The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-18

!! purpose. and the ballot shall be mark
cd and the votes shall be counted:
~eanvassed and returned under the
same conditions as to names. petitions
and other matters SO far as the same
are applicable. as the names and petit
tons OF party aspirants for the party
nominations for the office of governor
and OF the United States senator in
congress are, or may be by law re-
CURED to be marked. filed, counted,
c~anNassed. and returned; provided.
That aspirants for such presidential
nominations iced not file any personal
petition nor signatures: that certificates
OF the number OF DC received by
cach such candidate shall be issued to
the delegates who are elected for said
party to tine party national convention
tiiat petitions to place on the nominal
ion ballot the names and aSpirants
for such Office or delegate to said ma
t:onal convention, presidential alector
ana national committeeman to be
chose AID elected. as provided here
N, shall he sufficient if they contain a
number equal to one per cent of the
party vote in h state at the next
preceding election for representatives,
in congress. or not less than five
hundred signatures Of party voters.
Every qualified voter shall have the
right to vote for as many candidates
TOR national delegates for his party
II for the election of as many cam
didates for presidential, electors as
there are delegates and electors to be
elected respectively. and each clector
shall have a right to vote for one
candidate of his party for national
committeeman a number of such
Candidates equal to the number OF
delegates to be elected and the num-
Der of presidential electors to be
elected N the candidate for national
committeeman, receiving, respectively.
each for himself. the highest number
of votes for such Office or nomination.
shall be declared elected.
2. On the eighth day after the
election provided for herein, the coun-
ty ~canvassing board shall meet as pro.
Nided in section $50 of the revised
codes OF 1905. and shall canvass the
returns in the manner now provided
by law. The powers and duties of the
board shall DC the same in so far as
applicable, as now are prescribed by
law for ~canvassing the returns of 9th.
err elections.
5. For the purpose of ascertaininr
he results of the election provided
Tor in this act, the state canvassing
board shall be h same in so far as
applicable. as now are prescribed by
law for canvassing the returns of 9TH.
er elections.
3. For the purpose OF ascertaining
the results Of the election provided
for in this act. the state c%anvassing
board shall meet at the office of the
secretary of state on the first Tuesday
In May after such election and the
secretary of state shall notify the 9TH
er members Of the board OF canvas.
sers of such meeting.
-. All persons desiring to he can
didates for delegates to the national
convention of their party and all per-
sons desiring to be candidates for
presidential electors and for national
committeeman Of their party shall.
not later than the first day in March
OF each year. when a presidential
election will take place, file with the
secretary Of state their petitions. az
provided herein.
5. 1t shall be the duty Of the Sec
rotary of state Immediately after the
first day In March of each year in
which a presidential election will take
Place. to prepare and print ballots, at
the expense Of the state. with the
names of all candidates of each party
for the offices named in his act. In
printing such ballots the secretary Of
state shall be guided by the provisions
Of law now In force relating to the
preparation and printing of ballots for
general elections. The provisions Of
the general election law applicable re-
'attng to the distribution Of ballots,
rostiifg OF sample ballots and Of no.
tees of the election herein provided
for. except as otherwise required here.
IN. The secretary Of state shall dis
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