Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-03-23

Sec II. 1t shall be the duty of the
county auditor to furnish the chair
man Of each precinct OF all political
parties with two ballot boxes of sutfi.
Client size to contain all the ballots OF
such precinct likely to be cast by such
party; one of such boxes to be marked
Ballot Box" and the other to be
marked Waste Ballot Box" Such
ballot boxes to be made in the same
manner as ballot boxes for elections,
and shall be provided with a lock and
key. 1t shall also be the duty Of the
county auditor to furnish the precinct
chairman OF each party with one of
the booths used at the elections, and
designate as far as practicable the or
der in which such booths shall be ar
ranged in each primary. The precinct
chairman of each party shall receive
and transmit to the place of voting of
his precinct such ballot boxes, booth
and ballots, in sufficient time to have
the same ready IN time for holding
such primaries. The county auditor
shall also furnish to the precinct chair
man of each political party blank bal
lots. as provided herein.
Sec. IS. The voting at such pr-
maries shall be conducted in the same
manner as the elections under the
Australian ballot law, except as here
matter otherwise provided. Each
party shall have their own desk and
their own booth, and it shall be so ar
ranged that the voting of each party
shall be kept separate. The booth of
each party shall be marked in large,
clear type with the name of the party
to which it belongs, and the elector
desiring to vote with any party at any
primary, must receive his ballot from
the chairman of such party and vote
in the booth belonging to such party.
Sec. 10, 1t shall be the duty of the
county auditor, at least ten days be-
fore the holding of any primary, to
deliver personally or mail byS>regis-
tered letter, to the precinct chairman
of each political party, one and one
half times as many ballots as there
were votes cast by such party il such
precinct for the candidate of governor
at the last preceding election. Such
ballots shall be of uniform size and
weight and be made out of ..........
paper, and shall have no printing.
writing or other identifying marks on
them. The color of ballots of all po-
litical parties, to be used at primaries
having state organization, shall be
designated by the secretary of state
For parties having less than a state
organization, the county auditor of
each county in which primaries of
such party are held, shall select the
color of such ballots; provided, that
the ballots of each political party shall
be of a separate and distinct color,
and provided further, that when par
ty having a state organization. such
color shall not be again changed. Such
color shall be selected upon the ap-
plicatio1 of the chairman state central
committee of each party, and as soon
as selected. the secretary of state
shall Immediately notify the county
auditor of each county of such selec-
ton.
Sec 20. If any person desires to
present to the electors of any precinct
a list of names to be voted on at such
primary, he may procure from the
county auditor sample ballots of the
same size, weight and color as the bal
lot furnished the chairman of the par
ty he intends to vote with Such per-
son may prepare ballots similar to the
sample furnished him by the county
auditor, and may write or print the
names of any qualified electors of the
precinct that he may desire, on such
blank ballots, and deliver the same to
the precinct chairman of his party:
provided, that such ballots shall con-
tain no writing, or printing or other
marks, except the names
of such persons IS ere to be voted for.
The name of the person in whose in
terest such ballots are prepared, or
the name of the issue which such
delegation represent, may be written
or printed at the head of the list of
names.
Sec. 81. The precinct chairman of
each political party shall place all bal
lots furnished him on the table, and
keep each set or kind of ballot sep
arate He shall furnish to each cleo
tor desiring to vote one blank ballot
and one Of each kind Of the prepared
ballots. Before furnishing any ballots
to any elector, such elector shall give
his name and address to the clerk. and
it shall then be the duty of the pre-
cinct chairman to stamp such ballots
with the word "Official' and add his
initials thereto.
Sec o. Each elector, after having
such ballots, shall take all Of such bal
lots with him to the booth. He may
vote for any person he desires, either
by writing their names on the blank
ballot. by voting any of the prepared
ballots. OF by erasing any name on any
of the prepared ballots and substi-
tuting others; provided, that the
names of all of the persons he desires
to vote for shall be on one ballot. Aft
er having prepared his ballot, the cleo
tor shall fold the ballot he desires to
vote. in such a manner that it will not
disclose what ballot he voted: and
likewise fold the ballots he does not
desire to vote together in such way
that it will Tot disclose the ballots he
does not vote. After having folded his
ballots in the manner herein provided,
the elector shall hand the ballot to the
chairman, who shall deposit the same
in the box called the ballot box. and
the ballots he does not intend to vote
shall be deposited in the box called
the waste ballot box.
Sec. %. Any elector who support
ed and voted for majority Of the
candidates of any political party at
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