Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1893-05-05

of this act. The name of each candidate
at with oa the engh the be
be larger than Tie size known as 'long
as brewer" The name of each candidate:
shall he printed in capital letters, precels,.
on the same line the title Of the office for
printed in capitals and small letters, or
what are known as upper and lower case.
Each name shall be followed Oh the same
line in upper and lower case letters by the
party designation or politics Of the candi-
date. Opposite and at the right OF and on
a line with said name and party designation,
near the margin of said ballot, shall be left
a vacant space so enclosed by rule work as
to make square three-eiShths Of an 1nch
in size, in which the elector may. designate
his choice by crossmark (N) as in this si aep
be printed across the ballot narrow line
except that a bove and below each office 4
heavier line shall be SO printed. After the
name of the last named candidate for each
Office shall be placed as many blank lines
as there are like offices to be filled, and in
candidates shall be three-eighths Of an inch
apart. In each blank space wherein no
name is printed shall be printed the title Of
the Office next above stated therein. At
right of said small squares shall be printed
opposite each Office the words, vote for
ber to CORRESPOND resp With the number to be
elected. Small squares shall be left at the
right-hand margin of blank lires, on which
lines the voter may write the names OF any
persons for whom he desires to vote, whose
names are not upon the ballot, and in which
small squares he may make cross marks (A)
as in the case Of names printed thereon
The first name printed fol- each office or
group of names, ii more than one, Is to be
voted for fOr the same office, shall be THAI
Of the candidate Of the political party which
at the last preceding general state election
pOlled the largest number of votes, the same
to be determined by the average vote re-
ccived by such of it's candidates as were
not endorsed by any other party: In like
manner the second and additional lines shall
BE- TILED with the names OF candidates Of
other political parties receiving respectively
the next highest number of votes. Names
OF candidates nominated by petitioners shall
follow the candidates of conve ltions in the
order in which the same are tiled. Each
white ballot shall contain above the tirSt
name thereon the words, Put cross mark
tN) opposite the. name of each candidate
you wish to vote for i'll the squares indicated
words and over said small squares Shall be
printed a small arrow or point thereof
pointing downward. Said white ballot shall
smaller than lor g primer nor larger than
great primer in size, with heavy rule above
and below the same, said heading to consist
Of the word estate" or estate Ballot" as
the secretary of state may determine.
When president and vice president Of
{ United States are to be elected the
presidential electors Of each party shall be
grouped together and printed as aforesaid
the names in each group to be arranged in
the order in which. they are filed: The po--
lltlcal or party designation shall be printed
as in the case of other candidates, and
following said designation and on the same
line shall be printed in bold type the sur
name Of the presidential candidate repre-
scented; The groups of presidential electors
shall be separated from each other by a
blank space at least one inch in width, but
no blank lines shall be printed therein as
in the case of other candidates or groups.
Wien presidential candidates are to DO
slected the ballot shall be headed ",pres
the state ballot shall be printed below tho
same with blank space one inch in width
between the same.
the direction of the county auditor, city
clerk or other official other then secretary
Of state, shall be prepared as near as may
be substantially in the same manner as
provided for the state ballot, and when the
election is to be held at the same time as
the general state election, the various tick
Oh the state ballot, regardless Of the vote
polled in any particular county or NUM-
cipality. When, however, the election is not
held in conjunction with general state
precedence on the ballot in the order of tho
vote polled: at ! the last general election
within the territory in which the election
Sec. q. On the back of each ballot shall
be printed in plain type, not smaller in
S R:9,d than great primer the words OFFICIAL
silnile of the signature of the officer under
whose direction the ballot is printed, to-
gether with his official title and a space for
the initials, of judges Of election. Said
printing to be so done as to be plainly Wis
IDLE when the ballot is properly folded and
ready for deposit.
ment or other proposition is submitted to
De voted on by the people, the substance
OF such amendment or proposition shall be
clearly Indicated at the bottom of the ballot
and upon the proper ballot, and two spaces
shall be left upon the margin one for votes
favorlns the amendment or proposition to
be designated by the word Yes" at the left
or said space. and one for the votes oppos-
ing tue amendment OF, proposition, to be
designated DC ign by the word mo" at the left
OF the second space.
Said constitutional amendment or other
proposition shall be printed at the lower
p ni1+, OF the ballot, separated from other,
inch in width. The efector shall designate
ms vote by cross-mark opposite the word
Ives Ives, or no., as the case may, be, in the
small square or space provided therefor.
Sec. ~. Each officer shall place upon tho
ballot by, him to be printed only the names
OF candidates who are nominated for offices
this act.
No ballot shall be furnished to any judges
of election which contains the name of any
for in the election district where such
judges al are to sit on the day Of election.
IL
thorized to print official ballots, or any Der
son employed in printing the same, shall
eve or deliver or knowingly permit to be
DINER than the official under whose direction
such ballots are being printed. or shall
p Print or IN or permit to be
the one prescribed herein, or with any
other names thereon, or with the names
spelled or the names or Offices thereon ar
ranged in any other way than that author
lied and directed by the said official no
shall be guilty of felony and on conviction
thereof shall be punished by imprisonment
IN the state prison for a term not less than
SIX months. nor more than one year. or by a
fine OF not less than five hundred dollars
nor more than two thousand dollars, or
both sdl: at +, the discretion Of the court:
delegates, held for the purpose Of making
nominations to public office or electors to
the number hereinafter specified, may nom
by election within the state
Said nomination shall be made by deliver
ing to and leaving with the officer charged
by THIS s, act with directing the printing Of
placed, within the time prescribed by this
act, 2 certificate of nomination for each
candidate.
which may consist of one or more writings
shall contain first, the name of the person
nominated; second, the Office for which he
IS nominated; third the party or political
more than three words); fourth, his place
Of residence, with street and number there
Of. If any. In case Of electors Of presidents
the names Of the candidates for president
and vice president may be added to tho
party or political appellation.
Sec: 3: The certificate Of nomination Of
vention of delegates, as herein defined,
shall be signed and certified by the pre-.
siding officer and secretary Of said con- con-