The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-09-05

or before ten o'clock OF the mornin.
OF the fourth day following said pri
mary election, and to mail or deliver
In person to each candidate to b,
voted for in his county alone, by sale
statement shown to be so nominated
notice of such fact, that his name
Will be placed upon the official ballot
at the ensuing election provided, q
fee to be named therein is paid on OF
before the day to be named therein, in
each case the same to be named in &C.
| cordance with the fee and date re-
quired by said general election Law,
and a notice further that his name
will not be placed upon the ballot if
said fee is not paid by such time.
STATE CANVASSING BOARD
The officers who are charged by law
with the duty of canvassing returns of
general elections made to the secretary
of state shall also open and canvass
the returns made to him of any pri-
mary election, under this act, at the
usual time and place, meeting for the
purpose on the seventh day following
said primary election. They shall
determine any ''ties' between candi-
dates in the same manner as in their
canvass for general elections.
Upon the completion of said can
vass, it shall be the duty of the secre-
,tary of state to certify to the several
county auditors the names of the per
sors found to be nominated for all the
officers to be printe upon :. their
county tickets, and to mail to each
candidate shown by such state canvass
to be nominated for any Office a notice
of the fact, and that his name will he
printed upon the proper official ballot
for the ensuing election, upon the
payment by such candidate for the
proper nomiHation fee to the proper
officer, as provided by the general
election law.
NOMINEES.
Sec. %. The persons whose names
are so properly placed in said nom
mated statement shall be and consti-
tute the nominees of several parties in
which they were candidates, and such
names shall be printed upon the Off
cial ballot prepared for the ensuing
election in like manner as if such per-
sons had been duly nominated by
party convention of delegates, with
the certificate thereof filed as required
by said general election law; provid-
ed, no name shall be placed upon the
ballot for said ensuing election unless
the further fee required by said gen
sral election law is paid within the
time therein required, as in case of
iling certificates of nomination from
No names Of candidates, |
when name was upon the primary
election ballot under the provisions of |
section of this act, shall be placed |
Upon the official election ballot unless
such candidates have been chosen in
accordance with this act except in |
case of vacancy occasioned by the |
leath, removal or resignation of any
candidate SO chosen or arising other |
wise, and in such event the campaign |
II party committee of the same poll |
iical party, or if there be no such |
committee, then a mass convention of |
uch party, may fill such vacancy, the
lame of such new candidate to be /
certified under oath TO the secretary of |
tate or county auditor or auditors, or
10Th, as the case may be, by the
chairman and secretary of such COM
nittee or convention.
COMPENSATION AND EXPENSES.
Sec. 26. The following sections of
aid general election law relating to
and expenses are here
" made applicable to primary cleo
IONS held under this act, except as
nay be herein otherwise provided, to-
Wit: Sections one hundred fifty eight
nd one hundred seventy-two. The
of the clerk of the dis
riot court shall be the same as that
# other members of the canvassing
)oard.
REVIEW BY COURTS.
Sec. 81. Whenever it shall appear
" affidavit to any judge of the su-
creme court or district court of the
county that an error or omission has
occurred or is about to occur in the
printing Of the name Of any candidate
n official ballots, or that any error
las been or is about to be committed
n printing the ballots, or that the
lame of any person has been or is
'bout to be wrongfully placed upon
UGH ballots, or that any wrongful
ct has been performed or is about to
De performed by any judge or clerk of
he primary election, county auditor,
Judge or clerk of the primary election,
onnty auditor, canvassing board or
member thereof, or by any person
harged with a duty under this act, or
hat any neglect of duty by any of the
'ersons aforesaid has occurred, or is
bout to occur, such Judge shall by or
Ter require the officer or person or
Iersons charged with the error,
wrongful act or neglect to forthwith
orrect the error, desist from the
act or perform the duty, and
10 as the court shall order or to show
ause forthwith why such error
houId not be corrected, wrongful act
lesisted from, or such duty or order
performed. Failing to obey the order
# such judge shall be contempt.
= CONTESTS.
Any candidate at such primary elec-
ion who may desire to contest the
domination of any candidate for the
anne Office as [at] said primary cleo
ion may proceed by such affidavit so
presented, provided that such affidavit
,e presented within five days after the
of the canvass by said
board. and not later, and
he candidate whose nomination is so
contested shall, by the order of such
Judge duly served, be required to ap-
,ear and abide by the orders of the
ourt to be made therein.
OFFENSES AND PUNISHMENTS
Sec. 49, The offenses and penalties
md punishments thereof, as set forth
n the following sections Of said gen.
raj election law, shall be applicable
o the same persons and matters per-
aiming to the primary elections held