The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-04-01
PRIMARY ELECTIONS,
The New Act With Which Every
Minnesota POpulfst Should
Make Himself Familiar.


An act relating to primary elections
Be 1t enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Minnesota:
Section l. A primary election within
the meaning of this act, is an election held
in any county or city In the state of Min
nesota by any political party to elect dele
gates to political conventions.
Sec. 2. When any political party de-
sires to hold a primary election, in any
county or city it shall be the duty of the
duly authorized committee of such pOlitl-
cal party for such county or city to pub
fish a notice once a week for at least two
consecutive weeks, the first publication of
which shall be at least twenty days pre-
vious to the day appointed that such pri-
mary election will be held
PUBLISHING NOTICE.
Said notice shall be published in news
paper of general circulation and published
in the county in which the primary cleo
ton is to be held. The notice shall give
the date when the primary election will be
held, the number of delegates each election
district is entitled to ip convention. the
purpose for which the election is called ano
the offices for which candidates are to be
nominated in convention. In case there
is no paper of general circulation in the
county where the primary election is to be
held, then it shall be the duty of the duly
authorized committee Of the political par
ty holding the primary election to post
said notices in at least three places In
such city or county at least twenty days
before the date at which the primary
election is to be held. At least six days
before the primary election is held in any
election district or precinct the duly au-
thorzed committee of the political party
holding said primary election shall cause
proper notices to be posted in three pub
lie places in said precinct giving the time
and place of holding the said primary cleo
ton in said precinct.
WHO MAY VOTE.
Sec. 8. None but regularly qualified
voters shall be allowed to take any part
in any primary election, and it shall be
unlawful for any person not affiliated
at the last general election with the pollt
lcal party holding its primary election or
for any person who has not resided for
at least thirty days in the election district
where the primary election is held, to vote
or take part in such primary election
WHEN HELD.
See 4. Such primary election shall be
held between two and nine o'clock p. M
at an hour to be fixed by the committee
calling the same: and shall be held open
not less than one hour.
All primary elections of political party
for each city or county held in the differ
ent election districts of city or county
for the purpose of electing delegates to the
on the same day and at the same hour.
HOW CONDUCTED.
When the hour for holding a primary
election in any election district has ar
rived, the primary shall be called to order
by the chairman or secretary of the pre-
cinct committee. or in their absence by
some other qualified voter of the party
hold such primary election, and the quail
flied voters members of the political party
hO16inO ho election nrpCQnt
shall choose from their number chair
man, a clerk Of election and two Judges
of election, selected as far as possible
from the known friends of the different
candidates for office to be filled at the city
or county convention. Provided how
ever. the said officers may be so selected
by the duly authorized governing commit
tee of such political party for such county
or city. The officers of a primary cleo
DELEGATES ELECTED BY BALLOT.
ton may be chosen by viva voce vote.
but all delegates to a political conven-
ton shall be elected by ballot. and each
qualified voter at such primary shall place
on his ballot, which may be written or
printed, or partly written and partly
printed, as many names for delegates as
such precinct is entitled to in convention
provided that if any ballot contains more
names than such precinct is entitled to
delegates such ballot shall be wholly void
Those persons who receive the highest
number Of votes in any precinct shall be
declared elected and plurality shall
elect.
DUTY OF CHAIRMAN.
Sec J. 1t shall be the duty Of the chair
man to preside over the primary election
to administer oaths Of Office to the judges
and clerks Of election, and to any voter
whose vote is challenged, all Of which
he is hereby authorized to do. And pro-
vided further. that, in case any voter
VOTER CHANGING APPLICATION.
makes oath that he has changed his po-
litical utilization to the political party
holding said primary election, after the
last preceding general election. his vote
shall be received; provided, the judges FIND
such statements to be true. 1t shall be
the duty of the mayor of each incorporated
city having twenty election districts OF
more to provide one regular or specia
policeman or more if necessary at each
primary election polling place to preserve
order during such election.
DUTY OF CLERK.
1t shall be the duty of the clerk Of cleo.
ton to keep minutes of the proceedings
Of the primary election and administer the
oath of office to the chairman. which ht
IS hereby authorized to do. 1t shall be the
duty of the Judges of election to receive
the votes of all voters duly qualified to vote
unUof Tue pTONlSIOlS VI tiIiS dCI dIF ~
make a record Of the name and address:
RECORD-CHALLE
Of every voter at said primary election be
fore he is allowed to vote, and in case {
vote is challenged by any qualified vote
present the judge shall refuse to receiv,
the vote so challenged until the vote
makes oath before the chairman that he il
qualified voter; that he voted with thu
political party holding the primary cleo
ton at the last election; that he intends t
vote for and support the nominees of tn
convention. composed of the delegate
chosen at such primary election and tina
he resides in the election district wher
the primary election is being held. givin:
the number or location of his place Of resi-
dence. Provided. however. that in cas-
any voter makes oath that he Gid no
vote at the last election because he wa
not of age or because he did not reside il
| the state. or because Of sickness or Othe
reason satisfactory to the judges, his vot
shall nevertheless be received, if he make
oath that he affiliate with the polltica
ONE PARTY PER YEAR.
party holding the primary elections. N
person shall during any one calenda
year vote at the primary election of NOR
than one political party.
OATH OF OFFICERS.
Sec. 6. Before entering upon their dutie
of office. the chairman, clerk and judge
Of election shall take the same oath of Of