Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1905-01-28

political parties.
Be it Enacted by the Legislative AS
sembly of the State of North Dakota:
Section /. This statute shall be
literally construed so that the real will
of the electors may not be defeated
by any informally or failure to COM
ply with all provisions of law in
respect to either the giving of any not
ice or the conducting of the primary,
or certifying the result thereof.
Sec. 2. On the Tuesday following
the third Monday of July of every year
on which occurs general election,
there shall be held, in lieu of caucuses
and conventions, a primary election in
the various voting precincts of this
state, for the nomination of candidates
for the following officers to be voted
for at the ensuing general election,
viz: Members of Congress, state off,
GERS and county officers, and the fol-
lowing officers on the years of their
regular election, viz: United States
Senator, Presidential electors, judges
Of the supreme and district courts
members of the legislative assembly
county commissioners and city off,
GERS
For special elections for the officers
enumerated herein, the nominations
shall be made as otherwise provided
by law.
Sec. 8. Every candidate for United
States Senator, member Of congress,
state Office, judge of the su-
preme and district courts, mem
Der of the legislative assembly
and presidential elector shall, not
more than sixty days nor less than
thirty days prior to said primary cleo
hon, present to the secretary of state
9 petition, giving his name, postofice
address, the title of the office to which
he aspires, and the party which he
represents, containing the names Of
three per cent of the total vote cast
for the candidate Of the party with
which he afflates, for the same posi-
tion at the last general election; pro-
vided, however, that in no case shall
more than three hundred names be
required. Each name on the petition
shall be that Of a legal voter and be
subscribed under a certified party
heading.
Upon receipt by the secretary of
state Of such petition and the payment
to him OF an amount equal to two DER
cent of the annual salary of the office
to which he aspires, and in no case
less than five dollars, excepting as
provided in section of this act, and
when accompanied by the following
afhdav1t he shall place the applicants
name upon the primary election bal
lot dn the columns Of his party as
hereinafter provided. Provided, how
ever, that no fee shall be required of
candidates for United States senator.
Said affidavit may be substantially as
follows:
State Of North Dakota,
F. county OF ............-SS.
l, ............... being duly sworn,
depose and say that I reside in the
county OF -............ and state of
North Dakota; that I am a qualified
voter therein and a ..............;
that am candidate for nomination
TO the oft1ce of
to be chosen at the primary election
to be held on the
..-., 49,. and do hereby request that
my name be printed upon the primary
election ballot as provided by law as
candidate of the
party for said Office.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
THIS ........ day Of ........., 10. :.
aas
Notary Public, North Dakota.
The fees designated in this section
to be paid to the secretary of state
shall be turned over by him to the
state treasurer to be covered into
the general fund.
Sec. 4. Every candidate for coun-
ty or district Office shall, not more
than forty days nor less than twenty
days prior to any primary election,
present to the county auditor a petit
ton, giving his name, postoffice ad-
dress, the title of the Office to which
he aspires and the party which he
represents, containing the names of
five per cent of the total vote cast for
the candidate of the party with which
he affiliates for the same position at
the last general election; provided,
however, that in no case shall more
than two hundred names be required.
Each name on the petition shall be
that Of a qualified voter and be sub
scribed under a certified party head
ing. Each signer of a nomination
paper shall sign but one such paper for
the same Office and shall declare that
he intends to support the candidate
named therein; he shall add his resi-
dence with the street number, if any,
and the date Of signing.
Upon the receipt of such petition by
the county auditor and the payment to
him OF an amount equal to two per
cent OF the annual salary OF the Office
TO which he aspires, for state senators
thirty dollars, and representatives. If
teen dollars, and in no case less than
i've dollars, excepting candidates for
county commissioners, surveyor and
coroner, who shall pay three dollars,
and candidates for county constables
and county Justices OF the peace shall
pay one dollar, as provided in section
9 OF this act, and when accompanied
by an afidayit as provided In section
. Of this act he shall place the name
Of such applicant upon the primary
election ballot In the columns OF IDS