Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1893-05-11

! direct, nos inconsistent with the provisions
Of this : act; The name "a s,,e Of s each b ean nT]nfed
at right angles with the length OF the Dai 20
in plain roman type, which and TYPE s 81 ..,d moe
p DE- lerger nor anu Smaller 'he tina than the Il size known
as s.brcvier.' The name Of each candidate
| Shall be printed in capital letters, preceded
printed in capitals and small letters, or
what are known as upper ana lower case.
Each name shall be followed on the sane
line in upper and lower case letters oy inc
party designation or politics Of the candl-
date. Opposite and at the right OF and on
near the margin of said ballot, shall be lelt
a vacant space so enclosed by rule work as
to make a square three-elghths OF an lntn
in size, in which the elector may designate
his choice by Il crossmark CO as in this act
provided. Above and below each name shall
be printed across the ballot a narrow me
| heavier line shall be so printed. After ING
name Of the last named candidate for each
as there are like offices to be filled, ara IN
all cases the lines separating the names g
candidates shall be three-eighths OF an men
apart. In each blank space wherein no
name is printed shall be printed the title OF
the office next above stated therein. AZ
right angles with said lines and at tne
opposite each office the words, vote iof
one,'' or "vote for two" or more, the nun
Der to correspond with the NUMBER 70 pe
elected. Small squares shall be left at me
! right-hand margin of blank lines, 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, ana IN Whlcil
small squares he may make cross marks ~
as in the case of names printed thereon.
The first name printed y 1nasa t tGpn ea one G is &c h Hs
voted for for the same office, shall be thao
of the candidate OF the political party winch
at the last preceding general state election
| nollp1 tho largest number or votes, the same
to be determined by the average vote re-
ceived by such of it's candidates as We're
manner the second and additional lines shall
be filled with the names OF candidates OF
! other political parties recelylng respecllvely
the next highest number OF votes. Names
of candidates nominated by petitioners shall
follow the candidates of conve 1tions in the
order in which the same are Tiled. Each
name thereon the words, Put a cross-mark
rN opposite the name OF each candidate
you wish to vote for in the squares indicated
by the arrow" and on a line with said
words and over said small squares shall be
printed q small arrow. or point thereon
P pc ndnggo doW w Seagx-f sa1d w ~7njn 1 pa1fGs sn not
smaller than lo1g primer nor larger IMAM
great primer in size, with heavy rule above
and below the same. said heading TO conSlsu
of the word State or "state Ballot" as
the secretary Of state may determine.
When a president and vice president 1i d q, OF
presidential electors Of each party shall be
grouped together ana printed as aforesaid,
the names in each group to be arranged IN
litical 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-
sented. The groups of presidential electors
shall be separated from each other by q
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 be
elected the ballot shall be headed "Presi.
dential,'' or ''Iresidential Electors and
the state ballot shall be printed below the
same with a blank space one inch in width
Sec. 26. Every ballot to be printed under
the direction of the county auditor, city
of state, shat! be prepared as near as may
be substantially in the same manner as
provided for the state ballot, and wien the
election is to be held at the same time as
the general state election, the various tick
cts shall be arranged in the same order as
on the state ballot, regardless Of the vote
| pOlled in any particular county or NUM-
c%cipality. When however, the election is not
held in conjunction with a general state
election the party. tickets shall have. the
precedence on the ballot in the order of the
vote polled at the last general election
within the territory in which the election
is to be held.
be printed in plain type, not smaller in
size than great primer, the words ''Otficial
Ballot" the date of the election, and a fac
smile 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.,
ib]e when the ballot is properly folded and
ready for deposit.
Sec. %. Whenever a constitutional amend
ment or other proposition is submitted to
be voted on by the people, the substance
of such amendment or proposition shall be
and Jnnn fhn nInnAr ballot and two CnorpS
shall be left upon the margin, one for votes
favoring the amendment or proposition to
of said space, and one for the votes oppos-
ing the amendment or proposition, to be
designated by the word ':No'' at the left
of the second space.
Said constitutional amendment or other
proposition shall be printed at the lower
part of the ballot, separated from other
inch in width. The elector shall designate
his vote by a cross-mark opposite the word
'yes' or mo-" as the case may be, in the
small square or space provided therefor.
Sec. %. Each officer 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 aga az are t. t. sit Sit on nd the day yn, Of election IN
thorized to print official ballots, or any per-
son employed in printing the same, shall
give OF deliver, or knowingly permit to be
taken any of said ballots, by any person
olner than the official under whose direction
such ballots are being printed, or shall
knowingly print OF cause or permit to be
printed any ballot in any other form than
the one prescribed herein, or with any
other ta11a names am 45o thereon or with the names
ranged in any other way than that author
lied and directed by the said official, he
shall be guilty of felony and on conviction
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, at the discretion, of the court.
Sec. 81. Any assembly or convention Of
delegates, held for the purpose of making
nominations to public office, or electors to
the number hereinafter specified, may nom
mate candidates for public Office, to be filled
by election within the state.
Said nomination shall be made by deliver
ing to and leaving with the officer charged
by this act with directing the printing Of
the ballots upon which the name is to be
placed, within the time prescribed by this
candidate.
Sec. 80. The certificate of nomination,
which may consist of one or more writings,
shall contain, first, the name of the person.
nonlinated; 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 president
and vice president Of the United States.
and vice president may be added to the
! party or political appellation.
Sec. 80. The certificate Of nomination Of
a candidate for Office selected by any con-