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ACTION. and the said secretary shall GER
TRY to said state chairman. who shall pre-
sent the same to such state convention.
his office under the provision of this Act,
as candidates for delegates and alter
mates 70 the national convention of such
party u any there be. The delegation to
the national convention shall be selected
from the names so certified and such
names shall not be certified by the secre-
tary OF state to the county auditors and
mary ballot. II no such candidates nave
been filed in the office of the secretary
or STATE. then the delegation shall be cho-
sen from the body of such party: Pro-
vided, that no such special state conven-
ton snail be held. unless the national con-
yelltion or any such party is called for a
aate giving less than twenty days time
after the date of the June primary. as
proVlaed In this Act, and shall not be
called for a date earlier thar five days
aIteT the last date upon which requests
by delegates and a~lternates may be filed
with the secretary of state; Provided.
further, that any political party which did
not cast TO exceed ten per cent of the to-
tai vote cast for the office of governor at
the last preceding general election, eX-
cept any such party as shall have filed
the petition hereinafter provided for with
the secretary of state, praying for rec
ognition in the primary as a political par
ty, may select It's delegates to its national
convention in any manner which may be
determined upon by the party organiza-
ton or such party in this state. The dele
gates to such special state convention
shall be elected at county conventions,
called by the party county chairman of
each county, to be held at such time n
ton shall be one delegate for each one
hundred votes or major fraction thereof.
cast for the candidate of such party for
governor at the last general. election; but
each precinct shall be entitled to at least
one delegate in said county convention.
Sec. 50. County and State Chairman,
Secretary and Treasurer-Chosen, Howl
The chairman of the county central com
mittee of each political party shall be Sc
lected by the candidates of that party for
eounty and legislative offices. including
chairman shall select his own secretary,
but said county central committee shall
elect its treasurer. TIL chairman of the
state central committee of each political
party shall be selected by the candidates
of that party for state and congressional
United States Senator. Said chairman
shall select his own secretary. but said
committee shall elect its treasurer.
Sec. Sc. Vacancies-Filled. Howl Coun-
ty central committees shall have the pow
their party ticket caused by the removal
of any candidate from district or county
or by the death or serious illness of any
candidate or any member of his family
and to adopt party resolutions.
Sec. 81. Delegates May Vote-Whatl In
all regular July state conventions held I'M
der the provisions of this Act, the dele
gates who have received credentials from
the canvassing board as herein provid-
ed, shall nave the right to vote In the
temporary organization of the convention
to which such credentials show them to
have been elected, but no delegation which
has been contested shall have q vote upon
the adoption of that part of the report OF
a committee on credentials which deter
mines a contest to which such delegation
shall be a party.
Sec. SIS. Contest-How Made and De-
cidedl Any candidate for nomination to
any elective office who's name appears
ct of any political party may contest the
primary election as to the office for
which he was a candidate for nomination
by filing with the clerk of the circuit
court of the county in which his nom
mating petition was filed, a complaint in
writing within ten days after the returns
vassing board or boards. setting forth the
grounds of his contest, which complaint
shall be verified by the complainant. Au-
thority and jurisdiction are hereby vest
ed in the circuit court to hear and de-
termine such contests. When a complaint
has been filed 1t shall forthwith be pre-
scented to the judge of the circuit in which
it is filed, who shall note thereon the day
of presentation and also the day and
place then he will hear the same, which
shall not be more than ten days there
after. The candidate who appears upon
the face of the returns to have beer
elected or to whom a certificate of nom
nation has been issued shall be named
as defendant. When the court has fixed
the day for hearing the complaint an or
der fixing such hearing shall be personal
~ served upon the defendant. The de-
PENDANT 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 judge thereof in vacation and
shall have preference in order of hearing
over all other cases. The complainant
shall give security for all costs. II, in the
opinion of the court, the grounds alleged
for the contest are insufficient the com.
plant shall be dismissed. If the grounds
coed in a manner and may hear
evidence, examine the returns. recount the
ballots and make such orders and enter
such judgment as Justice may require
Sec. SO. Vacancies-How Filled If fol
any reason after a nomination as a party
candidate for United States senator, con
gresham or state office, has been made
date Of holding the biennial state con.
~vention provided for in this act, sucf
vacancy shall be filled by such state con
v%ention. All such ~vacancies occurring at
ter the adjournment of such state con
vention shall be filled by the state cen
trail committee OF such party organiza,
ton.
Sec. co. Vacancies-Judicial and Legis,
lative-Filled Howl If for any reason, at
ter a nomination as a party candidate fol
the office of circuit Judge, or a member
VI l1lC iC6i5iohdlS q ~ YIN
rprising more than one county has beer
made, a vacancy shall occur, such vacan'
cy shall be filled by the joint action OF
the county central committees Of sucf
party Of the counties comprising u jul
dicial circuit or legislative district.
Sec. 81. Tie Vote-Decide-Howl When,
ever there. shall be no choice Of candi
dates in the primary, as shown by the
official canvass thereof, for any elective
office to be filled by the voters of the
county at the November election, by rea
son Of two or more persons having al
equal and the highest number of votes
the canvassing board shall open the bal
lot boxes returned from the several pre-
cincts, and shall compar the tally mark:
and return In the poll book returned tt
the county auditor. They shall then re
count the official primary ballots re
turned from each precinct separately, IL
so far as they relate to the party ane
nomination in question, and shall replace
the ballots of each precinct in the bal
lot box and properly seal and lock sucf
box before opening the ballot box Of an.
other precinct. If the shall
show that any such candidate having al
equal and the highest number of vote:
was duly elected, the ~canvassing boart
shall SO declare and the county auditor
shall issue to such candidate a certifi
cate of nomination. IL, after the recan
vass herein provided for, none of sucl
/ ca candidates shall he dOly nOminated