Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-10-21
each precinct shall be entitled to at least

one delegate III SalQ county convention.
Sec. IS. County and State Chairman.
The chairman of the county central COM
mittee OF each p%olitica! party shall be Sc
lected by the candidates of that party for
county and legislative offices, including
the candidates for county judge. Such
chairman shall select his own secretary,
but said county central committee shall
state central committee of each political
party shall be selected by the candidates
of that party for state and congressional
1 1tes including party candidates for
shall select his own secretary, but said
committee shall elect its treasurer.
Sec. Sc. Vacancies-Filled. Howl Coun-
~ central committees shall have the pow
their party ticket caused by the removal
of any candidate from district or county
or by the death or serious illness of any
candidate or any member of his family
and to adopt party resolutions.
Sec. 81. Delegates May Note-What] In
all regular July state conventions held UNI
der the provisions Of this Act. the dele
the ~canvassing board as herein provid-
ed, shall have the right to vote In the
temporary organization of the convention
to which such credentials show them to
have been elected. but no delegation which
has been contested shall have a vote upon
the adoption of that part of the report of
a committee on credentials which deter
li1lN u COIIlCSl W III SuCH NClcRdllOH
shall be a party.
Sec; s.. Contest,-How Made and De
any elective office whose name appears
on the official primary ballot in the tick
ct of any political party may contest the
primary election as to the office for
which he was a candidate for nomination
by filing with the clerk Of the circuit
mating petition was filed. a complaint in
writing within ten days after the returns
have been canvassed by the county can
yassing board boards. setting forth the
shall be verified by the complainant. Au-
thority and jurisdiction are hereby vest
ed in the circuit court to hear and de-
has been filed it shall forthwith be pre-
scented to the judge of the circuit in which
IT is filed. who shall note thereon the day
place when he will hear the m which
shall not be more than ten days there
after: The candidate who appears upon
the face of the returns to have been
nation has been issued shall be named
as defendant. When the court has fixed
the day for hearing the complaint an or
ly served upon the defendant. The de-
fendant must answer on or before the
day Of hearing. The cause ma be heard
and determined by. the court in term time
or by. the Judge thereof in vacation and
shall have preference In order of hearing
over all other cases. The complainant
shall give security for all costs. II. in the
for the contest are insufficient the com
plant shall be dismissed. If the grounds
alleged are sufficient the court shall pro-
coed in a manner and may hear
evidence, examine the returns, recount the
ballots and make such orders and enter
such judgment as justice may require.
The judgment of the court shall be final.
Sec. So. Vacancies-How Filledl If for
my cnD n e. ~. n vo0y,o{,,n<;o "a
candidate for United States senator, con-
gresham or state office, has been made,
a vacancy shall occur on or before the
vention provided for In this act, such
vacancy shall he filled by such state con-
vention. All such vacancies occurring af-
ter the adjournment of such state con-
vention shall be filled by the state CEN
trail committee of such party %organiza-
ton.
Sec. GO. Vacancies-Judicial and Legis-
l~ative-Filled Howl IT for any reason. at
the office of circuit Judge, or a member
of the legislature from a district com
prising more than one county has been
cy shall be filled by the joint action of
the county central committees of such
party of the counties comprising such ju-
dicsal circuit or legislative district.
Sec. 81. Tie VOte-Decide-How1 When
ever there. shall be no choice of candi-
dates in the primary. as shown by the
official canvass thereof, for any elective
county at the November election, by rea-
son of two or more persons having an
equal and the highest number of votes,
he canvassing board shall open the bal
lot boxes returned from the several pre-
cincts, and shall compare the tally marks
and return in the poll book returned to
the county auditor. They shall then re-
turned from each precinct separately, in
so far as they relate to the party and
nomination in question. and shall replace
the ballots of each precinct in the ball
other precinct. If the recanvass shall
show that any such candidate having an
was duly elected. the %canvassing board
shall SO declare and the county auditor
shall issue to such candidate a certifi-
candidates shall be duly nominated. a
choice between such candidates shall be
deter1nined by lot by the county auditor
the canvassinR board and the candidates
interested. II present or their representa-
tives, n in the presence Of any other
persons who may be present. II q tie
exist between two or more candi-
dates for the nomination for senator or
representative in a district comprising
of each county in such district shall re-
w the canvassing boards Of their
respective counties and the same pro-
cedure shall be had as is h~ereinbefore
provided. In every other case in which
there shall be a tie by reason of two or
more candidates for the nomination for
the same elective office or party having
an equa and the highest number of votes.
such tie shall be determined by lot, by
the canvassing board.
Sec. 62. Duty of Attorney General It
shall be the duty of the attorney general
and secretary of state on or before the
first day Of July following the taking eff
to carry out the provisions Of this
Act.
Sec. 6. General Election Laws Govern.
WhenJ The provisions of the statute now
IN force In relation to holding of cleo