Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-02-03

Section i. This act shall be literally
{ construed, and no mere technical error
either in the giving Of any notice, the
& marking of any ballots, the conducting 81
the primary election or certifying the re-
I suits thereof shall be allowed to defeat
the will Of the electors fairly expressed.
Sec, 2 On the first Tuesday after the
FIRST Monday in August next preceding
the general election, an election shall be
held IN the several election districts Of
the state which shall be known as the
primary election; and all candidates Of
political parties for office to be voted for
at the next ensuing general election shall
be nominated at said primary election,
VIZ Presidential electors, members of
congress, all state and county and dis
Il trict officers, including judges of the SUI
preme and district courts, members Of
the legislative assembly and all elective
city officers in cities having a population
1 OF ten thousand or over, in the manner
provided BY this act
Whenever a United States senator IS
1 to be elected, nominations for that Office
shall be made in like manner, and the
persons SO nominated shall be considered
I the candidates of their respective parties
before the legislative assembly whose
duty it shall be TO elect a United States
senator. HI
Every person legally qualified to vote
L at the general election shall be qualified
TO vote at the primary election; but fe-
males may vote for candidates for whom
they are legally qualified to vote at the
general election, and no others.
he provisions Of this act shall not
apply to special elections.
Sec. 8. Every election precinct for The
general election shall be an election pre-
cif'ct for the primary election; and every
public officer required by law to perform
) any act or duty in respect to the general
election, at the time herein specified
therefor, except where such acts or du-
ties are changed or modified BY this act.
All persons nominated to any Office as
4 herein provided shall be the candidates
$of their respective parties at the next
n ensuing general election for that Office.
Sec. 4 The secretary Of state shah
during the month Of April preceding a
general election cause % be delivered to
the county auditor of each and every
county IN the state a notice specifying
all the officers to be nominated at the,
next primary election under this act.
8 ne several county auditors shall cause
such notice to Be published as provided
BY section 512 Of the Revised Codes Of
1899. M
z Sec. In 50 far as the same are.
consistent with the purpose Of this act,
the following sections Of chapter 8 Of the
political code, Revised Statutes Of 1899,
entitled Elections, 3 as the same have
been Of may hereafter be modified by
subsequent legislation, are hereby made
applicable 70 primary elections and pri-5
mary election ballots under this act, to.
wit Sections 4sl, 483, 484, 485, 1876, 4s7,
s488, 489, 492, 493, 494 4955, 4s6, 49,, 499,
800, 500, 504, sos, $40, 512, 5l3, 514, SIS,
SIT, 518, 519, $50, 521, 522, 52s, 524, 525,
SIG, 529. 53l, 532, 533, 535, $50, 5S7, 545,
547, SAB, $40, $50, 557, 558, $50, $50, SOL
and 562.
Sec s. A political party is an associa-
ton Of qualified electors having a party
name, and which has placed in nomina-
ton candidates for at least FIVE state of
fcers, and whose candidates for such Of
fees received at least FIVE per cent Of the
total number Of votes cast for governor
at the last preceding general election.
A caucus is an assemblage of the quail
/ fed electors of one political party re-
siding within a town, city OF election
precinct designated as a caucus district
or precinct held within such precinct for,
the purpose Of electing a delegate or set
Of delegates to represent the precinct in
a county Or district convention of the
party 5$ "a
convention is an organized assem-
bly, of the delegates Of political party
duly elected BY caucuses or other con-
ventions for the purpose Of placing in
nomination candidates to be voted for,
at the primary election OF to elect dele:
gates to another convention.
Sec. Every caucus Of any political
party to elect delegates shall be held at
the hour of 3 o'clock in the afternoon on
the Tuesday following the first Monday
( ii April next preceding a general cleo
lion, and the delegates elected thereat
shall represent the caucus precinct in all
conventions Of the party electing them
for term of two years and until their
successors are elected, in all party con-
ventions in which the precinct is entitled
to representation; at least ten days and
not more than fifteen days notice Of the
time and place of holding the caucus
& shall he given bv hosting three or more