The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1917-06-08
LEGISLATURE PASSED
NEW PRIMARY LAW
In Dying Hours of Session.
No More Second Choice
Two Primaries.

The Legislature, in the last hours
of the session Friday morning reach
ed an agreement on the conference
committee primary bill and the meas
ure passed both houses.
Two primaries are provided and
othet important changes in the laws
regulating primary elections are
made.
Leading features of the new pri-
mary election are:
|. Provides for two primaries.
2. First primary on Tuesday after
the first Monday in May, 1918, and
biannually thereafter, and the second
primary three weeks thereafter.
3. Provides for election of coun-
tv executive committeeman by the
qualified electors of the district in
mass meeting.
A. The county executive commit
tee elects the State executive COM
mitteemen from each county.
5. The State Executive Commit
tee elects a National committeeman
delegates to the National convention
and dominates all Presidential elect
orS.
6. Congressional executive COM
mittee abolished. (The above provis-
ions for the election of county and
State executive committeeman and
other members of the party organl-
zation removes all these names from
the ticket, thereby making the ballot
much more comprehensive and SIM
ple.) :,
7. Vote directly for President and
Vice President.
s. The vote for President and Vice
President operates as an instruction
to the delegates to the National con-
vention.
8. Registration books open in
precincts during the month of March.
10. Registration books open in
the offices of supervisors of regis
tration from April / to Is of each
year in which an election is held
II. Electors in cities of 10000 or
more required to register every two
years.
-. Electors in other precincts reg
lister when changing their places of
residence.
10. Filing fee of 8 per cent Of the
annual salary heretofore assessed is
taken off.
IA. Filing fee of . per cent of an
nual salary heretofore assessed is re-
tanned for the benefit of the eXecu-
tive committee.
Is. All balances in the hands of
the executive committee, State and
county thirty days after the second
primary must be prorated to the can
didates.
16. Each candidate is announced
by the county advertising committee
when he pays his assessment.
II. State candidates advertise
through the campaign books sent out
by the Secretary of State.
IS. Registrations placed on the ad-
vertising of county and State candi-
dates.
Open Voting-NO Booths.
10. The old practice of going in
booth to prepare ticket is abolished
and voters mark their ticket on a
table in view of the managers.
20. Any elector unable to mark
his ballot may request one of the
managers to do so for him, but all the
other managers must witness such
marking and certify thereto.
81. No ballot shall be discarded if |
it clearly indicates the intention of
the voter.
%. Electors. clerks, managers and |
others conducting primary elections |
are penalized for making fraudulent |
returns or otherwise fraudulent cleo
ton.
Commissioners and School Boards
From County at Large.
%. County commissioners and |
school boards are nominated from
county at large.
"a. No precinct shall contain more
than 200 voters.
%. County commissioners are au-
to provide for and install
voting machines.
26. Group system, where more
than two candidates run for the same !
office, is abolished.
y. Order Of the names of the can
1idates for State office is revised
the various judicial cir
cults.
%. State and county pay expenses
Of the primary.
%. County commissioners appoint
the managers.
3. County iudge, supervisor Of /
registration and Chairman of the
board of county commissioners COM
nose the county canvassing board.
81. Announcement fee of each cam
tldate naid from the per cent as
'eSOmert.
%. Candidates subject to no ex-
'enSe eXcept 2 per cent assessment
md expense of personal campaign.
NOTICE!