The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1916-03-17

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nate on the ballot in accordance
with the provisions of the State Pr-
mary Election Laws, the ballot to be
in the following form:
Official Primary Election Ballot
..........P Party April 3, 1915.
instruction to Voters
To vote for a person whose name
appears on the ballot, mark an (X)
in the square in front of the name
Of the person for whom you wish
to vote. To vote for person who's
name is not on the ballot, write his
name on the blank space provided
for. Vote only for one person.
John Jones
William Smith
Thomas Ryan
Separate Ballots for each political
party are to be provided. The can
didate receiving the highest number
of votes in the State at said election
shall be declared to be the can
didate and the choice of such polit-
ical party for this state.
NATIONAL Committeeman
PRIMARY
Notice is further hereby given,
ing the April President Primary
Election, as herein above designated
a separate and distinct Primary
Election will be held for the nomin
alton of a member of the National
Committee Of the various political
parties of this State in accordance
with Act No. 1872, Public Acts of
1913. The provisions of this law
are briefly as follows:
The name of any candidate for
the office Of national committeeman
shall be printed on the official pri-
mary ballot solely upon the petition
of their political supporters in Mich
igan which petition shall be signed
by not less than one hundred of the
qualified voters of such political par
ty, and said petition shall be filed
with the secretary of state on or be-
fore twelve o'clock noon March
first nineteen hundred sixteen, the
names to be alternated on the bal
lot in accordance with the provisions
of the State Primary law.
On the first Monday in April,
1916, = there shall be held a
Primary Nominating Election in
every voting precinct of this state,
ing those who shall be qualified on
the first day Of April, A. d. 1916, OF
the several political parties shall
have the opportunity on the separ-
ate ballots provided for that purpose
to express their preference for the
members of the National Committee
Of their respective parties.
The official ballot shall be as fol-
lows:
Official Primary Election Ballot
.......... Party April 3, 1916.
To vote for one CD person whose
name appears on the ballot mark an
(X) in the square in front of one
of the names Of the persons for
whom you wish to vote. To vote for
person whose name is not on the
ballot, write his name in the blank
space provided for. Vote for only
one (D person.
John Jones
William Smith
Thomas Ryan
The candidate receiving the high
est number of votes in the State at
said election shall be declared to be
the candidate and the choice of such
political party for the office of Ma
tional Committeeman.
CONCERNING REGISTRATION
The Board Of Primary Election
Inspectors, will register the name of
any person who shall on Primary
day appear and make oath or af-
firmation to the effect that he is a
qualified elector in such township or
precinct, or when they personally
know him to be such. Any person
registered o~-primary day, as above
prescribed, shall be entitled to vote
at the succeeding election without
other registration.
Any qualified 'ector may be reg
istered and be eligible to vote at
any primary election IL he shall ap-
pear in person before the Township
Clerk and take oath required as to
the qualifications for registration
and request that his name be reg
istered. Blanks for this form of
registration can be obtained at the
Townships Clerks office.
No enrolment is required under
the present Primary Law, but each
elector must be duly registered and
qualified voter.
Each voter will call for ballot
Of tr political party of his choice.
Also any qualified elector whose
name is not on the Registration
book in the precinct can have his |
name registered on the regular reg |
istration day for the annual spring |
election, and vote at both above |
primaries.
The polls of each of said Primary
Elections herein above designated |
will be open at o'clock a. m. and |
will remain open until o'clock p. |
m. OF said day Of election, unless the
Board of Primary Election Inspeo- |
tors shall In their discretion adjourn |
the polls at IL o'clock noon, for one
hour.
Dated March IL, 1915.
4. V. HOLGAS
Township Clerk