Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-06-13
Review Of Most Important Features,

Review Of Most Important Features.
The Australian ballot law which is
to be put into use in this state the
first time on the third of next Novem-
Der has suddenly become a very in
teresting as well as important docu-
ment. 1t is given entire in connection
herewith, but it seems as though
better understanding of many OF it's
most important features would be
had by calling particular attention to
them in seperate article. 1t must
be understood that the law works
many radical changes in 5ne manner
of preparing ballots AS well as voting
them, and if the law is rigidly enforc-
cd there viii be no fraudulent voting
anywhere in the state.
The printing and distribution Of the
ballots to the several polling precinct
officers is left entirely in the hands OF
the Iseveral county auditors, and
paid for, not by the candidates as un-
der the old regime, but by county the
same as other county expenses are
paid.
There are no "split" tickets, but all
names in nomination are certified to
the secretary of state in case OF state
officers, to the county auditor in case
OF county officers, and to town Iclerks
in case of municipal officers, by the
officers of the nominating convention
or caucus. The certificate must con-
tain the name ofeach person nominat-
ed, his residence, his business, his busi-
ness address, the Office for which he
is nominated, and the party or prin-
ciple which he represents. This GER
tifcate must be delivered by thepresi-
dent or secretary OF the nominating
convention or caucus to the secretary
OF state, county auditor or town clerk,
as the case may be.
Provision is also made for the nom-
nation OF candidates otherwise than
by convention or primary meeting by
fixing a certificate OF nomination to
q state Office with at least the names
of two hundred voters attached; ii for
q county Office twenty signatures, and
il for a municipal Office FIVE signatures.
all to be qualified voters. These
signatures need not all be attached
to the same paper, but each elector
signing the certificate must attach his
place of residence, his business and
his business address. These certif-
Gates OF nomination shall at all times
be open to public inspection.
In cases OF general election these
certificates must be fled with the Sc
cretary OF state not less than thirty
days before 'the day OF election; for
county officers they. must beiled with
the county auditor not less than
twenty days before election, and for
municipal officers they must be filed
with the clerks not less than three
days before election. This provision
does not apply to nominations for
special election to fill vacancies by
death, resignation or otherwise.
1t is made the duty Of the secretary
OF state to certify to the several corn-
ty auditors the name and description
OF every person nominated for state
Office not less than twenty days be-
fore election.
At least ten days before election the
county auditor must publish a list OF
candidates certified to him in one or
more official newspapers in the coun-
ty. II there are daily newspapers in
the county the publication must be
daily, but If there are none then two
publications must be made in each
weekly newspaper, and one Of thep pub
lications must be upon the last day
before election upon which such news
paper is published. In case OF muni-