The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1891-10-02
THE AUSTRALIAN BALLOT LAW.
Passed and Approved at the Last Session of the South Dakota Legislature.
~ SUPPLEMENT- TO THE HOT SPRINGS STAR.

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town or village election. and shall be subject a.
30 to inspection by the candidates.
SEC. 16. Sample and official ballots FOR use
in cities. towns aud villages. shall he prepared
in the same manner ~ above provided BY the
clerks Of tho respective cities. towns ana viii
lagos, and the rules laid down by this act for
the government oil County Auditors Shall in
like manner apply to clerks Of cities. towns and
villages. in case Of elections to be held therein
for city. town or Village ofacsrs. and at the ex.
pense OF printing aud delivering such ballots
shall b charge upon such city. town OF vil-
lage. and shall DO paid in the same manner as
other contingent expenses. are paid.
E 16 The County Auditor Of each county.
o. other public cHacers or boards. CHARGED
with the duty Of furnishing or providing
ballots, shall provide for each election dis
trict OK precinct in the county. two hundred
(200) ballots for every fifty t5O) or fraction Of
nifty t50) voters who shall have voted At the
last preeeedtnge election. or . sufficient humble
OF ballots for such election district or precinct.
When . district or precinct shall be divided.
or the boundaries changed. or new districts or
precincts created. the County Auditor or such
other public officers or boards must ASCERTAIN -
nearly Is possible. the humble Of voters in the
new district or precinct, and provide therefor .
sufficient number Of ballots in the above pro-
portion.
SEQ. IA. Whenever It shall appear by afada-
VT that an error has occurred in the publication
OF the names or descriptions Of the candidates
fof ONCE. or In the printing OF the samples Of
official ballots, the Judge Of the County Court,
may, upon application Of any voter, by ran order,
requirs the County Auditor or other public
ofacial Or board charged with the duty in re-
spect to which such error OF omission has 90.
CURED. to correct such error. or to show cause
why such srror should not b corrected. The
County Auditor or such other public cf1cial or
board shall upon his own or their own motion.
correct without delay any patent error in ball
lots which he Or they msy discover. or which
shall be brought to his or their attention. and
which can b corrected without interfering with
the timely. distribution Of the ballots ~ herein
SEQ Is. The County Auditor Of the various
counties in the state, shall, prior to an election,
cause to Be delivered y the Sheriff. or his
Judge OF Election Of such! precinct, district,
town or ward, Wit shall have been regularly
appointed. the proper number Of ballots pro-
ytded for the use Of the voters Of such precinct,
district town or ward, at such election. Tho
same shall be sent in sealed packages, one Of
each kind for each and every election precinct.
district. town or ward, in such county, With the
marks on the outside OF each package. clearly
stating the polling place for which II 10 intend.
ed, together with the number OF ballots inclos.
or to the Judge Of Election Of each precinct,
district, town or ward. not later than the Satur.
day before the election. In cases Of city. town
ed nv The Cftv. town mr. VILLAGE clerk IN ma ~
the judges of the election who shall have been
duly appointed, on the day preceding the day Of
number delivered. shall be given by the Clerk II
or the Judge of Election in any precinct. dis
trict. town. village OF ward. who receives them.
t toe I TrSo pbs sna Re ee a a Tec %1sn ~ rs sh eo tims A Nhsn
and the manner by which each Of said packages
were sent. End received by the parties to whom
sent. In case Of city. town or village elections.
ceived by and filed with the City. Town or VII
lage Clerk. wherein such elections may be held.
The County Auditor shall take . receipt from
are transmitted. The Town Clerk or Judge Of
Election receiving such packages. shall at the
opening Of the polls on election day, cause the
same to be delivered with seals unbroken, to
the Election Board of the various election pre-
cincte. districts. towns or wards. Is designated
on the outside Of the packages respectively,
and shall take receipts therefor from the Judges
Of Election, which said receipt shall be return.
ed Co the County Auditor with the election re-
turns. or in the case Of city. town or village
election. to the clerk thereof.
SEC. 10. In case the ballots to DO furnished
to n precinct, district. town or ward. in 40.
cordance with the provisions Of this act, shall
case after delivering they shall be destroyed or
stolen. It shall be che duty Of the Election
Board Of such precinct. district, town or ward.
TORN the CASE Of general or county election.
from the City. Village or Town Clerk. in case
Of . city. town or village election. . second
1 ne 4 ncA ~ hn1lnS. oSun{Iio. a. al .~u@n~<A a.
those previously sent. II there be not time to
thus procure additional ballots from the County
Auditor or from the City, Town or Village CLERK.
ton Board to cause other ballots to be pre-.
pared, substantially In form OF the ballots so
wanting. and to be furnished. and such Elec-
under oath, that the ol.Rinal ballots have failed
to be received. or that they have been destroy.
ed or stolen as the case may be. and that the
similar to the oficial ballot, . copy Of which
had been previously posted, which statement
shall be sent to the County auditor. or in case
c!erk. Of such city, town or village with the
election returns from such precinct district.
town or ward.
visions Of this act shall be white In color, and
Of . good quality Of printing paper. and the
names shall be printed thereon in black ink
Every ballot shall contain the name sof every
candidate whose nomination for any once
specified in the ballot has been certified or filed
according to the provisions Of this act, and no
other names. The names Of candidates for eaoh
Office shall be arranged under the DESIGNATION
OF the Office in alphabetical order, according
to surnames, except that the names Of the cleo
tors Of the President M Vice President Of the
United States presented in any one certificate
OF nominations shall be arranged in q seperats
group. Every ballot shall Also contain the
name Of the party or principle which the candi-
dste represents, q contained in the certificates
OF nomination. At the end Of the list Of oandi-
dates for each once shall be left 3 blank space
large enough to contain - many written names
Of candidates as there arc offices to be filled.
There shall DO Q margin on each side ct least .
half Of an inch wide, and . reasonable space