The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-01-23
OF SOUTH
DAKOTA PRIMARY
Candidates Must File Petitions
at Least Six Weeks Before
the Primary.

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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 eacn
precinct at a regular polling place on
the second Tuesday In Jun between
the hours Of s and s o'clock, and work.
ingmen are entitled to time of to
vote.
Petitions for state Ticket.
Candidates for United States sena-
tor, congress, state Offices 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
h IA ] nor more than s pe cent OF
the party vote of their respective ju-
dicial districts.
Petitions for County Ticket.
Candidates for county, legislative
Office or for a member OF the party
state central committee must like
wise file a nominating petition with
the county auditor at least 30 days be-
fore the primary, signed by not less
than 3 or more than ) per cent Of the
N-~ R1ASg 10 eAap ~OaAANJ DCA-
egates to state conventions are chosen
In the same n The law also per-
rnits candidates for state conventions
TO unite under a common motto and
Join In one petition, to nave their
names appear on the official ballot un-
der that motto.
No person can sign the petition OF
two candidates for the same nominal
ton to the same Office.
Precinct Committees.
Each ballot has "A space in which the
voter can write his choice of precinct
committeeman.
Fees for Filing Petitions.
A fee for filing nominating petit
tons is charged which, is turned into
the general fund and used to defray
the expense of printing ballots and
conducting the primary. The fee varies
on the state ticket. For senator. con-
gress, governor and members OF the
supreme o. the fee is $50. From this
the fees run down through the various
orices to the lieutenant governor, who
Is the lowest at $40.
For county offices the following snomi-
Mating fees nus be pnid the county
|fauditor.
Treasurer, auditor, sheriff and regis
ter OF deeds, SIS each.
County judge, states attorney, clerk
or courts and superintendent, $40 each.
Commissioned, coroner and surveyor,
s. each. ''
Legislature, either house. s5.
Constables, justices OF the peace and
delegates to state convention or MEM
pers OF state central committee, 81.
The Election.
h auditor has the tickets printed
n delivered to the precinct judges,
who are appointed by the auditor, each
Judge to be of different political parties.
The county pays the judges the same
as for general elections. The judges
choose w clerks. Each party has bal
lots of different color. Members OF each
party call for their ballot, mark the
candidates they wish nominated, m
deposit 1t in the ballot box. The vote
is the same as In general
elections, and the same rules regarding
electioneering, selling liquors, etc, are
In force. The returns are sent to the
county auditor, n he. together with
the county judge and clerk Of courts,
ahVasses the vote OF the county.
Nominations.
To secure the official nomination, a
candidate must have the highest num-
Der. of votes cast and more thar 30
per cent of the total vote. In case no
candidate receives more than 30 per
cent OF the total vote there is no nom
ination, and the nominee is chosen from
among the primary candidates by the
eAAN "a 0t@IC SOAlNGilAiOll. dS the
case may be, delegates to which are
chosen at the primary. .
County Conventions.
Delegates to the county convention
which Is held the first Tuesday in July,
are selected at h primary on an APP
p~ortionment TO be determined by each
party chairman. The county conven-
ton may fill vacancies on the county
ticket such as may be caused by the
fatItara ~ anu M a1;aaNa a. o.ag., On
per cent of the vote, death or withdraw
ais and to pass party resolutions. The
state convention, which Is held the Sec
ond Tuesday In July, has tho same
powers with respect to the state ticket
and state platform and nominates can-
didates for presidential electors.
From an examination OF the provi-
sions OF the law 1t will be seen that
any Individual desiring to become a
candidate for any Office IA do so by
filing the necessary petition and pay
ing the fee. The mar who gets the
most votes at the primary becomes
the official party candidate, providing
he gets more than 30 per cent OF the to-
tai vote. III he gets less han 80 per
cent the candidates must abide by the
decision of the county convention, the
delegates to which are elected at the
primary.
National Delegates.
/ vi plGSlucUlldl years are
chosen to national conventions in the
following manner:
If two-thirds OF the members of the
county central committee of the sew
eral parties shall decide that there is
not sufficient contest over delegates to
justify the expense of holding a coun-
ty primary, the committees may APP
point delegates to the state v
tons, which shall be held the fourth
Tuesday in March, quadrennially, and
elect delegates to the national, conven-
ton. In case the committees so decide.
however, they may call primaries to
elect delegates to the county conyen-
ton and the county convention can
elect delegates to the state convention.
These primaries are held on the second
Tuesday in March, and are conducted
In exactly the same manner as the
June primary, except that the polls are
open only between the hours Of 3 d. m.
and $3.50 p. m. The county committees
are given the option to hold this pri-
mary or not, as they see fit, and in
case OF there being no fight on for