The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-03-29

GIle VOIeS cast IOE any tlcKeC In C0e
separate districts Of the ward shall
be added to the votes cast for. the
same ticket in other districts of the
same ward to determine the win
ming ticket.
In addition to the foregoing rep
reSentation, each ward returning q
Democratic majority of more than
one thousa"d votes in the preceding
Gubernatorial election shall be en-
titled to one additional delegate for
every two hundred votes in excess
of said one thousand vote majority,
and, if in any ward there shall be
a fractional part of two hundred
votes in exc sss of said one thousand
majority, then one delegate for
such fractional part Of one hundred
votes or more.
2. In addition to the delegates
to which each ward is entitled
there shall be elected in each ward
to each convention except the Sen
atorial conventions one person to
be known and designated as "Al-
ternate-at-Large" who shall have
no vote or voice in any convention
except that in the event any cleo
ted delegate from his ward Is abb
sent or disqualified he shall then
take his seat in the convention with
all the powers of q delegate. The
Alternate-at-Large shall in no
event have more than one vote on
any matter before the convention.
3. The representation In the
Senatorial conventions shall be as
follows:
Each Senatorial district located
entirely within the City of Water
bury shall elect fifteen delegates
and one A,ternate-at-Large to its
respective Senatorial Conventions.
The Alternate-at-Large shall
have no vote or voice in. the con-
vention except that in the event
any elected delegate is absent or
he shall then take his
seat in the convention with all the
powers of a delegate. The Alter
nate-at-Large shall in no event
have more than one vote on any
matter before the convention. pi4
4. No one shall be eligible to act
as a delegate to any convention
whose name does not appear on the
latest devised Democratic primary
list for the ward or Senatorial dis
trict which he proposes to repre-
sent. The p essence of the name of
such ineligible person on any ballot
shall not void the entire ballot, but
such ineligible person shall, in the
event he is elected a delegate, be
to sit In the conven-
ton.
ARTICLE v.
Ballots
l. All ballots presented at prim-
aries must be uniform in size, ten
Inches long and four inches wide
and shall be printed In black ink
on one side only Of plain, white
fifty pound machine book paper.
No colored, tinted, or tissue ballot,
nor any ballot that has any distin-,
gushing cut, design, picture, or
perforation, nor any double ballot,
shall be counted for any person on
such ballot.
The type used shall be long prl-
n1er capitals of ordinary Roman
character except that type of plea
size may be used in the heading as
set forth below.
2. All ballots must be headed
Democratic Primary Ticket, which
may be in either plea or
long primer type size. The next
printed line shall indicate the ward
Or Senatorial district, as the case
may be-, in which the ballot is to
De used, such as First Ward, or Fiji
teenth Senatorial District. If de-
sired, the heading may contain a
third printed line indicating the
candidate seeking nomination, such
IS Scully Primary Ticket. If this
bird line is used in the heading it
nay be printed in either plea or
ong primer type size.
With the exception Of a Senator
al primary nominees to all con-
1entions for which the ticket is en-
;ered shall be listed on the same
ballot. Nominees to the Senatorial
convention shall constitute a sep
arate ticket and shall be listed on
separate ballot.
The names of the tellers shall
lot be printed on the ballots.
3. All ballots must be furnished
~ those sponsoring the particular
icket listed thereon.
ARTICLE vi.
Conduct of Primary Voting
i. The Town Committee shall
and publish at least three
lays before holding any primary
he name of some person listed on
he latest revised Democratic Prim-
lry List OF each voting district or
ward, as the case may be, to be
moderator Of the primary in his
citing district or ward, and the Sec
etary of the Town Committee shall |
urnish each moderator with his
roper credentials.
2. The secretary Of the Town
shall furnish each mod
rator with list of all the tellers |
famed for his voting district or
yard, designating which tickets |
ach' teller represents. The moder-
tor, after consultation with the
ellers. shall appoint one teller rep
esenting each ticket to be voted for |
0 act as box tender and shall APP
oint the other tellers representing |
ach ticket to act as checker. In the |
vent that any named teller neglects |
r refuses to act. the moderator |