Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-04-29

1886. General Statutes 1919. Otherwise, lib.
manner as the ballot used At general elections
with suitable diviAions and explanatory notes
Only one form OF sample ballot tor each pc
thereon shall be placed the names OF al tn
candidates TO be voted for In the entire city
these e be voted for in any single WARD r, pc
shan be placed the heading Ballot for Won
Isn. finder which shall be placed the names o.
form ofnitted1
1 In city primary elections In cities having
home rule charters sample primary election
ballots shall be prepared carrying out the In
tent Of said charters in said ciftes, placing
81 Names q candidatss Tor city once aa on Dns
1 tton whatever IL the charter so provide IL
such cities. except for the emitting of al
party designation. the provisions OF this sec
ton shall be followed as fully an practicable.
Sec. 5. That Section 342, General Statutes
1913 be smennsd 50 e. 70 feaa e. iole%s
/ Of Names--City Having Home Rule Charters.
The auditor OF each county In which said pri-
mary election il held shall have printed
sufi,cient number Of separate primary election
ballots. varied as may be necessary for tur
| several districts and wards Said primary eiec-
1 tion ballot shall be In the same general form as
| TO size and kind of type TO be used. as Is pro.
yided for the general election ballot, so Tar
az y practicable The names 81 candidates mad 3,
| fcial position, shall be rotated upon the bal
| lot In the printing so that the names OF all
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| on the ballots used in each election district
. that they shall appear thereon substantially
| an equal number Of times at the top, ~ the
bottom. and In each intermediate place, IL
any. of the list or group In which they belong.
| The Official charged with the preparation
10 t o. 9so 70, r saa a
| ing and tabbing such ballots. which shall first
| be approved by the legal adviser of said Of
| fetal before delivery to the printer. In CON.
putting the method for maning the rotation OF
| names the least common multiple OF the mum.
|, Der OF names In each OF the several groups OF
candidates shall be used and the number OF
changes made In the printers forns Ia prints
ing such ballots shall correspond with said
Ne esnddaes sa mott &c eopsderea 0 IN
ing such computation. and such groups may
vary sufficiently In rotating to conform to the
printer II awarded any contract for printing
such ballots he shall be required to furnish
good and sufhcient bond In such sum as the
| nate which shall not be less than one thou
sand dollars nor more than FIVE thousand dol
lars, conditioned that he will print such. bal,
structions. There shall be no printing on the
back of the ballots, except the necessary ruled
| with the proper official designation printed
under such lines. provided that MI Offices for
primary election shall be omitted from the bal.
| lot: provided, that In all city primary cleo
tions in cities having home rule charters the
officers designated in such charters shall, pre-.
pare primary ballots Tor such city elections as
provided In said charters, and this section
shall apply there only In 30 far as i does
not conflict with the provisions pf said char
tiers.
! Sec Q. That Section s45 General Statutes
49, oe 80 . to reaa as
Ballot Boxes. So far as they shall be ap-
plicable. all provisions of this chapter re-
latiug 10 the location and arrangement OF poll
ing places, peace officers procuring registers.
ballots boxes, and other supplies. opening
polling places. ehallengers and gatekeepers,
and Sasfn nftros ~ p1ttt lpnl e1rer
| turn Of ballots, used and unused. shall apply
to primary elections: except that one ballot
for non .nartisan ballots and an" N, women o''
| Sec. Z. That Section 34s, General Statutes
| 1913 Is hereby repealed and section
substituted therefor to bear the same number,
Sec. s4s. Marking Primary Ballots The
voter shall designate his choice on the ballot
by marking cross tx In the small square
| opposite the name Of each candidate for whom
he wishes to vote. II he shall mark more
mated for any office or IL for any reason il be
impossible to determine his choice for any
office, his ballot shall not be counted for such
office but the rest of his ballot. II properly
marked, shall be counted, No ballot shall be
rejected for any technical error which does not
render 1t impossible TO determine the voter $
choice, even though such ballot be somewhat
soiied or defaced
Sec s. That Section SOL, General Statutes
1919 be amended as to read as follows.
Sec ISL Canvass OF Votes. Canvass of
votes on primary ballots shall be made In the
| same manner and by the same officers as is
provided by Chapter 9. of the Revised Laws
OF 1908. except as herein otherwise provided.
The ballots shall be counted in the following
manner The election efiicers shall take the
each political party and for nop-partisan can
aidates. place them In separate piles and
| fasten together.
tForm omitted9
Such officers tally sheets on which the
count has been so entered shall be included
In the returns OF such election. The officers
af election shall on blanks to be provided for
that purpose make full and accurate returns
of the votes cast for each candidate,
tForta omittedi
The officers shall seal the returns and return
the same to the auditor tn the manner and as
provided by the primary aud general election
sec .. That Section s54 General Statutes
1913 be amended so as to read ms follows:
Sec. asa. Reports of County Canvassjng
Bosrd--Auditor TO Certify to the Secretary Of
stste---The canvassing board shall prepare.
sign and fle with the county auditor the fol.
lowing report;
j, A separate statement Of each Political
party of the names Of all candidates thereof
voted for at the primary election with the
| number of votes received By each and for
what ofiice.
the candidates OF each political party who are
nominated
5. A statement of the whole number of
votes registered aud the number of ballots cast
.. such primary election, men and women
1. 4 separate statement of the votes 70.
ceiced by each Of the non partisan candidates
and the names of the non partisan candidates
| nominated.
Whenever two or more candidates receive
an equal number OF votes for the same uonE
nation. the board shall determine the tie ny
lot. Upon completion OF the canvass and ON
or before ten o'clock A. Nj. of the fourth day
ttfy to the secretary OF state the vote as
shown by such report, for all candidates 10 be
voted vote, for n more than one county. and shall
| for In HIS county alone. notice Of HIS no,nina.
tion. and tina. his name win be placed upon
| the ofacial ballot: provided that N urinary
elections for city officers In cities having horne
rule charters said canvassing board shall fila
| such statement as will show the persons notni
mated for each ONCE under the provisions OF
said charter, with as complete details AS are
provided for in this section, omitttnr All party
designations II provided In said charters
Sec TO- That section s5s. General Sts t,,,s.
ials "e amended so as to read as follows:
Sec Sa5. Contrasting BY State canyasslnx
Board secretary OF State 10 Certify to Nomi,
pees--Rules for Determining Naaninees The
state canvasstng board. constituted for "a n
wasting the returns OF general elections. shall
open ana canvass TIE returns of a primary
election made to the secretary az state nj The
usual place snd hour OF meeting, on the sew.
| the completion OF the canvass, the seererapS
OF state shall certify to the several ausitars
the names OF the persons found TO be ncmie
his nomination. W
!. The state, county and city boards az
e e.,, snail pc gnidsa by the following
ts9 Any tie shall be decided by lot Il. tba
canvassers. ~ ~
Ia The person receiving the highest y,,s
at such primary election as the csnsisats ~
any political party for an office shall ~ an
nominee Of that party for such orsra 60
didates on non-partisan ballots receiyf,v ~.
highest and next highest votes shah I've w.
nominees for the ofrce for vFhjcb they 80
candidates. provided, however that ~ a.
number Of votes east for any canstss.s ~ ~
eaihaloa.es oI Any party Tor any Office at such
~ sas. sIssuon shah aggregate the number
. - $500 slaat n ten per cent or more OF the