The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1906-03-30
THE PRIMARY
LAW.

S %. Canvassing Board, Who
Composed Of. The county can
wasting board shall be composed
Of the clerk of the district court,
county auditor, chairman of the
board of county commissioners and
the chairman of the county COM
mittee of the two political parties
that cast the highest vote for gov
ernor at the preceding general
election,
The members of said board shall
meet in the county auditors Of
fee in the courthouse, at 10 o'clock
a. NJ, on the eight day after
any primary election, and shall
proceed, after taking the usual
oath Office, to open and publicly
canvass the primary election re-
turns made to the county auditor.
And three members Of said
board shall constitute a quorum
and are authorized to make the
canvass herein provided and to
certify to the results thereof.
S %. Duty of Canvassing
Board. The c~anvassing board
shall make and prepare a state
ment the same to be signed by
said board and filed in the office
Of the county auditor as follows:
First. A statement containing
the names Of all the candidates
voted for at the primary election,
with the number of votes received
by each and for what Office or po-
sition, said statement to be made
as to each political party or prin-
ciple separately.
Second. A statement of the
names Of the persons or Candidates
of each political party who are
nominated, to-wit: Those persons
or candidates Of such political
party or principle who received the
highest number Of votes for the
respective Office, and where there
there is more than one person to
be elected to a given Office at the
ensuing general election there
shall be included in said statement
of nomination the names of SO
so many candidates of such party
receiving the next highest number
of votes that office as there are
persons to be elected to such Office
at said ensuing general election,
including delegates to the state
convention. Said statement shall
in like manner be made separately
as to each political party.
Third. A statement of the
whole number of electors regis
tered and the number of ballots
cast, mems and women's separate
ly, at such primary election.
Fourth, 1t shall be the duty of
the county auditor upon the COM
pletion of the canvass to mail or
deliver in person, to each candi-
date so nominated for any county
or district Office, including dele
gates elected to the state conven-
ton, a notice of such fact except
as to delegates, and that his name
will be put upon the official ballot
except as therewise provided. He
shall, also, cause a copy of the
findings Of said board to be pub
lished in a newspaper at the coun-
ty seat, if such there be-.
s "a, Duty of Auditor. 1t
shall be the duty of the county
auditor of each county under his
official seal, except as provided in
section Is of this act; Immediately
upon the completion of the can
vass as provided by section %
hereof, to issue certificates of
nomination for the persons of each
political party or principle having
the highest number of votes, for
the members of the legislative as
sembly, which certificate Of nomi-
nation shall be forwarded without
delay to the secretary of state by
registered mail.
5 "a. Legislative Districts OF
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