Show AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR nominations FOR ELECTION OF MUNICIPAL OFFICERS be it ordained by the of trus tees of town of delta utah section 1 that on tuesday next following the first monday in no vember 1939 and ble nally thereat ter there shall be held in delta town an election to till fill all elective offices to be vacated the first mon day of january next following section 2 there shall be elected in the year 1939 and blenia blen lally lly there after a president of the town board and four trustees to be elected at large for a term of two years section 3 political parties organ Izat lons ions or associations may call or hold primary elections tor for the elec tion of delegates to a convention tor for the purpose of nominating bandl dates tor for said election or may hold mass primaries for the purpose of nominating said candidates and may appoint presiding officers and judges of election at any primary election that chev may deem proper section 4 A convention within the meaning of this ordinance Is an or assemblage of voters or del agates le ie presenting a political par ty which at the election prior to the holding of such convention polled at least 2 of the entire vote cast la in said town for president of the board of trustees A committee ap pointed by any such convention may also make nominations to public of f fice ice or till fill any vacancies in the nom inactions made by the convention when authorized to do so by resola tion duly passed by the convention at which such committee was ap pointed provided that nothing in this on shall be construed as to authorize any number of voters con bertion or committee of any cal party to nominate more than one group of candidates or have ed on oil the effi official cial ballot more than one group of candidates armore or more than one ticket by adopting any name ambleti or device of the political party anted by the voters committee or convention making such nomination provided further that any voters convention or corn com of any political party may nominate any one or more persons who have been nominated by any other voters convention or commit tee but in making such nomination the name of such nominee shall be placed upon the regular ticket of the political party represented by the voters convention or committe comm ltee itee making such nomination and no political party shall be permitted to have placed upon the official ballot either directly or indirectly more than one group of candidates or to group the same persons on differ ent tickets by the same party under a different name or emblem section 6 5 all nominations made by such convention or committee shall be certified as follows the cerhit acate of nomination shall be in writ ing containing the name of the of flee tor for which each person is Is nomi nomi bated the name post office address and reSi residence deliCe of lot each such shall ah abt hore boz tirs aft words the party which such convention or committee represents and shall contain a statement that the name of any candidate will not ap pear on the official ballot otherwise than as candidate of the political party tor for which such certificate Is made it shall be signed by the pre siding officer and secretary of the convention or committee who shall add to their signatures their addres sea ses and make an oath before an of fleer qualified to administer the same that the alti aff ants lants were such of bleers of such convention or corn com cittee and that statement therein contained are true to their best knowledge and belief when nomi nation Is made by a committee there shall bo b attached thereto a resola tion of the convention authorizing such committee to make such nom illation section 6 the certificate of nomi nation of candidates shall be filed with the town clerk not more than forty nor less than thirty days before the election any person nominated may within twenty five days prior to the election in writing duly sign ed and acknowledged notify the town clerk that he has declined the omina tion in which event said nomination shall be void and the name of such candidate shall not be printed upon the party certifying his nomi atlon in the event that any per son nominated resigns or declines his nomination as herein provided or dies before election day or of any certificate of nomination is insaf or not operative the vacancy thus occasioned may not less than wenty twenty days before the elect on be tilled filled in the manner required tor for the original nomination S section 7 candidates tor for such pub lie office may also be nominated by petition in the following manner A petition of nomination contain ing the names of offices to be tilled filled the name post office address and residence of each person nominated designating in not more than five words the political name which the signers shall select and shall be sign ed by at least twenty five qualified voters residing within said town the signatures to the petition need not all be appended to one paper no person shall sign more than one petition of nomination nom tor for any one office each va voter ter signing such petition shall add his residence and acknowledge his signature before an officer author iced to take acknowledgments and take an oath that he Is a voter in and for the said town and has truly stated his residence and that he has not participated la in any political con for the nomination of candi dates for such public office such petition shall further state that the name of the persons nominated shall not be printed upon the official bal lot or upon any party ticket upon the official ballot otherwise than under the name or device adopted in the petition the officers making up the official ballot shall erase any names of nominees contained there in n except as otherwise provided and which will otherwise appear upon the official ballot such petition when executed and acknowledged as lerein herein prescribed may be tiled filed with the town clerk not more than 40 nor less than 30 days before election and shall have the effect of placing the person erson s name thereon in nomination tor for the public offices set appo site their names any person nom ii abed may within twenty five days prior to the election in writing du ly signed and acknowledged notify the town clerk that he declines the nomination in which event said nom shall be void and the name of such candidate shall not be printed upon the party ticket certifying his 4 nomination section 8 in the event that any per son nominated resigns or declines his nomination as herein provided or dies before election day or it if any petition of nomination Is insufficient or not operative the vacancy thus oc casio ned may not less than 20 days before the election be filled in the manner required forthe for the original pe of nomination section 9 all petitions which are in apparent conformity with the pro visions of 0 this ordinance shall be deemed valid unless objection there to shall be duly made in writing within three days after the filing of the same in case such objection Is 1 made l ade notice thereof shall forth with be mailed to all candidates who might be affected thereby the town clerk shall pass upon the valid ity of such objection and his becis ion shall be final provided that be he shall decide such objection within forty eight hours after the same is tiled filed and any objection sustained may be remedied by an amendment of the original petition or by filing a new petition within 5 days after sich ch objection Is sustained section 10 A list ot of all nominations shall be posted by the town clerk in at least six conspicuous places in said town five days prior to the elec tion or such notice may be published twice in a newspaper published in said town the last publication to be in the issue just prior to the election the town clerk shall five days be tore fore the election cause six sample ballots to be delivered to each reg agent and voting place and the same shall be posted tor for public inspection one of which shall be placed at each voting place section 11 in the opinion of the board of trustees it is necessary to the peace health and safety of 0 e inhabitants ot of delta town that I 1 t ils As or dinace become effective immediately section 12 this ordnance ord lance 11 dball take effect upon its first W n passed by the board of trustees tru steeg of delta town millard county UT this day ot of august 1939 al ward moody T 1 president board of trustees 1 A V maxfield town clerk one publia publication tion sep 7 1933 1939 |