French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-04-13
PROVISIONS OF PRIMARY
Law OF MOTH CAROLINA.
Primary for Nomination of all Candl-
dates Will be Held on June Third
Under Provisions or State Pr1-
mary Law as Here Shown.

congressional, state and county candl-
dates of both tn eDemocrat and Repub-
1ican parties will be held throughout
the state on June 3. the first Saturday.
The new state law takes the place OF
the county primary law under which
candidates TO rcounty offices in Hen
|lderson have been chosen heretofore.
The provisions of the new law aouio
be carefully studied by all voters OF
the county, and The Hustler below
gives a summary of the new law.
Section 4. On the tenth Saturday
preceding said primary election
March rs, 1870, the State Board OF
Elections shall appoint all the County
Boards of Elections; on seventh Satur
day. april 15, 1916, before said pri-
mary, all County Boards of Elections
shall meet and organize; on sixth Sat
i uIday, april %, 1870, all Count
Boards of Elections shall appoint ali
registrars and all judges if, election IL
ali precincts and these registrars anu
J,dges shall Likewise serve in the gem
era1 election in November.
Candidates upon filing their notice
snail pay to the State Board of Elec-
tons as follows: Congress, $50; State
officers, judges and solicitors, $40:
State Senator. So
County candidates shall lpay County
Board of Elections as follows: All
offices SIS, except candidates for sur
vcyor, coroner county commissioners
which is 81 and no fee or constableS
and other township officers.
Sec. 5. Registration books open for
primary same manner and time as fol
/ general election; all who are formally
registered shall be transcribed on new
registration books; new registration
books shall contain a column for the
question, with which political party
are YOU ~afiliated?" No person shall
register for primary or vote in pri-
mary without telling which party he
belongs to, meaning that he intends
to affiliate with the political party in
whose primary he proposes to vote,
and is in good faith a member thereof
Sec. 6. Six weeks before the pri-
mary, april %, 1870. all candidates
for State and district offices shall no.
tff1 State Board Of Elections. Two
weeks before the primary, CMay 20,
1870, all candidates for county offices
and for State Senators in districts of
one county only shall notify County
; Board of Elections. Notice shall state
party affiliation, office sought, and
pledge to abide by the result Of said
primary.
Sec. 6 IL. Ten days before pri-
mary and also within 20 days after
primary, State and district candidates
shall file with Secretary of State item
lied account of all money spent. Ali
county candidates and State Senators
in districts of one county only shall
file a similar statement with clerk OF
the Superior court of their county.
Failure to file such a statement is Q
~misdemeanor.
Sec. Z. Tickets for State and dis.
trict offices furnished by State Board
and tickets for county offices furnish
ed by County Boards. This means
rot only tickets for the primary, but
also tickets for the general election.
Sec. 8. The State Board and Coun-
ty Boards shall distribute tickets to
registrars.
Sec. 9. Only official ballots can be
voted.
Sec. 10. IElector shall make cross
mark opposite candidate Of his choice
il the primary election.
Sec. II. Provides separate primary
ballot boxes and each voter shall de
clare the political party with which he
afiliateS. .
Sec. IL. Provides for counting Of
ballots.
Sec. 10. Only those who have dull
filed notice of candidacy and paid the
fec shall be voted for If only one
candidate enters race in primary that
one shall be declared the chosen can
didate for the party for the general
election without being voted for at ali
in the primary.
Sec. Is. State Board shall furnish
County Boards notices to be filled by
candidates and county boards shall
| furnish county official ballots.
Sec. 16. County Boards shall dis
tribute ballots for county to registrars
al the same time they send State bal
lots.
Sec. 10. Provides for ballot boxes
pre~arlv labeled.
Sec. 10. If only one asDirant for
Office in primary, he shall be declared
selected and his name placed on his
party ticket for the general election.
Sec. 20. County Board to provide
for primary for township n pre-
cinct officers at same time as other
primary.
Sec. 81. The registrar and judges
shall certify results.
Sec. 81 1-2. County Boards shall
tabulate returns and furnish same to
State Board.
Sec. %. State Boards shall declare
results.
Geo 22 Roth state and County
Boards shall certify returns.
Coz "a Cn00nd priT0o-u cha1J no
held if no candidate in the first pri-
; mary gets majority.
Sec. &c. All avs as to general cleo
) tons apply also to the primary.
Sec. %. For the general election in