Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1891-09-25


,ly to nominations for special to fill
caused by death, resignation
,r otherwise.
S 10. NOMINATIONS TO BE PUBLISH
sD.] At least ten days before an cleo.
ion to fill any public Office to be filled
Under the provisions of this bill, the
auditor of each county shall cause to
be published in one or more newspa.
pers within the county the nomination
10 office certified to him under the pro.
Visions of this act. The auditor shall
make such publications. daily, until the
in counties where daily news
papers are published; but if there is no
daily newspaper published within the
two publications. in each news
paper will be sufficient; and if there be
no published in any county, written or
printed notices shall be posted in not
less than three conspicuous places in
each precinct. One of such publica-
tions in each newspaper shall lie upon
the last day upon which such newspa-
per is issued before election.
S Is. WHEN ELECToR MAY WRITE
OF CANDIDATE ON TICKET Except in
this act otherwise provided, it shall he
the duty of the auditor Of each county
to provide printed ballots for every
election for public officers in which
electors or any of the electors within
the couny, participate, and to cause to
be printed on the ballots the name of
every candidate whose name has been
certified to or filed with the auditor in
the manner provided for in this act
Ballots other than those printed by the
respective county auditors, according
to the provisions of the act, shall not be
cast or counted III any election. No
thing in this act contained shall prevent
any voter from writing or pastins on
his ballot the name of any person for
whom he desires to vote for any Office,
and such vote shall be counted the
same as if printed upon the ballot and
marked by the voter.
s 16. INSPECTOR OF ELECTIONS, DUYT
oF-ELECTIoN BOARD, HOW CoNsT1TU-
TED The chairman of the board of
supervisors in organized townships
shall. by virtue of his Office be lnspec-
tor of elections; in the case the town
ship is composed of more than 300
,o ers. then the said chairman shall be
inspector of elections for that precinct
in which he lives, and shall have the
power of appointing the inspector in
the other precinct or precincts, which
are the component parts of the town
ship of which he is chairman. In all
cities the senior alderman shall be in
spector of election for the precinct
which he represents, and in incorpor-
ated villages the president of the village
board of trustees shall so sit. The in
spector shall prior to the opening of the
polls in his precinct, appoint as judges
of election two qualified electors OF
such precinct, who shall been resident
householders therein for at least ninety
days next preceding general election;
Provided, That if, at least one week
prior to such election, the chairman Of
the county central committee of either
of the two parties that cast the largest
number of votes in the the state at the
last general election shall nominate a
member of such party as judge, having
the same qualifications as above pre-
seribed, and upon presenting certificate
of such nomination signed by said
chairman, he shall be appointed by the
inspector, and such judges, together
with the inspector, shall constitute 9
board of election. No person shall be
eligible as member of the board OF
election whe has anything Of value bet
or wagered on the result of such elsct.
ion, or who is a candidate or his father,
father-in-law, brother, brother in-law,
uncle or nephew of any candidate at
such election. If, at any time before CT
during an election, it shall be made to
appear to any inspector, bv the afiida-
Wit of two or more qualified electors of
the precinct, that either Of the judges is
disqualified under the provisions of this
act, he shall at once remove such Judge
and fill the place with qualified per.
son Of the same political party as the
Judge removed, and in case such dis
qualified judge shall have taken the
oath of effice hereinafter described. the
inspector shall place such oath and aft.
davit before the states attorney of the
county.
S 19. In CASE OF ERROR IN PUBL1cA.
TON Whenever IN shall appear by
affidavit that an error or omission has
occurred in the publication of the
names Of the candidates nominated for
Office, or in the printing of the ballots
the district or county Judge may, upon
application of an elector, by order re-
quire the auditor 10 show cause why
such error should not be corrected.