The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1912-07-09

number of votes cast for any candidate or
candidates of any party for any office at such
primary election shall aggregate the number
OF votes equal to ten per cent or more of the
average vote cast for state officers of that
party at the last general election in the
territory within which such candidates are
to be voted for, then all candidates Of that
party within that territory shall be deemed
70 be the party nominees of such party;
otherwise no candidates of that party within
that territory shall be deemed nominated and
IN such case, such party candidates Of such
party may be nominated by petition as pro-
vided for in Sec. 213 to 216 inclusive, Revised
Laws 1905, and the candidates of any such
party failing to receive such ten per cent Of
such vote shall be eligible for nomination
under the terms of this provision; The term
State officers" as used in this act for the pur
pose of computing the average vote to deter
mine the ten per cent vote as above provided
lowing officers: Governor, Lieutenant Gov
ernor, Secretary of State, State Treasurer and
Provided further that If less than three
persons file for nlpart5san office such
Sec. Y. That Section POI Of the Revised
Laws of 1905, be and the same is hereby
amended so as to read as follows:
Section 2o1 The persons certified by such
constitute the nominees of the several politi-
cal parties or the nominees under the terms
nominees the case may be, to be voted for
At the next ensuing general election, To-, and an
ballots prepared for the ie ensuing Ing election
Sec. 1S That Section 217 of the Revised
amended amen 50 SgG to to read d as G foiIoWs ne'
Section 217 If vacancy occurs after
nominations have been made or by reason
of the failure of any party to receive ten
per cent of the vote as provided in sub
be filed at any time before the general
election by fling with the proper officer
as hereinbefore prov provided - executed by the
chairman and secretary of the proper COM
Of the Party whose whose S make the
such committee. and the chairman and secre-
tary when 50 fling such certificate IT, must must
such candidate has been duly selected by
said committee and that the persons signing
SUCH are the duly authorized chairman and
secretary of said committee. If there Is no
proper committee to fill such vacancy, as
above provided, then in that event the person
receiving the next highest number of votes
for such office at such primary election shall
be the candidate for such office, and if there
is no other candidate for such Office and a
vacancy exists by reason eff this fact, the
vacancy may be filled by the proper officer
placing. upon the ballot the name or names
518. .2i4, us and 216, Revised Laws 1905,
party who was qualifed and participated in
the primary election is eligible to sign q
Vacancy"
Sec. IA That Section 21S of the Revised
Laws of 1905. be and the same is hereby
amended to read follows
Section 21S. If the ballots have been
printed, the officer whose duty it may be to
have such ballots prepared and printed, shall,
if such ballots be still in his hands, attach
to said ballots over the name of the candidate
who causes said vacancy, adhesive stickers,
containing the name only of the candidate
selected under the next previous section of
this act. Should such ballots have been
distributed before such vacancy occurs. then
and in that event, said officer shall cause. to
be printed and distributed to the election
judges to whom the ballots have been
distributed sufficient number of adhesive
stickers to correct the ballots S provided
herein, and said election judges shall correct
said ballots as herein provided"
Sec. Is. That Section 241 of the Revised
Laws of 1906 be and the same is hereby
amended so to read follows:
Section 241 In cities of the first. second
and third classes the judges shall constitute
boards of registration in their respective
districts. In cities of the first. class Tues