The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-04-25
PRIMARY LAW
MADE CLEAR
FOR VOTERS
Candidates for Congress,
County Offices, Judges
to Be Named.
BY ROBERT l.. BEARD

With the primary election less
than two weeks distant--Tuesday,
May 8-and Republican and Demo-
Gratis alike pledged to getting out
the vote" Mr.. and Mrs. Hoosier
Voter will do we'll to acquire
speaking acquaintance" with pro-
visions of the State primary law.
without some such understand
ing. thousands Of voters admittedly
become. so confused by the vast
number of candidates, campaign
hubbub and election jargon that
they throw up their hands in be-
wilderment and "let the other fell
low do the voting"
Salient features of the Indiana
primary law are these:
Nominated in Primary
Candidates for the following Of
fees in each political party must be
nominated under the primary law,
and nominations for these offices
require only plurality (more than
any other one candidate) of the
votes:
Representative in Congress, State
Senators and Representatives,
judges of Circuit, Superior, criminal,
probate and juvenile courts, prose-
cutting attorneys.
All county officers, including
treasurer, auditor, sheriff, recorder,
circuit court clerk, surveyor. coroner,
assessor, commissioners and county
council members.
Township trustees, assessors, JUS
tees of peace, constables and town.
ship advisory board members;
All elective city officials Cat sep
arate city primary.
Preference Primary
The primary law provides further
that members of each party may
express preference for the candi-
dates Of their party for President,
ice President, United States Sen
ator and Governor.
If any candidate for United States
Senator or Governor receives a ma
jority Of all votes cast in his party,
such candidate shall be declared the
nominee. If no candidate receives
a majority the convention shall pro-
coed to make the nomination.
If, In the presidential preference
feature Of the primary, a majority is
accorded candidate for President
or Vice President, such candidate
shall receive the support of all of
Indiana's thirty-three National con-
vention delegates so long as his
name remains before the National
convention.
If his name is withdrawn, they are
free to vote the sentiment of their
respective districts. The seven dele
gats at large may vote the sentiment
of the groups which effected their
election.
While the primary election gener-
ally is regarded as a nominative
function, it has in addition two
purely elective duties: Precinct COM
mittemen and State convention
delegates are elected.
Convention Nominations
Nominations which fall solely
upon the State convention (and do
not enter in the primary at alb are
for lieutenant-governor, secretary
of State, auditor of State, treasurer
of State, encouragement, clerk of
the Supreme and Appellate Courts,
reporter of the Supreme and Appel
late Courts, State superintendent of
public instruction and judges of the
Supreme and Appellate Courts as
their terms expire.
Terms Of one Supreme and two
Appellate Court judges expire this
year. Office of Supreme and Ap-
pellate Court clerk does not expire
until 1881.
Nomination of United States Sen
ator and Governor devolveS upon
the State convention only in case
no candidate for either of these of
fees polled majority of the votes
cast in his party for such office at
the primary.
The convention then is not re-
stTicted to consideration of candi-
dates whose names were in the pri-
mary, but may go outside that list,
as If there had been no preference