Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-10-22

Blank line upon additional sheets Sc.
curely fastened to a top sheet having the
prescribed heading may De used in OBJ
tanning signatures ard shall be regarded
together with the top sheet having the
proper heading, as one paper, TO which
only one affidavit need be appended.
9n1poasd g. In legislative districts
nominating petition in behalf of a cam
didate for nomination for the legislature
from such district shall be fled in the
Office of the county auditor OF the county
in said district in which said candidate
resides, at least thirty days prior to the
holding of the primary; and within ter
days thereafter said auditor shall make
a certified copy or copies thereof, as the
case may be, and forward the same tic
the auditor of each other county in said
legislative district for fling. Said nomi-
mating petition shall be in substantially
the same form as that required for candi-
dates for county officers, with the same
requirements as to SIGNATURES and form
of execution and Notification; and the
timely filing thereof shall entltle the can
didate to have his name printed in his
party ticket upon the official ballot used
at the primary. in each county in such
Sec. a. No fees shall be required of
candidates for the filing of nominating
petitions.
Sec. 5 Duty of Secretary of STATED At
least twenty-five days before any pri-
mary, the secretary of state shall trans
nit to each county auditor a certified list
containing the names and postofice ad-
dresses of all persons for whom nominat
ing petitions have been filed in his Of
flee under this Act. together with the
name of the office or political position
for which ne seeks the nomination or
election and the political party he rep
resents.
Sec. 6. Name Appear But Once on
Ballot-Declaration of Candidatel The
hling of a nominating petition within the
time and In the manner and form provid-
ed in this Act, together witt the declara-
If nominated and elected, shall be %sufici-
ent to require that his name be printed
upon the official primary ballot. No 9TH
er conditions shall be imposed: Provided,
that not more than one nominating pc
tition shall be filed for the same person
! for the same or a different office or par
ty petition, nor shall the name of any
the official primary ballot, but, if the
name of any person printed upon such
ballot be written in for the precinct COM
mitteeman such vote for precinct COM
mitteeman shall not be counted.
Sec. Z. Official Ballot-Auditor to Pre-
parel The county auditor shall from the
names filed in his office and the names
state, prepare an official ballot for use
at the primary. The names of all can
didates in the same political party by
have been filed. shall be printed in one
ticket under the heading of such party
on the official primary ballot. and all
party tickets shall be printed. upon one
coded by the words: For precinct com
mitteeman write in nance" shall be
printed at the bottom of the county ticket
of each party. on which the elector may
write the name of any party elector of
the precinct as his choice for precinct
committeeman, and any elector receiving
elected to that office, for the precinct in
which such votes shall be cast, and such
precinct committeeman shall be a mem
Der of the party county central commit
Sec. s. Style and Form of Ballot The
official primary ballot shall be printed
with black ink on a good quality of white
paper and all sample ballots used at any
primary election shall be of a different
color of paper from the official primary
ballot. The words '0ffcial Primary Bal
lot with the name Of the county and date
Of the primary election shall be printed
across the top OF the ballot. with clear
ana concise instructions TO the voter I'M
mediately t~hereunder. The tickets OF all
political parties having candidates in such
primary shall be arranged side by side on
the official primary ballot, with a black
rule having a printing surface of at least
SIX points, printers measure, separating
the party tickets. each from another. The
name of each party having q ticket on tho
Official primary ballot shall be printed
above the ticket of such party. in black
face type. of u size not less than twcntv-
four point. printers measure. AL official
primary ballots shall be printed in sub
stantiallv the same form as prescribed N
this section, but the ticket of each party
may be made up in as many columns
Under the party heading as may be neces-
gary to give the ballot a convenient size
and symmetrical form. TIE party tickets
shall be arranged on the official primary
ballot. so that the ticket of the party
which received the highest number of
governor. at the last preceding general
election, shall be placed at the left hand