Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1908-01-17
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OUTLINE OF NEW PRIMARY LAW.

OUTLINE OF NEW PRIMARY LAW.
New System of Making Party NOmina.
tions by Direct Vote in Effect.
Under the new primary law our party
candidates for State, Judicial and
County offices are to be nominated by
the direct primary of the party.
United States Senators are also select
ed by the direct vote, which serves an
instruction to the Legislature, The
law does not apply to municipal, tow n
township and school district officers
unless the voters by majority vote so
direct.
WHEN HELD.
The primary election is held in each
precinct at the regular polling place
on the second Tuesday in June between
the hours Of and o'clock, and work.
ing men are entitled to time off to
vote,
PETITIONS FOR STATE TICKET.
| Candidates for United States Sen.
ator, Congress, State offices and J Judges
of the Circuit Court, must, in order tc
have their names printed on the
official primary ballot, file petition
with the Secretary of the State at least
six weeks before the primary, Saio
petitions must be signed by not less
than one nor more than five per cent
of the party vote of their respective
judicial districts.
PETIoNs FOR COUNTY TICKET.
Candidates for any county legisla
tive Office, or for member of the party
State central committee must like
wise file nominating petition with the
county auditor at least thirty days be-
fore the primary, signed by not less
than three nor more then five per cent
of the voters of the party in the county
Delegates to State conventions are
chosen in the same manner. The law
also permits candidates for state con.
ventions to unite under common
motto and join in one petition, to have
their names appear on the official ballot
under that motto.
No person can sign the petition of
two candidates of the same nomina-
tion to the same Office.
PRECINCT COMMITTEES.
Each ballot has space in which the
voter can write his choice of precinct
committeeman.
FEES FOR FILING PETITIONS.
A fee for filing nominating petitions
is charged, which is turned in to the
general fund and used to defray the
expense of printing ballots and con,
Quoting the primary. The fee varies
on the State ticket. For Senator,
Congress, Governor and members of
the Supreme Court the fee is $50.
From this the fees run down through
the various offices to the Lieutenant
Governor, who is the lowest at $40.
For county offices the following nom.
mating fees must be paid the county
auditor:
Treasurer, Auditor, Sheriff and
Register of Deeds, SIS each.
| County Judge, States Attorney,
Clerk of Courts and Superintendent,
5lOeach.
Commissioner, Coroner and Survey
or, SIS each.
Legislature, either house, S5.
Constable, justices and delegates to
State convention or members of State
central committee, 81.
THE ELECTION.
The auditor has the tickets printed
and delivered to the precinct judges,
who are appointed by the auditor, each
judge to be of different political part
les. The county pays the judges the
same as for general elections. The
judges choose two clerks. Each party
has ballots of different color. Members
of each party call for their party ballot,
mark the candidates they wish nomi-
mated. and deposit it in the ballot box.
The vote is canvassed 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, and he,
together with the county judge and
clerk of courts, canvasses the vote of
the county.
NOMINATIONS.
To secure the official nomination a
candidate must have the highest
number of votes cast and more than
80 per cent of the total vote. In case
no candidate receives more than 30
per cent of the total vote, there is nc
nomination, and the nominee is chosen
from among the primary candidates
by County or State convention, as
the case may be, delegates to which
are chosen at the primary.
COUNTY CONVENTIONS.