Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-03-13

thing of value bet or wagered on the re-
suit of such election, or who is a candi-
date or is father, father-in-law, brother,
brother in-law, uncle or nephew of any
candidate at such election. If, at any
time before or during an election, it shall
De made to appear to any inspector, by
the affidavit of two or more qualified
electors of the precinct, that either of the
judges is disqualified under the provis-
ions of this act, he shall at once remove
such judge and fill the place with a quail
flied person OF the same political party
as the judge removed, and in case such
disqualified judge shall have taken the
oath of office hereinafter described, tho
inspector shall place such oath and
affidavit before the states attorney of
the county.
(b.) In precincts other than organized
townships, the board of county commits
sioners shall, at the June term of the said
board next preceding any election, ap-
point in each precinct, as inspector of
such election, some qualified elector of
such precinct, who shall have been a res
ident householder in such precinct for at
least ninety days next preceding such
election, and shall be a{egal voter in the
State. Such board of county commits
sioners shall hold a special session one
month before each election, and shall fill
all vacancies that may have occurred in
the Office OF inspector and shall fill any
vacancy occurring thereafter at any reg
ular or called session one week before
each election. Such appointed inspector
shall, before the time of opening the
election in his precinct, appoint two cleo
ton judges, in the same name and I'M
der the same requirements as provided
for township inspectors acting as in
spectors, and such judges and inspector
shall constitute the board of election for
that precinct. If any member of an cleo
ton board shall have failed to appear at
the hour appointed for the opening of
the polls, the remainder of the board
shall select a member of his political
party to serve in his stead; Provided,
That if the qualified electors of his party
present at the polls shall nominate a
qualified person for such vacancy, such
nominee shall be appointed. If none of
the members of the election board shall
appear at the hour appointed for OPEN
ing the polls, the qualified electors pres
ent shall elect Il board uiua voce, as
nearly as possible in conformity with the
provisions hereof.
(c.) Such board of election shall ap-
point as poll clerks two qualified electors
OF such precinct, n from each of the
two parties that cast the largest vote in
the last state general election.
SEC. II. All ballots prepared under
the provisions of this act shall be white
and OF a good and uniform quality of pa
per, and the m shall be printed
thereon in black ink. At the head of
each ballot shall be printed the name or
designation Of every political party rep
resented on such ballot which cast five
percent. of the whole vote at the last gen
eral election. Every ballot shall contain
the name of every candidate whose NOM
ination for any office specified in the bal
lot has been certified or filed according
to the provisions of this act and no other
names. The names of candidates for Of
flee shall be arranged under the designa-
ton Of the office in alphabetical order,
according to the surnames, except that
the names of electors of president and
vice-president Of the United States, pre-
sented in one certificate of nomination,
shall be arranged in a separate group.
Every ballot shall also contain on the
same line and Immediately following the
name Of each candidate the name of the
party or principal which such candidate
represents, as contained in the certif-
Gates of nominations. At the end of the
list of candidates for each office shall be
left a blank space, large enough for the
name of a candidate to be written in.
There shall be a margin on each side at
least half an inch in width, and a reason
able space between the names to be
printed thereon, so that the voter may
clearly indicate, in the way hereinafter
provided, the candidate or candidates
for whom he wishes to cast his ballot.
Whenever the Secretary of State has
duly certified to the auditor any ques-
ton to be submitted to a vote of the peo-
pie, the auditor shall have printed on the
regular ballots the question in such
form as will enable the electors to vote
upon the question SO presented in the
manner hereinafter provided. The au-
ditor shall also prepare the necessary
ballots whenever any question is required
by law to be submitted to the vote of the
electors of any locality, and not to the
State generally.
SEC. Is. The auditor of each county
shall provide for each election precinct
in the county $50 ballots for every fifty
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the precinct in packages or blocks con-
tanning $50 ballots each. If there is no
registry in the precinct the county aud
itor shall provide ballots to the number
of $50 for every fifty or fraction of fifty
electors who voted at the last preceding
election in the precinct; Provided, That
if the electors of any precinct have ma
terially increased then such auditor may
provide in the same proportion the nee
essary additional ballots according to the
best information obtainable. The bal
lots to be printed by the county auditors
shall be printed and held ready for in
spection by the candidates and their
agents, at least five days before a gen.
eral election. And five days before said
election, five printed and exact copies of
the ballots, except that they shall be
printed upon tinted paper, shall be sent
to the inspector at each precinct, to be
by him posted in five conspicuous places
in his precinct, n being posted at the
polling station. And if it be found that
the ballots, as provided to the inspector
for voting purposes, and the said copies
be not Identical in all respects except in
color, then the difference shall be held to