The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-01-23
SYNOPSIS OF SOUTH
DAKOTA! PRIMARY
Candidates Must File Petitions
at Least Six Weeks Before
the Primary.

TO be nominated by the direct pri-
mary of the party. United States SEN
ators are also selected by the direct
vote, which serves an instruction to
the legislature. The law does not ap-
ply to municipal, town, township and
school district officers unless the
voters by a majority vote so direct.
When Held.
The primary election is held in each
precinct at q regular polling place on
the second Tuesday in June between
the hours of 8 and 5 o'clock, and work.
ingmen are entitled to time off to
vote.
Petitions for State Ticket.
Candidates for United States sena-
tor, congress, state offices and judges
of the circuit court must, in order to
have their names printed on the
official primary ballot, file a petition
with the secretary of state at least
six weeks before the primary. Said
petitions must be signed by not less
than l nor more thar 5 per cent of
the party vote of their respective ju-
dicial districts.
Petitions for County Ticket.
Candidates for county, legislative
office or for a m of the party
state central committee must like
wise file Il nominating petition with
the county auditor at least 80 days be-
fore the primary, signed by not less
than 3 or more than 5 per cent of the
voters of the party in the county. Del
egates to state conventions are chosen
IN the same manner. The law also per-
mlts candidates for state. conventions
to unite under q common MOTTO and
join in one petition, to have their
names appear on the official ballot un-
der that motto.
No person a sign the petition of
two candidates for the same nomina-
tlon to the same office.
Precinct Committees.
ZACH ballot has q space in which the
voter can write his choice of precinct
committeeman.
Fees for Filing Petitions.
fee for filing nominating petit
uons IS charged which, is turned into
the general fund and used to defray
me expense of printing ballots and
conducting the primary. The fee varies
on the state ticket. For senator con
sress, governor and members of the
supreme court the fee is $50. From This
the fees run down through the various
otflces to the lieutenant governor. who
is the lowest at $40.
For county offices the following noni-
flallng fees must be paid the county
auditor.
Treasurer, auditor, sheriff and regis
ter of deeds, SIS each.
.ounty judge, states attorney. clerk
Oh courts and superintendent, $40 each.
commissioned, coroner and surveyor
SIS each.
Legislature, either house. S..
Sohstaples, justices of the peace and
delegates to state convention or mem
oels Vi state central committee. ST.
The Election.
The auditor has the icket printed
and delivered to the precinct Judges
VINO are appointed by the auditor. each
Judge to be of different political parties.
me county pays the judges the same
as Tor general elections. The judges
choose two clerks. Each party has bal
lots of different color. Members of each
party call for their ballot, mark the
candidates they wish nominated. and
deposit 1t in the ballot box. The vote
is canVassed the same as in general
eiections, and the same rules regarding
e~lectloneering, selling liquors, etc. are
In force. The returns are sent to 1he
county auditor, and he, together with
the county judge and clerk of courts
canVasses the vote of the county.
Nominations.
10 secure the official nomination. p
candidate must have the highest MIN
oel VI votes cast and more than 30
per cent OF the total vote. In case no
candidate receives more than 40 nor
cent or the total vote there is no nom
lhatlon, and the nominee is chosen from
among the primary candidates by the
county or state convention, as the
1889 Z oSISsdlSS TO which lra
CHOSEN at the primary.
County Conventions,
Delegates to the county convention
winch is held the first Tuesday in I,,Iy
are selected at the primary on an an,
poftlonment to be determined by each
party chairman. The county conyen-
t!on may fill vacancies on the county
en1 ~ sucH as may be caused by the
Ialiure OF n candidate to receive 40
per cent or the vote, death or Withdraw
ais ana TO pass party resolutions. The
state convention, which is held the sec
oha tuesday in July, has the same
lowers win respect to the state ticket
ana state platform and nominates cam
oldates for presidential electors.
FROM an examination of the proyi-
SONS OF the law it will be seen that
any Individual desiring to become a
ealaidate for any Office can do SO by
ing the fee. The man who gets Tie
most votes at the primary becomes
the oIiiclal party candidate. proyidinp
ne gets more than 80 per cent of the to.
va Vote. II he gets less than 80 per
dacis,an must abide by the
aeGlslon OF the county convention. tha
to which are elected at ths
primary. ~
National Delegates.
On presidential years delee.a toe !.
enosen to national conventions in the
following manner ne
IT two-thirds of the members of M.
county central committee of tha go
erai parties shall decide TINT thera I.
not sufficient contest over delenates -
Justify the expense of holding a coun.
noint i LILY, the committees may APP
point to the state convat-
tons. which shall be held the fourth
a, aesaay m March. qu~adrennially, and
erect to the national con o.
hon. In case the committees SO aeS;aa
npmsvsr; they may call primaries r.,
eiect to the county cnnI.an
a,on ana the county convention en-
n to the state co~nven,fon
Incse primaries are held on the seco,,a
tuesday in March. and are on d.ugi,d
N Exactly h Same manner as the
ouas primary. except that the polls ~
open only between the hours OF : : a -
ana are s;So p. m. The county Commits.
are given the option to hold thus n,i
mary or not. as they see IF 80 PIT
n nasf 81 there 5aere being 10 fight on for
Ing the March primary can he - osG-
'otuS0.
Always the Same.
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