|
■—
<br />w C
<br />82
<br />/
<br />any member of such group objects.
<br />The number of members at large of a state committee of a politi-
<br />cal party to be fixed by the state convention of a party instead of by
<br />1 the state committee, as now.
<br />The existing provisions as to preparation and filing of nomination I -
<br />t papers, objections to nominations, preparation, number, substance, _
<br />' arrangement and form of,ballots, hours during which polls shall be
<br />± open, opening of ballot boxes, canvass and return of votes, return
<br />and certification of votes, now applicable to state primaries to be
<br />' applicable to the proposed party primaries. ` The power of a state committee to fix the number of district dele-
<br />gates to a national convention to be continued, but the date, of •� -
<br />giving notice to the State Secretary, of such fixation to be March I
<br />I instead of on or before the third Wednesday in March, as now.
<br />1 The power of city and town committees to fix the number of mem- -
<br />bers of ward and town committees to be continued, but _
<br />the date, of giving notice to the State Secretary, of such LTNO_
<br />fixation to be March 1 instead of August 1, as now,which was approved In the Senate by a vote of 21 In theaffirmative and 17 In the negative and was disapprovedin the House of Representatives by a vote of 62 In the oAirmative and 138 in the negative,'be approved?I
<br />i
<br />t
<br />- QUESTION NO. 3.
<br />• ` QUESTION NO. 2.
<br />4'G
<br />LAW PROPOSED.BY`'IIVITIATIVE
<br />PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION
<br />PETITION.
<br />r
<br />Shall the proposed law which provides for an additional method of
<br />OF THE UNITED STATES.
<br />nominating candidates for nomination, at the state primaries in
<br />Is it desirable that the proposed amendment to the Constitution of
<br />P P
<br />September, by members of political parties, for those offices to be
<br />the United States, —
<br />filled by all the voters of the Commonwealth at a state election.
<br />"ARTICLE —
<br />It provides that the state conventions of the political parties, in each
<br />-
<br />"SECTION 1. The terms of the President and Vice President
<br />state election year, shall be held before and not after the state pri-
<br />shall end at noon on the 20th day of January, and the terms of Sena-
<br />maries, as now, namely, not later than June 15. In order to elect,-
<br />i
<br />tors and Representatives at noon on the 3d day of January, of the years
<br />delegates to such party conventions, party primaries are established
<br />in which such terms would have ended if this article had not been
<br />to be held on the last Tuesday in April. Among other things, these
<br />.. ratified; and the terms of their successors shall then begin.
<br />state conventions may endorse candidates for offices to be filled by all
<br />,
<br />"SEC. 2. The Congress shall assemble at least once in every year,
<br />the voters and to be voted upon at the state primaries. Such endorse-
<br />and such meeting shall begin at noon on the 3d day of January, unless
<br />ment places a candidate in nomination, at such state primaries, with-
<br />they shall by law appoint a different day. ,
<br />out the necessity of filing nomination papers. The name of the
<br />"SEC. 3. If, at the time fixed for the beginning of the term of the
<br />endorsed candidate is to be placed first on the ballot and against his,
<br />President, the President elect shall have died, the Vice President
<br />name is to be placed the words "Endorsed by (the name of political
<br />-
<br />elect shall become President. If a President shall not have been
<br />party) convention" in addition to the eight -word statement now author-
<br />chosen before the time fixed for the beginning of his term, or if the
<br />ized by law. Candidates endorsed by a party convention may accept
<br />.
<br />President elect shall have failed to qualify, then the Vice President
<br />said endorsement within ten days, and having so accepted may not
<br />elect shall act as President until a President shall have qualified;
<br />withdraw.
<br />and the Congress may by law provide for the case wherein neither a
<br />It also provides for the election of district members of state com-
<br />and members town
<br />President elect nor a Vice President elect shall have qualified, declar-
<br />mittees of ward and committees at the proposed
<br />ing who shall then act as President, or the manner in which one who
<br />i party primaries in April, as well as delegates to the state party con-
<br />is to act shall be selected, and such person shall act accordingly until
<br />1 ventions, instead of at the state primaries in September, as now.
<br />- a President or Vice President shall have qualified. --
<br />It also provides for' the election of delegates to national conventions
<br />to nominate candidates for President) at the proposed
<br />"SEC. 4. The Congress may by law provide for the case of the
<br />party primaries
<br />instead of at the primaries, now specially held for that purpose, and
<br />which existing law requires to be held on the last Tuesday in April
<br />:.L death of any of the persons from whom the House of Representatives
<br />may choose a President whenever the right of choice shall have
<br />(the same day proposed for the proposed party primaries).
<br />_ devolved upon them, and for the case of the death of any of the per -
<br />sons from whom the Senate may choose a Vice President whenever
<br />It also provides for certain other new provisions of law and certain
<br />_ the right of choice shall have devolved upon them.
<br />changes'in,existing laws, relating to holding state conventions and
<br />"SEC. 5. Sections I and 2 shall take effect on the 15th
<br />party primaries, the number and election of delegates to state conven-
<br />day of October following the ratification of this article. YE $
<br />tions, the number of members at large of a state committee, and otter
<br />"SEC. 6. This article shall be inoperative unless it
<br />matters, which in more detail chiefly are as follows:
<br />shall have been ratified as an amendment to the Constit --i
<br />shall
<br />!
<br />,State conventions are to be composed solely of delegates elected
<br />at the and the is to be from
<br />by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several t
<br />party primaries, number one each ward
<br />and town and one additional for every fifteen hundred votes or major
<br />States within seven years from the date of its submis- NO [—
<br />fraction thereof above the fust fifteen hundred votes cast at the pre-
<br />sion," — be ratified by the General Court?
<br />- - — —
<br />j ceding state election in such ward or town for the political party
<br />!
<br />candidate for Governor, instead of a number now fixed by the state
<br />Y
<br />r { / committee of each party (not less than one from each ward or town)
<br />i and certain members designated by existing law.
<br />-
<br />The time, for notice to the State Secretary by aldermen or select-
<br />men of their determination to hold primaries by wards, precincts
<br />- _ or groups of precincts, to be March 1, instead of August 1, as now.
<br />((l The names of candidates for election for delegates to a state con-
<br />t , -
<br />vention and for district members of a state committee to be arranged
<br />1
<br />1 individually by alphabet instead of in groups arranged by lot, as now.
<br />To vote on the following, mark a Cross X in the square at the right t
<br />r .. Vacancies in the office of delegate to a state or national convention
<br />1
<br />'-' . , of YES or NO: —
<br />not to be filled except in case of a tie vote, and then by delegates
<br />j
<br />from the same district, within ten days, and if no other delegate or
<br />i QUESTION OF PUBLIC POLICY.
<br />if not so filled, then by a state committee, rather than solely by the
<br />IYES
<br />remaining members of the delegation;. and statement of filling of
<br />-+ Shall the Representative in the General Court from
<br />such vacancy to be filed with the State Secretary. F
<br />the First Barnstable District be instructed to vote in
<br />Seating of delegates at state conventions to be in groups by sena-
<br />- tonal districts, and order of business at said conventions defined.
<br />favor of part pay for the unemployed through a system
<br />NO
<br />f Voting on candidates, by a convention, tobe by roll call, if more
<br />'
<br />'� of unemployment insurance?
<br />- than one candidate for the office, or by groups of delegates unless
<br />- d
<br />/
<br />any member of such group objects.
<br />The number of members at large of a state committee of a politi-
<br />cal party to be fixed by the state convention of a party instead of by
<br />1 the state committee, as now.
<br />The existing provisions as to preparation and filing of nomination I -
<br />t papers, objections to nominations, preparation, number, substance, _
<br />' arrangement and form of,ballots, hours during which polls shall be
<br />± open, opening of ballot boxes, canvass and return of votes, return
<br />and certification of votes, now applicable to state primaries to be
<br />' applicable to the proposed party primaries. ` The power of a state committee to fix the number of district dele-
<br />gates to a national convention to be continued, but the date, of •� -
<br />giving notice to the State Secretary, of such fixation to be March I
<br />I instead of on or before the third Wednesday in March, as now.
<br />1 The power of city and town committees to fix the number of mem- -
<br />bers of ward and town committees to be continued, but _
<br />the date, of giving notice to the State Secretary, of such LTNO_
<br />fixation to be March 1 instead of August 1, as now,which was approved In the Senate by a vote of 21 In theaffirmative and 17 In the negative and was disapprovedin the House of Representatives by a vote of 62 In the oAirmative and 138 in the negative,'be approved?I
<br />i
<br />t
<br />
|