The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1896-03-05
NEW PRIMARY ELECTION LAW,
IMPORTANT SUGGESTIONS.

Under tho provisions of Chapter 276 Of the
Laws Of Minnesota for 1895 governing primary
elections, it is necessary that the county con-
ventions be called q sufficient length OF time
before their date SO that notice can be pub
lished in q newspaper in the county at least
twenty days before the date of the primaries.
The notice must be published once week for
two consecutive weeks. The call made by the
county committee should designate the num-
Der of delegates each election district Is en-
titled to in the convention .nd the purpose for
which the convention is to be held. At least
six days before the primaries this call must be
posted in three public places in the precinct.
Under the provision of the law this primary
election must be held at some time between
o'clock and o'clock p. m. You will tx the
hour and pieces for the primaries in your no.
tice of the convention. All primaries in the
county must be held the same day and hour.
Primaries must be held open atleast one hour.
They are to be called to order by the chair
man or secretary of the committee Of the dis
trict, or, in their absence, by some qualified
voter of the party, then chairman, clerk OF
election, and two judges are to be chosen by
the voters present; these officers are to be
chosen by viva voce vote. or the county COM
mittee may select such officers for the prlma-
ries. All delegates to the convention must be
elected by ballot. Each qualified elector at
such primary shall place on his ballot. either
written or printed, or partly written and
partly printed, as many names for delegates
as the precinct is entitled to in the county
convention. If any ballot contains more
names than such precinct is entitled to dele
gates it is wholly void. The persons receiving
the highest number Of votes shall be declared
elected and a p -urality shall elect.
It is the duty Of the chairman Of the primary
to administer the oath of Office to the judges
and clerks and to any voter whose vote is
CHALLENGED. No person Is authorized to vote
At a caucus unless he affiliated at the last gen.
eral election with the Republican party, or
unless he makes oath that he has changed his
political afRliation since the last election, and
the Judges are to pass upon the truth Of such
cordance with their conclusions. No person
can vote unless he has resided in the precinct
for thirty days before the primary.
It is the duty of the clerk to keep minutes of
the proceedings and administer the oath Of
Office to the chairman.
It is the duty of the judges to receive the
votes of all voters qualified to vote at the pri-
mary and to make report Of the name and
address Of every voter before he is allowed to
vote; and in case vote is challenged the
Judges shall refuse to receive the vote until
the voter makes oath that he is qualified
voter within the definition above given. and
also that he resides in the election district
where the primary election is being held,
with the location of his place Of residence. Il
any voter did not vote at the last election be.
cause he was not of age or did not reside in
the state, or because Of sickness or other rea'
son satisfactory to the judges, his vote shall
nevertheless be received il he makes oath that
he afiliates with the Republican party.
The form Of oath to be administered to the OH
GERS OF the primary is the same - the oath that
is administered to the officers at . general cleo
ton. At tho time Of closing the polls Il 10 thl
| duty OF the judges to count the votes and rspor
the same to the chairman, who shall announce th,
| result and declare the candidates for delegates
receiving plurality os the votes ~ duly elected