Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1921-10-07
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METHOD OF NOMINATING
DELEGATES AT LARGE


AS a result of many inquiries tha
nave been coming to the Secretary Of
State for information on the meth
DDS Of nominating delegates at larg,
70 the constitutional convention, ant
the variation of opinions that hav,
been apparent in the State, Attorney
General Barrett, at the request OF
Secretary >of State Becker, rendered
an opinion this week on the methoC
OF nominating such delegates.
The Attorney-Gene ruled that
the general election laws of the State
shall apply to the election of dele.
gates to the constitutional conven.
ton. He further stated that the
names of delegates must alternate al
top of intermediate spaces on the
ballot. In this regard, Attorney
General Barrett said there has beer
= general impression that the names
of candidates would be listed in the
order their petitions were filed.
Major Points Involved
As a result of the Attorney Gen.
erals opinion on the subject, Secre.
tary of State Becker has prepared O
summary of the points Of Importance
and sent copies Of such to all county
clerks and others interested. The
following are the major points in
volved:
3 The petition of each delegate at
large must contain at least 8 per cent
of the entire vote cast for Governor
at the last general election in the SEN
atorial district where the candidate
resides.
Signers of the petition shall be
ELECTORS of the I State" which in
cludes persons of foreign birth who
have declared their intention to be-
come citizens not less than one year
nor more than five years before Of
fering to vote.
Signsrs Of petitions need not tsnsces-
sariIy be residents Of the same sena-
tofiaf district in which the candi-
date resides, but the petition need
only contain S per cent of the
voters as stated.
Women as we'll as men may be
candidates to the convention, either
at delegates-at-large, or district dele
gates.
Petitions !. nominating delegates-at-
large must be filed in the office of the
Secretary of State not later than 80
days before the day set for the elec-
ton Of delegates. Petitions may be
presented to the Secretary of State
before the Governor fixes the date of
the election. in which event the date
Of the election will have to Re
left blank, language used in the peti-
hon to indicate that the election con-
is the election of delegates
TO the constitutional convention auth
orized by the vote of the people
Aug. 2.
Correct Petitions Form
Attorney General Barrett also pre-
pared the correct form in which each
petition should be presented, the
heading of which follows:
"We, the undersigned, electors and
egaI voters of the State of Missouri
and of the county hereby
nominate ................-...-fo-
1elegate-at-large to the convention to
revise and amend the Constitution of
he Stste of Missouri, at the elec-
ion ordered by the Governor To be
ield on the-........--day Of. 1922
md we respectfully petition you to
accept and file this petition and pro-
,eed thereon according to law, and
,acn fS- himself says: l have per-
ionally signed this petition; I am a
awful elector and legal voter of the
State Of Missouri and of the county
'f--..,-.4.-.,..; my residence and post Of
ice are correctly written after my
anne"