The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1905-03-23
ELECTION LAW
The New Legislation Which Will Govern the
nicipal Offices in North Dakota After July
1, 1oO5-State Conventions and the Per-
petuation Of Political Parties.

Substitute for Senate Bill No. SO.
A bill for an act providing for the sc
lection of candidates for election IL
popular vote, and relating to thei.
nomination and the pe]rpetuation o:
political palties.
BE it enacted by the Legislative AS
semhly of the State OF North Da
kota:
Section /. 1t is the intention of thi:
act to purify and reform the methods
by which organized political candidates
for the several public Offices. to per.
petuate 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
fluence OF the methods similar to that
known as the unite rule. and this
statute shall be so construed a. 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 occurs 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
ton, viz: County officers, members CT
the legislative assembly. county com
missioners and city officers: and also
for the election of delegates tt the
state and judicial district conventions
as herein provided.
Z For special elections for the officers
enumerated herein, the nomination
shall be made as otherwise provided
by law.
Sec. 3. Every candidate for a mem
Der of the legislative assembly shall,
not more than thirty nor less than fif-
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 a%filiates, receiv-
ing the greatest number of votes for
the same position at the last general
election; provided, however. that in
no case shall more than 100 names be
required. Each nam on the petition
shall be that of a legal voter and be
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
duly sworn. depcse and say that 1
reside in the county of ............
and State of North Dakota: that 1
am a qualified voter therein and a
that I
am a candidate for nomination to the
once OF
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49,. 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
fee.
Subscribed and sworn to before
me this day
OIL ............ l9.....
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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, postofice ad.
dress, the title of the Office to which
he aspires and the party which he
represents, containing the names 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 signer of the nomination 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 paw
ten dollars), and in no case less than
} five dollars, excepting candidates fol
county commissioners, surveyor and
coroner, who shall pay three dollars
and the candidates for county con,
stables and county justices of the
peace who shah pay.one dollar. as DEC
vIded in this act. and when accom-
panied by an affidavit as provided IL
section 3 of this act. he shall place the
name of such applicant upon the pri
mary election ballot of his party a!
hereinafter provided.
For the purpose of this act, candi
dates for the office of sheriff shall pa.
: the same fee as candidates for the OF
flee of county auditor.
The money so received by the coun
ty auditor shall be turned over by hin
!, to the county treasurer to be covered
into the general fund.
Sec. S. The petitions required II
sections 3 and 4 of this act may b
oua oontirlJn,c 1ict Of nompc under th,