Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-06-13
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SEC, 9. Not less than twenty or more than
thirty davs before election to I'LL aav public of
flee, the Secretary OF State shall certify to the
County Auditor of each county in which any OF
the electors may by law vote for candidates for
such Office the names and descriptions of eaca
person nominated for such Office, as specif ID in
the certificates OF nomination filed with the
Secretary OF State.
SEC 10 At least ten days before an election
to fill any public office other than a municipal
Office, the County Auditor Of each county shall
cause TO be published in one or more official
newspapers within the county, the nominations
90 office. certified TO him under the provisions Of
this act. The County Auditor shall make such
Indications daily until the election, in counties
where daily newspapers are published; but II
there be no daily newspaper published within
the county. two publications In each newspaper
will be sufficient. One OF suoh publications in
each newspaper shall be upon he last day upon
which such newspaper is issued before election.
In the case of municipal elections such publica-
tions shall be made IN one or more newspapers
devoted TO the dissemination OF general news
and published within the municipal corporation
in which the election is to be held at least three
days before the election, the publication to be
dairy until the election, where there are daily
newspapers. but If there be no daily newspaper
published within the municipal corporation,
one publication In each newspaper shall be suff-
cient. Provided. IL there be no newspaper pub
lished in such municipal corporation or county,
then the clerk or auditor shall publish such
nominations by posting lists Of said nomina-
tions at three public places within the limits OF
each voting precinct of such municipal corpor-
alton or county.
SEC. IL. Should any person so nominated die
before the printing OF the tickets or decline the
nomination as in this act provided, or should
any certificate OF nomination, be or become in
sufficient or imperative from any cause, the va
cancv or vacancies thus occasioned may be filled
In the manner required for original nominations.
II the original nomination was made by party
convention which had delegated TO a committee
the power to NIL vacancies. such committee may.
upon the occurring Of such vacancies, proceed
TO fill the same. The chairman and secretary OF
such committee shall thereupon make aud file
with the proper officer a certificate setting forth
the cause OF the vacancy, the name OF the per-
son nominated, the Office for which he was NOM
mated, the name OF the person for whom the
new nominee is to be substituted, the fact that
the committee was authorized to ill vacancies,
and such further information as is required to
be given in an original certificate OF nomination.
The certificate so made shall be executed In tho
manner prescribed for the original certificate Of
nomination, and shall have the same force and
effect as an original certificate OF nomination.
When such certificate shall bo fled with the
Secretary OF State. he shall in certifying the
nomination to the various County Auditors, in.
sert the name of he person whe has thus been
nominated to I'LL vacancy in place OF that OF
the original nominee. And in the event he has
already sent forth his certificate, he shall forth
with certify to the auditors Of the proper ooun-
ties, the name and description of the person SO
nominated to fill vacancy, the office he is nom
mated FOR, the party or political principle he
represents, and the name OF the person for
whom such nominee is substituted.
SEC IL. Whenever proposed constitution
or constitutional amendment. or other question
is to be submitted to the people of the state for
popular vote, the Secretary of State shalt duly
and not less than thirty days before election,
certify the same TO the auditor Of each county
in the state and the auditor OF each county
shall include the 81. ne in the publication pro-
vided for in Section 10 of this act Questions
to be submitted to the people Of county or
municipality shall be advertised as provided Of
nominees for office by said election
SEC. 13 Any person whose nams has been
presented as q candidate. may cause his name
TO be withdrawn from nomination by request
in writing signed by him and acknowledged be-
fore an officer qualified to take ackuowledg-
ments. and filed with the Secretary of State, in
case the nomination shall have been for a state
office, or for an office in district greater than
county, or with The County Auditor in case of n
nomination for a county Office, or with the city,
town or village clerk, in case OF nomination
for city, town or village office. Such with
drawal shall be filed with the Secretary OF State.
at least fifteen (15l days: with the County Aud
itor, ten lOl days. anu with the city, town or
village clerk, three CD days, as the case may be
previous TO the day of election; and no name so
Withdrawn shall be printed on the ballots to be
used. No nomination published aud posted as
herein provided, shall be subsequently, omitted
as invalid.
SEC. Ia. Except as in this act otherwise pro-
vided, IL shall be the duty OF the County Aud
itor of each county TO provide printed ba liots
for every election In which the voters Of the en-
tire county participate. Such printed ballots
shall cont ain the name Of every candidate whose
nomination has been certified to or fled with
the County Auditor in the manner provided by
law in this act as well as any proposed consti-
tutional amendments or questions. Sample
ballots printed on paper OF a different color
from the official ballots but In the form of those
to be used on the day Of election. each contain
ing the names Of the ates which are printed
on the pirate official ballot. shall be print
cd and in the possession Of the County Auditor.
or other officers OF boards charged with the
duty Of preparing such ballots, ten (l0 days be-
fore the day Of election. in case Of county. dis
triot or state election. and three a) days before
the dsy OF election In case Of city, town or VIII
lage election. and shall he subject to public In
speotion. The official ballot shAll be printed
and In the possession Of the County Auditor or