The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-03-23


clerks list they shall proceed to canvass
and place those Of each political party In
separate piles.
for each political tlcsignat ton or principle
and 10 returned by the. judges and I'M
spectore Of election, giving the full vote
i n The mems and the womcn's vote shall
be kept separately and so returned by the
Judges.
/ 9reaate those for each of the candidates
sG Soc. 's e. The judges Of such primary
That purpose which shall be subscribed to
by them and filed in the Office of the coun-
| ty auditor with the returns as follows:
They shall contain the names Of all per-
sons voted at the primary election. with
the number Of votes cast for each canct-.
| date and for what office.
! A separate statement shall be made for
each political party or principle.
Sec. 81. The clerks OF primary elections
| shall keep a list of names of all persons
voting at such primary election and shall
| return one list as now required and one
tally' sheet that shall be q part Art. Of The the
| board of registration within thirty days
following any primary election.
No registration OF votes shall be re-
| uured under this act to vote at any prt-
1 mary election.
The poll list .ser kept 10 at tn the hdpa riar Cf
filst registration OF the voting now re-
quired. and notice only shall be given of
the second day OF regtstratiom which . sha,i
and no other shall be required to vote at
the general election following.
| Sec o. The county canvassing board
shall be composed of the clerk of the dis
| trict court county auditor. chairman OF
| the board of county commissioners and
5ne &, that cast the hishest
i vote for governor at the preceding gen.
eral election.
in the county auditors Office in the court
house at ten o'clock a. M. on the eighth
day after any primary election; and shall III
Office. to open and publicly canvass the
| primary election returns made to the
county auditor. =,
ANY three members OF said board shall
constitute quorum and are authorized
to make the canvass herein provided and
to certify to the results thereof. =,
| Sec g. The canvasstng board shall
4 make and prepare statement. the same
to be signed by said board and flee: in
the Office Of the county auditor as fol-
First A statement containing the names
of all the candidates voted for at the pri-
mary election, with the number OF votes
| position said statement to be made as to
each political party or principle sepa-
rately.
the persons or candidates of each political
! party. who are nominated: to-wit: Those
1 persons or candidates of such political
est humber of votes for the respective
8 once and where there is more than one
Z person to be elected to given office at
be included in said statement Of nominal
tion the names of so many candidates OF
such party receiving the next highest
are persons to be elected to such office a t
said ensuing general election. including
DELEGATES to the STATE state G &C ';en
made separately as to each political party.
Der of electors registered and the num-
s sep r q, te 9'' at such primary eiection
4 Fourth. It shall be thf. duty of the
county auditor upon the completion of the
each candidate so nominated for any
county or district office. including dele
gates elected to the state convention, a
and that his name will be put upon the
official ballot. except as otherwise pro-
vided. He shall also. cause a copy OF the
findings OF said board to be published in
a newspaper at county seat. IL such there
be- .'e 20
Sec. a. 1t shall be the duty of The
officiai seal except as provided in section
26 Of this act, Immediately upon the COM
pletion Of the canvass as provided by
iiticai party or principle having the high
est number. of votes for the members Of
OF nomination shall be forwarded without
tered mail.
Sec. %. When two Or more counties are
embraced in one legislative district, the
respective county auditors shall attend
at the office of thc~county auditor Of the
fifteen f days after primary election. and in
conjunction with the auditor Of the senior
county, shall compare the, votes cast in
the several counties comprising such dis
tricts; and such auditor shall immedi-
ately make out certificates Of nominations
for the persons Of each political party or
v Votes in such district for the members Of
the legislative assembly as provided III
section "a of this act which certificate Of
delay to the secretary Of the state by
registered mail. by the county auditor of
the senior county, who shall give notice
Of writing to all the members of the legis-
lative assembly nominated in such dis
trict =,
J Sec. 90 When. a vacancy occurs by
nomination before the primary election
ballots are printed in legislative districts
containing more than one county. the
OF the party in which such vacancy oc-
ours, of the counties Of which such dis
trict is composed. shall meet and by ma
jority vote may fill such vacancy, and by
a certificate Of nomination notify the
county auditors of the several counties of
which such district is composed. Should
a nomination be so made. the auditor of
such counties shall place the name on the
primary election ballots where the va
cancy exists.
l. Should vacancy occur in legislative
Office in a county composed of more than
one district. or in commissioners dis
trict, then the county central committee
Of the party in which such vacancy. Oc-
ours. shall meet and fill such vacancy.
On receipt of certificate of nomina ton
from such committee. the county auditor
upon the primary election ballot where
such vacancy exists. -.
I Sec. q. The provisions OF this act shall
apply to cities in this state containing a
population of five thousand or more. ac-
= cording to the last government census.
! Sec. %. Primary elections for the NOM
nations Of all municipal officers shall be
held on the first Tuesday Of March of
each year and conducted the same as the
city elections.
Nominations shall then be made of all
officers, city and ward, where the terms
OF Office expire at the municipal election
Sec. es. Thirty days prior to such Cleo
ton It shall be the duty of the city audi
tor or recorder to give public notice
the ofacial paper of the city and by post
ing three notices in each ward in con-
spfcuous places specifying the officers to
be nominated at the primary election fol-
lowing, giving the date of such election
and the title and term Of such Office
Il Sec. 30. All aspirants for nOmina ton
shall, not more than twenty nor less than