Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-09-05
WILL NOMINATE
At A PRIMARY
Under Proposed Charter, Pri-
maries Will BE Held for
Nominations.
NO PARTY DESIGNATIONS
Effort Will be Made to Choose Men
FITTED for Office Without Regard
to Politics.

posed charter The Record VIII endeav-
or to give the various points wherein
the electors and registration are
taken up in the charter as it will
affect the voters under the commits
sion form, the primaries which will
be held, and the city elections.
Chapter nine takes up the matter
of electors and the registration. 1t
provides that inhabitants Of the city
having the qualifications of electors
under the constitution of the state
and the general laws, and no others,
shall be electors in the city. 1t also
provides that the registration of the
voters of the city for all purposes
shall be conducted in accordance
with the provisions of the general
laws of the state
Chapter ten takes up the matter of
primary elections, which will do away
with the present form of nominating,
and is highly important to the voters
of the community.
1t provides that no partisan pri-
mary election shall be held for the
nomination of any elective municipal
officer 1t provides that the primary
election shall be held on the fourth
Monday previous to the election, and
shall be conducted as near as possible
as provided by law, except as pro-
vided in the charter
To obtain the printing of names of
any candidate on the primary ballot
nominating petitions must be filed
with the city clerk at least twenty
one days before the primary election,
and shall be signed, in the case Of
candidates for city office, by not less
than twenty-five or more than fifty,
and for ward office, by not less than
ten nor more than twenty, Of the
qualified and registered electors Of
the city or ward for which such officer
is to be elected. The petitions are
substantially the same as other pri-
mary petitions, with signing require
ments the same. The clerk will be
required to keep on hand blank forms
of these petitions for the use Of vot-
ers and candidates. They shall be
open to public inspection after being
filed
Following the expiration of the
time for filing petitions the clerk will
be required to verify the names Of all
candidates for whom petitions are
properly filed. 1t requires him to
have the ballots printed, which are
about the same as other primary bal
lots, except for the names Of the
offices, with the general laws govern
ing the transposing of names Of can
didates on the ballots. 1t provides
for the canvassing of the vote by the
clerk, treasurer and justice whose
term first expires, these acting as the
canvassing board.
The nominees are TO be the two
candidates for each office who have
the highest number of votes cast, and
the only nominees whose names are
to be printed on the ballots for the
next municipal election. For the first
election, or by reason of vacancy,
double the number of those to be
elected shall be the nominees and
their names printed on the official
ballot for the election.
Chapter eleven provides for the city
election. 1t provides that on the first
Monday in April Of all odd numbered
years, there shall be held general
municipal election under the charter,
at which there shall be elected at
large, mayor, two commissioners,
one justice of the peace, one supervis-
or in each ward, except at the first
election when two commissioners, for
two years and two for four years are
to be elected to hold office as provided
in chapter three.
IL is provided that the election shall
be conducted as nearly as possible in
accordance with the state laws, and
that they shall be held at such places
in the election districts as is now pro-
vided or may be provided by the legis-
lative body Of the city. II also pro-
vides for suitable ballot boxes. board
of election canvassers. etc, as is now
done. 1t is also provided that on the
third secular day following election,
the board Of canvassers shall open
and canvass the returns and publicly
declare the result of the election In
case of tie for any office the can
vassers are to determine. by lot, the
winner from those having the tie
vote.
II is provided that the ballot for
municipal officers shall be separate
from other ballots, and without any
party designations and that they
shall be in the form Of the general
primary ballot.
1t is provided that special elections,
not exceeding two in one year, may
be held, to be called by resolution Of
the commission, but providing that
such prohibition shall not apply to
elections which may be held for the
submission or resubmission Of this or
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