Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-04-23
Minnesota Legislature
Weekly Review by
HJALMAR PETERSEN
Representative From Pine County
Representative From Pine CO
(April Is to Is, 1881

lucky day for on Monday, April 10, the
two bills sponsored by the writer
passed the House. One of the bills
was for the consolidated primary cleo
ton ballot and the other provides for
the paying of school warrants in order
of their presentment to the school
treasurer.
The consolidated primary election
ballot bill has been fought out in the
legislature during previous sessions
but failed of passage. 1t provides that
all party tickets be placed on the same
sheet, so that when the voter goes to
the polls at the primary election in
June, he will not need to reveal his
party identity, he gets one sheet con-
tanning the three party tickets-Re-
publican, Farmer Labor, and Demo-
crat-Or whatever other party might
be represented. He would cast his
vote for the men he wishes to be NOM
mated on his party ticket and if he
votes for nominees on more than one
party ticket, the ballot would be
spoiled. This would have tendency
to get out much larger vote at the
primary election. There were 16 CO.
authors on the bill and those besides
the writer who spoke for it, were Rep
resentatives Geo. D. Reed, Hibbing;
Otto d. Nellermoe, Minneapolis; and
Frank T. Starkey, st. Paul.
Would Result I'm Bigger Vote.
Though a Republican, Mr.. Reed, an
able young attorney who always pre-
sents his case we'll, gave a very good
talk in behalf of the bill which he
said is really Farmer-Labor bill.
He said it has been assumed that
many folks in industrial centers stay
away from the polls on primary cleo
ton day because they do not like to
reveal their party identity and that
many think there is coersion at pri-
mary elections. If for no other reasons
he added, he would like to have this bill
passed and made law to test out the
validity of those claims.
One of the objects of the CONSOLE
dated primary election ballot is to get
a bigger vote out at the primary and
to make more sure of having the best
men nominated on each party ticket,
which should be of interest to all citi-
party they may belong to. The vote
in the House was IA for and As against
the measure.
Senator Geo. H. Lommen of Eveleth,
is sponsoring the bill in the Senate.
The only chance of having bill acted
upon this late in the session is to get
it on special orders which requires
two-thirds vote of the body or i'm
mediate vote on unanimous consent.
He moved for a special order on the
ballot bill Friday morning and re-
ceived 81 votes. 1t requires As votes
in the Senate, so the bill may die
there without a final roll call, unless
another move is made successfully for
a special order.
School Warrants Bill.
The other bill sponsored by the
writer which was passed on the 18th,
as above stated, was the one that
called for paying school warrants in
order of their presentment to the
treasurer, such as prevails in the case
of township and village warrants.
After voting down an amendment
which would have made the bill less
effective it was carried on final roll
call by a large majority. This bill
was sponsored in the Senate by Sena-
tor A. S. Larson of Sandstone, and
passed that body some time ago.
Another bill that was up Monday
which would return to state conven-
lions for the purpose of nominating
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