Eastern Colorado times., 1912-08-23

Extracts From the Primary
Law.
There has been considerable
confusion with reference to the
primary election law. particular
ly as to who is entitled to vote at
the primaries and as to the man.
ner of voting. Under the direct
primary law, only two parties
are entitled to participate there
in and choose their candidates
for primary election; namely, the
republican and democratic party.
There will be but two ballots;
one the democratic ballot and the
other the republican ballot.
To vote at the primary election to
be held September 10th, it will be nec-
essary to register in accordance with
the provisions of Chapter 127 of the
Session Laws of 1911.
Each person who expects to vote at
the September primaries should see
that he or she is properly registered
as provided by law.
The election law provides that the
registration board shall, in addition
to the days now provided, sit for the
purpose of registering electors on Sat
urday and Monday preceding primary
elections between the hours of 700 q.
m. and 100 p. m. of such days which
registration shall apply for both the
primary and general election. Zap
plies where no permanent registration)
When aqualified elector presents
himself to vote at the primaries, he
will he given a democratic party tick
ct and q republican party ticket. He
will then retire to the voting booth,
select one or the other of these tickets
and vote for the candidates on same.
He cannot vote for candidates on both
tickets. The ticket that he has voted
will be by him duly deposited in the
ballot box, and the ticket which he
does not vote he will deposit in anoth-
err box known as ''Tne Blank Ballot
Box The voter is not required to
disclose which ticket he votes for.
A part of Section of the Direct
Primary Law reads as follows:
"a direct primary election to nomi-
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general election in November 1912,
shall be held at the regular polling
place in each precinct on the second
Tuesday of September 1912, and bien-
nially thereafter, for the nomination
of candidates to be voted for at the
succeeding election"
A part of Section of the Direct
Primary Law reads as follows:
"And following the names of all
candidates for any particular Office
shall be a; blank space or spaces
wherein the voter may write the name
or names of one or more candidates,
according to the number of candidates
to be nominated for such office, for
which the voter is entitled to vote.'
A part of Section IL of the Direct
Primary Law reads as follows:
"Any voter instead of voting for
candidate whose name is printed on
his party ballot, shall he entitled to
vote for any other eligible person
who is member of his political party
in lieu of such candidate, by writing
the name of such person in the blank
space Immediately following the print
ed names of the candidates for such
Office"
A part of Section Is of the Direct
Primary Law reads as follows:
tEaeh political party participating
in direct primary. election, under the
provisions of this Act, shall be en-
titled to have one of its members serve
az watcher of such election in each
voting precinct in the city or county
where such primary election shall be
held; PROVIDED, that the chairman of
the county or city committee of such
political party shall certify the names
of persons SO selected to the judges of
in the several precincts, and
such persons shall be entitled to enter
into the polling places and witness the
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