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TWO STATE
PRIMARIES.
viii Occur In The State Of.
Ohio This Year
One On April Is And Other
On August s
Absence OF Petition Signing
Brings Relief
How To Proceed To Get
Names On Ballots
Some New Provisions OF The
Elections Laws
Some New Provisions OF The
Elections Laws

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Ohio there will be two state wide pri-
maries in the state this year-one in
April and one in August.
Between the dates of the two pri-
maries, both the Democrats and Re
publican parties will hold state con-
ventions and both will send men from
Ohio to national conventions.
There are new provisions of the
election laws, and some are intricate.
State conventions no longer elect dele
gates-at-large to the national conven-
tions. There will be no unhappy per-
iod of petition signing and circulating
for the late summer primary this year
The primaries will be as follows:
Primary April 25-Delegates and
alternates, by district and at large,
to national conventions are elected in
this primary, an delegates and alter
mates to state conventions. There
will be one ballot for each party bear
ing names of delegate candidates, and
it may be the only ballot. There
would be second ballot, for express
sion OF preference for each party's
nomination for president, if either
party's presidential candidate decided
to place his name on such ballot,
but that is doubtful.
Primary Aug. S-To nominate can
didates for United States senator,
state and county tickets, judges, con-
gressmen and state legislators; state
and county central committeeman of
parties also elected at this primary.
Delegates selected by each party at
the primary April % will attend these
conventions to be held in the summer
for these purposes:
National At which delegates of
each party will nominate the party's
candidates for president and vice
president; the Democratic convention
will be held in st. Louis in June, the
Republican convention in Chicago in
June.
State-At which delegates will for
mulate state platforms of their par
ties and nominate presidential elect
ors. These are the only duties left to
state conventions. Because of the
primaries, state conventions no long
er name national convention dele
gates-at-large. Both Democratic and
Republican state conventions are to
be held in Columbus in June.
Candidates for delegates and var
ious Offices will have their names
placed on the primary ballots by the
following procedure:
Primary April 25-Each candidate
for state convention delegate or al
ternate must file with board of elec
tions by Feb. % declaration of can
didacy certified by five electors O
his party. National convention candi
dates follow the same procedure, ex
cept that each national candidate
must accompany his declaration VIII
written statement of his first an'
second choice for hrs party's nomina
tion for president. Blanks for all de
clarations are furnished by the boar
of elections.
Primary Aug. S-This year, becaus
of changes in the law, brings relic
from the petition nuisance. A cand
date for nomination for United State
senator, state or county office, tn
bench, congress or state legislator
must file by June 8 with election al
thorities simply a declaration of car
didacy, certified by FIVE electors of hi
party, and accompanied by depos
in money amounting to IL of 1 pc
cent of the annual salary of the oftic
he seeks. The board of election
furnishes the blanks on request.