West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-05-18
CHAPTER 20, ACTS 1915


house of representatives; delegates to
the national political conventions; Sc
lection of members OF party executive
committees; the designation of party
preference for president OF the Uni
ted States; defining and regulating po-
litical parties; and to repeal conflict
ing laws.
PASSED February 20, 1915. In ef-
feet ninety days from passage. Ap-
proved by the Governor March 4, 1870
BE it enacted by the Legislature of
West Virginia.
Section L. Hereafter the members
OF all state executive committees, all
district executive committees, and
county executive committees, and del
egates to national conventions OF ev-
cry political party shall be chosen.
and all candidates of political parties
to be voted for by the people Except
candidates for judges of the Supreme
G urt of Appeals, candidates for Judge
or the Circuit court and candidates
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diate court, and such candidates as
are to be voted for at special election
to fiji vacancies, presidential candi-
dates and electors, and candidates for
office to be filled by cities. towns or
villages OF less than five thousand in
habitants) shall be nominated at di-
rect primary election, held in accord
ance with this act
For the purposes OF this act a mu-
nicipality shall be taken to be an in
corporated town or city of not less
than five thousand inhabitants. A Do
litical party shall be taken to be an
affliSation of electors representing a
political party or organization, which
at the last preceding general election
polled for its candidates for represen-
tatiyes in Congress in the several dis
tricts, at least five per cent of the en-
tire vote cast for that office in the
state.
Sec 2. Primary elections for the
purposes of this act, other than for
nominating municipal candidates,
shall be held in each election precinct
in the state on the first Tuesday in
June, next before the general election
in the year in which a President OF
the United States is to be elected: and
In all other years, on the first Tues
day in August, next before every gen
eral election; and be known and des-
ignated as the June and August pri-
maries, respectively. The time of
holding any such general primary
election, and describing the object
thereof, shall be published i'm two
newspapers--if any there be-of the
two opposite parties which polled the
largest number of votes at the preced-
ing general election, and published in
each county OF the state, of general
circulation therein, once a week for
two successive weeks next preceding
the date of any such primary election.
The time for holding primaries for the
purpose OF nominating municipal can
didates shall be fixed by charter or
ordinance of the respective municipal
tiles; provided, that no such munich
pal primary shall be held on the same
day as the generay primary, nor less
than twenty-five days Immediately
preceding the corresponding munich
pal election. The time of holding any
such genral or municipal primary
election, and describing the object
thereof, shall be published in two
newspapers-if any there be-of the
two opposite parties which polled the
largest number Of votes at the preced-
ing general election, and published in
each county Of the state. Of general
circulation therein, once week for
two successive weeks next preceding
the date Of any such primary election.
At all primary elections the polls shall
be opened at six-thirty o'clock a. M.
and closed at thirty minutes after six
o'clock D. M, eastern standard time.
Said primary shall be conducted in
one room at the regular voting place
in each precinct
htNf o. Abi lut purposes OF lNlb
act, there shall be chosen at the June
primary for each political party. as
hereinafter provided, a state executive
committee; consisting Of two members
from each Senatorial district. To- be
selected by the party voters In such
district and who shall not be resi-
dents OF the same county, provided.
however. that the committee elected
shall appoint three additional commit
teemen at large. Congressional exc
cufive committee, a judicial executive
committee, and a state Senatorial exc
suuye committee for each Of the re-
spectlve Congressional, judicial and
state Senatorial districts. each com
mittee TO consist OF one member from
each county in the respective districts.
to be elected by the party voters Of
such county; and a county executive
committee, consisting OF two members
from each magisierlal district therein.
except that in an cities Of ten thou
send OF more IA population there shall
be one additional member OF the exc
caliYe c0mmiiio from each ward. All
memDers Of executive committees Sc