The Minneapolis journal., 1901-04-04
dunn PRIMARY BILL.
Its Provisions as 1t Passed the
Minnesota Senate.
THE MINNEAPOLIS LAW AMENDED
Petitions Are Done Away With
Party Affiliations Must BE
Declared.

The Dunn primary election bill, as it
passed the senate yesterday, is only the
Minneapolis system up-t date and SO
amended as to apply to the entire state.
After the experiment Of last fall, several
defects were seen in the system, and the
Hennepin delegation has heartily con-
CURED in the amendments. The Dunn
Dill does not create new law, but only
amends the 1899 act.
The essential amendments are two. In
the first place, petitions are done away
way. 1t is only necessary for candidate
70 ME an affidavit and pay his fee in or
der to get on the ticket. In the second
place, voters are required to- declare their
party affiliations. Instead of being handed
ballots, by each party, and taking their
choice, they are handed the ballot they
ask Tor, and have no chance to mark
more than one each. The amendments
made are for the purpose of carrying
these two changes into effect and of max
ing the bill apply to the entire state.
Tne state canvassing board is to count
the votes cast for positions voted for by
, more than one county. .aa
Applies to These oHices.
AT the primary elections congressman, i,
judges, members of the legislature, county
and city officers, elective members of
school boards, park boards and library
boards are to be nominated The pri-
marles are to be held on Tuesday, seven
weeks before the general election, and it
is also the first day for registration ANY
political party which has cast 10 per
cent or the vote at the last preceding
election, or which shall present to the
county auditor a petition signed by 10
per cent OF the qualified voters, is en-
titled, under the bill, to have primary
election ticket printed. Any persons
wishing to go on the ticket as candidates
must t1le an affidavit with the county au-
dltor fourteen days before the primary
election. Those to be voted for by more
than one county must file with the state
auditor nineteen days before, and must
pay $25; for offices voted for within a
county the fee is $40, but if running for a
posltion which pays no salary, no fee is
required.
County Auditors Prepare Ballots.
County auditors are to prepare the bal
Tots, and the names of candidates for each
position are alternated SO that each one
snail be at the top on an equal number of
oaIlots. Voting machines may be used.
put must be provided with an interlock-
ing device to prevent the voter from yot-
ing lot candidates of more than one party.
Primary elections in each voting dis
trlct are to be held at the same place as
the general election next ensuing Judges
ana clerks are to be appointed in the
same manner as for. the general. election.
ana Will also act as a board of resistra-
tion. The provisions Of the general cleo
tIon law as to saloons and the sale of
Hquor are extended to the primary cleo
lois also provisions as to arrangements
at polling places, ballot boxes. booths.
constables, sheriffs, police officers. gate
keepers and arrests, supplies. etc Polls
are TO be kept open from 6 a. m, to
8 p. m.
Who May Vote.
All persons entitled to register are en-
Titled TO vote at primary elections. The
yoter IS given the ballot Of the party
with which he afiliates and marks If in
the same. wayaas the ballot of a general
election, returning it folded to the Judges,
VINO make their report to the canvassing
BOARD as In a general election,
The count must first be made for Offices
voted for by more than one county. and
must be forwarded to the secretary of
state within three days. The state can
Vasslng board canvasses the vote and re-
ports the result to the county auditors.
county canvassing boards consist of the
county auditor, county clerk, chairman of
the board of county commissioners. and
two Justices of the peace, selected by the
clerk, and, ii possible, OF opposite politi-
cal falth. II any member of the board is
candidate, the rest of the board selects
member to serve in his place.
Ties Determined by Lot,
Ties are to be determined by lot. The
persons chosen are to be placed on the
onlclal ballot. But no candidate defeated
at primary election is permitted to go
on the ticket by petition Jud0as and
courts are compensated in the same way
as at the general election
The courts may review election results
on showing made by affidavit, and can
dldates desiring to contest the count may
do so by filing affidavit within five DAYS.
and must then abide by the order of the
court.