Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-02-24

"a Bill for an Act Providing for the
Selection Of Candidates for Election
5 by Popular Vote, and Relating to
Their Nomination and the Perpetu-
alton of Political Parties.
Be it Enacted by the Legislative AS
sembly Of the State of North Da.
kota:
Section 1. 1t is the intention of this
act to reform the methods by which
political parties shall make nomina,
!, tons of candidates for all public Of.
fees by popular vote. N .t. 4.
3s Sec. 2. On the Tuesday following
the second Monday of July Of every
year on which occurs general cleo
ton there shall be held. in lieu of
caucuses and conventions, a primary
election in the various voting pre-.
cincts of this state, for the nomina-
4 ton of candidates for the following Of
fees, to be voted for at the ensuing
general election, viz: members of con
4 gress, state officers, county officers
and the officers on the years of their
regular election, viz: United States
f senator, judges of the supreme and
district courts, members of the legis-
lative assembly, county commissioners
and city officers. Provided, however,
the provisions of this act shall not be
construed to include or provide for
the nomination of presidential electors
or delegates to national conventions.
Such delegates to national conven-
tons shall be nominated and elected,
and presidential electors nominated as
now or hereafter may be provided for
by the various state central commit
tees III
For special elections for the officers
( enumerated herein the nominations
shall be made as otherwise provided
& by law. S$s..
5s Sec. 3 Every candidate for United
States senator, member Of congress,
state officers, Judge of the supreme
and district courts, shall, not more
than sixty days nor less than thirty
days prior to said primary election,
present to the secretary of state Pc
tition giving his name, postoffice adj
dress. the title of the Office to which
ne aspires and the party which he rep
resents. containing the names Of 8
3 per cent of the total vote cast for the
candidate Of the party with which, he
afiliates, for the same position at the
last general election; provided, how
( ever. that in no case shall more than
three hundred names be required.
Each name on the petition shall be
4 that of a legal voter and be subscribed
undera certified party heading.
Upon receipt by the secretary of
state of such petition and the pay
ment to him of an amount equal to 2
per cent of the annual salary OF the
office to which he aspires, and when
accompanied by the following afIidavit
he shall place the applicants name
upon the primary election ballot in
the columns Of his party as herein
after provided; provided, however,
that no fee shall be required Of candi-
dates for United States senator. Said
affidavit may be substantially as fol
lows n.
State Of North Dakota, County Of
SIS. a
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., being duly sworn,
depose and say that / reside in the
county Of 3. and state of North
Dakota; that am a qualified voter
therein and 49,. that / am a
candidate for nomination to the office
OF. Ito be chosen at the pri-
mary election to be held on the.
10 IS, and do hereby request that my
name be printed upon the primary
election ballot as provided by law, as
a candidate OF the. !. q. !. 6. !. party
for said Office. 3.5.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this day of !. 10.
& "a s]s 4,G
Notary Public, North Dakota.
The fees designated in this section
to be paid to the secretary Of state
shall be turned over by him to the
state treasurer to be covered into the
general fund. 3sss
Sec. A. Every candidate for a coun-
~ or district Office shall not more
than forty days nor less than twenty
days and before four o'clock b. m. Of
the twentieth day prior to any pri-
mary election present to the county
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