Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1905-04-06

such ballot represents only and the
voter shall call for the ballot repre-
sentlng the party or principle with
which he afiliates and he shall receive
such ballot and no other.
Sec. II. Any citizen otherwise eliei-
BILE by law %afiliating or representing
the principles enumerated in the ma
t1onal platform Of the following parties
are eligible to nomination under this
act: The Republican party, the Demo
cratic party, or any other party des.
lgnation that cast S per zen of the
votes for governor at the last general
election and it shall be unlawful for
any person to call for or vote a ballot
at the primary election herein provid-
ed Tor except a ballot representing the
party, or principle, with which he
ahltates and any person who has rea-
son to believe that the ballot called
for by the voter does not represent tho
party or principle with which said
voter afiliates may challenge such
vote, and he shall not be entitled to
cast his ballot unless he makes and
files with the inspector of such pr1-
mary election an affidavit to tba effect
that such ballot represents the DO
litical party with which he afiliates.
e IL. Should a vacancy occur by
resignation, death or otherwise where
there is only one aspirant for such of.
flee, In any office for which candidates
are to be nominated in this act, or
should there be NO applicant for such
office before printing the primary cleo.
ton ballots such vacancy may be filed
by the regularly constituted commit
tee Of the party in which such vacancy
occurs, and no petition or fee shall be
required therefor.
e IL. The primary election bal
lots OF each party or principle shall be
prepared, unless otherwise provided
IN this act, as 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 according to surnames.
The names of candidates under
headings designating each official posi-
ton shall be alternated on the ballot
In printing in the following manner.
viz:
First, the forms shall be sent I'D
with the names in the order in which
NASJ WAY p1oSSu upOu Iue Odlupl6 Udl.
lot as prepared by the county auditor.
Second, in printing each set Of ball
lots for the various election precincts,
the position of the names shall be
changed in each official division as
many times as there are candidates in
the office, division or group in which
there are most names.
AS nearly as possible an equal num-
Der of ballots shall be printed after
each change.
In making the changes of position
the printer shall take the line of tyne
at the head Of each office division and
place it 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 sep
arate piles for each change or posi-
ton and shall then be piled by taking
one from each pile and placing it
upon the other pile to be cut, the in.
tention being that every other ballot
IN the pile OF printed sheets shall have
names in different positions.
After the piles are made in this
manner they shall be cut and placed
In blocks as provided by the general
election law.
Sec. Is. Between the first day OF
May and the first day of June of each
year during which an election shall DO
lei for the purpose of electing, among
other officers, judges CT the district
court in the several districts of this
state it shall be the duty of the state
central committee Of each party or
principle entitled to make nominations
under the provisions hereof to des.
1gnate a time and place at which q
convention shall be held for the pur>
pose of nominating candidates of such
party Or principle for the Office Of
judge of the district court of each Judi.
cial district. Notice of the time and
place so designated shall be given in
such manner as the state central com
mittee shall determine and at the time
and place so designated the persons
elected as delegates to the state con-
vention OF such party or principle in
such year, from the several counties
composing each judicial district. shall
meet in convention and nominate by
majority vote the candidate of such
party or principle for the office of the
judge Of the district court. The vote
by which such nominations shall be
made shall be by secret ballot. The
chairman and secretary Of such con-
vention shall Immediately issue a
certificate of the nomination showing
the name and residence of the person
SO nominated, and forthwith transmit
the same to the secretary of state.
Such convention SHAH save power to
provide the method ~ which any va.
cancy shall be fillei b. reason of the
death, resignation CT failure of the per-
son SO nominated 10 accept, or other.
wise.
Sec. 1G. The secretary of state shall
between the first cav Of APRIL and the
fifteenth day of Nav in ~"ch year.. d.
rect and cause to be delivered to the
county auditor Of each cornty a notice
specifying the officers t, be nom
mated under this act, specifying the
several officers to be nominated in
such county at the next primary cleo
ton.
The auditor to whom srcN notice is
delivered. shall cause notice Of the
same to be given as provided in Sec
ton 512 of the revised @ ,ies of 1899.
Sec. II. Eyror,t as herein Otbor.