Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-01-12

tration made this year shall hold for
eight years thereafter unless the vot-
er moves to another precinct when he
will have to register anew, as hereto
fore.
Candidates for county office must
cause to be filed with the county clerk
not less than thirty days before the
September primary certihcate stat
ing the office for which they desire
to be candidate and the party with
which they wish to be identified; these
certificates shall be signed by qualified
voters to the number Of not less than
three per cent in at least one-siXth
OF the precincts of the county and in
the aggregate not less than three per
cent of the number Of votes cast for
presidential elector. the candidate of
that party at the last preceding pres
idential election.
Not less than seventy days prior to
the September primary the chairman
of each county committee shall make
the apportionment of delegates for
the county convention of his party and
shall certify the same to the county
clerk
Delegates to this convention shall be
elected the same as candidates for
county office. except that certificates
placing such delegates in nomination
need be signed by only three per cent
of the votes cast for presidential cleo
tor in the precinct which such dele
gate desires TO represent, at the last
preceding election.
A non-partisan candidate for office
may also secure place by filing with
t,l,1 .1a # &c mr. n a.
ton signed by not less than two per
cent of the vote cast for the presiden-
tial elector receiving the highest vote
al the last election.
Twenty-Five days before the Septem-
Der primary the county clerk shall
cause to be published the names of all
candidates for county office and can
didates for delegates to county con-
VentionS which have been properly GER
tilted to him.
The primary election shall be held
on the first Tuesday of September and
conducted in all respects as a general
election The ballots used at this
election shall be in sheets, one sheet
for each party and one sheet for non
partisan candidates. These sheets
shall be different in color and the can
didates of each party shall be group
ed on the one sheet. The sheets
shall be fastened together at the top
| and the voter shall select from this
book of tickets the ticket he wishes to
vote. Democratic, Republican. Social
list. or other, and placing cross be-
fore the candidates whom he favors,
detach from the book the ticket he
wishes to vote and voting that tick
I ~ Of Tho tinly
in another box. known as the BLANK
Ballot Box" the blank ballots being
destroyed without examination after
the close of the polls.
The results of this primary election
shall be certified by the judges OF cleo
ton to the county commissioners and
canvassed by them The Republican
candidate for sheriff who has received
the greatest number of votes shall be
the Republican candidate for sheriff!
at the November election and the Dem
ocratic candidate for sheriff receiving
! the greatest number of votes shall be
| the Democratic candidate at the No
: vember election, etc. Their names
, shall appear upon the official ballots
for the November election and none
other except that in cases of vacan
e cies arising after the primaries, by
: death or otherwise, the county commit
. tee of the party shall have the pow
er TO fill the same, as now.
e The commissioners shall also can
vass the votes cast for delegates tC
. the county conventions of the sever
al parties represented in the vote ant
to them shall issue certificates of cleo
/ ton, delegates and alternates accord
h., hoe racniyaI anf
. these delegates shall be the legally
chosen representatives of the party II
the county conventions.
The candidates for county office
8 having been selected by primary vote
, the county conventions cannot altel
that result. but shall choose delegates
to the state conventions of the par
I ties. when state candidates will bt
. chosen. may adopt resolutions, snail
elect a county committee and perform
such other duties as law or custom
require
: The primary election law does no
: apply TO special elections to fill vacan
: cies, nor to United States senators
= members of congress. state officers
town, village or school district officers
nor to judicial officers, excepting pc
/ lice magistrates and justices of tn
. peace in cities.
II may be applied TO elections /
cities for municipal officers by havin
been regularly submitted and adopte
!, by the voters of such cities, as tn
: law provides.
The provisions of the statute now
force in relation to the holding of ele'
- tons, the solicitation of voters at tn
,. polls, the challenging of voters, tn
e manner of conducting elections, {
=. counting the ballots and making TT
= returns thereof and all other kindre
=, ~ subjects shall apply to all primari'
-, in so far as they are consistent Wi
81 the primary election law.
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e. NEXT FAIR DATES.