The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1913-05-09
Attention Candidates Should You Fail tt
Observe The Following Provisions
OF The Election Law, Your Name
will Not Appear Upon The
Ballots At The August
Primary Election.

We publish the following extracts
from the election laws, together with
the number of votes cast for the vari-
GUS electors at the recent presidential
election for the benefit and guidance
of candidates who wish to circulate
petitions to have their names ap-
pear upon the ballots at the coming
August primary. Petitions may be
had upon application to County Clerk
j. w. Hamilton and the payment of
fifty cents. These petitions contain a
full and complete copy of the election
law. and it would be well for every
candidate to read it carefully before
circulating his petition.
Along with this petition each candi-
date must file a nominating petition
signed by electors of his city, county
or district each of whom must declare
intention to support the candidate for
whom they sign, and none of whom
shall sign any other such paper for
another seeking the same Office. In
addition to his name each signer must
give the location of his residence
street number if it be in a city-and
the date of signing.
No person can sign the nominating
political party other than that of
which the signer is member, that is
to say, any man who is registered as a
Progressive, or who is known to have
voted as Progressive, cannot sign the
petition of Republican or Democrat
or vice versa.
Candidates for county offices can Sc
cure names from any precinct they
wish, or all from one precinct, but
names from each precinct must ap-
pear on seperate sheets, with the
name of the precinct at the top of
the sheet.
Candidates for Office should be GER
tain to secure over three per cent of
their party vote in the last presiden-
tial election. Otherwise their petit
lions will be thrown out More than
ten per cent is equally as fatal ..as less
than three per cent.
Every candidate from Judge to Con-
stable will have to have a nominating
petition.
The petitions necessary under the OPP
erations of the new State primary for
candidates seeking party nominations,
may be circulated on and after May 5,
and must be filed with the County
Clerk not later than July 5. Any nom-
mating petition circulated by a candi-
date before May 5 will be worthless
and disqualify him from getting on the
primary ballots. Candidates for coun-
ty Office are required to have on THEN
petitions the signatures of no less thar
per cent, and not an excess of 10 pei
cent of the votes of the party in which
they seek the nominations.
This is based on the vote for party
candidates for President at the last
regular election, which was in Novem
Der.
As Woodrow Wilson received 1926
votes in Garrard county candidates tc
get on the Democratic ballot must
have not less than 81 and not more
than 1923 names to each petition.
AS the vote for Mr.. Taft was 481 tc
get on the Republican ballot the can.
didates must have not less than IA no,
more than 48 names to each petition.
Teddy Roosevelt received 1854 in
this county, and the candidates to get
on the Progressive or "Bull Moose
ticket must have not less than 80 mol
more than los.
The primary election law says that
no candidate can get his name upon
the ballot of his party until he has
filed his petition. stating the office for
which he is candidate, his name, age,
postoffiee address, political affiliations
and all other legal qualifications, and
pledging himself, if nominated, not to
withdraw, and, if elected, to qualify
for the office.