Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-03-01

May IT,
First day on which petition of District
and County Officers may be fled with
County Auditor. (sec. 4, Chap. 21s
Session Laws 1919
May 81
Before 4 P. M. Last day ON which Pc
tition of District and County Officers
may be fled with the County Auditor.
Petition to contain five per cent of the
total vote cast for tho candidate of the
party which he represents, for the same
position at the last general election.
Not more than 200 names required.
But said names to be procured from at
least one-fifth of the precincts of his
district.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
may sign pledge, in which case he is en-
titled to have printed below his name
upon the Primary and General Election
ballot, the following words: "Pledged
to the Peoples Choice for U. s. sena-
tori In case he does not sign, there
shall be printed below his name the fol-
lowing words: "Not pledged to the
Peoples choice for U. S. Senator"
(Scc. 4, Chapter 213, Laws 1911.)
A filing fee of $500 is required with
all petitions, excepting candidates for
County Commissioners, District Asses
sors, Surveyor, Coroner, County Consta-
bles and County Justices Of the Peace,
who shall pay no filing fee. (Sec. 4,
Chapter 213, Laws of 1917
June g.
Last day for fling petition to fill va
cancy. (Sec. S, Chapter 100, Laws 1907
In Legislative Districts embracing more
than one County, the petition to be
fled with the County Auditor in the
County where candidate resides, and
such County Auditor shall certify to
the County Auditors of other coup-
tics composing such Legislative Dis
trict, the name of the candidates filing
such petition.
Between the LIST day of April and the
LIST day of May, the Secretary Of State
shall notify County Auditors of Offices
to be filled in such county.
County Auditors to publish notice Of
election once week for four weeks
prior to election, in weeklies published
on Tuesday, first publication May 90,
those published on Wednesday, Nay
30, and oon Thursday, May 23, and on
Friday May "a.
Vacancies caused by resignation or
death, where there is only one aspirant
for such office, may be filed by regular
ly constituted committee of the party
in which such vacancy occurs, before
the printing of the primary election
ballot.
June 90
Primary Election Polls open at A. NJ.
and close at p. m.
July 81
at 1oA. NJ County Canvassing Board,
consisting Of County Auditor, Clerk Of
District Court, Chairman of Board Of
County Commissioners, and Chairman
Of County Committee of the two politi-
cal parties that cast highest vote for
Governor at last Election, meet at Of
Gee of County Auditor and Canvass
election. Any three members shall con-
stitute quorum.
The County Auditor must notify each
candidate nominated of such fact and
publish copy of findings of said Can
wasting Board.
Aug. g.
On or before this date the County Aud
itor must transmit to Secretary of
State abstract Of votes cast for United
States Senator, Member of Congress,
State. Officers, Judges Of the Supreme
and District Courts, and members of
the Legislative Assembly, under sepa-
rate political designation or principle
Sept. s.
The State Canvassing Board, consisting
of Clerk of Supreme Court, Secretary
of State, Superintendent Of Public In
struction, and the Chairman of the
State Central Committee of the two po-
litical parties that cast the highest vote
for Governor at the last general elsc-
ton, shall meet at the Office Of the Sec
rotary Of State, and canvass the re-
turns made by the County Auditors.