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


shall contain the names Of the candi-
dates for nomination on the republi.
can ticket. The second column shall
contain the names of candidates for
nomination on the democratic ticket
And so on in their order, If more than
two parties are entitled to participate
In primary elections; provided, how.
ever, that at subsequent primary cleo
tons the party casting the highest vote
at the preceding general election for
governor, shall occupy the first column
on the primary election ballot. the
party casting the second highest vote
shall occupy the second column and
so on in their order.
Sec. IL. Should a vacancy occur
where there is only one aspirant for
an Office, by resignation, death or
ouherwlse, in any of the offices to be
nominated in this act, or should there
be no applicant for such office before
the printing of the primary election
ballot, such vacancy may be filled by
the regularly constituted committee
OF the party to which such vacancy be-
longs and no petition nor fee shall be
required.
Sec. 10. The primary election ballot
shall be prepared, unless otherwise
provided in this act, as defined in
section 491 of the Revised Codes of
1899.
Sec. IA. The names of candidates
for each office upon the sample ballot
shall be arranged alphabetically, &C
cording to surnames.
The names Of oandido toe ,nao, ha.s
lngs designating each official position
shall be alternated on the ballot in
printing, in the following manner, viz:
First: The forms shall be set up with
the names in the order in which they
are placed upon the sample ballot pre-
pared by the secretary of state for the
state and district officers, and. by the
county auditor for the county officers.
IN printing each set of tickets for the
various election precincts, the position
OF the names shall be changed in each
ONCE division as many times as there
are candidates in the Office division or
group in which there are the most
names.
AS nearly as possible an equal mum.
Der OF tickets shall be printed after
each change.
In making the changes of position,
the printer shall take the line of type
at the head Of each office division
ana place 1T at the bottom of that
division, showing up the columns SO
that the name that was second before
the change shall be first after the
change.
After the ballots are printed, before
being cut, they shall be kept in separ.
ate piles for each change of position.
and shall then be piled by taking one
from each pile and placing it upon
the other pile to be cut, the intention
being that every other ballot in the
pile OF printed sheets shall have
names In different positions.
After the piles are made in this man.
ner, then they shall be cut and placed
IN blocks as provided by the general
election law.
Sec. Is. The secretary of state shall,
between the first day of April and the
nfteenth day of June in such year,
oarect and cause to be delivered to the
county auditor of each county a notice
specifying the officers to be nominated
under this act, whose term of Office
WILL expire between the first Monday
IN December and the first Monday in
march next succeeding, also specify
ing the several officers to be nomin-
ated In such county at the next pri-
mary election.
The auditor to whom such notice is
delivered, shall cause notice of the
same to be given as provided in sec
ton 5l2 of the Revised Codes of 1899.
sec. IL. Excepting as herein other
wise provided, the following sections
OF chapter s Of the political code of
1899, entitled Elections" are hereby
made applicable to primary elections
and primary election ballots under this
act, towit: Sections 4SO, 4S1, 4Ss, 4s4,
4S5, 4S6, 4SS, 4s9, 400, 491, 492, 493.
4s4, 4s5, 4s6, 4s7, sos, $40, 513, 514,
>5lo, ST, 51S. $40, $40, 521, 522, 523.
524, SIS, 526, 529, 531, 533, 535, 536
537, 545, SAT, SAB, $40, 556, 557, SIS,
$50, $50, SCI and 562. =