The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-03-13

OF Party Candidates For United
States Senator by a Preference
vote-candldate For Elective Of
fees to Be Named at Primary Eieo-
tons - Regulations and Penalties
Prescribed.
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Frankfort, Ky.-The Eaton-Thomp-
son direct compulsory state primary
bill, which has been signed by Gov
ernor McCreary and becomes law at
once, will apply to all the congress
sional nominations to be made this
year, except in the Sixth and Seventh
districts.
Under this act the methods of max
ing party nominations in Kentucky
are revolutionized The text OF the
bill follows:
An act to provide for the nomination
of candidates by political parties
at primary elections, and for plac-
ing the names of candidates on the
ballots to be voted for at general
elections, and prescribing penalties
for the violation thereof:
BE it enacted by the general assem-
bly, of the commonwealth of Ken
lucky:
Sec. l. Nominations-How made,
Hereafter all candidates for elective
Offices to he voted for at any general
election shall be nominated:
Cd BY a primary election held in
accordance with the provisions of this
act; or,
t2) BY certificates of nomination
signed and filed as herein provided.
The provisions of this act shall not
apply to candidates for trustees Of
common schools or members of
school boards where such nomination
and election are required by law to
be made by a separate ballot, nor OF
trustees in towns of the fifth and
sixth classes. nor to candidates for
presidential, electors. but such cand-
dates for such offices shall be nomi-
mated and have their nominations
certified as now, or may be hereafter
provided by law. This act shall not
be construed to repeal or affect in
any way an act entitled "An act TO
amend an act entitled An act for the
government of cities of the second
class in the commonwealth of Ken
lucky" approved March 81, 1910,
Chapter so, Acts 1910"
Sec. 2. United States senators.
Party candidates for the Office of
United States senator shall be nomi-
mated by preference vote in the
manner provided herein for the nom
ination of other party candidates for
the state-at-large. Candidates for
party nomination for United States
senator shall be voted for at the pri-
mary election held next before their
election. In any case where, through
vacancy, a United States senator
is to be elected for an unexpired
term, party candidates for said Office
shall be nominated at the last pri-
mary preceding the election at which
said uneXpired term is to be filed,
provided that said vacancy occurred
seventy days before said primary
election, and not otherwise. II under
this section two candidates for the
ohiNt w tiilAtu states StIldlOI are W
be nominated by each party at the
same primary election, candidates for
the full term shall be grouped to-
gether on the party ballots under APP
propriate headings.
Applies to Senator.
Party candidates for nomination
for United States senator shall have |
their returns canvassed in the same |
way as other party candidates for Of |
fees for the state-at-large, and they J
shall be entitled to have issued TO |
them by the state canvassing board, |
or state board of election commission |
ers, certificates of nomination to the !
successful candidate or candidates Of |
each political party which certif- |
Gates of nomination shall be filed |
with the secretary Of state and shall |
become a public record in his Office; |
and the secretary of state shall. on
the first Tuesday in January next |
after such certificates of nomination |
of party candidates for the Office of |
United States senator have been filed |
In his Office. report the same to each |
house Of the general assembly sep |
arately as soon as each of said houses
has organized. The candidate receiv- |
ing the highest number of votes in a
primary nominating election for the |
Office for which he is a candidate |
shall be declared the nominee OF his |
political party for such office.
Sec. 3. Time and Place OF Holding.
On the first Saturday in August OF
each year, between the hours of 6 |
O'Clock a. m and o'clock p. m. there |
shall be held at the regular polling |
places in each election precinct in |
this state a primary election for the |
nomination Of candidates by political |
parties as hereinafter defined, TO be |
voted for at the next November cleo |
tion.
Sec Unexpired Terms-Candi- |
dates for unexpired terms TO be filled |
at the November election shall be |
nominated at the primary next pre-