The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1912-04-19
THE NEW PRIMARY AND ASSEM-.
RLY

There is so little understood of
the new primary election which will
be in force in Colorado this fall that
the Independent will publish from
time to time, all the Information to
De had on the subject. 1t would be
well for voters to cut this matter out
for study and reference, as much of
it is more or less of a puzzle.
Direct primary elections are to be
held just as regular elections. The
state conducts both. The same
judges and clerks act at both pri-
mary and general elections. The
same general laws of the state ap-
ply. The voter must have the same
qualifications. There must be the
same registration. The law of chal-
lenge is the same.
Under the law. only parties hav-
ing polled 10 per cent of the vote
will be considered at the primary;
therefore, in the next primary cleo
ton there will be only Democratic
and Republican ballots and only
Democrats and Republicans may
vote.
AT such primary election the vot
er will be handed a Democratic and
Republican ballot, fastened together
at the top. He will proceed to the
election booth and place cross
after the name of each candidate
for each office for whom he desires
to vote, on one ballot only. II he
should place a cross after names on
Doth the Democratic and Republican
ballots, or If he should write a name
on the other ballot he will lose his
vote. The ballot will contain names
of all candidates from United
states senator down to constable
and including precinct committee
men. After marking his ballot, he
will separate the two ballots and
fold them and deposit the one he
has voted in the ballot box and hand
the other to one of the judges to
be placed in the discard box.
Names are placed on the ballot II
two ways.
First, an assembly of the party
now held, to nominate state, county
and district officers.
The assembly shall take only one
ballot for each office to be filled.
The name of every candidate rciv-
ing 10 per cent or moro of the vote
of al e. l,nt
will go on the direct primary ballot.
The assembly has no other power.
Second, any member of the party
desiring to be a candidate of his
party for an office, may also have
his name placed on the primary bal
lot by petition in substantially tn
same manner as Independent can
didates are now placed on the gen
eral election ballot.
Any office for the state or dis
trict larger than county. requires
800 petitioners. County officers re
quire 100 petitioners. All petition
ers must be qualified electors.
The candidate for any office who
for such office at the primary elc-
ton becomes the candidate of hin
party at the general election.
The name of candidate of a
party for United States senator. so
nominated at the primary election,
goes onto the general elction ballot
just as the candidate for governor,
SO that the whole people may there
make their choice.
Every candidate for state sena-
Of two pledges-one that he will
vote for the peoples choice 50
made, or that he will vote for his
party choice. There is nothing on
the primary ballot to indicate
whether candidate has been Sc
lected by petition or assembly.
The party organization Is as fol-
lows:
A man and woman must be elect
ed in each precinct as precinct COM
mitteemen. These committeeman and
women constitute the county com
mfttee. The county committee, to-
gether with the candidates. elects
It's own chairman, vice-chairman and
secretary. These officers constitute
the state and district committees.
and elect their state or district
chairmen and vice-chairmen.
No assembly or convention can
select any committeeman or adopt
any platform.
The platform OF the party IL