Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-04-23
NO. a

AN ACT TO AMEND CERTAIN
LAWS, RELATING TO ELEC
TIONS; CHANGING THE DATES
ON WHICH CERTAIN ACTS
SHALL BE DONE.
1t is hereby enacted by the Genera
Assembly OF the State of Vermont:
Section 1. Section los of the Gen
eral Laws is hereby amended SO as tc
read as follows:
Sec. los, In case voter has signed
two or more conflicting primary petit
tons, the signature of said voter shall
not be counted on either petition ir
computing the signers thereon The
officer with whom primary petitions are
filed shall forthwith, on their receipt
proceed to examine the same and ascer-
tain whether they conform to the pro.
visions of this chapter. If found not tc
conform thereto. he shall in writing or
such petition state the reason why such
petition cannot be accepted, and, with
in twenty-four hours, return the same
to the candidate in whose behalf it was
filed. In such case, supplementary petit
tions may be filed, but not later than
twenty-five days before primary.
Sec. 2 Section Io7 of the General
Laws is hereby amended so as to read
as follows:
Sec. 10Y. Primary petitions to he
filed with the secretary of state or county
clerk shall be filed not less than thirty
days before the date of the primary
except as provided in the second pre-
ccding section Primary petitions to be
filed with town clerks shall be filed moi
less than fourteen days before the pri-
mary.
Sec. 3. Section 1873 Of the General
Laws is hereby amended so as to read
as follows:
Sec 1913. A withdrawal of a pri-
mary election nominee for a state or
congressional Office shall be filed will,
the secretary of state at least thirty
days before the election for which the
nominee was named as candidate. and
the vacancy shall be filled at least
twenty-five days before such election
withdrawal or resignation of nomi-
nee for county office shall be filed with
the county clerk of that county at least
twenty days before the election and the
vacancy shall be filled at least fifteen
days before such election; and with
drawal of a. nominee for representative
to the general assembly shall be filed
with the town clerk at least twelve days
before the election and the vacancy
shall he filled at least nine days be-
fore such election The name of can
didate substituted under the foregoing
provisions shall not appear on the off
cial ballot unless such provisions are
complied with but in case of the death
of a primary election nominee, the
vacancy may be filled as provided in the
preceding section, if done not less than
fifteen days before the election for a
state. congressional or county Office, and
not less than seven days for representa-
tive to the general assembly.
Sec a. Section I52 of the General
Laws is hereby amended so as to read
as follows:
Sec. I52. A person whose name has
been presented as candidate under this
chapter may cause it to be withdrawn
by notice in writing to the officer with
whom the original certificate was filed,
at least twenty-eight days before the
day of election, that he declines such
nomination, except that candidate to
be voted for in one town only may
cause his name to be withdrawn by a
notice in writing at least twelve days
before the day of election, and name
so withdrawn shall not be printed upon
a ballot. If a candidate duly nominated