tions signed by a number of registered and qualified voters, who reside in the county, equal to not less than two per centum nor more than four per centum of the number of votes that such political party cast in such county for Secretary of State at the last preceding November election. To obtain City officers. the printing of the name of any candidate of any political party for a city office including all ward offices under the particular party heading on the official primary election ballots for use in such city, there shall be filed with the city clerk of such city such nomination petitions signed by a number of registered and qualified voters of such political party and who reside in such city, equal to not less than two per centum nor more than four per centum of the number of votes that such political party cast therein for Secretary of State at the last preceding November election. All Who may sign said nomination petitions may be signed by registered and qualified voters residing in any part of a ward for a ward office, in any part of a city for a general city office, or any part of a county for a county office, or any part of a district for a district office, or any part of the State for a State office: Provided, That in cities or counties of two hundred Proviso. fifty thousand population or more, in lieu of the above petition, a petition therefor, signed by the candidate, which shall state the name of the candidate, his residence, street, house number and the political party of which he is a member, and the office sought, may be filed with the clerk of the county or city where said candidate resides, as herein provided. Such candidate shall at the time pay to the clerk of the city or county, as the case may be, a sum of money equal to onehalf of one per centum of the salary and fees of the preceding year of such office, the amount thereof to be ascertained or estimated as nearly as may be by such clerk; and upon complying with the above provisions such candidate's name shall be printed upon the primary ballot, if otherwise qualified.

senator, etc.

SEC. 28. To obtain the printing of the name of any candi- United States date of a new political party for United States Senator, Governor or Lieutenant Governor under the particular party heading on the official primary election ballots in the various voting precincts of this State, nomination petitions signed by at least three thousand registered and qualified voters residing in the State, shall be filed with the Secretary of State. To obtain the printing of the name of any candidate of a new New party political party for a district, county or city office, under the particular party heading on the official primary election ballots in the various voting precincts of such district, county or city, as the case may be, such candidate shall file nomination petitions with the Secretary of State, county clerk or city clerk, as the case may be, signed by at least one hundred registered and qualified electors residing in such dis

candidates.

Proviso.

Form of petition.

Electors not to sign more than one petition.

trict, county or city: Provided, That any qualified and regis-
tered elector who resides in the particular district, county or
city as the case may be, may sign the nomination petition
of any candidate representing a new political party.

SEC. 29. All nomination petitions shall be in the follow-
ing form:

We, the undersigned registered and qualified voters affiliated with the

party and residents of the

or the township of ....

and State of Michigan,
who resides at No. ....
or in the

street, city of

in the county of

Name. Residence. Street number (in cities having street Nos.)
Date of signing.

SEC. 30. It shall be unlawful for any registered and qualified voter to sign more than one such nominating petition for the same office except where there are two or more candidates to be nominated for the same office, when he may sign as many petitions as there are persons to be elected to such office. The same rule shall apply to qualified electors in the signing of petitions of candidates of a new political party. It shall be unlawful for any candidate to wilfully and intentionally procure more names upon nomination petitions than the maximum number prescribed in this act. The various county clerks and city clerks shall prepare and keep on hand blank forms of nomination petitions for the use of the voters and candidates in said city or county. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to prohibit any candidate from having his own nomination petitions printed, but they must comply Public inspec- substantially with the above form. All such nomination petiof petitions shall be open to public inspection and subject to examination after being filed in the office of Secretary of State, county clerk, or city clerk, in accordance with such reasonable rules and regulations as may be prescribed by such officers. The various officers named herein shall keep a public record of the nomination petitions filed in a book for that purpose, which record shall indicate the names of the candidates, the offices sought, and the dates when such nomination petitions were filed.

tion tions.

Election inspectors.

SEC. 33. Each primary election shall be presided over by a board of primary election inspectors, which board shall be composed of the members of the board of election inspectors provided for under the general election law. The provisions of the general election law relative to the furnishing and

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distribution of ballots, tally sheets, pencils, ballot boxes, arrangement of booths, initialing of ballots, powers and duties of inspectors, manner of conducting the election, and all other matters shall be applicable hereto except insofar as the provisions thereof may be inconsistent herewith: Provided, how- Proviso. ever, That the number of persons constituting a board of primary election inspectors and the gate keepers may in the discretion of the township board or common council of cities, be reduced to such a number as may be actually necessary to properly perform the duties thereof and in case the number is reduced said board or common council shall designate who shall act.

voter.

SEC. 34. After the polls are opened at a primary election, Challenged any elector who is legally registered and qualified, shall, before entering the booth, be furnished a ballot. It shall be competent for any registered and qualified voter or primary election inspector present to challenge the right of any one offering to vote, on the ground that he is not a legal voter in that precinct. When the right of any voter to a ballot is challenged he shall be required to take and subscribe an oath that he is a registered and qualified voter. Such oath Oath. shall be in the following form:

I hereby solemnly swear (or affirm) that I am a resident and registered and qualified elector, and possess the qualifications of a legal voter, in the township of

If the challenged voter takes and subscribes to the above oath he shall then receive the ballot for which he has asked and be entitled to vote it, the same as if his vote had not been challenged; but unless a challenged voter takes and subscribes to the above oath, he shall not be permitted to vote at such primary election. If any person who takes the foregoing oath, swears falsely, he shall upon conviction thereof, be subject to all the pains and penalties of perjury. The provisions of section three thousand five hundred twenty-two of the compiled laws of eighteen hundred ninety-seven are expressly made applicable hereto. A record shall be kept of any primary ballot cast by any voter whose right to vote has been challenged, in a similar manner to that provided in the general election law.

ballot.

SEC. 35. The voter after having received his ballot shall Marking of enter a booth, and while there concealed from view prepare such ballot by making a cross in the circle beneath the heading of the party column of the ticket he desires to vote and then making a cross in the square at the left of the names of such candidates in such column as he may desire to vote for, but in no case for more candidates for any office than is indicated under the title of such office. He may, however, vote for any person whose name is not printed in such column by inserting such other name in such manner as shall make it a

Folding.

Challengers.

Counting of ballots.

Delegates.

substitute for any name which is printed therein or where no candidate's name appears in such column. He shall then fold the ballot so that the perforated corner bearing the ballot number shall be on the outside, and present it to the proper inspector, who shall tear off the number and deposit the ballot in the ballot box. When a voter asks for a ballot the inspector shall enter his name upon the poll list, and the number of his ballot, before the same is given to the voter and the inspector receiving the ballot shall before depositing it in the box, ascertain by comparison with the poll list whether it is the same ballot given to such voter, and if it is not the same ballot he shall reject it and such voter shall not be allowed to vote at such primary election. If it is the same ballot the inspector shall deposit the same in the ballot box. If any voter shall, after marking his ballot, so expose it to any person as to reveal the name of any candidate voted for thereon, such ballot shall be rejected and such voter shall forfeit the right to vote at such primary election, and a brief minute of such occurrence shall be made upon the poll list opposite the name of such voter. Challengers appointed by the several political parties shall be allowed to be present with the same powers as are provided by law for general elections.

SEC. 36. After the closing of the polls on the day of holding any primary election, the ballots shall be counted as provided by law for the counting of the ballots of any regular election. In counting such ballots only those candidates for nomination to office who have a cross made in the square at the left of their names shall be deemed to have been voted for, and any ballot upon which the voter fails to indicate his party choice by making a cross in the circle at the head of the party column shall [be counted:] Provided the voter does not vote for any candidate in more than one party column, but if the voter votes in more than one party column the ballot shall be void and shall not be counted and any ballot upon which more candidates for any office have been voted for than may, by law, be elected to such office, or any ballot upon which any candidate is voted for outside the party column designated by the voter as his party ticket by the placing of a cross in the circle at the head of such ticket shall be rejected as to all names appearing for that office. The required number of electors who received the highest number of votes for delegates to the county convention of any political party shall be declared by the board of primary election inspectors to be elected. Said board shall certify to the county clerk the names of the electors so elected as delegates, naming the political party upon whose ballots such electors were elected. Said board shall also certify to each

delegate so elected, his election as such delegate. The county How certified. clerk shall certify to the chairman of the county committee of each political party of the county the delegates elected by each political party as delegates to the county convention.

SEC. 37. After the votes at any primary election in any Result, how election precinct shall have been counted, the officials count- declared, etc. ing the same shall publicly declare the result, and forthwith make and certify written detailed statements, such as are required by law for general elections, except as hereinafter provided, showing the whole number of votes cast in such election precinct for each candidate voted for on each party ballot, and shall certify, subscribe and seal in a separate envelope such statements and one of the tally sheets, and write thereon the name and number of the election precinct, if any, and deliver such statements and tally sheets to such persons and at such times as are required by law for general elections. As soon as they have completed the counting of Ballots, the votes of their respective precincts they shall return all disposal of. the ballots voted to the ballot boxes, and all books, unused ballots, supplies, lists and subscribed oaths shall be safeguarded and returned, as near as may be, in the manner provided for by law governing general elections.

lot.

SEC. 41. The several boards of election commissioners shall Printing of cause to be printed upon the official election ballots to be names on balused at the November or April election, or at the city election, as the case may be, the names of the candidates for office selected under the provisions of this act: Provided, Proviso, That when any candidate shall die or shall withdraw as such vacancy. candidate before the printing of the ballots, after having been nominated as herein provided, the proper board of election commissioners shall cause to be printed or placed upon such ballot in place of the name of such candidate or to fill such vacancy, the name of the candidate which shall be selected by the proper party committee as shown by the certificate of its chairman and secretary, in the manner provided for in the general election law; and for this purpose, in a county comprising a single representative or senatorial or congressional district, the county committee of each political party of each such county shall constitute the representative or senatorial or congressional committee of said political party for such representative or senatorial or congressional district, as the case may be; and in a county comprising more than one representative or senatorial or congressional district the members of the county committee of each political party, residing in each such representative, senatorial or congressional district of such county, shall constitute a committee of said political party for such representative or senatorial or congressional district, as the case may be, and such committee shall elect its chairman and other officers; and in representative or senatorial or congressional or judicial districts comprised of more than one county, the county com