The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1905-03-23

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Sec. IL. Any citizen otherwise eligi.
BILE by law affiliating or representing
the principles enumerated in the ma
tional platform OF the following parties
are eligible to nomination under this
act: The Republican party. the Demo
cratic party, or any other party des.
ignation that cast S per cent 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 for except a ballot representing the
party, or principle, with which he
afiliates and any person who has rea-
son to believe that the ballot called
for by the voter does not represent the
party or principle with which said
voter affiliates may challenge such
vote, and he shall not be entitled to
cast his ballot unless he makes and
files with the inspector of such pri-
mary election an AFFIDAVIT to the effect
that such ballot represents the POI
htical party with which he afiliates.
Sec. ~. 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.
Sec. Is. The primary election bal
lots of each party or principle shall be
prepared, unless otherwise provided
in this act, as prescribed in section 49l
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
The names of candidates under
headings designating each official posi-
ton shall be a%lternated on the ballot
in printing in the following tanner.
viz:
First. the forms shall be sent up
with the names in the order'in which
they were placed Upon the sample bal
lot as prepared by the county auditor.
Second. in printing each set of bal
lots for, the various election precincts.
the position of. the names shall be
changed in each official division i'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 I'M the first day of June of each
year during which an election shall be
held for the purpose of electing, among
other officers, judges of 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,
lgnate a time and place at which a
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,
clal district. Notice of the time and
place SO designated shall be given in
such manner as the state central COM
mlttee shall determine and at the time
and place so designated the persons
elected as delegates to the state con
Ventlon 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.
ventlon shall Immediately issue a
certificate OF the nomination. showing
ShS AdAiC anu ISolQGuC6 OIL the person
so nominated, and forthwith transmit
the same to the secretary of state,
Such convention shall have power to
provide the method by which any va.
cancy shall be filled by reason of the
death, resignation or failure of thep per.
son so nominated to accept. or other.
wise.
Sec. 16. The secretary of state shall
between the first day of April and the
fifteenth day of May in such year, di.
rect and cause to be delivered to the
county auditor of each county a notice
specifying the officers to 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 such notice is
delivered. shall cause notice of the
same to be given as provided in sec.
ton 512 of the revised codes of 1899.
Sec. IL. Except as herein other
wise provided the following sections
OF chapter s of the political code OF
1899 entitled elections are hereby
made applicable to primary elections
and primary election ballots under this
act. to wit: Sections 4SO, 4S1,l 483
484, 485, 486, 488, 4S9, 400, 491. 492
493, 494, 495, 496, 497, sos, $40, 513
514, 515, 517, 518. $40, $50. 521. 522
523, 524, 525, SIG, 500, SCI, 53333, 535
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