thereof shall be printed
the words "Ohicial Primary Ballot"
together with proper party name and
the party emblem. This section also
provides for the printing of sample
ballots for use of each political party.
Sec. Is. Provides that there shall
be furnished at each primary election
rgf.o
cent more official ballots for each po-
litical party than the number of
votes cast bs such political party at
the last preceding presidential cleo
ton.
Qualification Of Electors.
Sec. 19.-In addition to the special
qualifications hereinafter prescribed,
the same qualifications shall apply in
primary elections held under this act
as are now required in regular cleo
tons. Said qualifications shall be de-
termined as of the date of the pri-
mary without regard to the qualiflca-
lions or disquRlifcations as they may
exist at the succeeding regular cleo
ton.
In precincts where registration is
titled to be specially registered as
hereinafter provided shall be entitled
to vote in any primary election I'M
less he is registered in the registra-
ton book of said precinct for the pre-
ceding year. as afiiliating with the
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In other precincts qualified electors
shall be allowed to vote only the bal
lot of that party with which they de-
clare their affiIiation.
Sec. 20. Special egistration-Four-
teen days before the primary provid-
ed for in this act there shall be a
special registration at the Office Of
the county clerk for persons entitled
to be specially registered for the pur-
pose OF voting in said primary. The
following persons and no others shall
be entitled to special registration:
l. Any persons who were absent
from the city or town of their resi-
dence during the entire time of the
registration for the preceding year.
2. Persons who were prevented
from registering by reason of their
own sickness or by death in their i'm
mediate families.
3. Persons who moved into the
city or town of their present resi-
dence after the latest date that would
enable them to register for the pur-
pose OF voting in the last regular cleo
ton. and who have the qualifications
of voters in the precincts in which
they reside.
4. Persons who have become OF
age since the last election and have
the qualifications Of electors.
Officers Of Election.
Sec. 22. Officers Of election for the
primary shall be appointed by the
board Of election commission
ers. as provided by law in the case
Of the November elections; provided,
that the lists of names selected by
the several party committees shall be
submitted to said board not less than
Is days before the holding of the pri-