The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-03-21
THE NEW ELECTION LAW.

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proved goes into effect July 1 and applies
to all general elections for state and coun.
ty officers. It is n modified form of the
Australian system, n especial care has
been taken to make it simple and mex.
pensive. The following is a condensed
summary of the law as passed:
Sec. 1 provides that all ballots shall be
printed at public expense and paid for by
the county.
Sec. 2. Any convention or organized as.
semblage of electors or delegates may
make nominations.
Sec. .. Nominations shall be certified in
writing by the officers of the convention,
and certificates shall give name, address
and business of all nominees.
Sec. 4. Nominations for state officers
shall be filed with secretary of state; for
county officers with county auditor.
Sec. S. Nominations, other than in con-
v%ention, may be made by signature of 200
electors for state nomination and SO for
county nomination.
Sec. 6. Certificate of nomination to con-
tain only one name for each office. No
person to join in nominating more than
one.
Sec. z. Certificates of nominations kept
for six months and open to inspection.
County commissioners to establish pre-
cincts.
Sec. 8. Nomination must be filed with
secretary of state between GO and 80 days
before election; with county auditor be-
tween GO and 20 days before, except in
case of special election to ill vacancy.
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nations to county auditors % days before
election.
Sec. 10. County auditor to publish nomi-
nations for 10 days before election.
Sec. IL. Nominees may decline in writ
ing.
Sec. IL. Party committees may fill va
cancies caused by death or declination.
Sec. IL. If changes are made after tick
cts are printed, tickets shall be corrected
by stickers.
Sec. IA. Con Institutional amendments and
other questions submitted to vote shall be
published in the same manner as nomina.
tions.
Sec. Is. County auditor to furnish the
ballots, which shall contain the name of
every candidate certified to him. No 9th
or ballots shall be cast or counted. Voters
may write in or paste on any names they
please.
Sec. Is. Township chairman, city alder
men and village presidents shall be, by
virtue Of their Office, inspectors of cleo
lions. County commissioners appoint in
spectors for unorganized precincts. In
,spectors appoint two judges of different
politics. Ii county central committees
name men for judges they shall be appoint
cd. No one who bets on the election or is
related to a candidate can act as Judge.
Judges choose two clerks of different poll
tics.
SEC. II. Ballots shall be printed in black
on whito paper. Names Of candidates
shall be arranged under name of office, and
represidential electors shall be grouped by
parties. One blank space shall be left for
each Office.
Sec. IL. Auditor provides $50 ballots for
each so voters. Printed ballots may be
inspected S days before election, and bal
lots on colored paper shall be posted up by
inspectors. Auditor shall furnish poll
books and blanks.
Sec. IL. Court may require auditor to
correct mistakes.
:. Sec. 20. Ballots shall be delivered in seal
ed packages to inspectors "a hours before
election and receipted for. Inspector shall
also receive a stamp with the words 'Oti-
cial Ballot" and name of precinct and
county and date of election.
Sec. II. Inspector gives one block of bal
lots to clerks and keeps the rest till needed.
He shall show that the ballot box is empty
aud lock it.
Sec. ~. Inspectors shall provide COM
partments in which the voter can prepare
his ballot unseen, and a guard rail SO that no
one outside can come within 20 feet of the
ballot box or compartments. There shall
be n compartment for each 50 voters.
Each political party may have a challeng-
or present. Compartments shall not be of
transparent material.
Sec. %. The Judge delivering ballots to
voters shall put tho official stamp and his
own initials on the back of each ballot.
Each voter receives one ballot.
Sec. "a. The voter shall mark a cross be-
fore the name of each person for whom he
intends to vote, but he can vote a party
ticket by marking a cross against the
name of his party. He shall vote without
leaving the room.
Sec. IS. Only one person at a time shall
occupy a compartment and not longer
than 8 minutes.
Sec. &c. No person can take away a bal
lot before the polls close. If a ballot is
6pOl4oN UAo SOoO1 may IoGuIA III duO ScG
another. Unused and spoiled ballots shall
be sealed and returned to county auditor.
Sec. ~. Judges may help mark ballot
for voters unable to write.
Sec. %. No ballot without the official
stamp shall be deposited.
Sec. 20. Auditor to furnish instruction
cards to be posted at the polls.
Sec. 80. Ballots without official stamp
and initials shall not be counted. Judges
are to determine the voters intent so far US
can.
Sec. 81. Frauds made felony, with i'm
prisonment' l to 8 years.
Sec. 81. Persons removing election sup
plies or defacing posted lists or sample
tickets liable to 500 fine.
Sec. SO. Officials violating this law liable
to fine and imprisonment.
Sec. "a. No election officer shall election
ser ON election day. No n shall election
Der within fifty feet of the polls. Persons
trouble at the polls shall be arrest
I'd. No voter shall show his ballot. No
shall be made OF a ballot to identi-
~ it.
Sec. IS. Canvass shall be public and
adjournment.