St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1913-05-02

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at general elections, and
WHEREAS the use Of such Election systsnaa
can be adapted. to use Under the laws now in
force regulating the holding Of general and
primary elections in this state. except that
the form Of the primary ballot now in USE IL
not so adapted to said election system, and
WHEREAS it is the intention to adopt and
general elections within such counties as shall
adopt such system provided the uso Of the same
can be contracted for and the necessary pat
ented devices can be purchased and procured
from some person authorized to manufacture
Be it enacted by tho Legislature Of the stats
Of Minnesota: m.
Section /. The County Board Of any County
may by resolution provide for and adopt the
use Of said Garbo system at any primary or
such resolution must be adopted at least g1x
months before any primary or general election
copy Of such resolution 20 adopting suoh
system shall be transmitted to thu Secretary
OF State Immediately upon Its adoption.
the use Of said Carlo system at any primary
or general election, 1t is hereby authorized and
empowered to enter into a contract. with the
the devices constituting the said system for the
use thereof in such county at the primary and
e efn sueh estsa3 Ds shsfs,n oi ane i for the . DSre atsss
If entered into, shall provide for tho faturs:
patented devices necessary for the full and
complete use Of such system as mag IRON time
patented devices and further Improvement to
to fully protect tho present and future rights
OF tho county In adopting ana usins suoh sys-
tenn.
Sec: 2. In case any county adopts such ~
ton therein and contrasts for ana secures the
right to use said system at any such election.
elect ! therein vhsre:t such system e to bs
Each Voter shall DO entitled to marx his
first choice and for ene second cheice osndi-
vote. he shall place 4 GROSS mark q IN tho
fl first =, choice 2sn. co j r. after; ana to tho r,shs
wishes to cast his nrst CHOICE vote, and be-
tween tho Same horizontal Lines within which
appeass the name ~. Of .aeh candidate. snd to
lines, in the "seoond ehetos.. column # the
candidate Tor whom s. dsaa.ss 10, oa5E his seo4
ond choice vote.
a second choice eess 1mase placed N = 80
e seS oeG Sna. s'! *. eot :9:9i a1 .e: sse R,so ssnd Il ito
shall be counted 90 . SECOND ohotee vote fof
th #, 's on tss s. S1s:s x ses &: s s:;l:s. II t. !: 1 ;ssss:
i ssssad ,, fss,os ,s @;.t sstSE c'sa r. !. S ss7s EN-,
marx tho 5udE,. snan draw : oifoii around
tsssa mae f. '1 gsr..s sss;1 ls:s .e D..
t tss nsn tho q r; /: 'h s:ss, Sss:' !, aa, 49,: :ea es %sss
tho original mark was made By tta votsri PRO-
vided. that IN oase the seoood choice eross
is ~ under the name and 'ii in tie ooiuma Of tT1 tn;
candidate for whom the nrst choice vote vvas
cast cast, . the Judge dse,c shall ALL ora, ~. : .,e sdfo L. around
fer 1t or make a new mark.
=, + +, q voter places two o. nor os's. marfs
Of them SHAH b counted.
4 . voter places tive. q ma. e.ss marhs
ef more th.n one candidate. the judss. ,haI
none Of them shall be counted
II a voter places moro than ono oruss mark
In any one second choice column under tho
d dssns Of c, sny ono opsne csna saas :, the the, }uassz mali
e eept :ae s,'s on. '. ss IS f ssf1. o. 's sss s @sas' Ae sn-
Eontal lines at the voters nrst ohoioa, and IL
aSns s Of sgsa G 9gs: . a;,,,i ;. ~, II: :: tbs tn
Between +. .s@. Sor,sentsi Inc. With
ana na''i IN . H. ssn. -: second aasi e Sssess e s5sssun1 pFe:
yidsd, that II IT, Mans At tho head q tho
second c, choice m.S column .an. In =; Th, tSa s . sG. enc or or
name Of the candidate for whom the voter east
a first , en0,es , ,oce the ; 3u%se' .s shall draw cSn,c =
% ing ts. 5 TN 3ne s66:ii not M o count a9 ,n sss '9 =" =
hes s any drawn Sres. " a. hs esHSna .h1 eaa,t 4 easo''
Geo. 8. m casa any county o. counties adopt
n11rA RvA+AYn ana AorfHoN% I'm and AAen,rA thA'
therein, 10 aoysrnor, xttornsy >d.nsrsi and
printing Of ballots 70 be used herewith, the
osnv.: saa ' Of suoh 'h Ballots, ' ana 'f the making ans
q returns thereof. the use Of tho ming
be necessary or desirable to enectuate the pur-
poses Of this act ana the use Of suoh sys-
az nearly AZ possible to tho prov1sions Of law
now in force regulating such matters, with
snsra 'a aHa s chans'; p. a. s'e s., nse Election e sy. :s1s,
and the ballots and patented devices used there
with, At general and nrtmaary elections, and
contract Is entered into as aforesaid. such
rules and regulations shall be formulated and
s alea Ti bR a the ,e ssdr1 tRo Of ef ts Ssa Members aaa she'll os .a 1s
Commission, and Shall thereafter and there
fares sups9sias tn{ {nna n%1Sy1f1on q Hf . isT bow ss thu In
duty Of tho Secretary Of State to print, pub
lish and distribute such rules and regulations
within the counties adopting said systen, to
such persons and in such manner, as il now
provided by law for the printing and distr1-
button Of the election laws Of this stats.
SEQ. T.. In any county which adopts and
uses such system the ballot to be used there
in at any primary or general election at which
prepared that whenever two or moro persons
are to be elected to the same od'oe. the names
Of all candidates Of the several political par-
ties for such Office shall be 50 ,alternated on the
appear thereon substantially an equal number
of times at the top. at tho bottom ana in
or group In which they belong. All officers
charged with the preparation and distribution
to be transposed and tho blocks Of ballots to
be so made up as to carry out tho intent there
of: Provided. that nothing in this section shall
apply to the Office Of presidential %elector, and
provided, further. that on all ballots distrib-
trict, the names Of all candidates on all bal
lots distributed to, and used in, suoh election
district shall appear thereon In the same Or
der.
seo. 8. IN counties which shan adopt and
use such system, only one ballot box shall
be used in any Even election district which
lions formulated BY said Commission; Provid-
ed. that in any district where the number Of
more than one box may BIO used.
The Judges Of election shall deposit an bal
lots in such boxes in the presence Of the voter
without folding the face downward in such a
manner that no person can SEQ tho markings
W vleen0f ballots ieas' are larger than to Dimensions
of tho ballot box tho Judges Of election may