Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-05-06
CHAPTER oh. F. No. %
A BILL

FOR AN ACT to amend MaSOn's
Minnesota Statutes of 1927, Sec
ton 297, relating to primary
elections.
Be it enacted by the Legislature Of
the State of Minnesota:
Section /. That MaSon's Mime
sofa Statutes of 1927, Section 297,
be and the same hereby is amended
SO as to read as follows:
297. At least 40 days before the
primary election any party eligible
and DESTROYS of having his name
placed upon the primary ballot as
candidate for chief justice or
associate justice of the supreme
court, judge of the district court,
state or congressional office or
member Of the state legislature, or
county office, shall file his affidavit
with the secretary Of state when to
be voted for in more than one
county, and with the county auditor
when in single county, stating his
residence, that he is qualified
voter in the subdivision where he
seeks a nomination, the name of
his party, if for a party office, and
the office for which he desires to
be a candidate; and if for a party
office that he affiliated with said
party at the last general election,
and either that he did not vote
there at or voted for a majority
Of the candidates of said party at
such election and intends to so vote
at the ensuing election; provided,
that all candidates for offices not
enumerated above in this section
shall file their affidavit as herein
provided, not less than forty days
before said primary election. Upon
payment by such candidate to the
secretary Of state of $1,000, if for
any office to be voted for in more
than one county, of if for any
office to be voted for in only one
county, upon payment Of ten dol
lars to the county auditor thereof,
the county auditor shall place the
name of such candidate upon the
primary election ballot in the ticket
of the party designated except
where only one person has filed as
candidate for any one office in
any one party the name of such
candidate shall not be placed upon
the primary ballot but shall be con-
sidered and shall be the nominee
for such office for the party under
which such candidate filed and his
name shall be placed upon the
general election ballot as the
nominee Of such party for such
office; provided, however, that can
didateS for the legislature shall pay
ten dollars only to the secretary of
state when the affidavit or petition
is filed with him and ten dollars to
the county auditor when filed with
him, provided that the name of
any eligible person may also be
placed upon the non-partiSan
primary election ballot as can
didate for chief justice or associate
justice Of the supreme court or
judge of the district court upon
petition in writing of electors filed
within the same time and at the
same place and upon payment of
the same fee as is provided in case
of filing of affidavits by candidates
as follows:
For chief justice or associate JUS
tice of the supreme court, upon
petition of 500 electors residing
within the state; for judge of the
district court upon the petition of
$50 electors residing within the
district. Such petition shall be in
writing and signed by each Of the
electors joining therein and shall
be by each of them acknowledged
before an officer authorized by law
to administer an oath. Upon the
compliance with such requirement,
such names shall be placed upon
the non-partisan primary election
ballot. No petition shall contain
more than double the number of
signatures herein required and no
office shall receive for filing or file
any petition containing more than
double the number of signatures
so required. Any person whose
name is so presented and filed may
withdraw the same by filing an