Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1914-10-30

.ess taken until all the votes, cast at such
primary election shall have been countso
and canvassed. The votes shall De Cur.
vassed by the judges at t me s ana upnder
the same rules and restrictions tnat gov
ern Judges with like duties at general
Sec, 81. Poll and Tally ListsMForm OF
Other Forms and suppliesl the county
auditor shall furnish 10 the at the
expense OF the county, two poll ana tany
lists, with the tally list and retIrh , of
each party shall be kept separate, Ine
county auditor shall also furnish eaen
precinct. at the sane t amnn,i nso are de-
iivered, as hereinbefore provided, q SUI
ficient number Of challenge a1noavls
to return spoiled and unused ballots. ans
wrappers in which to return the Gaiots
perty. He shall also furnish each pre-
| cinct with gummed seals for use OF the
judges IN sealing the ballot box y,
voterswOther Dutiesl The clerks OF
election shall enter in the poll books 'ks
name of every elector where vote is &C,
copied at a primary election ana shan
perform any other duties ass'g IN mem
Sec. 80. Spoiled Ballots1 No official
ner than as provided in this Act shall be
counted for any candidate for any office,
a al the sneh ,u SdeesS 'defect as Every Of
seia1 pr primary msSs b b1 eitb to o Th tse 5S Ss1sst'S or
rm es r = on the back thereon OBJECTED
to-" followed by a statement as to how
shall be signed by the judges. All Of.
fetal primary ballots marked "defective'
or Tn5ee' Which shall he securely sealed
and endorsed so as to clearly disclose its
80 4-1 oil fho h. VI haon oil
bs returned by the primary judges to the
spmmed R Wrappers p to be provi Meap for thai at
purpose. which wrapper shan clearly
she name n Of the precinct from which re-
turned, together with the name and ad-
dress OF the county auditor.
mary election or any member of any
beard bear be- eG to Feep Or m s5ats' d whSss Or duty cam !.
i EasS who shall knowingly and wiifuIIy
fcate, abstract, summary. list or return.
or who shall knowingly and wilfully alter
iy made, or who shall fail to preserve.
forward and deliver any returns entrusted
to him for that purpose, shall be ed deemed coe
viction thereof be punished by a fine not
exceeding three hundred dollars or by Inn
prisonment in the county jail not exceed
ing three months.
Sec. Al. Canvass of Votes and Return1
Immediately upon closing the poll. the
primary Judges shall proceed to canvass
the votes polled in the following manner:
1; They sn. shall az ASCERTAIN tbs no1 fh Sod aumDer OF
2. They shall then ascertain how many
ballots have been deposited In the ballot
box.
3. If the number of ballots deposited
in the ballot box exceeds the number or
the ballots shall be folded and replaced
in the ballot box from which they were
taken and the box closed and we'll shaks
en-. The ballot box shall again be opened
blindfolded shall take out Of said ballot
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 po-
shall open and read a ballot, each clerk
of the proper party, the votes which each
candidate, whose name SHAH have been
under the name of the office for which he
Is a candidate, has received.
5: After the ballots of a political party
nave all been read and entered IN the
tally sheets, the clerks shall make foot
ings therein SO as to show the total mum
Der of votes cast for each candidate
whose name is printed or written upon
the official primary ballot as provided in
this Act and shall certify the same to
G. T~hereupon the judges shall set down
In the poll books, in a space and form
the name. of each candidate voted for.
the name of the office for which he is a
written at fun length, which said candi-
date received and the total number OF
shall certify the same to be correct:
said entry in the poll book shall be made
in substantially the following form:
At the primary election held in thii.
precinct on the g. OF tho tn:
respective candidates whose names were
printed or written on the official primary
party party !" 81 sd'r resp ea Std;' the following
votes:
Name Of Number
John Doe United States Senator 0os
E RI oh I'd Re Roe ,or a.on G sSgS oo'
Total number of votes cast by said....
We hereby CERTIFY Rfyty she above and fore
going to be true and correct. Dated this
...:........day OF ..........-..... A.
Primary Judges.
Sec. AZ. Ballots and Poll Books Re-
~turned-Howl After the votes of all po-
iiticai parties have been counted and can
vassed and the returns certified to. ali the
official primary ballots voted, except
those marked defective" or, objected
to-" shall be tightly and securely wrapped
that purpose-the ballots Of each political
party wIdppSu tSepdTileIS, II name OK
the precinct, number of ballots enclosed.
and the name of the party casting such
ballots written thereon and each such
package be addressed to the county au-
ditor. All of such packages of ballots to-
gether with one of the poll and tally lists.
and all qualification a~fidavits executed
by electors, shall be deposited in the bal
lot box and the said ballot box, after be-
ing locked and securely sealed with seals
! upon which shall have been written with
pen and ink the signature of each of the
primary Judges, shall be returned to the
county auditor. The other poll and tally
be enclosed in an envelope provided for
that purpose, and shah after being Sc
curely sealed and properly addressed be
returned to the county auditor, by the
same person returning the ballot box.
The ballot box, with the ballots therein,
and the envelope containing the poll and
tally list and key shall be delivered with
in 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
Judge and clerk. performing the duties al
q 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.
4 Sec "A. Canvass of Votes1 On the
first Saturday following such primary the
county auditor shall. with the assistancs
of the clerk of the courts and county
Judge, open and canvass all Of said re-
turns Of the returns from all precincts
have been received and II not they shah
/ ceived, but not for q longer period tnan
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