La Junta tribune., 1912-08-17
synopsis Of New Primary Law.

Direct primary elections are to be
held just as regular elections. The
state conducts both. The same
judges and clerks must act at both
primary and general elections. The
same general laws OF the state apply.
The voters must have the same
qualifications. There must be the
same registration. The Law OF chal.
lenge is the same.
Under the law only parties having
polled ten per cent. OF the vote will
be considered at the primary. there
fore In the next primary election
there will be only democrat and re-
publican ballots and only democrats
and republicans may vote.
( AT such primary election the voter
will be handed a democratic and
republican ballot, fastened together
at the top.
He will proceed to the election
booth and cross after the name OF
the candidate for each o.e!ce for
whom he desires to vote on one bal.
lot only. II he should place a cross
after namss on both the republican
and democratic ballots. Of II he
should write name ON one ballot
which appears on the other ballot.
he will lose his vote. The ballot
will contain namea Of all candidates
from United States senator down to
constable. and including precinct
committeeman.
After marking his ballot he will
seperate the two ballots and fold
them and deposit the one he has
voted In the ballot box and hand the
other one TO the judges to be plac-
Cd In the discard boz.
F1rst-An assembly Of the par.
" 10 called. Just as conventions are
nov held. To nominate state. coun.
y or district offices.
The assembly shall take only one
ballot for each office to be- filled.
The name Of every candidate receiv.
Ing ten per cent. or more Of the
vote Of the convention for that OF.
flee will 60 on the Direct Primary
ballot In order of the vote received
BY each candidate by the assembly
The assembly has no other power.
Secondary member Of = party
desiring 10 become . candidate Of
bis party Tor an office may also have
his name placed on the primary bal
lot BY petition In substantially he
same manner A. independent candi.
dates are now placed OH the general
election ballot. Petition candidates
follow the assembly candidates on
the ballot.
I An office for the state or district
larger than county requires 800
petitioners. County officers re-
Quirc 100 petitioners. All petitioners =
must be qualified electors.
/ The candidate for any office who
receives the highest number Of votes
for such office At the primary eiec.
ton becomes the candidate Of his
party st the general election.
Tho name Of the candidate of =
party for United States senator 10
nominated ~ the primary election
goes 10 the general election ballot
Just ~ the candidate for governor.
70 that the whole people may there
make . choice.
Every candidate for state senator
or representative may slgn one Of
two pledxrs-one that he will vote
for the peoples choice 70 made, or
one that he will vote for his party
choice. There ID nothing on the pr.
mary ballot TO indicate whether .
candidate has been selected BY pc.
tition or an nsse,nbiy.
The party organization IL - fol.
lows:
A man and woman must be elect.
ed In each precinct ~ committeeman.
These committeeman and women CON.
stitute the county committes.
The county COMMITTEES elects ~
own chairman and vice-chairman.
These county chairmen and vlce-chair
ruen constitute the state and district
committees and elect their state
or district chsirmcn an1 vics.chais.
men.
No assembly Of eoavsaiiea - -
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