The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-11
PERRY DIRECT
PRIMARY BILL
Continued from Page I'D

complying with the provisions of this
act, have a separate primary election
ballot as a political party if any of
its candidates for state officers re-
ceived at least three per centum of
the total vote cast for the office at
the last preceding general election, or
II such organiza ton has, in the man
ner hereinbefore provided, voted to
conform to the provisions of this act.
Sec. 8. Nomina ton Papers, Where
Filed. All nomination papers shall be
filed as follows: For governor Unit
ed States senator, and representative
in congress, in the office of the secre-
tary of the state. For sheriff and state
senator, in the Office of the clerk of
their county. For representative in
the general assembly, in the office OF
the clerk of the town to be repre-
sented- For judge of probate, in the
Office of the clerk of the town In
which the probate records of the dis
trict are then kept. For city and Dor
ough officers, in the office of the city
Or borough clerk
Sec T. Publication of Names of
Candidates. At least eighteen days
before any October primary, the sec
rotary of the state shall mail to the
clerk of each county a list containing
the name and post office address of
each person for whom the requisite
nomination papers have been filed in
the secretary's office, and who is to
be voted for within that county, to-
gether with a designation of the office
for which he is a candidate, and the
party he represents. Such clerk shall,
upon receipt thereof. add thereto, I'M
der the proper party and office des-
ignatons, the names and addresses OF
all persons for whom the requisite
nomination papers have been filed
with him and mail, forthwith, copies
Of such entire list to each town clerk
in his county, so far as it is applica.-
bic to that town, and such town clerk
shall Immediately post copies of the
same in at least three public places in
each precinct in his town, after add
ing to it the names of all candidates
for whom the requisite nomination
papers have been filed with him and
the names of all candidates for Judge
of probate in his district The clerk
OF each city or borough shall prepare
list arranged under the names of
for whom the requisite nominal ton
papers for a city or borough primary
have been so filed, and shall post a
copy thereof, at least five days before
the city or borough primary, in at
least three public places in each pre-
cinct in his city or borough.
Sec. g. Publication of Notice. Ev-
cry publication required by this acr
shall be made in not less than two.
and not more than four newspapers
having a general circulation in the
territory served by the officer making
the publication. One of such news
papers shall represent the political
party which cast the largest vote in
such territory at the preceding gen
eral election, and one Of such news
papers shall represent the political
party which cast the next largest vote
therein at the preceding general cleo
ton In any case where the publica-
ton of a notice cannot be made as
hereinbefore required, it may be made
in any newspaper having a general
circulation in the locality which the
notice affects
Sec. 9. Official Ballots. Official bal
lots for October primaries shall be
printed and provided by the secretary
of the state for use at each voting
precinct in the form prescribed here
in, and illustrated at the end of this
section, upon the order of and upon
information furnished by the town
clerks or assistant town clerks of the
respective towns, and said town clerks
or assistant town clerks shall give
such information and orders at least
fourteen days before the primary cleo
ton The ballots for each party shall
be printed on paper of a different
color or tint from that of any other
party, but none of them shall be
printed on white paper. One hun
dred and twenty-five ballots shall be
provided for each one hundred regis
tered party electors At the top OF
the ballot shall be printed the name
of the party without the word par
ty'' and under the same the words
''Omcia1 Primary Ballot Under
meath said words shall be printed the
name of the political subdivision in
which it is used and next below that
shall appear these instructions: ITO
vote. make a cross mark in the square
to the left of as many names for each
Office as is indicated opposite the title
of that office. To vote for a person not
on the ticket, write or paste his name
in the blank space below the names Of
the candidates for that Office" Below
this the ticket shall be printed in par
alIel columns, If more than one col
unn is believed by the secretary OF
the state to be desirable In these
columns, under the proper headings
shall be printed for the respective Of
fees the names of all candidates OIL
the party for whom nomination pa
pers have been fled. The title of the
Office shall be Immediately above the
names of the candidates but in d1ffer-
ent type and to the right of the title
shall be printed the words vote for
one vote for two vote for
three and so forth, as the case may
be The names of the candidates for
each Office shall be separated by a
light-faced rule with square at the
left OF the name and a blank space
below the names for written or pasted
votes and the spaces devoted to the
several offices shall be clearly Sepa-
rated by a black-face rule. The col
Ilnns shall be separated by black
line about one-sixth of an inch wide.
The names under the office des1gna-
tons. where there are more than one
candidate shall be a1ternated in the
printing, so that in the entire num-
Der printed each shall appear as near
" as may be an equal number OF
times at top. at the bottom, and In
each intermediate place, If any, ana
the ballots when sent to the town
clerks shall be in sealed packages
containing not more than one hundred
each and shall be so assorted in the
=ackages that two ballots printed with
a similar order of =1aSr=5 will not
come together When the packages
fave been made up for sealing one
he taken out slammed in