The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1906-03-23
TIL PRIMARY
LAW.
be voted for as follows: "Vote fol

be voted for as follows: "Vote for
................ name Tor names)
only"
The voter shall place his cross
(X) in the square following the
name to the right of every candi-
date he desires to vote for.
The judges and inspectors of
election when handing a ballot to
a voter shall inform him that he
must vote for the candidates of the
political party such ballot repre-
sents only and the voter shall call
for the ballot representing the par
ty OF principle with which he af-
fliates and he shall receive such
ballot and no other.
S IL. Duty of Voter. Any
citizen otherwise eligible by law
aHliating 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 democratic party, OF any
party designation that cast five
per cent of the votes cast for gov
ernor at the last general election
and it shall be unlawful for any
person to call for or vote a ballot
representing the party, or prin-
ciple, with which he afiliates and
any person who has reason to be-
lieve that the ballot called for by
the voter does not represent the
party or principle with which said
voter af6liates may challenge such
vote, and he shall not be entitled
to cast his ballot unless he makes
and files with the inspector of such
primary election an affidavit to the
effect that such ballot represents
the political party with which he
afiliates.
S Is. Tally Sheet and Books.
Two tally book or two sets of tally
sheets shall be provided for each
political party or principle, having
candidates to be voted for at each
voting precinct, the same to be
voted for at each voting precinct,
the same to be furnished by the
county auditor, at the same time
and in the same manner that the
poll books and ballots are furn-
ished. The names of. the candi-
dates shall be placed on the tally
sheets in the order in which they
appear on the official sample bal
lots and in each case shall have the
proper party designation at the
head thereof.
S 10. Polls Open and Close,
When. Canvass of Vote, How
Made. The polls shall be opened
at nine O'Clock a. m. and shall re-
main open continuously until four
o'clock p. m.
When the polls are closed the
judges and inspectors of such pri-
mary election shall open the bal
lot boxes, count the votes and COM
pare the same with clerks list and
should any Irregularities appear
they shall proceed as now provided
by law. +~ =
When the ballots compare with
the clerks list they shall proceed
to canvass and place those Of each
political party in separate piles.
The tally Of the votes shall be
separate for each political designa.
ton o.. principle and 50 returned
by the judges and inspectors Of
election, giving the full vote for
each candidate.
S 20. Judges Make Statement.
The judges Of such primary cleo
ton in each precinct shall make a
statement on blanks to be provided
for that purpose which shall be
subscribed to by them and filed in
the office Of the county auditor
with the returns as follows. They
shall contain the names of all per-
sons voted for at the primary cleo
ton with the number of votes cast
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