Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-01-06
WILL EXPRESS
PREFERENCE
Primary For President To
Be Held at Time of
April Election.
OF INTEREST TO DELEGATES
To Support Plurality Candidates at
Primary. 1t Remains
To Be Tested.

As the presidential primary for
President is to be held in connection
with the spring election in April, it
win be of interest to know how this
primary is TO be conducted.
1t will be noticed by reading the law
of 1912 special session as amended
~ the legislature Of 1915 that each
elector has the right to vote for such
candidate among those regularly nom
mated as he may prefer. The pre-
sumption is that the delegates to the
National convention of that party will
be governed by the expressed will of
Jhe people, provided there is any pros
pect OF the nomination Of this candi-
date.
An act to provide for the expression
by the qualified voters Of the several
political parties Of their choice for the
nomination by their party for the
President Of the United States.
Sec L. On the first Monday in
April nineteen hundred twelve, and on
he first Monday in April in every four
ears thereafter there shall be held
primary nominating election in
every voting precinct Of this state,
which shall be known as April presi-
Dental primary election, at which the
qualified voters Of the several pol
tical parties shall have the opportun-
ty on separate ballots provided for
hat purpose 10 express their prefer
ence as to the nominees Of their re-
spective parties for the office of
president of the United States.
Sec 2. The names Of any candi-
ates for the office of President Of the
United States shall be printed on the
official primary ballots solely upon
petition of their political supporters
Michigan, which petition shall be
signed by not less than one hundred Of
the qualified voters Of such political
party. and petition shall be filed
with sCcra If state on or before
twe.re oc'oc noon, March twenty
three nineteen hundred twelve, and
on or before twelve o'clock noon on
the first day Of March in each fourth
year thereafter The nominating bal
lots ~ herein provided for shall be
counted. canvassed and returned in
the same g1anner as the names and
petitions of the aspirant for the arty
nomination for the office OF GovernDr
are now required 10 be marked, filed
counted, canvassed and returned.
Sec 3. All nominating petitions
shall be in the following form:
We, the undersigned voters of the
.............p party of the city Cor
township in the county Of. .......
of the State of
Michigan, hereby nominate. .........
Of the State of...................
.as a candidate of
party of the city Tor
of President Of the United States to
be voted for at the April presidential
primary election to be held on the
day of April. ........
as representing the best principles Of
said party, and we further declare
that we intend to support the political
party named herein.
Name. Residence. Date of Signing
................ ...............
Sec. s. 1t shall be the duty of each
county clerk upon the receipt of the
list Of candidates and notice of cleo
ton to cause the required number Of
presidential election ballots for every
voting precinct in the county to be
printed, containing the names Of the
candidates as certified to by the Sec
retary of State. The ballots shall be
numbered and one corner perforated
in the same manner as is required for
the numbering and perforating of bal
lots under the regular State primary
election.
Sec. 2. Section seven of act num-
bersnine of the Public Acts of the first
extra session of nineteen hundred
twelve is hereby repealed.
Approved May 13, 1915.