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

We give at this time the method of
cordpcting the primary election. Sec
tion IA Of the primary election act reads
as follows:
Judges and clerks of direct primary
ELECTIONS shall be appointed and desig-
mated in the manner provided for the
conduct Of general elections under the
laws Of the State of Colorado, and the
judges Of direct primary elections shall
in I'll cases be the registrars of cleo
tons and the regularly appointed cleo
tior judges for general elections under
the laws of the State of Colorado.
Esch political party participating in
the primary election is entitled to have
one watcher in each voting precinct
and the names of the watchers are to
be certified to the judges of election by
the chairman of the county or city cen
tral committee of the party.
On entering the voting place, the vo
ter is handed one of each of the party
ballots for the primary election.
The voter retires to an election booth
and prepares the ballot to be voted by
him. He selects from the party ballots
handed him the party ballot which he
desires to vote. He then places cross
in the blank space opposite and to the
right Of the name Of the party which
m = mrs a candidate for esch office
for which candidate is to be chosen.
Having prepared his ballot he folds it
and hands II to one of the election judg
es who numbers the ballot, pasting down
the corner Of the ballot over the num-
ber and hands II back to the voter who
deposits the ballot in the ballot box.
The other ballot or ballots attached to-
|gether that were not used by the voter
are folded in like manner by the voter
and by him deposited in a separate bal
lot box marked and designated rs the
"Blank Ballot Box" In case ballot
is spoiled by the voter while preparing
the same. the voter Gun return it TO the
judges and receive additional ballots as |
at general elections.
The intention Of the trainers Of the
primary law was that the voting should
be so conducted that no person in the
polling place could know what party
ticket the voter votes and for this rea-
sen each voter on entering the polling
place Is presented with one OF each OF .
the party tickets and by carefully fold.
ing the ballot marked and also folding
the blank ballots the voter Is enabled
to cast his ballot without making known
,he.party ticket voted by him. A voter
having spoiled ballot would, as we
believe, be entitled to have from the
election judges n full set Of the party
ballots for. II this were not the case,
he must Of necessity reveal his party
ticket by asking for another ballot Of!
the same party as that spoiled by him.
The voter will find at the bottom Of |
every list Of candidates for any Office |
blank space on his ballot In which he
may write the name Of his choice Of |
candidate for that Office II his choice
does not appear among those printed
on the ballot. The law, however. pro-
vides that the party whose name Is
written on the ballot be a member Of
the political party Of the voter and
whose name does not appear Ms can.
didatc on any other Of the party prima-
ry ballots. II a.votcr should write In
the name Of party who Is a candidate
on another party ticket, this vote could |
not be counted for tha, candidate. This
provision Of the law Is TO prevent the
members Of one party from aiding In
the nomination Of candidates Of another
political party.
A. soon rs the ballots are counted
the blank ballots are TO be destroyed
without examination,
II n voter Is challenged he shall be |
required TO make oath or affirm M fol.
lows. II do hereby aolrmnly swear Tor |,
affirm that J am qualified voter. that I,
! am mcmbe, Of and affiliated with
ono Of The political parties represented
by ballo, a, this primary election. and
that ! Will AZ this election vote only
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