Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1891-05-08
Proposed amendment to the Yes.
| Constitution giving judges
life tenure of office and
| making them appOin.ive No.

|
making them appoin.ive No
When a president, and vice president OF
the United STATES nre TO be elected. the presi-
dental electors of each political party shall
he grouped together and placed on the bal.
lots In the order Of priority in which the sew
eral political conventions nominating the
said Ell .ctors were held, and the n,ine OF
each Of such presidential eiector shall he fol-
lowed MS i'll other cases with the name Of the
party he represents. and also with the sur
name Of the presidential candidate he repre-
seuts printed in bold type, and the groups OF
electors shall be sepaIated from each other
by space at least all iuch in width and
the words ''vote for one only omitted at the
right.
In other cases, where several persons are
to be voted for the same Office, as judges OF
the supreme court, etc, the names snail be
grouped and the ballots arranged substan-
TALLY as above
SEC. IS. Nominations-Any assembly or
convention OF delegates held for the pur-
pose OF making nominations to public office,
and also electors to the number hereinafter
specified, may nominate candidates for pub
lie office, to be filled by election within the
state.
said nomination shall be made by deliver
Ing TO and leaving with the officer charged
in tfis act with printing the ballots upon
which the name is to be placed. within the
time prescribed by section ,hirty-ei.ht (3S>
of this act. u certificate Of nomination for
each candidate The certificate OF nomlna-
ton, which may consist Of one or more writ
lngs, shall contain. first the name OF the per-
SON nominated: second. the office for which
he is nominated: third, the patty or political
principle he represents expressed in not
more than three ~ words) fourth. his
place CT residence with street and number
thereof, if any. In case of electors Of presi-
dent md vice president OF the United States,
the names OF the candidates for president
and vice president may be added to the party
or political appellaton.
Sec. Is. The certificate Of nomination Of
w (lf $nr0 4.1 A1l., nd L.
ton of delegates. as herein defined, shall be
signed and certified by the presiding officer
and secretary of said convention, who shall
also take nnd subscribe an oath before some
proper officer that the facts stated in the GER
tihcates are true, and the secretary shall i'm
medialely deliver such certificates Of uoml-
nation 10 the officer charged with the print
ing Of the ballots, upon which the name is 10
be placed. and in case he shall neglect to do
SO he shall be guilty Of nlsuem .anor
An assembly or convention OF delegates
within the meaning OF this act is all organized
assemblage Ut delegates representing politi-
cal parry, which ut the last election before
the holding OF such convention or assembly
hold al least one () per cent Of the entire
vote cast III the state. county or other division
or district for which the nomination is made.
SEC. ~. The certificate of nomination OF
candidate selected otherwise than by a
convention of delegates, shall be signed by
electors resident vi him the district or pOlili-
cal division from which the candidate is pre-
sented 10 number equal TO one ID per cent
OF the entire vote cast at the last preceding
election in the Stale county, or other poiiti-
cal division or district from which the uom-
nation is made Provided, however, that
the number OF signatures required in the
case OF any sta officer shall not exceed two
thousand (2.UOu).
the name of more than one U) candidate
No person shall join by certificate signed by
voters III nominating more than one q nom.
inee for The same Office. That the name Of
4 l.
tihcate tor the same office shall be plae ed
only once on the ballot. and opposite 10 the
name Of said person shall be placed tho
names OF the several political parties or prin-
any one party he represent shall be desis-
ualed Il vote for such candidate.
Following the facts required to be stated
in each certificate of nomination to be signed
oath in The following form. II s"lemnly
swear Tor affirm that know the con!enls
and purpose Of this certificate, and assign the
eame OF my free will" Each signer at the
/ time Of signing shall he sworn by some
proper officer.
SEC IS. Names must be handed to, and
filed with the secretary Of state to bc placed
upon the white ballots, in accordance with
the provisions Of this act, at least twenty
eight (:e) days before the day of election.
Names must be handed to and filed with the
county auditor, to be placed upon The ballot
tinted blue ut least twelve | y days before
the day OF election. Names must be handed
to uud fl ed with the city clerk 10 be placed
upon the ballot tinted red at least ten (lDl
days before election. In ell cases provided
for III this section the secretary of state.
county auditor, city clerk shall Immediately
give se.id the person handing i'll any name
or names 10 be placed upon the ticket au
acknowledgment thereof upon the same day
which II is received, and Shall lille and pre-
| serve such certiica:es and they shall be sub
jecl to inspection like other records.
SEC. 81. In case OF numbers Of congress,
Judges OF the district courts and all other can
diduleS voted for III 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 s;cc'hcd in section thirty-hve g. OF this
act. it shall be the duty OF the president and
secretary of such convention TO hle Il GER
ticie as therein specified with the county
auditor of each county III the const c:sionul,
| judicial or other district tor which The uom-
| Il.n.iun is made. Whenever auy such nomi-
nation in any such district is made by GER
! tiicate OF nomination. as spcc!ned II section
| thirly-tive (35). sucn originnl certificate con
| timing the original signatures shall be flied
! with the county auditor III Tie county where
| the candidates resides, and the said auditor
| shall certify TO US many correct copies OF the
same, if presented to him, rs there are other
| COUNTIES III The district, and one of said Ger
! uned copies shall Lc tiled. within the proper
! time,Witn the county auditor OF each said
| county in the district ana s!mll be authority
for such auditors TO place The name upon
i the blue ballot
SEC. 40. The state and county auditors
and city clerks shall respectively place
I upon the several ballots printed by them
| the name Of each candidate for office, who
shall, have been nominated as nereinheforo
provided, aud whose certificate OF numiua-
| ton has been presented within the time
! specified, and on payment of the Zee pre-
scribed by law which shall be ns follows:
| For each name rendered to be placed OH the
white ballot, fifty (,u) dollars. 10 be paid into
the state treasury; for each name rendered to
be placed upon the red balloihre dollars.
| 10 be paid into the city treasury: for each
| name rendered 70 be placed upon the blue
| ballot. ten llu) dollars. TO be paid into tho
| county treasury. Provided that where the
blue ballot is TO be voted for in more. than
| one county, as in case of members OF con-
gress. judge. Of district courts, ETC., then the
| fee shall be twenty COY 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 siuElc Counties.
| SEC. Al. Each ofhcer shall place upon the
| ballot by him 10 be printed only the names OF
| candidates who are nominated tor offices.
! properly 10 lie placed upon such ballot by
| him to he 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 DO
| voted tor In the election district where such
! judges are to sit on the day Of election,
! The arrangement OF names Of candidates
by their political principles shall correspond
with the arrangement Of the party principles
| at the head OF the ballot On the DAY sue
| ceeding the las, day for the filing Of nominar
| tions for candidates to he placed on the va
| rious ballots the officer charged With tho
duty of preparing such ballots shall. in the
| presence Of the representatives Of the vari-
| GUS political parties running candidates,
proceed 10 draw lots for the position a, the
head Of The ballot and the political party
the name Of which is first drawn shall have
the rst place q. 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. ~. In case vacancy occurs from any
cause after nominations have been made. 40
heretofore specified, such vacancy may DO
filed at any time before the ballots are
printed by fliny with the proper officer
certificate Of nomination in form and sub
stance as hereinbefore provided, containing
the name Of the person substituted 70 bill the
vacancy: such substitutioual 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
DO oiled, under such directions and regular
tons a. the convention shall have specihed
or in case none have been specified, then.
under the direction Of the proper state.
county, district or city committee as the case