ISBN: 9780217031561

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. Books Law~~Essays Primary-Elections~~Charles-Edward-Merriam General Books LLC Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER III PRIMARY LEGISLATION, 1890-99 The next period of primary reform covers the decade immediately following the adoption of the Australian ballot, and extends to the date marked by the passage of the regulated convention systems of Illinois, New Jersey, and New York in 1898 and the passage of the mandatory direct primary law in Minnesota in the year 1899. Beginning with the state of Massachusetts in 1888, the Australian ballot system was quickly taken up and soon became the general law throughout the country.1 The regulation of party primaries also aroused widespread interest, and the orderly conduct of this part of the election machinery attracted almost as much legislative attention as the ballot reform itself. The motive that led to the adoption of the Australian ballot law was, in general, the desire to prevent bribery, intimidation, and fraud in the conduct of elections. Bribery and intimidation, it was believed, would be made difficult by the enforced secrecy of the ballot, while the possibilities of fraud would be minimized by the legal safeguards thrown around 1 Wigmore, The Australian Ballot; Kentucky, special act, Feb. 24; and Massachusetts on May 29, 1888. the election process. The effect of such regulations, it was hoped, would be the reduction of the power of the boss and the facilitation of reform movements.1 Thus the Australian ballot reform had much in common with primary election reform. Not only was this true, but the adoption of the new system involved legal consequences of a far- reaching character. The Australian ballot law recognized the political party, and gave it legal standing. Since the government was to print all ballots, there must be a method of determining what names were to appear upon the ballot, and under what party designat...<

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Internationaler Buchtitel. In englischer Sprache. Verlag: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 146 Seiten, L=152mm, B=229mm, H=9mm, Gew.=222gr, Kartoniert/Broschiert, Klappentext: Purchase of t… Mehr…

Internationaler Buchtitel. In englischer Sprache. Verlag: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 146 Seiten, L=152mm, B=229mm, H=9mm, Gew.=222gr, Kartoniert/Broschiert, Klappentext: Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER III PRIMARY LEGISLATION, 1890-99 The next period of primary reform covers the decade immediately following the adoption of the Australian ballot, and extends to the date marked by the passage of the regulated convention systems of Illinois, New Jersey, and New York in 1898 and the passage of the mandatory direct primary law in Minnesota in the year 1899. Beginning with the state of Massachusetts in 1888, the Australian ballot system was quickly taken up and soon became the general law throughout the country.1 The regulation of party primaries also aroused widespread interest, and the orderly conduct of this part of the election machinery attracted almost as much legislative attention as the ballot reform itself. The motive that led to the adoption of the Australian ballot law was, in general, the desire to prevent bribery, intimidation, and fraud in the conduct of elections. Bribery and intimidation, it was believed, would be made difficult by the enforced secrecy of the ballot, while the possibilities of fraud would be minimized by the legal safeguards thrown around 1 Wigmore, The Australian Ballot; Kentucky, special act, Feb. 24; and Massachusetts on May 29, 1888. the election process. The effect of such regulations, it was hoped, would be the reduction of the power of the boss and the facilitation of reform movements.1 Thus the Australian ballot reform had much in common with primary election reform. Not only was this true, but the adoption of the new system involved legal consequences of a far- reaching character. The Australian ballot law recognized the political party, and gave it legal standing. Since the government was to print all ballots, there must be a method of determining what names were to appear upon the ballot, and under what party designat...<

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[ED: Softcover], [PU: Cambridge Scholars Publishing], Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER III PRIMARY LEGISLATION, 1890-99 The next period of primary reform covers the decade immediately following the adoption of the Australian ballot, and extends to the date marked by the passage of the regulated convention systems of Illinois, New Jersey, and New York in 1898 and the passage of the mandatory direct primary law in Minnesota in the year 1899. Beginning with the state of Massachusetts in 1888, the Australian ballot system was quickly taken up and soon became the general law throughout the country.1 The regulation of party primaries also aroused widespread interest, and the orderly conduct of this part of the election machinery attracted almost as much legislative attention as the ballot reform itself. The motive that led to the adoption of the Australian ballot law was, in general, the desire to prevent bribery, intimidation, and fraud in the conduct of elections. Bribery and intimidation, it was believed, would be made difficult by the enforced secrecy of the ballot, while the possibilities of fraud would be minimized by the legal safeguards thrown around 1 Wigmore, The Australian Ballot Kentucky, special act, Feb. 24 and Massachusetts on May 29, 1888. the election process. The effect of such regulations, it was hoped, would be the reduction of the power of the boss and the facilitation of reform movements.1 Thus the Australian ballot reform had much in common with primary election reform. Not only was this true, but the adoption of the new system involved legal consequences of a far- reaching character. The Australian ballot law recognized the political party, and gave it legal standing. Since the government was to print all ballots, there must be a method of determining what names were to appear upon the ballot, and under what party designat...Versandfertig in 6-10 Tagen<