The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-05-19
political division or district from which the

than one person is to be elected thereto, in
which event he may sign as many certit-
Sees a g. 'nf TeoWing the facts required to
be stated in each certificate OF nomination
to be signed by electors shall be written or
ii solemniy swear (or affrm) that l know
the contents and purpose Of this certificate,
and signed the same Of my tree will" Each
signer, at the time of signing, ahall be
sworn by some proper officer.
Sec. 50. If any Certificate Of nomination
shall contain the name OF more than one
name shall be printed as a candidate for
such office.
Sec, 80. If any elector shall join in nomin-
for any Office to be filled, there being but
one such office to be filed, such person shall
not be counted as petitioner for either
nomination.
Sec. 20. In case vacancy occurs from
any cause after nominations have been
made; as heretofore specified, such vacancy
may be filled at any time before the official
officer a certificate of nomination in form
and substance as hereinbefore provided, con-
tanning the name OF the person substituted
Such substitutionaI certificate shall be ex-
ecuted 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 regulations
as the convention shall have specified, or
IN case none have been specified, then under
district or city committee. IS the case
ma be.
Sec. Al. In case of the death, removal or
ing of such ballots and before such election,
1t shall be lawful for the campaign commit
tee of the state, district, county or other
political organization OF which such candi-
date was a member to make nomination
to till such vacancy, and the chairman Of
said committee may provide the boards Of
election in each election district in which
candidate q
number Of adhesive pastors, containing only
the name of such candidate, at least equal
to the number Of ballots provided each pre-
cinct, but no pastors shall 'be given to or
received by any one except such board Of
election from such chairman, and it shall
be the duty of the said board OF election to
put such pastors in a careful and proper
manner and in the proper, place on each
ballot be fore either OF said board shall sign
When said vacancy shall occur before
the official ballots shall have been delivered
by the secretary of state, the county audi
Sf 81 said hs S s pe Is RISSSsod eer
to either of said officers, as the case may
be, and shall by them be delivered with
on receiving the same, shall put said pastors
on said ballots as hereinbefore provided.
Sec. ~. In case of members OF congress,
Judges Of the district court and all other
candidates voted for in any district or di-
vision smaller than the entire state. put
larger than an entire county, whenever such
candidate is 6y t any cf sha
be the duty Of the president and secretary
of such convention to file a certificate, as
therein with the c3%ny Sco OF OF
other district for which the nomination Is
made.
Whenever any such nomination 6 IN any ~
such district is made by certificate OF
nomination by petitioners such Original GER
tifcate containing the original signatures
shall be filed with the county aualtor IN me the
said auditor shall certify to as many cor cor
rect copies Of the same, II presented to MIN. nim'
as there are other counties IN the di sM
filed within the proper time with the county
auditor Of each said county in the district,
and shall be authority for such h AUDITORS 10
Sec. 43. Whenever it shall appear by all
davit presented to any judge OF the supreme
or district courts of the state that an error
or omission has occurred in the printing OF
the name or description Of any candidate on
Official ballots, or that any other error mas
been co1siliiitt lifted IA Ss.intlc the ballots or
Gus or convention have failed to properly
make or file any certificate OF nomination,
or that the name OF any person has been
candidate, such judge shall Immediately,
by order, require the officer or person
charged with the error or neglect, to forth
or to show cause forthwith why such error
should not be corrected or such duty per-
formed. Failing to obey the order OF such
Judge shall be contempt.
Sec. A. Names must be handed to and
filed with the secretary of state, to be
placed upon the white ballots, in accordance
with the provisions Of THIS act, on or before
the fifth Saturday preceding the day of
election.
Names must be handed to and filed with
the county auditor to be placed upon the
light blue ballots on or before the third
Tuesday preceding the day Of election:
Names must be handed to and filed with
placed upon the tinted-red ballots on or be-
fore the second Saturday preceding the day
of election.
In all cases provided for in this section
the secretary Of state, county auditor, city
clerk or other proper officer shall immedi-
ately give or send the person handing in
any name or names to be placed upon the
ticket an acknowledgment thereof, upon the
same day which it is received and shall file
and preserve such certificates, and they
shall be subject to inspection like other rec
deemed complete until the necessary fee
shall be rendered the proper officer, when the
name is handed OF presented to him as afOre-
said.
Sec. 45. The secretary of state and coun-
ty 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 herein
before provided and whose certificate of
nomination has been presented within the
time specified, and on payment of the fee
SANo>AAO~N
lows:
For each name rendered to be placed upon
the white ballot, fifty dollars to be received
by the secretary of state and by him paid
into the state treasury; for each name ten
dered to be placed upon the red ballot five
dollars to be received by the city clerk and
by him paid into the city treasury; for each
name rendered to be placed upon the blue
ballot, ten dollars TO be received by the
county treasury Proydea that io wh ns1 any
candidate is nominated for the same Office
by more than one political party, the name
shall be given the first place following his
name, and
Provided. that where the person whose
name is to be placed upon the. the blue ballot
as in case Of members of congress, judges
Of district courts, etc, then the fee shall be
twenty 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 provided for sin
gle counties.
Sec. 46 Every township. city and village
clerk at least fifteen days before the hold
ing Of any general election and twenty days
before the holding Of any special election
shall give public notice of the time and
place Of holding such election and the hours
during which the polls will be open by post
Ing in three public places in every election
district three notices each containing a list
of the officers to be elected at such cleo
ton, one Of which notices shall be posted
up at the place Of holding the the election elect,
give such notice as aforesaid shall invalidate
an election.
Sec. At. The election shall be held In
each election district at the place where tho
last preceding election was held, except al
hereinafter provided; but, if in any town
vote is taken to hold it elsewhere, the mex
ensuing election shall be held at the place
designated by such vote.
Sec. 49, The municipal council OF every
Incorporated city or village shall, by ordi
nance or resolution, appoint the place Of
holding the election in each election distric
in said city or village. When the place shall
not be so designated the election shall b
held as near as may be, at the place. Of
holding the then last preceding election
subject, however. to change or removal be
fore the opening Of the polls as elsewher,
provided in this act.
Sec. 40. When in any township the super
visors shall have divided the same into two
or more election districts, as provided IL
section three OF this act, they shall desig
nate the place for holding the election IL