The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1906-02-09
LAWS OF 1905 RELATING TO PRIMARY
ELECTIONS --S0UTH DAKOTA,


number of delegates that each pre-
cinct is entitled to, and the numbe of
deleg ates or candidates to be voted
for at such county convention,
and the time and place at which the
primaries are to be held in each pre-
cinct, The county central committee
shall fix the basis of representation of
each precinct. which representation
shall be uniform throughout the entire
county.
Sec. IA. County Convention-Pub-
lication OF Call. The chairman of
the county central committee shall
cause notice of such convention to be
published in newspapers most likely
to give notice to the members of his
party.
Sec. Is. Notice Shall be Posted. I
1t shall be the duty of the chairman
of each precinct to post copy OF
such call in at least five public places
in such precinct most likely to give
notice to the electors of such pre-
cinct. Such notice shall be so posted
at least ten days prior to the time of
holding such primaries.
Sec. 16. Primaries for State and
Judicial COnventions-Date of. All
primaries held for the purpose of Sc
lecting delega ates to the county con-
vention held for the purpose of select
ing delegates to the state or judicial
convention. shall be held on the first
Tuesday after the second Monday in
May next preceding the time fixed for
holding the county convention. All
primaries held for the purpose of Sc
lecting delegates to the county con-
vention, held for the purpose of plac-
-, ;,, e.
county officers, shall be held on the
first Tuesday after the second Mon
day in September next preceding the
Sec. II. Polls Kept Open. A
primary shall be held in each voting
precinct, and all primaries shall be
kept open from three until eight-thirty
O'Clock p. m.
Sec. Is. County Auditor-Duty of.
1t shall be the duty of the county
auditor to furnish the chairman of
each precinct of all political parties
with two ballot boxes of sufficient size
to contain all the ballots of such pre-
cinct likely to be cast by such party;
one OF such boxes to be marked "bal-
lot 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 chair
man of each party with one of the
booths used at the elections, and
designate as far as practicable the
order in which such booths shall be
| arranged in each primary. The pres
cinct chairman of each party shall re-
ceive and transmit to the place of vot-
ing of his precinct such ballot boxes,
booths and ballots, in sufficient time to
have the same ready in time for hold
ing such primaries. The county aud
itor shall also furnish to the precinct
chairman of each political party.
blank ballots, as provided herein.
Sec. 19. Primary Election-How
Conducted. The voting at such
same manner as the elections under
the Australian ballot law, except as
| hereina after otherwise provided. Each
party shall have their own desk and
their own booth, and it shall be so
| arranged that the voting of each par
ty will be kept separate The booth
of each party shall be marked in large
clear type with the name of the party
to which 1t 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. 20. Ballots Material and
| Color. 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 by 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 in such
precinct for the candidate of governor
at the last preceding election, or such
additional number as may be neces
sary. Such ballots shall be of uni
form size and weight and be made out
OF flat writing paper, and shall have
no printing, writing or other Identify
ing mark on them. The color of bal
| lots of all political parties, to be used
at primaries having a state organiza-
tion, shall be designated by the Secre-
tary of State. For parties having
| less than state organization. the
county auditor of each county in
which primaries of such parties are
held, still select the color of said bal
| lots provided, that the ballots of
each political party shall be of a sep
arate and district color, and provided
further, that when color has been
once selected for party having
state organization, such color shall
not be again changed, Such color
shall be selected upon the application
of the chairman of the 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-
tiOn.
Sec. q. Ballots-How Procured
If any person desires to present to the
electors of any precinct 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 ballot furn-
ished the chairman of the party he
intends to vote with. Such persons
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