Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-02-13
THE SHARPE PRIMARY ELECTION BILL


Y LOW sSdSA& SIOup 9Ol names Oh winch
& may be written or placed a name or a
proper political designation, leaving
y printed sticker attached for the nom.
4 nation Of the candidate. No squares
shall be left at the head Of the ballot
4 At the head Of each ballot shall be
.lplaced the title Of the political party
or principle that it represents.
i At he left Of each group shall be
placed the title Of the office, followed
by a bracket. indicating the number
\ of names in such group. Above each
group there shall be a space id which
shall be printed the number Of names
in that group to be voted for as fol.
lows: 5
\ Vote for. -. Z. n. ]. name Cor
names) only
4 The voter shall place his cross $(x)
] in the square following the name to
i the right of every candidate he desires
4 to vote for.
/ The judges and inspectors of cleo
ton when handing a ballot to voter
shall inform him that he must vote
for the candidates of the political party
! such ballot. represents only, and the
voter shall call for the ballot repre-
/ senting the party or principle with
] which he afiliates and he shall re-
ceive such ballot and no other.
Sec. 10. Any citizen otherwise eIigi-
BILE by law, affiliated with or represent
ing the principles enumerated in the
national platform of the following par
ties, are eligible to nomination under
this act. The republican party, the
democratic party, or any party desig-
mated that cast per cent of the votes
cast for governor at the last general
election; and it shall be unlawful for
any person to call for or vote bal
lot at the primary election herein pro-
i vided for, except a ballot representing
the party or principle with which he
aff1liates, and any person who has rea-
i son to believe that the ballot called
for by the voter does not represent
4 the party or principle with which said
voter affiliates, may challenge such
vote, and he shall not be entitled to
cast his ballot unless he makes and
! files with the inspector of such pri-
mary election an affidavit to the effect
/ that such ballot represents the poIit-
4 ical party with which he affiliates.
Sec. IL Should vacancy occur in
! any of the Offices for which nomina-
4 tons are made under this act by rea-
son Of resignation or death, where
4 there is only one aspirant for such
i office, before the printing of the pri-
4 mary election ballot such vacancy may
4 be filled by the regularly constituted
committee Of the party to which such
vacancy belongs, and no petition nor
i fee shall be required. 81
i Sec II. If the total vote cast for
any party candidate or candidates for
any Office for which nominations are
herein provided for shall equal less
than 80 per cent of the total number
OF votes cast for secretary of state of
i the political party, he or they repre-
sented at the last general election no
nomination shall be made in that
party for such Office, but if 80 per cent
or more of such vote is cast and there
isA more than one candidate for any
such office, the person receiving the
/ highest number Of votes shall be de-
clared the nominee of such party for
such Office, provided further that
i where there is more than one person
to be elected to the same office the
! persons to the number to be elected
! receiving the highest number Of votes
cast for such office shall be declared
the nominees Of the party for such OF
fees.
Sec. IS. Party candidates for the
office of United States senator shall be
nominated in the manner herein pro-
yided for the nominations Of candi-
/ oates fof state offices.
! Sec. IA. The primary election ballot
shall be prepared, unless otherwise
j provided in this act, as defined in sec
ton SIG Of the Revised Codes of 1905.
4 Sec. Is. The names Of candidates
for each Office upon the sample ballots
shall be arranged alphabetically, ac-
/ cording to surnames. The names OF
candidates under headings designating
each official position shall be alternat-
ed on the official ballot in the print
ing, in the following manner, viz:
4 First: The forms shall be set up
/ with the names in the order in which
they are placed upon the sample bal
! lots prepared by the secretary Of state
! for the state and district Offices, and
5Iby the county auditor for the county
Offices. ss5
j In printing each set Of official hal
4 lots for the various election precincts