Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1896-02-27
NEW PRIMARY ELECTION Law
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INPORTANr sUC0KsI10NA

Under The provisions Of Chapter z7S Of the
Laws Of Minnesota for 1875 governing primary
elections. it Is necessary that the county con-
ventions be called . sufficient length Of time
before their date 20 that notice can be pub
lished in . newaparer in the county at least
twenty days before tho date Of tie primaries.
The notice must be published once . week for
two consecutive weeks. The call made by the
county committee should designats the num-
bef OF delegates each election district il en-
titled to in the convention and the pu. pose for
which the conv ention Is to Be held. At least
nix days before the primaries this call must b
posted in three public places In tho precinct.
: Cnder the provision Of the law this primary
election must be held ss some time between
o'clock and O'Clock p. N. You will III the
hour and places for the primaries In your no
tics Of the convention. All primaries in the
county must be held tho same day and hour.
Primaries must be held open At least one hour.
Thsy are to be called to order by thu chair
@1an q acrotaeyol tha- comn1ftss G1 the. dir
trict or. in taeir- Gbeence, by SEEMS qual
voter Of the party then = chairman, clerk Of
election, and two judges are to be chosen by
the votrs present: these officers are to be
chosen sy viva voce vote. or tho county ON
mittee may sc ect such officers for the prima-
ries. Ali delegates to the convention must be
elected by ballot. Each qualified elector 1t
such primary shall pIac- 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 rece. wing
the highest number of votes shall be declared
elected and a p .ura:ity shall elect.
It is the duty of the chair man Of the primary
to administer the oath OF Office to the judges
aud c,erAs and to any v~.r whose vote is
challenged. NO person is authorized to vote
at q caucus unless he affiliated at the last gen.
eral election with tn. Republican party, OF
unless he makes oath that he has CHANGED his
political afiliation since the last election, and
the judges are to pass upon the truth of such
statements and receive or reject his vote in ac-
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 Ut
Office to the chairman.
1t 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
aIdless of every voter before he is allowed to
vote, and in case vote is challenged the
iud. les shall refuse to receive tue 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. II
any voter did not vote at the asst 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 if he makes oath tnat
he afiliates with the Republican party.
The form Of oath to be administered to the off,
GERS of the primary is the same as the oath that
is administered to the officers at general cleo
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duty of the judges to count the votes and report
the same to the chairman, who shall announce the
result and declare the candidates for delegates
receiving plurality Of the votes as duly elected
1t is the duty Of the chairman and clerk to fur
nish the delegates elected proper credentialscer-
tifying their election and also to furnish the
chairman of the county committee list OF the
and places of residence of the electors vot-
ing at said primary election.
In any county containing population of not
more tnan 1000 persons the county committee
may tre lat the entire county one election dis
trict and hold but one primary election for the
entire county
The law also provides that il any person chosen
rs delegate fails to serve that he shall not give
. proxy but the vacancy caused by his failure to
serve shall be filed by the delegation by the elec-
ton of some qualified voter who resides in their
election district II the whole delegation fails to
serve, the county convention may select qualified
electors, if such be present at the convention re-
siding in the said election district act in lieu of
the delegates so chosen. In case no qualified
elector of the election district represented BY the
delegation, is present at the convention to fill
the vacancy caused BY the failure Of one or more
delegates to serve, then the delegates present
shall have the right to cast the full vote of tho
delegation.
A violation Of any provision of this law is made
4 misdemeanor and punishable BY fne of not les.
than sz5 nor more than $500, or imprisonment Of
not less than thirty days nor moro than six
months. TAMS BIXBY,
Chairman Republican State Committee.