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Excerpt from Illinois Primary Election Laws: In Force July 1, 1913, an Act to Provide for the Holding of Primary Elections by Political Parties Sec. 2. Political party defined.] A political party, which at the general election for State and county Officers then next presiding a primary, polled more than 2 per cent Of the entire vote cast in the State, is hereby declared to be a political party within the State, and shall nominate all candidates provided for in this Act under the provisions hereof. A political party, which at the general election for State and county Officers then next preceding a primary, cast more than 2 per cent Of the entire vote cast within any Congressional district, is hereby declared to be a political party within the meaning Of this Act, within such Congressional _district, and shall nominate its candidates for Representa tive in Congress and for member of the State Board of Equalization within said district, under the provisions hereof. A political party, which at the general election for State and county officers then next preceding a primary, cast more than 2 per cent of the entire vote cast in any county, is hereby declared to be a political party within the meaning of this Act, within said county, and shall nominate all county officers in said county under the provisions hereof. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works