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date Of such party for governor at ths
last general election: but zach precinct
shall be entitled to ut least one delegate
In said county convention.
Secretary n Treasurer-Chosen. Howl
The chairman of the county central COM
mittee OF a political party shall be Sc
county and legislative offices, Including
the candidate for county Judge. Such
chairman shall select his W secretary,
put but SAID COUNTY central Sommittee shan raj
state central committee OF each political
party shall be selected by the candidates.
Of that party for state and congressional
Judges Of the Circuit and supreme court.
and the party candidate for United States
senator. 4 chairman shall select his
own secretary. but said COMMITTEES shall
Sec. Sc. vacancies-Filed. Howl Coun-
ty central committees shall have the
power and authority to I'LL all vacancies
movai OF any candidate from district or
county or by the death or serious illness
Of any candidate or any member OF his
family n to adopt party resolutions. :,
In all regular July state konventions held
under the provisions of this Act. the dele
gates who have received credentials from
vided. shall have the right to vote in the
temporary organization Of the convention
to which such credentials show them to
have been elected, but no egato
vote upon the adoption of that part, OF
the report OF q committee on credentiais
which determines a contest to which
such delegation shall be a party.
Sec. SIS. Contests-How Made n De-
cidedl. Any candidate for nomination to
any elective office whose name appears
on the official primary ballot in the ticket
OF any political party may contest tne
which he was a candidate for nomination
by filing with the clerk Of the circuit
court of the county in which his nomi.
mating petition was filed. a complaint IN
have been ~canvassed by the county can
wasting board or boards. setting fortn
the grounds OF his contest, which COM
plainant. Authority and jurisdiction are
hereby vested In the circuit court to hear
and determine such contests. when a
complaint has been filed 1t h forth
circuit in which 1t IL filed. who shall note
thereon the day of presentation and also
the day n place when he will hear the
sane SAN. which shall mo not be Dnd more than than s ssn
pears upon the face of the returns to
have been elected or to whom a certin.
cate of nomination has been issued shall
be named as defendant. When the court
has flxed the day for hearing the com.
plant an order fixing such hearing shall
be personally served upon the defendant.
The defendant must answer on or before
the day OF hearing. The cause may be
heard and determined by the court In
term time or by the jurge thereof In va
cation and shall have preference in order
Of hearing to all other cases The com
II, in the opinion of the court. the
grounds alleged for the contest are insult
hcient the complaint h be dismissed.
II the grounds alleged are sufficient the
court shall nrncaad In n summary man.
ner and may hear evidence. examine the
returns, recount the ballots and make
such orders and enter such tudgment as
justice may require. The Judgment OF
the court shall be final
Sec. SO. vacancies-How Filled1 II
for any reason after a nomination as a
party candidate for United States sena-
tor, congressman or state office, has been
made, a vacancy shall occur on or before
the date of holding the biennial state
convention provided for in this act, such
vacancy h be filled by such state con-
vention. All such vacancies occurring
after the adjournment Of such state con-
vention shall be filed by the state CEN
trail committee OF such party ~organiza-
ton.
Sec. 60. vacancies-Judicial and Leg
islative-Filed, Howl II for any reason.
after a nomination as a party candidate
for the office of circuit judge, or a MEM
Der of the legislature from a district COM
made, a vacancy shall occur, such va
cancy shall be filed by the joint action
OF the county central committees OF such
party of the counties comprising such ju-
dicial circuit or Legislative district.
Sec. 81. Tie Vote-Decide, Howl
Whenever there shall be no choice OF
candidates in the primary, as shown by
the official canvass thereof, for any cleo
tive office to be filed by the voters Of
the county at the November election. by
reason OF two or more persons having an
equal and the highest number of votes.
the canvassing board h open the bal
lot boxes returned from-the several pre-
cincts, and shall compare the tally marks
and return in the pool book returned to
the county auditor. They shall then re-
count the official primary ballots returned
from each precinct separately. in so far
as they relate to the party and nominal
ton in question, and shall replace the
ballots of each precinct In the ballot box
fore opening the ballot box OF any other
precinct. II the shall show
that any such candidate having an equal
and the highest number of votes was duly
elected, the ~canvassihg board shall SO de-
clare and the County auditor shall issue
to such candidate a certificate Of nomina-
don. II, after the r~ecanvass herein pro-
be duly nominated, a choice between such
candidates shall be determined by lot by
the county auditor in the presence Of the
other members Of the canvassing board
and the candidates interested, IL present.
or their representatives, and In the pres
ence OF any other persons who NAV be
present. II a tie shall exist between two
senator OF representative In a district
comprising more than one county, the
county auditors OF each county in such
district h the c~anvassing
the same procedure shall be had as is
~hereinbefore provided. In every other
case In which there shall be a tie b. rea-
son OF two or more candidates for the
nomination fnr tho "a ma alaofix,a nfaax -.
party having an equal and the highest
number Of votes, such tie shall be de-
termined by lot, by the canvassing board.
shaIi be the duty of the attorney genera
N secretary OF state on or before the
first day Of July following the taking eff
feet Of this Act to prepare all forms
necessary to carry out the provisions OF
this Act,
Sec, 60. General Election Laws Gov
ern. whenl The provisions, OF the statute
now in force In relation to holding OF
elections, the solicitation OF voters AT
the polls, the bribing or attempting 10
bride voters, the sale Of Intoxicating
liquors In the voting precincts. the man.
kindred subjects, shall apply to all pri-
mary elections held under the provisions
of this Act, insofar as they are consist
emit with the same; the intent OF this
except where otherwise provided. under
the regulation protection of the laws
now in force as to general elections.
Sec. "a. New Political Party-Created.
Howl whenever a number Of qualified
electors OF this state, equal to ten per
cent OF the total number of votes cast IN
ali political parties, for the office OF gov
ernor. at the last preceding. general cleo
ton. shall present a petition to the secre-
tary Of state praying that a new political
party may be permitted to have a ticket
upon the official primary ballot at the
next primary election, such new political
party shall be recognized as a political