Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1919-11-20
No Primary Fee for Candidate.

nomination or election TO Office at the
Statewide primary in May or the gen.
eral election TO be held in November OF
next year will be pleased to learn that
under the new election law passed by
the Legislature in 1919 it will not be
necessary for them to put up fee to
help pay the primary election expenses,
but that the county court of each coun-
ty is to bear the expense instead Of the
candidates.
This fact was brought out by study
of the new election law Of the State, and
it has been found that the most import
ant amendment to the former acts is
that which provides that candidates
shall not be charged the expenses Of
holding the primary as the old law pro-
vided. Section 81, which formerly re-
quired candidates to pay from $40 to
$500 according to the Importance of the
Office, has been so amended as TO read
that the county court shall pay ex-
penses Of the primary the same as Of
the general election.
II is said that the reduction Of in
comes to the counties Of the State on
elections, brought about by this amend
ment will not be great, since the fees Of
candidates in the aggregate did not
amount to much.
The primary election will be held the
last Tuesday in May. Two newspapers
Of opposite political parties shall pub
lish the notice of the primary once
week for two successive weeks i'm
mediately before the primary, The
polls will open at $50 o'clock a. m, and
close at $50 o'clock p. m.
Each party shall elect a State ex-
ecutive committee OF two members
from each senatorial district, no two
members to reside in the same county.
The two committeeman so elected shall
appoint three members at large from
their districts.
The county executive committee will
consist Of two members from each mag
isterial district, and in addition where
there are cities Of over 10000 popula-
tion there shall be one county COM
mitteeman from each ward. The term
shall be four years from the fifteenth OF
June following the primary.
The county court shall meet the Sec
ond Tuesday in April and appoint three
qualified voters as commissioners OF
election and two poll clerks for each
precinct. Not more than two commits
sioners or one clerk shall belong to the
same party. II the county committees
file lists with the court il is required
that three voters be named in case
they are qualified.
II a commissioner does not appear
at the polls on the morning Of the pri-
mary the other two commissioners
may name a successor or the COM
missioners are required to name a man
selected by at least ten voters pres
ent. A list Of the commissioners
shall be published in two newspapers
Of opposite political faiths at least
two weeks prior to the primary.
The county executive committee or
chairman shall name one of their
number who will act with the circuit
clerk as the ballot commissioners.
This commission meets fifteen, days
prior to the primary and prepares the
ballot from the names certified BY
the Secretary OF State. The ballot is
required to published in two issues o
two papers of opposite politics.
The canvassing board meets at the
courthouse the Friday following the
primary to canvas the vote and declare
the result.
Between August and IS each par
ty shall hold a State meeting for the
promulgation of a platform and ap-
pointment Of presidential electors.
Candidates for circuit judge shall
be nominated by convention on the
second Tuesday in August at the coun-
tyseat Of the district having the
largest number OF delegates. The
Rrst Tuesday before the conventions
the county committees shall call mag
isterial conventions for the election Of
delegates to the judicial convention, a
delegate for each 100 votere or frac-
ton thereof over so, no district to
have less than one delegate, being
authorized. The county committee
shall meet the Thursday before the
convention to hear contests. A CON-
mon pleas judge is nominated in the
same manner by counties.