The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1906-03-23

s s. State Convention, Man
ner of Conducting. Vacancies,
How Filled]. The delegates for
the state convention chosen by
each party or principle in the man
ner provided in the preceding Sec
ton shall meet at a time and place
designated by the state central
committee of each Of the said par
ties or principles, respectively, and
shall nominate by majority vote
the candidates of said party or
principle for the respective state
Offices to be filled at the succeed
ing general election held in this
state, including members of con-
gress and presidential electors.
The state central committee
shall provide the manner of filling
vacancies occurring at the time of
holding the convention in the dele
cations of the several counties, but
no person shall be chosen except
a resident of the county in which.
such vacancy occurs.
All nominations by such con-
vention shall be made by secret
ballot and not otherwise. The use
or observance or enforcement of
the practice commonly known as
the unit rule is hereby strictly for
hidden and any person who shall
cast or receive or cause to be cast
or received or counted any vote.
whatever in violation of the pro-
visions of this section shall be
guilty Of a misdemeanor and shall
upon conviction thereof be pun
ished as provided by law for mis-
demeanors.
In case of any vacancy by death,
resignation or otherwise, in any of
the nominations made by such
state convention the state central
committee of such party shall have
power to fill such vacancy.
Nc promise of appointment Of or
preference to or for any position in
the federal or state service shall be
given to any delegate to the state
or district convention to be holden
under this act, and no inducement
direct or indirect shall be offered
to any such delegate for his vote
or influence as such In connection
with the nomination of any per-
son, by such convention; and any
person violating this provision
shall be deemed guilty of a INSIDE
meanor and on conviction thereof
be fined in any such sum not less
than $50, or more than $500, and
imprisonment in the county Jail
not less than ten days OF more
than one year.
S 3. Who qualified as Candi-
dates. All persons nominated in
accordance with the provisions, of
this act shall be eligible and quail
fed as candidates to be voted for
at the ensuing general election.
|. S 10. Ballots, How Provided,
How Entitled, Form of, How
Marked. The primary election
and primary election ballot shall
be provided for, arranged and con-
Quoted and all expenses paid as
now provided bEyy law for general
elections, except as otherwise pro-
vided for in this act. 'ssis
There shall, be separate ballots for
each party OF principle and they
shall all be Of the same size, text
ure and color. fs
The ballot shall be entitled
primary election ballot"
The names Of all aspirants for
nomination Of each political party
or principle for the different offices
shall be arranged in separate
groups in their order, on separate
ballots under a proper political
designation, leaving one or more
blank lines or spaces below each
group Of names on which may be
written or placed a name or a
printed sticker attached for the
nomination of the candidate. No.
squares shall be left at the head of
the ballot.
Al tho hoad If each hollot shall