Evening journal., 1913-02-22
NATIONAL PROGRESSVES IN DELAWARE SHOW GOOD
FAITH TO THE PEOPLE IN BILLS SENT TO LEGLSLATUI
Favorable omd mas nd Me hey AZ for m

nially thereafter, m election for City
officers shall be held.
section provides that candidates TO
he voted for at all City elections shall
be nominated at a Primary Election
lobe held on the second Satur-
day preceding such City Election, and
that all nomination elections and
City elections shall be under the con-
troll and supervision of the Depart
ment OF Elections.
Section gives a definition OF "Pri-
mary or nomination election and OF
City or municipal election.
Section 4 provides that any quali-
fed person may become candidate
for nomination for any elective office
in the following manner.
whenever twenty-five or more quail
ifed electors at least ten DAYS and
not more than thirty days prior to a
primary election shall file with the
Department OF Elections a specified
form OF certificate recommending the
placing on the ballot OF the name OF
any qualified eloctor whom they de.
sire to be candidate for nomination
Tor any particular office, and such
certificate shall be approved by such
candidate. the person so named shall
be considered as a candidate for noml.
nation for such Office Immediately
upon the expiration OF the time foi
filing such statements and petitions
the Department OF Elections is re-
quired to publish for three successiy,
days in proper form the names of the
candidates as they are TO appear upor
the official primary ballots. and tn,
Department is also required to caus,
the official ballots to be printed
Upon such ballots. the names of th'
candidates for Mayor arranged alpha
betically shall first be placed, an,
Immediately below the same thu
words vote for one" In the saml
order under the proper title. alpha
betlcally arranged shall appear thi
names OF the candidates for all othel
offices for which nominations are I,
be made followed by proper instruc
tons under each list OF names as Il
the number 10 be voted for. Each vot
er may vote al such nomination for
number of candidates for any partic
ular office equal TO the number to bl
elected to such office at the subse
quent city election. AS the forms o
the primary election ballot and IN
municipal election ballot are the sam
the following Will be sufficiently ex
planatory:-
OFFICIAL PRIMARY BALLOT.
Candidates for Nomination for Eloc
tive Ofhces for the City Of Wilmington
for the year 1913:
FOR MAYOR
John Doe
Richard Roe.
FOR CITY TREASURER
John Doc
Richard Roc
Vote for onel
FOR ASSESSOR AND COLLECTO
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT
John Doe
Richard Roc
Vote for one)
/. FOR MEMBER OF COUNCIL FRO
THE FIRST WARD
John Doe
Richard Roe
Vote for onel
FOR PRESIDENT OF COUNCIL
John Doe
Richard Roe
Vote for one)
This section also provides that
the foot of the ballot shall be prin
ed the instructions to the voter
to the number for each Office he
allowed to vote and the method
voting. The method OF voting
7 simply to draw line through Il
I names of the candidates for who
you do not wish TO vote. but that
Z more fully explained hereafter.
Section provides that If the ID
; partment OF Elections shall except
/ the sufiiciency OF the number Of.
! the qualifications Of the persons sig
, ing any petition, or OF the Qualific
tions Of any candidate. they shall 4
! quire into the same, and II the nur
ber Of qualified signers be insufficie
or II the candidate is not a qualiil
elector. the name of the candida
shall not be placed upon the ball,
Section provides that at all SUI
! primary elections 4he two candidat
, who receive the highest number
/ votes for any Office shall be the canc
! dates and the only candidates who
J names shall appear upon the ballot +
/ election 10 such Office at the next su