The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-05-07

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When president and vice president OF
the United States are TO be elected th, presi
4ehIial electors of each political party shall
Ve grouped together and placed on The hal
lotS III the order of priority in which the sev-
efai political conventions nominating the
said electors were held. and the name Of
1 81 such presidential elector shall be fol-
1oWeu us Ill olher cases with the name of the
party ne represents. and also with the sIr-
name or the presidential candidate he repre-
sents printed in bold type. and the groups of
ttlectois sha!l be separated from each other
y! space at least all inch in width and
the words vote for one only omitted at he
right 80 '1o
IN other cases, where several persons are
10 ne Voled for the same Office, as Judges Of
tne supreme court. etc, the names shall be
grouped and the ballots arranged substan-
TALLY as above
SEC. 35. Nominations-Any assembly or
CONVENTION OF delegates, held for the pur-
Pose vi making nominations to public Office
ana also electors to the number hereinafter
Speclhed, may nominate candidates for pub
state. 'A0
Said nomination shall be made bv deI,ver-
ing 10 and leaving with the o.ficer charged
IN tnls act with printing the ballots uDon
Mhlch the name is TO be placed within the
Of ufn ib prescribed BY section ihirtyeight (30
each candidate. The certificate of uom1nn-
iilon' which may consist of one or more writ
lHss, sha!l contain. first, the name OF the per
son nominated: second. the office for which
ne Is nomlnated: third, the party or political
Prlhclple he represents texpressed in not
more than three 81 Words; fourth, his
pace OF residence, with street and number
thereo2, if any. In case of electors OF nresi
uep' ana vice president OF the United States,
tHe names OF the candidates for president
anu wee president may be added to the party
or political appellation
SEC 80 The certificate Of nomination Of
tod i've
t!oh OF delegates, rs herein defined, shall be
signed and certified by the presiding Officer
ana secretary OF said convention. who shall
also take ana subscribe an oath before some
proper officer that the facts stated in the Ger
uncates are true, and the secretary shall i'm
medlately deliver such certificates of NOM
!iatloil 10 the otlcer charged with the print
ing or the ballots, upon which the name is n
be placed and in case he shall neglect to do
SO ne snail be guilty of q miSdeme6nOr
an assembly or convention of delegates
"lthln the meaning Of this actis an organized
asSemolage OF delegates representing poIiti-
cal party. which at the last election before
the holding of such convention or assembly
hoid at least one % per cent of the entire
sole cast IN the state, county Or other division
or district for which the nomination is made.
SEC. 81: The certificate OF nomination of
candidate selected otherwise than bv q
convention OF delegates, shall be signed By
eleclofs resident within the district or pOlii-
cal division from which the candidate IS pre-
sented TO number equal to one % per cent
OF the entire vote cast at the last preceding
election IN the state. county, or other poIiti-
cal division or district from which the nom
NATION is made. Provided, however that
the NUMBER OF signatures required in the
case OF any sta officer shall not exceed two
thousand t2000)
y, NO certificate of nomination shall contain
the name or more than one a. candidate.
NO person shall join by certificate signed by
voters III nominating more than one IL nom
NEE tor the same Office. That The nsrne OF
no rS
tlhcate tor, the same office shall lie PLACED
only once o. Inc ballot, and oJ.yosite to The
name of said person shall be placed the
names OF the several political parties or prill-
any one party he represents shall be desig-
mated vote for such candidate.
Following the facts required to be stated
in each certificate of nomination TO be signed
by electors shall be written or printed an
oath IN the following form. Il solemnly
swear Cor affirm that I know the contents
and purpose of this certificate. and assign the
same of my free WILL" Each slgner at the
time of signing shall be sworn by some
proper officer.
SEC. IS. Names must be handed to, and
filed with the secretary Of state to he placed
upon the white ballots in accordance with
the provisions of this act at least twenty
eight t2S> days before the day OF election.
Names must be handed TO and fled with the
county auditor, to be placed upon the ballot
tinted blue at least twelve H. days before
the day OF election. Names must be handed
to and flied with the city clerk to be placed
upon the ballot United red at least ten t10)
days before election. In all cases provided
for III this section the secretary Of state,
county auditor. city clerk shall Immediately
give or send the person handing in any name
or names TO be placed upon the ticket al
acknowledgment thereof upon the same day
which il is received and shall file and pre-
serve such certificates, and they shall be sub
ject to inspection like other records.
SEC. 80. In case of members of congress.
judges or the district courts and all other can
didateS voted for i'll any district or division
smaller than the entire state, but larger than
all entire county, whenever such candidate
is nominated by any convention OF delegates,
as specified in section thirty-fve l55l OF this
act. II shall be the duty of the president and
secretary of such convention to hle GER
tlticaie as therein specified with the county
auditor OF each county in the congressional,
Judlcla! or other district for which the nom
lnaiion is made. Whenever any such nomi-
nation in any such district is made by GER
titicute OF nomination. specified IN section
thirly-tive (351. such original certificate con-
tanning the original Signatures shall be tle0
with the county auditor in the county where
the candidates resides, and the said auditor
shall certify 10 as many correct copies of the
same, if presented TO him. as there are other
counties i'll the district. and one Of said GER
tilted copies shall be filed. within the proper
time, with the county auditor Of each said
county in the district and shall be authority
for such auditors to place the name upon
Inc pluS DailOt.
SEC. 4o The state and county auditors
and city clerks shall respectively place
upon the several ballots printed by them
the name of each candidate for office who
shall have been nominated as herelnbetoIe
provided, and whose certificate of nomina-
ton has been presented within the time
specihed and on payment of the fee pre-
S Serlbed py law, which shall be as follows:
For each name rendered to be placed Oh the
white ballot, fifty (5u) dollars. TO be paid into
the state treasury: for each name rendered TO
be placed upon the red ballotfve % dollars.
to be paid into the city treasury; for each
name rendered to be placed upon the blue
ballot. ten (10 dollars, 10 be paid into the
county treasury. Provided. that where the
person whose name is to be placed upon the
blue ballot is to be voted for in more than
one county. as in case of members of con
gress. judges of district courts. etc., then the
fee shall be twenty COZ dollars, and shall be
divided among the several counties as nearly
equal as may be, and the portion due each
paid at the time and in the manner as pro-
vided for single counties.
SEC. fl. Each oIhcer shall place upon the
ballot by him TO be printed only the names of
candidates who are nominated for Offices,
properly to be placed upon such ballot by
him to be printed under the provisions Of
this act. NO ballot shall be furnished to any
judges OF election which contains the name
OF any candidate who is not properly to be
voted for in the election district where such
judges are to sit OH the day of election.
The arrangement of names of candidates
Wy tueli poiitiCal pfiuSipleS Suall correspond
with the arrangement of the party principles
at the head of the ballot On the day sue
ceeding the last day for the filing of nomina-
tons tor candidates to be placed on the va
rious ballots, the officer charged with the
duty of preparing such ballots shall. in the
presence OF the representatives of the vari-
GUS political parties running candidates,
proceed to draw lots for the position at the
head of the ballot, and the political party
the name of which is first drawn shall have
the first place a. the head of the ballot; the
second name drawn. the second place. and
SO on until all the names or slips shall have
been drawn.
SEC. Il. In case a vacancy occurs from any
cause after nominations have been made, as
heretofore specified, such vacancy may be
filled at any time before the ballots are
printed by filing with the proper officer
certificate OF nomination in form and SUBJ
stance as hereinbefore provided, containing
the name of the person substituted to fill the
vacancy; such substitutional certificate to
be executed by the chairman and secretary
of the proper committee of the party making
the nomination, the vacancy Of which is to
be filed, under such directions and regula-
lions as the convention shall have specified,
or in case none have been specified, then,
under the direction of the proper state,
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