Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1921-02-16

their places of residence. They shall
cause copies of such lists to be posted
i'll three public places in the district
at least fifteen CD days before the
election.
At said primary election there shall
he nominated by the qualified electors,
two candidates for every office to be
| filled within the City. at the next en-
candidates shall be nominated as fol-
lOWS:-
Each qualified voter shall be entitled
to cast 4 vote for one person as u
voted for in his election district and
may write the name of such nominee
lot ~ furnished for such @ election. '''
1t shall be the duty Of the City Clerk
to provide sufficient number Of prim-
AIRY ballots for each election district.
or dcsigna ton OF each elective Office
to be filled and below each designa ton
write the name of his choice OF !. nom.
inee for each office.
The City Clerk shall also furnish the
judges of election in each district with
suitable tally sheets and blanks for
election returns.
Immediately after the close of the
vass and count the votes cast at SUCH
primary election in public and continue
until COMPLETED and the result declar
ed. and they shall make returns to the
pleticn thereof.
The City council shall meet within
three days after H any primary election
at such election and declare the results
thereof.
The two persons having the highest
number OF votes for any elective office
shall be notified of that fact by the
Clerk and shall be candidates for such
ofg9 1T t the snsung election sSs
they. or either Of them, file with the
Clerk Il refusal to be candidate. i'll
which event the person or persons sons, hay y.
notified by the Clerk and this process
shall be continued until two candidates
are secured. or the list of all those
haus!cd, ana the person or persons SO
finally determined by this process to
be the candidate OF candidates shall be
on the official ballot used at the en-
suing election. In case Of Il tie vote
the nomination shall be determined by
the casting of lots in the presence OF
the Clerk 1T such time and place and
in such manner as he may direct.
Nothing herein shall be construed as
prohibiting the nomination of any per-
son as Il candidate for any elective Of
iicc by means of Il certificate of nOmin-
ation MED with the clerk at least ten
ed by a number of qualified voters
equal to ut least ten per cent of the
number voting at the last city general
NiNN'ic' 1'i Wv vi ~ u ~ nv a."
provided by the statutes OF Minnesota
relating to "nnnlinatlon of voters but
no such certificate shall be signed UNI
til after the holding OF the primary
Clcctun and no person stall sign such
pctit un VINO v.':rl in the primary.
The Clerk shall provide a sufficient
~ nl,cr of hi.nks for such election for
each election district and S''all print
thereon, under headings properly des
ignating each official position, the
names OF the candidate or candidates
nominated ut the primary cli:t ton to-
Sethe'' with the names of al who may
have been nominated by a certificate
of voters. leaving a blank space or
blank spaces. as the case may be, un-
der each designation in which name
or names may he written by the voter, !
and the names of such candidates shall
he rotated Or alternHted !, said ballot
as provided in the statutes of Mime
sofa. and such ballot shall be the Off |
cial ballot for such election.
NO party or other designation shall
be placed on any Of such ballots. nor
shall any candidate be permitted or
required to state his party utilization.
No fee shall be charged any candi |
date for tic placing of lis name on
the official ballot as IA candidate fo'
any office"
The purpose of the proposed amend
ment is to provide Il primary election
system for the City Of NillRar for
the nomination Of candidates for pub
office