the spaces devoted to the several offices shall be separated by a black-faced rule so as to separate each office division clearly. If two or more columns are used on a ballot, the columns shall be separated by a black line one-sixth of an inch wide. The names under heading designating each official position shall be alternated on the ballots of each party casting at least five per cent. of the vote cast in the county or political sub-division at the preceding November election, and printed in the following manner:

names on

First, The forms shall be set up with the names of such Printing of candidates arranged alphabetically, in order according to sur- ballots. names. In printing each set of tickets for the several election precincts, the positions of the names shall be changed in each office division, as many times as there are candidates in the office division in which there are the most names. As nearly as possible an equal number of tickets shall be printed after each change. In making the changes of position, the printers shall take the line of type at the head of each office division and place it at the bottom of the division, and shove up the column so that the name that before was second shall be first after the change. After the ballots are printed, and before being trimmed, they shall be kept in separate piles, the one pile for each change of position, and shall then be piled by taking one from each pile and placing it upon the pile to be trimmed, the intention being that every other ballot in such pile shall have the names in a different position. After the How numpile is made in this manner, the ballots shall be numbered con- foration. secutively on the upper right hand corner upon the front of the ballot, with a perforated line across said corner, underneath the said number, so that the corner with the number can be torn off. After that, the ballots shall be trimmed and done up in sealed packages and distributed for use at the primary election the same as is required by law for the distribution of ballots at the general election. The ballots shall Form. be prepared in substantially the following form:

bered, per

No....

OFFICIAL PRIMARY BALLOT.

Primary Election

..Party.

Make a cross in the square [X] in front of as many names for each office as is indicated under the title of such office.

governor,

and U. S.

senator.

SEC. 26. To obtain the printing of the name of any candi- Signatures date of any political party for United States Senator or for required for Governor or Lieutenant Governor upon the official ballot for ieut. governor any primary election held in this State, pursuant to the provisions of this act, there shall be filed with the Secretary of State nomination petitions, signed by a number of enrolled voters residing in the State and who are enrolled in the party enrollment of said party, equal to not less than two per cent. nor more than four per cent. of the number of votes that such party cast for Secretary of State at the last preceding November election.

natures re

SEC. 27. To obtain the printing of the name of any candi- District date of any political party for any district office upon the officers, sigprimary election ballots in the various voting precincts of the quired for. district when such district is comprised of one county or less, nomination petitions, signed by a number of enrolled voters who are enrolled in the party enrollment of said party in said district, equal to not less than two per cent. nor more than four per cent. of the number of votes that the party cast in said district for Secretary of State at the last preceding November election, shall be filed with the county clerk of said Petitions, county, and in the case of a district office, in a district compris- where filed. ing more than one county, to obtain the printing of the name of any candidate of any political party upon the primary election ballots of the various voting precincts of said district, there shall be filed with the Secretary of State, nomination petitions, signed by a number of enrolled voters residing in such district and who are enrolled in the party enrollment of

County officers, signa

said party, equal to not less than two per cent. nor more than four per cent. of the number of votes that the party cast therein for Secretary of State at the last preceding November election.

SEC. 28. To obtain the printing of the name of any canditures required. date of any political party for a county office on the official primary election ballots of such political party, there shall be filed with the county clerk of said county such candidate's petitions signed by a number of enrolled voters, who are enrolled in the party enrollment of said party and who reside in the county, equal to not less than two per cent. nor more than four per cent. of the number of votes that such political party cast in such county for Secretary of State at the last Cities, officers. preceding November election. To obtain the printing of the name of any candidate of any political party for a city office on the official primary election ballots for use in such city, there shall be filed with the city clerk of such city such candidate's nomination petitions signed by a number of enrolled voters of such political party and who reside in such city, equal to not less than two per cent. nor more than four per cent. of the number of votes that such political party cast therein for Secretary of State at the last preceding November election. All of said nomination petitions may be signed by enrolled voters of the particular political party residing in any part of a city for a 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.

Petitions of new political parties for

state officers.

District, county and city officers.

SEC. 29. To obtain the printing of the name of any candidate of a new political party for United States Senator or Governor or Lieutenant Governor on the official primary election ballot, nomination petitions signed by at least three hundred 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 political party for a district, county, or city office, on the official primary election ballots, 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 twenty-five qualified electors residing in Proviso, quali- such district, county or city: Provided, That any qualified petitioners. elector, whether enrolled under any party name or not, but who resides in the particular district, county, or city, as the case may be, may sign the nomination petitions of any candiProviso as to date representing a new political party: Provided, further, That it shall not be necessary for the members of any new political party not in existence on the first Monday in April preceding any November election to submit the proposition of direct nomination of party candidates as a condition precedent to the right of any candidate of such new political party to file a nomination petition.

fications of

new parties.

Nomination petitions, form of.

SEC. 30. All nomination petitions shall be in the following form:

We, the undersigned enrolled voters (or if a new party,

voted for at the primary election to be held on the...

...day of.....

as representing the principles of said party, and we further declare that we intend to support the political party herein named.

Name. Residence.

Street number

Date of signing.

(in cities hav

ing street numbers).

to sign more

secure more

of petitioners.

supply of.

SEC. 31. It shall be unlawful for any enrolled voter to Electors not sign more than one such nominating petition for the same than one office except where there are two or more candidates to be petition. 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 also Unlawful to be unlawful for any candidate to willfully and intentionally than maxiprocure more names upon nomination petitions than the mum number maximum number prescribed in this act. The various county Blank forms clerks and city clerks shall prepare and keep on hand blank of petitions, 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 substantially with the above form. All such nomination peti- Inspection of petitions. tions 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 herein named shall keep a public record of Public record of petitions. 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.

when filed.

SEC. 32. The Secretary of State and the various county Petitions, clerks and the city clerk of cities in which city officers are to be elected at the November election shall receive nomination petitions filed in accordance with the provisions of this act up to four o'clock, standard time, in the afternoon of the