Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1891-04-09
HOW TO VOTE.
Synopsis Of the new Elections Law OF
South Dakota.

SOutn DakOta.
The law is divided into four divisions
of importance to the general public,
namely nominations, the form of ballot,
the manner Of voting and the voting place
THE NOMINATIONS.
Any convention or primary meeting
may make nominations. A certificate of
the nomination must be filed. with the
nominees name, residence business ad-
dress, and shall designate in not more
Than five words the party or PRINCIPAL
which such convention represents. IL
county nominations they must be filed
with the county auditor and in state NOM
nations with the secretary of state. A
nomination may be made on petition
signed, If for a state Office, by 200 voters,
and for a county Office by twenty voters,
and by five voters when the Office to be
filed is township or precinct election
No person can join in nominating more
than person for each Office, and no per-
son can accept a nomination to more than
one ofl1ce. For state Office these certifi.
Gates must be hIed thirty days previous
to the elections, and for county officers
they must be filed not more than sixty
days nor less than thirty days previous to
the election. Ten days before election
the various nominations are published for
ten days in daily paper, if there is one,
and twice in weekly preyiogs to election.
THE FORM OF THE BALLOT.
The county auditor is required to have
printed on one sheet of paper the names
of all the candidates to be voted for by
the electors of the county. In municipal,
township and other districts the proper
officer is designated in place of the couu-
ty auditor when a municipal, township or
district election is to be held. As ballots
are TO be white in color alphabetically ar
ranged under each Office, and following
the persons name shall be designated the
party OF which the person is candidate.
At the end of the list of candidates shall
be left blank spaces large enough to con-
tain rs many written names of candidates
as there are Offices TO be filed.
THE MANNER OF VOTING.
Before the opening of the polls the
county auditor is required 10 deliver the
required number Of ballots, 200 for each
fifty voters, or fraction of fifty to the judges
of election OF each precinct, also rubber
stamp containing the words official bal
lot" Two of the three iadges shall be
designated as ballot clerks, who shall de.
liver ballots to the voters. The voter can
ouly receive his ballot from a Judge and
on the receipt OF his ballot the elector
shall retire to booth and prepare his bal
lot by marking an \ opposite the name
OF the person he wishes to vote for. After
marking the ballot the same is to be fold
ed SO that the face is concealed and so
that the endorsement. stamp may be seen.
No voter can remain inside of the guard
railing over ten minutes nor in q booth
more than iYe, nor can he return after he
he may OBTAIN another, but not more than
three altogether, returning the spoiled
ballot or ballots to the judges. who shall
mark across the face of 1t cancelled"
THE PLACE OF VOTING,
The county commissioners when ap-
pointing judges shall designate one of the
judges as superintendent, upon whom
shall deyolye the duty of constructing the
necessary booths or compartments In
which the voter goes to prepare his bal
lot. The voters must be where they can
mark their ballots screened from cbserva.
ton and guard rail built so that persons
can only get within six feet of the voter
Another guard rail is built SO that citizens
can only get within five feet OF the poll
ing place.