Weekly journal-miner., 1917-01-24
. MAJORITY IN THE PRIMARY
 WILL ELECT
I'll AT IS IF I'll E BILL INTRODUCED IN THE LEGISLATURE BY HOUS- FER IS PASSED.
(From Tuesdays Dsily.)


 Arizona is going to pattern after California and do away with the fool ishness of forcing candidates to go before the people twice-that IS the candidates receiving a majority of the votes cast in the primary election will be declared elected. The scheme seems to work satisfactorily in the Golden State and should here. The bill which was introduced in the house by Houscr of Gila, provides | that:
 "Thc board of election shall be chosen for said primary elections as in general elections, and shall perform the duties imposed on said boards for the general elections; they shall make and sign a statement giving the names of persons voted for, the of | flee for which each sought the nom- ination, and the number of votes re- ceived by each, fully certifying the results of such election. Such state mcnts shall become part of the ofii- cial returns of such primary election at the close of any precinct count. The board of election for such pre- cinct, in such primary election, shall give a certificate of the vote cast in the precinct, for all candidates of each political party to some person authorized, in writing, by the chair man of the county central committee, or the city or town committee as the case may be, of such political party to receive such certificate or in case such person Is not present, to any person who is known to be member of such party. The returns shall be made as in general elections. When the board of supervisors, or city or town council as the case may be. has completed its tabulation of precinct returns, the person having the largest number of votes, for the nomination for any office in the political party of which he was set forth on said ballot as a candidate for the nomination shall be declared the nominee of such party for such office, and be given a certificate of nomination for the same which shall cntitlc him to have his name placed upon the official ballot at the ensuing election as the nom- incc of such party for such office. A candidate for a non-partisan nomina- ton for any office who has received the largest number of votes of the candidates for the nomination for that office upon the non-partiSan ticket shall be declared a non-partisan nominee for such office, or in case more than one candidate shall be nee cssary to fill the office sought those candidates 10 the required number. who shall have received the largest number of votes, as herein provided, shall be declared the non-partisan nominees for said office, which shall cntitlc him or them to have his or their names placed upon the official ballot at the ensuing election as non partisan nominees. Provided that at any primary election any candidate who shall receive q majority of all the votes cast at such election shall be declared elected 10 the office for which he is candidate and no fur thcr election shall be had as to said candidate.
 "Thc board of supervisors of each county shall meet on the Monday following any regular primary cleo ton and begin canvasSing the vote of the county in such election, and said board shall meet from day to day until such canvass is completed. "