The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-09-03
PRIMARY VOTERS ATTENTION.
b ths Votsrs Of SedgwieA County:

VWlWANI VOl6NS :.
. ths Voters Of Sedswiek County:
1t appears that number of the of this County
been solicited and inclined to assist certain ndvid
a candidates for nomination the coming primary eec
political tickets other than the ticket of the party
which the belongs, by either writing the of such
candidate in their tickets voting the ticket which the
candidates appears for that particular Office only and
then for candidates for other Offices the ticket of
the political party which the belongs, and have
been asked for opinion on this point.
The Primary Election law passed with the intent
and purpose enabling the of each political party
choose and nominate the candidate of their party for each
office be filled by election the general election instead
of having nominations made by party conventions was
done before the adoption of the Primary Election law. Un
der the provisions of this law each political party has
and distinct election of its and for the sole and
only purpose of nominating the partys candidates for the
several Offices be voted for the general election and
while primary election provided for each of the parties
and be conducted by of Judges and held the
day. nevertheless that each political party
has its exclusive primary election for the nomination
of its candidates.
The Primary Election law provides that each political
party shall have separate party ticket that all such
tickets shalt haxe perforated stub at the thereof and
that several tickets Of eash puiral party shan BE
curey fastened together the top and folded by Of the
Judges of election the delivery thereof the voter
upon receiving said ballot the shall retire of the
booths and deach the party ticket he desires and
candidate of his choice instead of voting for candidate
whose printed his party ballot he may vote for
any other eligible person who is member of his political
party in lieu of such candidate by writing the of
such person the blank space left for that purpose And
is specifically provided by law that in shall the vot
write his party ballot the of any candidate ap
pearng any other party ballot. The remaining tickets
attached together shall be deposited by the in the
Blank Ballot Box while the ballot marked by the is
be deposited the ballot box provided for that purpose
is therefore plain to be that voter
ss candidate who party ticket other than his
by writing in the name of such candidate his
party ticket such cannot be counted. Neither
he for candidates for United States Senator Congress
man. Governor other office party ticket, and
for candidate for another office who is another party
ticket
In order enable voter of political party
sst in the nomination of particular candidate upon
other ticket such only do by voting the
ticket of the political party which the of the
he to help appears, and in such he could
for candidates of his political party for of the 9TH
Ell Offices And in did the ticket of the
political party which the of the person he desires
help for the nomination appears, he subject to chal
lenge and if challenged make oath follows: Il do
s)le1nny that l am qualified voter, that
member of and affiliated with of the political parties
represented by ballot at this primary election and that
will at this election vote only under the ballot and only for
the candidates of the political party of which
Der and with which am affiliated
Thus it is evident that under any cir
vote at primary election for the of
candidate for office ticket but the ticket of his
political party If it otherwise the very intent
nd purpose of the primary election law would be
naugh and afford avenue for fraud by allowing the
of parties to dictate the candidates
placed in nomination by an opposing party.
The provisions of the primary election law apply only
primary elections for the nominations of canddates-at
the general election for the election of officers
restricted to their party tickets but for such
candidates they please regardless of the political tickets
such candidates may be nominated on.