The state herald., 1912-02-09
Direct Primary.

Ihe polls OF the several election pre-
cincts. shall be kept open from o'clock
a. m. to Z O'Clock p. m. II at the hour
Of closing there are electors at the poll
ing place desiring to vote and who are
qualified to participate therein, and who
have not been able to do so since ap-
pearing at the polling place, such cleo
tors shall be permitted to vote. but
no one not present at the time for clos
ing shall be permitted to vote.
As soon as the polls are finally closed
the judges Of election shall open the
ballot boxes and proceed to count of
the ballots, first punching the party
tickets and fastening the ballots togeth
er. After preparing the tally sheets,
the counted ballots shall be placed in q
oallot box care being taken not to inter
mingle party ballots, The returns shall
oe made to the county clerk in the same
manner as at general election.
Two sets Of tally sheets shall be fur.
nished by the county clerk to each po.
litical party having candidates to be
voted upon and the names of the can.
didates!shall appear on the tally sheet
in the order in which they appear or
the official ballot.
Each political party shall elect at the
primary in each precint q committee.
man and committeewoman who shall
be residents Of such precinct and they
are required to receive only plurality
Of votes for election. The committee.
man and committeewoman thus elected
are the representatives Of the party In
the precinct and the committeeman
and committeewon.en Of the several
voting precincts Of the county consti.
tute the county central committee OF
Of the party. They shall hold office for
two years from the date Of the first
meeting Of the committee after the e.
lection. In case Of a vacancy in the
committee, the vacancy is filled by a
vote OF the committee.
The Law does not provide that the
names OF candidates for committeeman n
and eommitteewoman be placed upon
the primary ballot BY petition as in the
case Of other Offices but there is moth.
ing in the law to prevent this being
done and in view Of the fact that the
offies 10 an important one. 1t would be
much safer to have the names of csndi-
dates for member Of the committee
printed on the ballot than to leave that
part Of tie ballot blank for the voter
70 vnte in the name OF a candidate.
When It 10 left for the voter to write
an the name Of candidate for commit
'eeman. they frequently forget to do
so.
A petition for placing name on the
oallot for committeeman or committee
woman would need the signatures Of
only ten per cent Of the number Of
votes cast for governor In the precinct
At the last election.
All vacancies In nominations occur.
ring after the primary election. prior to
eight days before election, shall be fill.
cd BY the central committee Of the par.
".
The committeeman and committee.
women OF the county together with the
party candidates named at the primary
slee tion shall. within five days from
late OF primary election meet and or
zsn'rc by eleeting q chairman and
who shall be woman,
The chairman and viec-chairman thus
elected shall be the state committee
men for the county and also the con.
gressional, judicial. senatorial and rep
committeeman.
Voters should note the great impor.
tancc Of these two Offices Of chairman
and viee-ehairmsn. Asid. from their
position. In the county committee. they
represent the county In the state and
all district committees and, By reason
OF this fact. virtually control the party
The membcra ofthe state and dIs,rie,
eommitteos together with the eandIdat
e. nominated meet within ten DAYS from
tb. date Of the primary election and or.
gnnirc by the election OF chairman. vice
chairman ard secreturv