Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1921-09-01
SECOND INITIATED LAW

oLSCND INFLATED LAW
This is the second of the series of
initiated laws that will be voted on
November 1st. 1t is given here
with in full:
Petition for Initiation of Law Provid-
ing for Nomination and Election of
State Officers without Party Desig-
nation.
The undersigned electors of the
State of North Dakota hereby pro-
pose for submission to the qualified
electors Of the State of North Dako-
to for their approval or rejection, in
the manner prescribed by the Con-
stitution of the State of North Dako-
ia, the following law, being an act
to provide for the nomination and
election of state and county officers
without party designation.
Provides for separate state and
county primary nominating ballots
without party designation printed
thereon.
(a) Prescribes order of appear
ance of names of candidates on the
primary ballot.
(b) Specifies general form of the
ballot and prohibits "blanket stick
ers."
(c) Candidates receiving highest
number of votes to the extent of
double the number to be elected de-
clared nominated.
Provides for separate state and
county ballots at general election.
(a) Candidates limited to those
nominated at the primary election, or
double the number of officers to be
elected.
(b) Candidates receiving highest
vote elected.
Present laws controlling except as
herein provided.
Repeals all conflicting acts or parts
Of acts, and specifically the law re-
quiring registration with assessor.
BE 1T ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE
OF THE STATE OF NORTH DA-
KOTA:
. Section 1.-sEPARATE STATE
AND COUNTY PRIMARY BAL
LOTS. At all primary elections held
under section 852 Of the Compiled
laws Of the State of North Dakota
for the year 1913 there shall be a
separate ballot in the form annexed
hereto, which is entitled Estate Pri-
mary Nominating Ballot" The names
of all the candidates for all state Of
fees shall be placed thereon without
party designation. There shall also
be a separate ballot in the form an
nexed hereto, which is entitled "Coun-
ty Primary Nominating Ballot" The
names of all the candidates for coun-
ty offices shall be placed thereon
without party designation.
Section 2.-ORDER OF APPEAR
ANCE UPON PRIMARY BALLOTS.
The names Of the candidates for the
various Offices to be printed upon the
"State Primary Nominating Ballot"
shall appear lin groups under proper
titles in the following order: STATE
OFFICERS: Governor, Lieutenant
Governor, Secretary of State, State
Auditor, State Treasurer, Attorney
General, Commissioner of Insurance.
Commissioner of Agriculture and La
Dor, Superintendent of Public In
struction, Commissioners of Rail-
roads. LEGISLATIVE. DIST
R1CT: State Senator, Members of
House Of Representatives; JUDICI-
AIRY: Judge of Supreme Court, Judg-
es Of District Court.
The names of candidates for vari-
GUS offices to appear upon the "Coun-
ty Primary Nominating Ballot" shall
appear in the following order: Audi
tor, Treasurer, Register of Deeds,
States Attorney, Sheriff, Clerk of
District Court, County Judge, Super
intendent of Schools, County Com
missioners, Public Administrators,
County Surveyors, County Coroner,
County Justices of the Peace, County
Constables.
Section 3..GENERAL FORM OF
BALLOT. A square shall be placed
following the name to the right of
every candidate and the voter shall
mark an (X) in such square follow
ing the name of each person he de-
sires to vote for. As many blank
lines as the number of candidates to
be voted for in each group shall be
provided for below the names in each
group, on which may be written or
placed, by means Of printed stick
er, a name or names to express the
vote Of the individual elector. The
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