The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-06-01
AUGUST "A DATE or
PRIMARY ELECTION

Inc Sentlnel has been asked con-
cerning the Forthcoming primary cleo
tion for nomination Of municipal Of
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The primary eIeVtion o1 the ftSiliIyI
alton Of alt elective iniIniclpa 0fiicers
to be filed at the November election
this year will be held Tuesday, Aug
ust ID.
Only candidates Of political parties
which cast 10 per cent. or more of the
total vote for governor in the cities
named at the last November election
may participate in the primary elec-
ton. This means that all candidates
of the Republican and Democratic par
ties must be nominated by primary
election. Socialist and all other can
didates must be nominated by petition.
The following is the procedure nee
essary to become a candidate at the
primary election to be held August Ia,
First: Secure a candidates delcara-
ton from the board of elections.
Second: Secure the signatures of
five electors who are members of the
same political party as the candidate
and also electors Of the same political
subdivision. After signing the candi-
dates declaration, each signer must ap-
pear before some notary public or 9th
er person duly authorized to admins
ter oaths, take and subscribe an oath
that the signing of the nomination pa
pers was his free act and deed, and the
statements made therein are true as he
verify believes.
Third: After signing the candidates
declaration the candidate named in the
declaration must also appear before
some notary public, or other person
duly authorized to administer oaths,
take and subscribe an oath that the
signing of the declaration was his free
act and deed, and that the statements
made therein are true as he verify be-
lieves. ~
Fourth: The candidates declaration
when properly filled out, must be filed
with the board of elections on or be-
fore Friday, June Is. At the time OF
filing, the law provides that each can
didate shall pay a fee equal to one
half per cent. of the salary of the Of
flee he seeks.
The fees so received by the clerk Of
the board of elections are paid into the
treasury of the county, to the credit
of the county fund.
The electors of any village or town.
ship may have their party candidates
for village or township officers nomi.
mated by primary election, by filing 8
petition with the board of elections
containing signers equal to a major,
ity of votes cast at the last genera
election in such village or township
(which would be November Z, 1916,
primary election therein. Such pc
tition must be filed on or before June
i 15.
Candidates for all township and vii
lage Offices, and members Of boards o.
education in township and village
school districts must be nominated b!
/ petition, except in such townships O.
villages wherein the electors, as Sc
forth above. In all townships ant
4 villages wherein no primary election
are held and all candidates are nomi
mated by petition, such nominating pc
titions must be filed with the board D
elections on or before Sept. 7.
Should the request be mad
in writing the prospective candi
date must give his name, residence
(street and number J mailing addres
and the title Of the Office for which b
is q candidate, and in addition, IL he
\, a resident Of district wherein q pr
mary election win be held he mus
state his politics. ss