Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-03-09
SHARPE PRIMARY ELECTION Bill AS FINALLY PASSED

is b No l--Sharpe.l
AN ACT Providing Selection Candidates for Election
by Popular Vote and Relating their Nomination and the
Perpetuation Of Political Parties @.
BE Enacted BY The Legislative assembly Of the State Of North
INTENT or Acrl It Is the intention Of this act to reform
which political parties shall make nominations Of
candidates for all public offices BY popular shall be ber-
ally construed that the real will Of the electors may not BE de-
Of law either the giving Of any notice Or the con
# ar s Pyay W ssl ssas 81 The last
nesday June every year in which general election
primary election voting Of this for
Che nomination Of candidates for the offices to be voted
officers county officers district and the following
officers the years Of their regular election VIZ Judges Of the
supreme and district members Of the legislative assembly
and county and United States senator IN the year
previous his election by the assembly provided how
that the provisions Of this act shall not pc construed TO IN
ude provide for the Of presidential electors or
venons shall be nominated and elected and electors
nominated hereafter may be provided Tor by the various
central For special elections for the officers
enumerated herein the nominations shall be made as
yided by law
DDArEs Every candidate for United States member Of
congress officers judge the supreme district
said primary election present secretary petition
giving name postoc address title Of the office which
Of per cent Of the total candidate party
with which he aates for the position the last general
provided that shall than three
hundred be required, Each the petition shall Be
that Of legal and be subscribed under certified party
Upon receipt secretary such petition
payment him equal per Of the annual
salary Of the office which he apes and when accompanied by
the following affidavit he shall place the applicant the
provided provided however that no fee shall be required 81 can
ddates for United States senator Said affidavit may Be sbsta-
State Of North Dakota,
$3.50 being duly dsRes and say that Ire.
that qualified therein and that
10 primary election to held on the
and g hereby s that ny y b printed upon ts
sparN for said office sft&fsSss
# Subscribed and sworn to before me this 80. day
'of ~. 19.....#s
Notary Public North Dakota
The fees designated this be paid secretary
shall be turned by him the be
cred into the general fund.
4. CoUNrY LEGISLATIVE CANDIDATES PETITION AND
OF Every county Office shall
than forty days thirty days
Of the fnreth day prior to primary election present
dress tie title d the Office to which he asres and the party
which e represents containing ae names Ct Per cent o the
party with which he alaes or tie same position
at the last general provided however,
there be than hundred And provided further
that the petitions Of all candidates Legislative
assembly shall addition the requirements hereinbore pro-
ved contain the following pledge undersigned
state North Dakota do ogate myse to the people of tie
state ct North Dakota and to the people Of legislative district
candidate for United States senator in congress 81 tie arty 81
which member who has received the highest
party votes for that position the primary election pre-
ceng the election senator provided
that u case no candidate Of receives per
the votes for the office Of United nv
then and IN that pledge myself the candidate ST
my party who receives the highest number Of my party
at the general election succeeding such primary
Each the petition shall be that qualified voter and
Pc subscribed under certified party heading gner 81
shall sign but paper same Office
he shall add his residence with the number any, and the
date Ct signing Upon the receipt Of such petition BY county
of the annual salary which he aspres except state
iors twenty dollars and representatives dollars es
IatVe districts having than county, fee shall BE
equally divided between such counties excepting candidates
Tor county commissioners district surveyor
shall three dolarsand county consta
and county justices OF the shall dollar
accompanied by an affidavit provided section Of