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


delegate TO the state or district ccnvcn-
ton to be holden under this act. and no
offered 10 any such Delegate Tor l his vote
or influence as such in connection with
me nomination OF any person by such
convention; and any person violating this
provision shall be deemed guilty Of a mis-,
ds i and upon conviction, thereof
ne nne 1% IN an: any sum not less thai. $50 or
county, jail not less than ten days or
more than one year.
oo Sec; g. Al persons nominated in ac e.
SHAH be eligible and qualified as candi
dates to be voted for at the ensuing gen.
Sec. 10, The primary election and pri-
mary ballot shall be provided for. arr
ranged and conducted and all@expensess
paid as now provided by law for general
elections. except as otherwise provided
for in this act.
There shall he separate ballots for each
the same size texture and color.
The ballot shall be entitled primary
election ballot"
The names of all asprants for nomina-
llon OF each political party or principle
| for the different Offices shall be arranged
IN IN separate rate groups in their order, on sep;
designation. leaving one or more blank
lines or spaces below each group Of names
name or a printed sticker attached for the
| nomination Of the candidate. No squares
shall 9 re- left tat at the head Of the ballet,
placed the title Of the political party or
principle that it represents.
nlacc tn 1he LETT t;tfe Of sRsh Eroup shall be
bracket indicating the number of names
| IN such group. Above each group there
shall be a space in which shall be printed
voted for as follows. vote for. .........
name Cor namesl only
th The e,, voter shall place his cross q In
right , %. of every candidate he desires to
, The judges and inspectors Of election;
inform him that he must vote for the
candidates OF the political party such bal;
call for the ballot representing the party
or principle with which he affiliates and
he shall receive such ballot and no other.
hv Sec Is IL ANY citizen otherwise eligible
| ciples enumerated in the national plat
form Of the following parties are eligible
publican party, the. democratic party, or
any other party designation that cast FIVE
per cent OF the votes FOR governor at the
lawful for any person to call for or vote
ballot at the primary election herein
provided pro forsxcsps asatsot reprssenting
believe that the ballot called for by the
voter vote ,,, does tLrspresent the party or
i may challenge such vote, and he shall not
| be entitled to cast his ballot unless he
makes and files with the inspector Of
enect that such ballot represents the
political party with which he affiliates.
ssc ~ Should da, vacancy occur by
there is only one aspirant for such Office,
in any office for which candidates are to
pc pc mn IN this MS act or should there
printing the primary election ballots. such
vacancy may be filled by the reeNla rly
e %%,cS a,sh committee 81 the party in
| ton or fec shall be required therefor
! Sec IL: The primary election ballots Of
s each party or principle shall be prepared.
prescribed in section 491 of the revised
codes of 1899.
Sec. IA. The names of candidates for
each office upon the sample and official
| ballot shall be arranged alpha betically ac-
| cording to surnames.
The names f,, Of eandidates under head
be alternated on the ballot in printing in
the following manner. viz:
the names in which they are I placed ed upon UPON
the sample. ballot as prepared by the
county auditor.
for the various election precincts. the poo
sittOns of the names shall be changed in
each each official division as many times as
/ or group in which there are most names.
| AS nearly as possible an equal number
Of ballots shall be printed after each
In milking changes Of position the print
| er shall take the line OF type at the head
\ Of each office division and place 1t at the
columns SO that the name that was sec
ond before the change shall be first after
After the ballots are printed, before
being cut, they shall be kept in separate
piles for each change of position and
pile to be e. cut. the Intention being that
nave 81. names IN different positions.
manner they shall be cut and placed in
blocks as provided by the general cleo
! Sec; IS. Between the first day of May
during which an election is to be held for
ficers. Judges of the district court in the
several districts of this state 1t shall be
i the duty OF the state central committee
make nominations under the provisions
hereof to designate a time and place at
which a convention, shall be held for the
party or principle for the office of judge
of the district court of each judicial dis
trict. Notice Of the. time and place SO
| as the state central committee shall de-
4 termine and at the time and place so
designated the persons elected as dele
! gates to the state convention of such par
| ty or principle i'll such year, from the sew
4 eral counties composing each judicial dis
1 trict, shall meet in convention and NOM
| mate by majority vote the candidate Of
such party or principle for the Office Of
the judge of the district court. The vote
shall be by secret ballot. The chairman
and secretary. Of such convention shall
| Immediately issue a certificate of the
nomination showing the name and resi-
4 dence NJ the person so nominated. and
| forthwith transmit the same to the secre-
I :ary of state. Such convention shall have
power to provide the method by which
| any vacancy shall be filled by reason Of
| 1le death. resignation or failure of the
| person SO nominated to accept, or other
| WISE
I Sec. i6 The secretary of state shall, be-
| tween the first day OF April and the fif-
teenth day of May-of such years, direct
| and cause to be delivered to the county
| auditor of each county notice specify
4 ing the several officers to be nominated
under this act, specifying the several Of
| fcers to be nominated in such county at
| the next primary election.
The auditor to whom such notice is de-
| livered shall cause notice Of the same to
be given as, provided i'll section 512 of the
| revised codes Of 1899.
Sec: II. Except as herein otherwise
| provided the following sections OF chap
ter Of the political code Of 1899 entitled
primary election 'ba1lots under this act,
4 4ss, 4s9, 400. 491. 1872. 493, 4s4, 495, 496,