Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-10-03

~ Nsy.'oIe ~ s.ea1H t'Sp
IN the interpretation Of the term
genera several prominen. aitor,
the subject were of the opinion that
this term was originally intended to
apply t al statewide elections OF q
general nature. n the omission OF
the term@.."recal election was mere
IS an oversight on the part OF the
'awmaksrs:s
A law Wac introduced at the special
session .of 5leglslatur In 1913, for
the purnose 5?of, broadening the pro-
visions g a bin NO. 10 OF thu
session 'iaWs afsls1a# OF North 70
Providang tor:: yoters oailots.
This t~hAtaabsent ballots
may nesnfsa.a or pr,
mary eisftPon. ing u Y OF ms clauSe
mat ina a esshfs n At ast9 IS fys, oases ms ane ra,l
session was. referred and on, June 80,
l9lo, Was :dne principal
Ithat II hres ma :aconl, ~ thn
1913 law as regards absent voters
ballots Tor the: various electf6ns, but
the clause that sophisticated wom-
en- voter$SNliYing wit tin :iphe5half mile
Epr more afr6fi the polling places
could TAEsstthfss, form of $bailot.,.;! Many
held thai .s'thfR clause would destroy
the secFtiFffRsSSf:;th :electonz.and would
tasHa; S ~ aa1' y ~ unso'pu
~ ~. 49, u ~ !. 49,. d : .h.f;a+. 80.
- az 49, : "a, e-bsgstI 80 $500
%Mt 80 = ~ ~ -. H H5ss - )" ses 10.
~ I'm, :..1r ~ $3.50 ~ u 1eassn
Az $3.50 81: u 4 An IA; : - + M,.s,;tar Han.
A.sarsSa fa.;;aa ~ Ri 49, voter.
ballots 4. ih%.s defApce ofithe ruling of
Attorney General: IAh8er. who held
Office atythats tifEis ,,a.WQ:hether Mr.. An
derson wifi I Ake!Ithe$:sam steps at
this ti,ne.isa n6es definitely known, but
it is highly ~;finiprobahIe that this step
will be.takeaT;y d .At.%may cause litiga:-
ton fhhpHSsaang M:.the election. Many
voters YuhaaAa41ndoubtedly take advap-
tage oil Sh~f$sSgStnethod Of voting WHO
would hEMgrilEise make it a point to pc
at the iRNH3ls, and If the courts Upheld
the attorney generals ruling, these
1. u.,rus p,~,,.a,nss
~ 20
Ihere are rumors' ne'ertneless' ina
a movement IS on 1oot TO MAKE appli-
cation Tor a writ OF anoaInu corr
peliing the eoun.y auui.of " .u,n his;l
the ansent voters oaiiot' oaslns 'ie,r
No. 10 Of h 1918 session laws of
North Dakota. The section reads:
us.2,, .n,,,c.tio, bl,nL shau
l. !; ra; go therefor he sent Nv
T snch ,,onnty auditor to anv alb
sont 49,. ~ nnaiI aud shsl, he
rsa.t;o,, ,n.do rarson.nv At tho
afare NJ s,,ch anditor.v
~
If this action, is taken the litiga
ton in the matter will be disposed OF
before election. which would be a de
cided advantage. NJ
In1 this action the controversial
term general election" would be de-
cfded upon by@the lf'these
words are construed literally and
technically. they will be. limited to the
general elections as defined in The
constitution, sectionxl24 and the com
piled laws section s46, sandfwhich are
held: on%the first Tuesday, afterstthe
even. numhered year, but il given
La INSTRUMENTATION in cdnsonanca
with the purpose and spirit >ofsthe
law. they might readily include any
election not local in Its scope even
such election nay be limited to one
or more offices. ';
IS p.,~ d;...Sn,,,,oa
,ue"' = 1aAise "issS cp!t
Several attorneys *of Grand Forks
when interviewed were retlcent on
being quoted on this subject. but the
consensus OF opinion seemed: 10. be
that the spirit OF the law was such
that t absent voters ballots were
applicable to the present election, and
they. were Of the opinion thAt,laws
P~claffying' law would be- intro
/ dJlCnd. at. the COm1nX S0SSlCn s8I s$Hd3
tesis.atuf7 ss1s,..
Eiesas' oAytne matteI. ne sac ine
aosent voters law IS remedial IN ita
nature' ls IS 70 .emeoy u
deIect IN pro. statutes unaer "hach
not. nfrequen1iy many Qualtlieo voters
we're preVented from exercising tneif
ancni
..lne lecas oS
amendment 80 y spoken OF as a spe.
eia, .e ep1esio1 ~ ~ ~ spIi' e nTesra
land "a 81 Is e~xtraordinary its
.Lcharacter. but in another very true
fand TftHfad sense. It Is a general cleo
\ tom. Itsis. certainly not "a local cleo
tion. a. Ia general throughout the
STATE. I think it might well be held
that the recall election.:fs q genera
election w%ithfny3the sscopagofathe abb
sent ballot. law" /. &: RI,
The hrst absentsvotersiSiaMs wers
enacted toward the Close oLFsne CIV
war to enable = soidaerg tne
North, IN ssrviee m tne sonIn,' ees
theHr ,naiion a. les.lons IN lso4'
2 " is gsnera4y cgneeoeo 70 % an
n1storical 1acs.ttnai LAhcotn We $3.50 e
eiected presldent ina. yeAr l1rsoiS
through absent voters patlots.
The ctyHS voters ballots were held
illegal in a number OF states on the