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he affiliates, for the same position at the last general election; provided, however, that in no case shall more than three hundred names be required. Each name on the petition shall be that of a legal voter and be subscribed under a certified party heading.

Upon receipt by the secretary of state of such petition and the payment to him of an amount equal to one per cent of the annual salary of the office to which he aspires, and when accompanied by the following affidavit he shall place the applicant's name upon the primary election ballot in the columns of his party as hereafter provided; provided, however, that no fee shall be required of candidates for United States senator. Said affidavit may be substantially as follows:

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being duly sworn, depose and say ...and state of North

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that I reside in the county of.. Dakota; that I am a qualified voter therein and a.. that I am a candidate for nomination to the office of............. .to be chosen at the primary election to be held .19..., and I do hereby request that

on the... my name be printed upon the primary election ballot as provided by law, as a candidate of the.... for said office.

Subscribed and sworn to before me this..

..party

..day

of...

19....

Notary Public, North Dakota.

The fees designated in this section to be paid to the secretary of state shall be turned over by him to the state treasurer to be covered into the general fund. [1907, ch. 109.]

§ 4. (Decision.) PARTY REGISTRATION REQUIRED, WHEN.] A party registration of the voters in their respective political parties shall be taken in each precinct of this state in the following manner. In the months of April and May of each even numbered year in which a primary election is held, the assessor of each district shall at the time he makes his assessment of the real and personal property take down in an enrollment book

the name of each voter in his district, grouping alphabetically and according to the precinct of such voters in substantially the following form:

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And also have each voter sign, and swear to before the assessor or notary as the case may be a registration blank "A" which shall be in the following form:

State of North Dakota,

County of....

SS.

I, the undersigned, elector do solemnly swear or (affirm) that my name and signature as signed below is my true name and signature. If I have not personally signed it, it is because... ...and it was signed at my request by the attesting officer. My age is.....years and occupation.. .; nativity.

naturalized or declared by intention in.

in.....

..county,.

range...

. . ; .court,

...State, on... 19..., as appears by the naturalization papers exhibited herewith. Present residence is in section........, township ...county, North Dakota; or (if in city or town) at No.... . . . . . . . street, in the city of..... ..post office address... I belong to the. ...party; that I have resided in this state for one year immediately preceding this election. In testimony whereof I sign my name two times.

(1)...

(1)...
(2)..

Elector.

Note "Verification to be in usual form." If unable to sign, let the officer write his name and so state.

REGISTRATION AND ENROLLMENT BOOKS. HOW FURNISHED.] These party enrollment books and blanks shall be prepared and furnished by the secretary of state and by him sent to each county auditor in the state and by each county auditor distributed to each assessor. The assessors shall complete this work of taking the party registration in the months of

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April and May of each even numbered year and shall return the blanks and enrollment books to the county auditors of the respective counties on or before thirty days before each primary election day and shall receive as compensation the sum of ten cents (10c) for entry of the name of each party voter in addition to the compensation now allowed by law for this work as such assessor. He shall cause the names to be entered in the party enrollment book alphabetically and according to the respective precincts of the voters within that district.

Any voter who is unavoidably absent from the assessor's district during the time of taking the party registration may go before any notary public and sign and verify a registration blank as shown by form "A" and mail the same in to the county auditor of his county.

WHEN PERSON MAY CAUSE NAME TO BE ENROLLED ON PRIMARY DAY.] Any person who was a qualified voter in any election precinct in this state on the day of enrollment and registration provided for in this act, and who failed to have his name enrolled on that day by reason of sickness or unavoidable absence from the election precinct, and who is a qualified voter in said district at the time of the primaries thereafter held therein, or who may have become twentyone years of age after the day of enrollment, may have his name enrolled by the election board on any primary day upon making oath as provided in the general election law in relation to registration of electors on election day. Any person who was a qualified voter in any election precinct in this state on the day of enrollment provided for in this act, and who was duly enrolled as provided herein, who has had occasion to transfer his place of residence to an election precinct other than that in which he was enrolled, may be entitled to a new enrollment on primary day in such election precinct and be entitled to a vote therein, provided that he has resided in the election precinct to which he has lately removed for a period to comply with general laws governing residences of electors. He may obtain from the assessor of the precinct in which he formerly resided a certificate stating that he was duly enrolled in such precinct, and that he has changed his residence therefrom to such other precinct and that he is entitled to enrollment therein.

The county auditor shall cause duplicates to be made of all the party enrollment hooks on file in his office and cause a copy of the party enrollment book for each precinct to be delivered to the inspector of elections of such precinct at the same time that the other election supplies and ballot boxes are delivered to such inspector as now provided by law.

The inspector and judges at such primary election shall require each voter to vote the party ballot under which he has registered.

COUNTY AND LEGISLATIVE CANDIDATES. PETITION, FILING FEE AND PLEDGE.] Every candidate for a county or district office shall not more than forty days nor less than thirty days, and before 4 o'clock p. m. of the thirtieth day prior to any primary election, present to the county auditor a petition giving his name, post office address, the title of the office to which he aspires and the party which he represents, containing the names of five per cent of the total vote cast for the candidate of the party which he represents, for the same position at the last general election: such names to be procured from at least one-fifth of the precincts of his district; provided, however, that in no case shall there be more than two hundred names; and, provided, further, that the petitions of all candidates for members of the legislative assembly may, in addition to the requirements hereinbefore provided, contain the following pledge, namely: "I, the undersigned, a candidate for the office of member of the legislative assembly of the state of North Dakota, do obligate myself to the people of the state of North Dakota and to the people of my legislative district that during my term of office I will support and vote for that candidate for United States senator in congress of the party of which I am member, who has received a majority of such party votes, or who by law received the party nomination for that posi· tion at the primary election next preceding the election of United States senator in congress." In case such legislative candidate signs the foregoing pledge, he shall be entitled to have printed below his name upon the primary and general election ballot the following words, to-wit: "Pledged to the people's choice for U. S. senator." In case such legislative candidate does not sign the foregoing pledge there shall be printed below his name upon the primary election and gen eral election ballots the following words, to-wit: "Not pledged to the people's choice for U. S. Senator."

Each name on the petition shall be that of a qualified voter, and be subscribed under a party heading. Each signer of a nomination paper shall sign but one such paper for the same office; he shall add his residence with the street number, if any, and the date of signing. Upon the receipt of such petition by the county auditor and the payment to him of the filing fee of three dollars ($3.00), excepting candidates for county commissioners, district assessors, surveyor, coroner, county constables and county justices of the peace, who shall pay no filing fee and when accompanied by an affidavit as provided in section 3 of chapter 109 of the

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1907 Session Laws relating to petitions required, fees and filing affidavit of candidate, such county auditor shall place the name of such applicant upon the primary election ballot. in the columns of his party as hereinbefore provided.

When a legislative district is composed of more than one county, the petition herein provided for shall be filed with the county auditor of the county where the candidate resides, and such county auditor shall certify to the county auditors of the other counties comprising such legislative districts the names of the candidates filing such petitions. The filing fees received as above by the county auditor shall be turned over by him to the county treasurer to be covered into the general fund. [1911, ch. 213.]

§ 5. NAMES ON PRIMARY BALLOT. HOW SECURED. VACANCIES. HOW FILED.] Application to have a name placed on the primary election ballots for nomination may be made by five qualified electors for any office designated in this Act, by presenting the petition required in Sections 3 or 4 to the proper official, and paying the amount required, accompanied by the following affidavit:

State of North Dakota,

County of....

"I, A..

D...

B...

and E....

SS.

C....

.being duly sworn,

each for himself, deposes and says that he is a qualified voter in the state of North Dakota, that he hereby makes application to have the name of..

printed on the primary election ballot of the...

for the office of.....

election to be held on the. 19...; that said...

.party,

to be voted for at the primary

..day of.....

..is to the best of his knowland a qualified .under

edge, information and belief, a...
voter and eligible to hold the office of...
the constitution.

"Subscribed and sworn to before me this.

..day of

.19....

Notary Public, North Dakota.

When such application is received by the proper officer, accompained by the necessary fee, as required in Sections 3 and 4 of this Act, he shall place the name on the primary

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