The Prescott daily news., 1918-04-24
Primary Election Law
Adopted November 1s1e-An Act to Regulate Primary
 Tom J. Terral, Secretary of State.

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 Act, except in case of vacancies az hereinafter provided, and each party shall pay the expense of it's own p.i.
 mary election, except as herein other
 wise provided, and all primary cleo
 tions for the nomination of County
 District and State officers shall be held on the same day.
 PROVIDED. however, nominations by petition of electors may continue to be made as provided in Section
 2777 of Kirby's Digest.
 Section ?. The primary elections of all political parties shall be held on the last Tuesday in May preceding the general election. Special primary elections may be called to fill vacau
 cies and this law shall govern the same as far as applicable.
 Section 3. There shall be chosen at each primary election delegates to the County Convention. and the mem. bers of the County Central Committee 10 which each election precinct or city ward is entitled, and it shall be the duty of the County Central Committee to place on the primary ballots the names of all persons nominated for delegates and committeeman There shall be placed on the ballots as can didates for delegates and committee men only such names as have been nominated for such position by peti- tion of not less than ten qualified cleo tors of the precinct or ward, filed with the secretary of the County Central Committee on or before it's meeting held as hereinafter provided for ap- pointment of judges and clerks of the primary election, provided if candi. dates for such positions have not been nominated by petition of qualified cleo tors as herein provided, then the County Central Committee at it's said meeting, for the selection of judges and clerks. shall select candidates for delegates and committeeman for all voting precincts and wards where no nominations have been made.
 Section i. The judges and clerks of election shall be selected by the Coun- ty Central Committee at an open and public meeting of the committee, held not earlier than one week before the primary election. ten days written no 'tice of the time and place of which shall be given each member by the chairman, vice chairman, or secretary of the committee. and in addition thereto, said chairman, vice chairman, or secretary shall publish notice of the time and place of holding said meeting in some newspaper of gen eral circulation in the county, and where there is more than one court district in the county, said notice shall be published in a newspaper of gen eral circulation in both districts, or in newspapers of general circulation in each district; and if there is no newspaper of general circulation in any county, or in any district of any county, then notice for said county or said district of said county shall be given by printed hand bills which the said chairman, vice chairman, or sec retary shall cause to be posted at public places in each township of such county, one of which shall be at the place provided for posting pub lie notices at the court house or other place at which the said County Cen tral Committee is called to hold its open and public meeting.
 The committee shall appoint an al. ternate for each judge and an alter nate for each clerk who shall serve in the place of the judge or clerk ap- pointed should such judge or clerk fail to serve, and if neither the judge or clerk. nor his alternate, shall serve then such vacancy in the selection of judges and clerks shall be filled by the electors assembled at the voting precinct at S:S0 a. m.
 Section 5. It shall be the duty of the secretary of the committee to pre- pare and have printed the ballots for the primary election, and the order in which the names of the respective candidates. including persons nomi- mated for committeeman and delegates to the County Convention, shall ap- pear on the ballots, shall be deter mined by lot at the public meeting of the committee held 10 appoint judges and clerks. and if the secretary of tho or any other person, shall print, or cause to he printed. ballots with the names of the candidates ap- bearing thereon in any other or differ ent order from that determined as provided, or either of f hen, ahan knnNinplY fail tn comnlX