Manner of nominating candidates by political bodies

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  • (a) In addition to the party nominations made at primaries, nomination of candidates for any public office may be made by nomination papers signed by qualified electors of this territory or of the election district for which the nomination is made, and filed in the manner provided in this subchapter. Such nomination papers shall be in form prescribed by the Supervisor of Elections, and no other forms than the one so prescribed shall be used for such purposes.

  • (b) Where the nomination is for an office to be filled by the vote of the electors of the territory at large, the nomination paper shall be signed by at least 100 qualified electors of each of at least two election districts. Where the nomination is for an office to be filled by the vote of the electors of a particular election district only, the nomination paper shall be signed by at least 100 qualified electors of such district.

  • (c) Each signer of a nomination paper shall declare in the paper that he is a qualified elector of the territory, or of the election district, as the case may be, and shall add his occupation and residence, giving street and number, and town if any, and the date of signing, expressed in words or numbers. No elector shall sign more than one nomination paper for each office to be filled, unless there are two or more persons to be elected to the same office, in which case he may sign nomination papers for as many candidates for such office as, and no more than, he could vote for at the ensuing election.

  • (d) [Repealed.]


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