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

lions using the same title, giving the
aggregate of names required.
sec. .. A candidate may be nom
mated by having his name written on.
or Dy printed stickers placed in a
Diank line for that purpose under
neatn n group in each official posi-
ton.
Sec. Z. 1t shall be the duty of the
chairman of the state central commit
9 OF each party or principle entitled
TO make nominations as such urder
the provision hereof, to certify to the
county auditor of each county on or
before the first day Of May of each
year during which state officers may
De elected the number of delegates
which have been apportionated to
such county as the representation to
which such county is entitled in the
succeeding state convention of such
party or principle, and such county
auditor shall thereafter include in the
notice of the primary election to be
hello under the provision of this act a
notice OF the election at such primary
election OF the number Of delegates ap-
portlonated to said county as afore-
said, n thereafter the same proceed
ings shall be had relating to the cleo
ZION or delegates to state conventions
as Is provided herein for the nomina-
ton OF candidates for county offices.
provided, that candidates for the office
OF delegates to the state convention
snail not be required to pay any fee to
o candidates as such delegates;
and provided, further, that a petition
TOT the nomination of candidates for
the office of delegate to the state con-
venElon shall contain at least 10 per
cent of the vote cast at the last gen.
eral election for the candidate of such
party or principle for the Office of gov
ernor in such county; and provided,
further, that such petition may con-
tain the name of one or more candi-
dates for Office of delegate to the state
convention.
Sec. 8. The delegates for the state
convention chosen by each party or
principle in the manner provided in
the preceding section shall meet at q
time and place designated by the state
central committee of each of said par
ties or principles, respectively, and
shall nominate by majority vote the
candidates of said party or principle
for the respective state Offices to be
filled at the succeeding general cleo
ton held in this state, including mem
bers of congress and presidential cleo
tors.
The state central committee shall
provide the manner of filling vacan-
cies occurring at the time Of holding
the convention in the delegations Of
tho CO,r0ro0 no1lntinc h1f M na,CNn
shall be chosen except a resident of
the county in which such vacancy &C.
ours.
All nominations by such convention
shall be made by secret ballot and not
otherwise. The use or observance or
enforcement of the practice commonly
known as the unite rule is hereby
strictly forbidden and any person who
shall cast or receive or cause to be
cast or received or counted any vote
whatever in violation Of the provisions
Of this section shall be guilty of q
misdemeanor and shall upon convic-
ton thereof be punished as provided
by law for misdemeanors.
In case of any vacancy by death,
resignation or otherwise, in any of the
nominations made by such state con-
vention the state central committee
of such party shall have power to fill
such vacancy.
Amended by inserting after the
word vacancy" at the end of section
8 in printed bill:
mo promise of appointment of or
preference to or for any position in
the federal Or state service shall be
given to any delegate to the state or
district convention to be holden IN
der this act, and NO inducement direct
or indirect shall be offered to any such
delegate for his vote or influence as
such in connection with the nominal
ton of any person, by such conven-
ton; and any person violating this
provision shall be deemed guilty of a
m~isdemeanor and upon conviction
thereof be fined in any sum not less
than $50, or more than $500. and i'm
.prisonment in the county Jail not less
than ten days or more than n year.
Sec. 8. All persons nominated in
accordance with the provisions of this
act shall be eligible and qualified as
ca1%'lates TO be voted for at the ensu-
in .::HNera! election.
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primary election hNliot shall be provid-
ed FOR. arranged an@ conducted and all
expenses paid as 0ow provided by law
for general elec+;NNN oxcnnt as other
wise provided for Il tbs act.
There shall ho scDn~,+n hallots for
each narty or principle a"d they shall
be Of the same size, text re and color.
The names of all aspirants for nom
ination Of each political PARTY or prin-
ciple for the different Offices shall be
arranged in separate groups in their
order, on separate ballots under a
proper political designation, leaving
one or more blank lines or spaces be-
low each group Of names on which
ma ybe written or placed a name or
a printed sticker attached for the nom
ination of the candidate. No squares
shall be left at the head Of the ballot.
At the head of each ballot shall be
placed the title Of the political party
or principle that it represents.
At the left Of each group shall be
placed the title of the office followed
by a bracket indicating the number Of
names in such group. Above each
group there shall be a space In which
shall be printed the number of names
in that group to be voted for as fol-
lows: vote for ........... name