The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1891-10-02
ELECTION LAW.
F.ll Text ofthe Australian Ballot Law
Which Goes Into Eject at the
Next Election.
Avery 1mlportant;Law For All Electors
to Study asIt Radically Changes
All Election Duties. .

Il Also Changes the Node Of Preparing
Ballots BY the Voter and Nan.
ner Of Voting. |
An act to Promote the Independence Of
Voters at Public Elections. aud to Enforce the
secrecy of the Ballot. Be it enacted. etc.
skcT1oN 1. All ballots cast in elections for
public officers within the State Of South Dakota
except school. district or school township on.
Gers, and township officers) shall be printed
and distributed ct public expense - hereinaf-
ter provided. The printing Of ballots and
cards Of instruction for the electors in each
county, and the delivery of the same to
tho election officers. as hereinafter pro-
vided, the payment of which shall be provided
for In the same manner ~ other county expen-
Sos, but the expense Of printing and delivering
the ballots shall. in the case of municipal cleo.
tions. be q charge upon the city or town n
which such election shall be held.
SEC 9. Any convention or primary meeting
a. hereinafter defined, held for the purpose OF
making. nominations to public Office. and also
electors to the number hereinafter spect6eds
may nominate candidates for public Office to be
1Ned BY election within the state. A conven.
ton or primary meeting within the meaning q
this act. is an organized assemblage Of electors
OF delegates representing . political party Of
principle t|N .-1t rs.
Sec. 8. All nominations made by such con-
vention or urinary meeting shall be certified as
follows: The certificates Of nomination shall
b In writing. shall contain the name Of each
pssson nominated. his residence. his business
Aas business address, and the Office for which he
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I've words the party or principle which such
convention or primary meeting represents. and
u shall be signed by the presiding onacer aud
oec1etary Of such convention or primary meet-
ing, who shall add to their signatures their res
psctive places Of residence. their business and
business addresses. Such certificates made
secretary or president Of such convention OF
primary meeting. to the Secretary Of State or
- The County Auditor as hereinafter required.
SEC 4. Certificates of nomination of candi-
dates 60 be filed by the electors Of the entire
state, or any division or district greater than q
county, shall be fled with the Secretary OF
0tatA Certificates Of nomination for county
and precinct officers shall be filed with the Au.
aitor Of the respective counties wherein the Of
6cers are to be elected. Certificates Of nomi-
nation for municipal oflcers shall be fled with
The clerks Of the respective municipal CORPORA
tons wherein the officers arc to be elected.
The certificates for the nomination Of q joint
Aember OF either branch Of the Legislature,
shall BE- filed in the offices Of the County Audi
tor Of all counties to be represented by such
Joint member.
$50 s Candidates for public ONCE may b
nsminAted otherwise than by convention or
primary meeting in the manner following: A
os9tidcate Of nomination containing the name
g the candidate for the Office to be filled.
With such information as Is required to be given
tn certificates provided for 10 Section 8 Of this
act shall DO signed by electors residing within
The listrict or political division In and for
which the officer or officers are to be elected in
the following numbsrs: The number Of sig
natures shall be two hundred or moro when the
nomination 10 for IN o61ee to b filed by the
electors Of the entire state. and need not q.
eeed twenty when the election is for an ONCE to
b filled by the electors Of . county, district or
ether division less than the state. and need not
exceed Eve when the nomination is for an Office
to be filed by the electors Of . township. pre-
oanct or ward Provided. that the said sigma
tures need not all DO appended to one paper.
Each elector signing . certificate shall add to
his signature his place Of residence. his bust
ness and his business address. Such certificate
may be fled Is provided for in Section 4 Of this
cot In tho same manner and with the same eff
fsct ~ . certificate Of nomination made by .
party convention OF primary meeting.
SEC. 9. No certificate Of nomination shall
contain the name Of more than one candidate
for each office to be filed. No person shall
3odn In nominating more than one psrson for
each ofaoe to be nlled, except ~ otherwise
provided by law. and no person shall accept .
nomination to more than one of1oe.
eBn q. The Secretary Of State and the audi.
tsrs Of the several counties and Of the several
municipal corporations shall cause to be pre-
served In their respective ofices for two
years all certificates Of nimination fled in
.tAei respective ofaoes under the pro.
visions Of this cot. Al such csr-
: tiacates shall Be open to public In
Gpection under proper regulations to DO made
b. the officers with whom the ame are filed.
SEQ 9. Certificates Of nomination to be dled
With the SECRETARY q Stats. shall % Aled not
Les than thirty days before the day axed by
lsw for the election Of the persons in nom.u-
ton. Certificates Of nomination herein direct
IA TO b. filed with the County Auditor shall be
A1sd not more than sixty days aud not less than
twsuty days before election: oeett1oatss for the
nomination Of candidates fee municipal ofaces
hall DO Alsd wtthths elsrks q The respective
innidpal corporations not asrs than thirty
= Aaysand not less than three days Vesvious 70
~ lay 1t election. Provided. That The provis.
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