The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-08-23
PRIMARY QUEsTIoNNAIRE.
What and Why Of the Primary in Yer
mont.

on the Vermont primary system, con
Quoted under the auspices of the Yer
1 mont League Of Women Voters, BIZ
Nellie Tillotson Jeffrey. state chairman
of the departments Of efficiency in gov
eminent.
/ The fret instalment Of this series
covered the following subjects, viz, the
primary; when and where held; otii-
lcers to be elected at the coming pri-
mary; who may vote.
! @. Define residence as quahfiea-
i tion for voting.
A. The town IN which the family 81
a voter resides, if he has one in The
state which he supports. in his resi-
1 dence; otherwise, his residence il the
town in which he has actually spent his
time during the three months preceding
! the election. tSec. 7d.)
| O. Is any provision made whereby
a voter who is necessarily absent from
the town of his residence IN The day
Of the primary election may register
his voter
| A, Not later than 20 days before
such election any voter expecting 10
be absent on the day OF election from
his voting residence may make appii-
cation, in person or by mail, to his
town or city clerk for official ballots
to be used at such election tSrc. B,
No Z, 1921
! @. May person, under any cir
cumstanees, vote in Il town which il
not his legal residences
A. A legal voter in this state may
vote for state officers, Inited States
senators and electors, in any town III
the state, and for representative to
Congress in any town in the congress
sional district in which he resides, pro-
yidcd he files with the clerk Of the
town in which he desires TO vote GER
his legal residence stating that his
name is on the check list Of such town.
lSec. rs, G. IL
O. When and where may a person
register
A. AT the time and place designated
on the posted checb lists. The last date
upon which this may be done for the
1922 primary is Sept. o. ut il the duty
OF all citizens to see that their names
are on the check list in order that they
may avail themselves OF privilege
which has direct bearing upon their
homes. their earnings and their lives.
Q. What is political partyg
A. A political organization which,
at the preceding election poIled at least
FIVE per cent of the vote of the state
for governor, Is political party.
@. When and by whom is the plat
form Of political party formulated! |
A. On or before the first Tuesday in |
October of each even year, upon the
call of the chairman Of the state com
mittee of the party. nominees of each !,
party for state officers. state senators, |
county officers and representatives to
the general assembly shall meet in
state convention TO make and adopt the
platform Of the party and to effect an
organization for the following two
years. tSec. 1871, C. IL
O. How is the roll Of the state con-
vention made upf
A. Upon application Of the chair.
man Of the state COMMITTEES of party.
he secretary Of state and county and
own clerks shall deliver 10 said chair
nan duly certified roll Of nominees
II lie party for the several Offices
FAMED in the above section and none
int such certified nominees shall take
art in such state conventions. (Sec.
-. G. L.
Q. How are the county and state .
ommittees chosen ,
A. The party nominees in state con- /
ention from each county shall elect a | I
ounty committee for their party and /
hall designate two legal voters there
a To be voted on BY the state conven- 1
ion, one Of whom shall be male and Q
ne female. who shall be members Of !
he state committee. if elected. tsec. e
33. 1921 v
@ How may candidate for office b
ecure the placing OF his name upon
he official ballot OF his partyf a
A. By filing with the proper OIL L
ais petition or petitions bearing the n
'quired number of signatures which "
rail- be as follows; For governor. Init i.
States senator and all oths- officers h
} be voted for throughout the state, y
,oi for representative 70 Congress. i
70; for all county officers. not less a
nan two per cent Of all votes cast for I,
We candidate receiving the highest :,
lumber of votes cast for that Office at N
'e last preceding election; for rep O.
sentative 10 the general assembly, o,
1t less than three per cent of the o.
lumber Of votes cast FOR all the caadi- m
ties for that office Al the last orecsd.
z election. lSec. 100. q. IL
Q With whom are primary petitions
ed.
A. Primary petitions for state and
officers shall be filed with
'e secretary Of state: FOR county OIL Z
r.. with the county clerk; for = rep
sentative 10 the general assembly,
ifh the town clerk.
q. When must thew be fled
A Primary petitions to b. flied with
r. secretary II state or county clerk
al b. fled not less than 20 DAYS be-
re The date Of the primary. except in
- Of failure Of q petition to en-
I'm 10 the requirements Of the stat
-. in which case the oficer Who ex-
nines such = petition and notes such
lures sail state in writing upon :
N petition why Il cannot b. accepted 4
a vithin - hours return the same to
. candidate in vhose behalf il was
rd In such csse. supplementary rcti-
T.