The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1916-03-18
NEW STATE PRIMARY LAW

The new election law provides that .
primary shall be.held in each election
pseciuct of the State on the second Tues
day in August in the even numbered
years, for the purpose Of electing Dele
gates to State and county conventions.
Each political party which cast ten per
cent Of the vote at the proceeding eiec-
ton shall be entitled to elect one dele
gate to the county convention for every
20 votes cast. based on the vote cast ior
representative in Congress.
Any qualified eleotor' desiring to be-
come q candidate for delegate to State
or county conventions is required to nle
a verified certificate with the County
Clerk, not more than thirty nor less
than ten days before the primary cleo
ton, giving his name and residence,
political party with which he 10 affiliated
and which he wishes to represent as a
delegate, length Of residence in the State
and county, and that he will attend the
convention, il elected, unless unavoid-
ably detained from doing 30.
The County Clerk shall prepare sep.
arate ballots for each political party. the
county to pay the expense for all ballots
and supplies used in primary elections.
On or before the fret Monday in July
in bach even-numbered year the county
committees Of each political party shall
nominate two men to act 30 judges and
clerks Of election 1t each precinct, n
from this list the County Clerk hall
select three inspectors and two clerks to
conduct the primary, each party to have
equal representation as nearly - pos
sible. Inspectors and clerks to serve
without pay.
Only voters who have registered CIV
ing their political afaliation are entitled
to vote at the primary.
On tho third Tuesday in September
following the primary the delegates
elected shall meet at the county seat ut
II O'Clock in the forenoon and place In
nomination candidates for the various
county offices, and shall also select .
county committee. to consist Of not less
than one or more than three from each
voting Precinct. and adopt . party plat
form.
The delegates elected to State 'conven-
tions shall meet at Carson on the first
Tuesday in September after the primary.
adopt party platforms and make nomi.
nations for State offices. In addition.
delegates from two or more counties
comprising . judicial district shall nomi-
rate q candidate for judge. A State
central committee shall also be elected,
to consist Of not less than three mem
bers from each county.
In case Of inability to attend . oon
vention q delegate may appoint . proxy
who must be . qualified elector Of the
precinct or County which he is to repre-
sent.
Vacancies in nominations after the
convention may be filed by the commit.
tee OF the political party In whicn they
exist.
No fee shall be charged for fling GER
tiicates Of nominations. but candidates.
for delegates shall pay the County Clerh
. fee Of 800 at the time Of fling theil
certificates.
Independent candidates may get theil
on the official ballot by present
ing q petition signed by at least ten per
cent of the voters of the State. county
or political division which they wish Il
represent. but no elector may become
candidate whose name has been consid
cred by . party convention. No fe'
shall be charged for fling the petition.
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