Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-03-01
Facts on the Primary Election

PRIMARY ELECTION OF NATION.
AL DELEGATES, PRESIDENTIAL
ELECTORS AND NATIONAL COM.
! M1TTEEMAN.
Chapter 20S of Session Laws of 1911.
! March 2
This is the first date that candidates
can circulate petitions, (see Sec. S,
Chap. 100, Laws of 1907 which pro,
! vides that no petition shall be circulat-
e9 or signed more than ninety days pre-
v;ous to the time when any petition is
required to be fled as herein provided
p! for and any signatures to petition Sc
cured prior to ninety days shall not be
| counted.
March 10
Election Day. Polls open from S A. NJ.
to P. NJ. Under this act all City Elec-
tons shall be held on March 10th, 1912
(Sec Sec. 6, Chap. 20s, Session Laws
1917
On the third Tuesday of March every
fourth year, when a presidential! cleo
ton is to be held, the members Of the
respective political parties shall ex-
press their choice for the election of
the persons and officers named in this
act, and whose names appear upon the
ballot according to the provisions here
in. Each elector shall be handed the
ballot of the party with which he de-
clares himself affiliated or with which
he may have registered at the last pre-
cecding registration or election, and
such elcctor shall mark and vote the
same i'll the manner provided herein.
For the purposes OF the election herein
provided for, in all cities, villages and
civil townships the regular election Of
ticcrs thereof shall also act without fur
, Their compensation as the election of.
ticers, and in unorganized townships
and voting precincts outside the cities,
villages and civil townships, the in
spector aud two judges of election, who
i
acted as such at the last general cleo
. ton, or those who have been or may be
appointed to fill such vacancies occur
ring in their offices, pursuant to law,
shall act therein as the inspector and
judges of election. In all matters not
herein expressly otherwise provided for
the provision of any election law OF
this state, applicable to the case, shall
govern. In every fourth year, when a
presidential election is held, the time
for all city elections shall take place
ON the third Tuesday in March SO as to
conform to the provisions of this act,
and in such event the city officers elect
ed TO office shall have until the second
Tuesday Of April in which to qualify
for such office.
March l.
Last day on which petitions can be fled
with the Secretary of State for above.
March 81
County Canvassing Board meets. Mem
bers of see Section 5s2 R. C. 19O5.)
May 2
State Canvassing Board meets at Office
Of Secretary of State.
March l.
Immediately after this date the Secre-
tary of State shall furnish all ballots
to County Auditor, at the expense IF
State.
Chapter 1913, Session Laws, 1911.
Enrolment books and blanks to be fur
nished to each County Auditor by the
Secretary of State, and by them dis
tributed to each Assessor.
Assessors shall make registration dur
ing months Of April and May, and re-
ceive ten cents for each name enrolled.
May 81
On or before this date the Assessors
shall return to County Auditor the
blanks and Enrolment Books. County
Auditor shall make duplicates, and de-
liver copy to Inspector of Election,
at same time other election supplies are
delivered.
Inspector and Judges shall require each
voter to vote the party ballot under
which he has registered.
ANY person not registered may on cleo
ton day be enrolled by the election
board upon his making oath as provid-
ed in the general election law in rela-
ton to registration of electors on cleo
ton days.