Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-10-29

Sec. SO. Spoiled Ballotsl No oftic;a, nri-
mary ballot marked in any other manner
c conan as provided in this Act shall be
Al such ballots shall be marked by one
VI me Judges detective" Every official
primary ballot to which objection has
r peen made nj. by either Of the judges. or
resuAaTly appointed challengers, shall be
marked on the back thereof Collected
TO-. followed by a statement as to how it
Vas counted, and such memoranda shall
mary ballots marked defective" or OBJ
Jected to- shall be enclosed in an en-
Veiope, which shall be securely sealed and
tents ua1olsea as 50 o as TO Clearly disclose its con.
voted, and all that have been spoiled by
voters while attempting to vote, shall be
aeLutheo by the primary judges to the
suunly auditor, properly wrapped in
summed wrappers to be provided for that
purpose, which wrapper shall clearly
state the contents of the package and the
name OF the precinct from which returned,
together with the name and address of
the county auditor.
sec. 80. False ENTHUSIASTICALLY for
MaMlhgl any judge or clerk of a pri-
haa ~ election or any member of any
II shall be to keep, make, de-
liver, or canvass returns of any pri-
mary or primaries, who shall knowingly
count or certificate, abstract, summary.
llst or return, or who shall knowingly and
wi!fully alter or change the same after
helng correctly made. or who shall fail
turns entrusted to him for that purpose,
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor
and upon conviction thereof be punished
ey a me not exceeding three hundred
dollars or by imprisonment in the county
jail not exceeding three months.
Sec. a. Canvass of Votes and Returnsl
Immediately upon closing the poll, the
primary Judges shall proceed to canvass
the votes polled in the following manner:
1. They shall ascertain the number of
names entered in the poll books.
=; Ihey shall then ascertain how many
ballots have been deposited in the ballot
3. If the number of ballots deposited in
the ballot box exceeds the number of
the ballots shall be folded and replaced
in the ballot box from which they We're
taken and the box closed and well
shaker onaRea The ballot box shall again be
be blindfolded, shall take out of said
ballot box and destroy, as many of such
ballots as shall be equal to such excess.
4. The judges shall then place the bal
lots cast for each political party in a
separate pile and count those Of each
political party separately; as the judges
h carefully mark upon the tally sheet
or the proper party, the votes which each
candidate, whose name shall AVE been
written or printed on such tally sheet,
tA'eSi AiiC 4dIbc VI III olilCe " WHICH,
he is a candidate, has received.
S. After the ballots Of a political party
have all been read and entered in the
tally sheets, the clerks shall make foot
Der of votes cast for each candidate whose
name Is printed or written upon the Of
fetal primary ballot as provided in this
Act and shall certify the same to be
correct.
c. Thercupon the judges shall set down
In the poll books, in q space and form to
name of each candidate voted for, the
name of the office for which he is a
candidate, the total number of votes, writ
ten at full length, which said candidate
cast by said political party and shall car
tify the same to be correct; said entry IN
the poll books shall be made in substan-
TALLY the following form:
At the primary election held in this
precinct ON the Di day OF
respective candidates whose names were
printed or written on the official primary
ballot in the ticket OF said ............... :.
party, received respectively the following
votes:
Candidates. TITLES of Office. Of Votes.
John Doe United States Senator coo
Rie3ara Pee Gover4or 600
Total number of votes east by said
party, Observation-Disclosures.
We hereby certify the above and fore
going TO be true and correct. Dated this
.................. day of .............., "A. d.,
Primary Judges.
Sec. ~. Ballots and Poll Books Re
turned-Howl After the votes of all po-
vassed and the returns certified to, all the
official primary ballots voted, except
those marked ''defective' or objected
to- shall be tightly and securely wrapped
in the SuInmed wrappers provided for that
purpose-the ballots of each political
party wrapped separately, the name OF
the precinct, number of ballots enclosed,
and the name Of the party casting such
ballots written thereon and each such
package shall be addressed TO the ounty
auditor. All of such packages of ballots,
together with one of the poll and tally
lists. and all Qualification a~ffdavits exc
cuted by electors, shall be deposited in the
ballot box and the said ballot box, after
being locked and securely sealed with
with pen and ink the signature of each
of the primary judges, shall be returned
to the county auditor. The other poll
and tally list and the key to the ballot
vided for that purpose, and shall. after
being securely sealed and properly adj
dressed, be returned to the county au-
ditor, by the same person returning the
ballot box. The ballot box, with the bal
lots therein, and the envelope contain
ing the poll and tally list and key, shall
be delivered within three days after the
holding of the primary election to the
county auditor, by one Of the judges or
clerks, to be agreed upon by the Judges.
Sec. 43. Compensation Each precinct
judge and clerk performing the duties at a
primary election imposed upon him by
this Act shall receive from the county
the same compensation paid to judges and
clerks Of the general election.
Sec d. Canvass of NoteS1 ON tho first
Saturday following, such primary the
county auditor shall, with the assistance
Of the clerk of the courts and county
Judge, open and canvass all of said re-
turns Off the returns from all precincts
have been received and If not they shall
adjourn until all returns nave been re-
ceived, but not for a longer Pc
Rod than three days. and make
separate tabulated statements for
each political party, which shai show, in
appropriate columns and under proper
headings. the total number of votes cast
in the county for each candidate, whose
name is printed or written upon the Of
fetal primary ballot. and the same shall
be kept on file in the office of the county
auditor. Each county auditor shall with
in 10 days after the primary election has
heen held, forward under seal to the
secretary of state, a certified abstract for
each candidate for whom a nominating
petition was filed in the office of the Sec
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