Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1905-04-06
PRIMARY ELECTION Law
sae New Legislation Which Will Govern The
Nominations for County, District and M,,z
nkspai offices in North Dakota After July
\ l9O5-State Conventions and the Per-
. pefuation OF Political Parties.
Substitute for Senate Bill No. "a.

01vs.'suse TOT senate Bill No. 80.
A Dill for an act providing for thA se-
lection OF candidates for election BY
popular vote, and relating to their
nomination and the perpetuation of
political parties.
He 1t enacted by the Legislative Az.
sembly Of the State of North Da.
kota:
Section I. It is the intention of this
act to purify and reform the methods
~ which organized political candidates
for the several public offices, to per.
gotuate and strengthen political par
ties by eliminating therefrom the evils
hereby sought to be corrected, and to
secure to each individual member and
delegates Of such party an absolute
freedom and independence in the ex-
preston Of his preferences relating to
nominations by such parties, and to
prevent and prohibit the use and in
4uence of the methods similar to that
Known as the unite rule, and this
statute shall be so construed as to
give force and effect to this expressed
intention.
Sec. 2. On the Tuesday following
the third Monday of June of each year
during which ccurs a general cleo
ton, 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 can
didates for the following offices, to be
voted for at the ensuing general cleo
tlon, viz: County officers, members Of
the legislative assembly, county COM
missioners and city officers; and also
for the election Of delegates to the
state and judicial district conventions
as herein provided.
For special elections for the officers
enumerated herein, the nomination
shall be made as otherwise provided
by law.
Sec. 8. Every candidate for a mem
Der of the legislative assembly shall,
not more than thirty nor less than ff-
teen days prior to said primary cleo
ton, present to the county auditor of
the county in which such legislative
district shall be situated, and if such
legislative district shall be composed
Of two or more counties then in that
event to the county auditor Of each of
said counties, a 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 10 per cent of the total
votes cast for the candidate Of the
party with which he afiliates, receiv-
ing the greatest number of votes for
the same position at the last general
election; provided, however, that in
no case shall than 100 names be
required. Each name on the petition
,Io11 ~ that ~ n J0ro1 vyOflr o-1 h0
subscribed under a certified party
heading.
Upon the receipt by the county audi
tor of such petition, and when accom-
panied by the following affidavit he
shall place the applicants name upon
the primary election ballot of his
party as hereinafter provided.
Said affidavit may be substantially
as follows:
STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA.
County OF
l, pelhg
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
mat l
am a candidate for nomination to the
Office Of
to be held on
H.. and l do hereby request that
my name be printed on the primary
election ballot as provided by law as
a candidate Of the party for said Of
flee.
Subscribed and sworn to before
me this DAY
OF ............. l9.....
Sec. 4. Every candidate for a
ty or district Office, shall, not more
than thirty 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 m of S
per cent of the total vote cast for the
candidate of the same position at the
last general election: provided, how
| ever, that in no case shall more than
three 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 S1gner or the mlnatl paper
shall sign but n paper for the same
office; he shall add his residence, with
the street number, if any, and the date
Of the signing.
Upon the receipt Of such petition by
the county auditor and the payment to
him of an amount equal to 2 per cent
of the annual salary of the Office to
which he aspires Excepting candi-
dates for state senator who shall pay
thirty dollars, and candidates for legis-
lative representative who shall pay
ten dollars), and in no case less than
five dollars, excepting candidates for
county commissioners, surveyor and
roner who shall pay three dollars,
and the candidates for county con-
stables and county justices Of the
peace who shall pay n dollar. as pro-
vided in this act, and when accom-
panied by an affidavit as provided IN
section 3 Of this act. he shall place the
name of such applicant upon the prl'
mary election ballot Of his party as
hereinafter provided.
For the purpose Of this act, candl-
dates for the office Of sheriff shall pay
the same fee as candidates for the or
49, 20 county ouditor