The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-01-16
Says National Parties May File in
Local Elections Under
Law
1912 CALENDAR is ISSUED
Official Dates for Balloting Given
out with Legal
Opinion


and local elections of Alexander
county recently was made by Attor-
ney General William II. Stead In in
> terpreting the law covering the pri-
mary elections in the cities and
state. He declared that the national
parties, as well as local political di-
visions may be represented at the
polls and that each man may sign
as many petitions os he wishes.
Special emphasis is laid, by the
Attorney General, on the fact that
the participation in local elections,
in parties designated as progress
sive." Citizens" or independents"
does not bar a man from participat-
ing in the primaries of the National
parties in cases of state and National
elections.
Voters Not Bound to Party
"A voter, said the general, may
participate in local primaries for any
party he may wish and then partici-
pate in the Republican, Democrat or
Socialist primaries in National and
State elections. He is not bound by
i al issues, when it comes to those
oil ,ation wide interests"
/ the ruling the Attorney General
ais. says that the Republican, Demo-
cratic and Socialist parties may
file petitions in local elections. 1t
has been the custom in many parts
of Illinois to divide on wholly diff
ferent lines, than National, in the
city and local elections and in most
instances the National parties have
not fled petitions, and it has been
thought they could not. 1t the
National parties file the other parties
are not excluded from the polls, but,
If they cast two per cent of the vote
at the previous election must be
recognized at the polls. The ruling
also gives the official size of the pc
titoions to be filed.
The official schedule for the pri-
maries, filing and elections is as fol-
lows:
Dates of Primaries
Feb. 27--for nominations for city
village, and incorporated townsof-
fees to be voted for April 2.
March 12-For nominations for
city, village, or incorporated town
Offices to be voted for on April 16.
April 9 For nominations for state
and county offices to be voted for in
Nov 5; advisory vote on United
State Senate; and for candidates for
judicial Offices to be voted for on
June 8.
State aud County Officers
Feb. 9-First day for filing petit
tions
March Last day for filing call
of state and congressional conven-
tions.
March Last day for meeting of
the senatorial committee to fix and
determine the number of candidates
for representatives in the general as
sembly.
March 9---Last day for filing petit
tions.
March 12-Last day for filing copy
of resolution of senatorial committee
fixing the number Of candidates for
representative in the genaral assem-
bly with the secreatry Of state.
March 15--Last day for candidates
OF file withdrawal with the secretary
of state.
March 2O-Last day for secretary
of state to certifq to the county clerk
names OF candidates for nomination.
March 28~-I.ast day for candidate
to file withdrawal with the county
clerk.
April General state and county
primary.
Nov. 5---Goneral state and county
election
Convention Calendar
April t5--County convention.
April 17-Congressional conven-
tion.
April 19.---State convention
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