Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1914-10-23

secretary of state. then the delegation
party; Provided that no such special state
convention shall be held. unless the ma
e es,1ed &c, convention y d5tn or any n such party is
days time after the date OF the June pri-
mary. as provided in this Act, and shall
days after the last date upon which re-
quests by delegates and alternates raay
vided, further, that any political party
which did not cast to exceed ten per
cent of the total vote cast for the office
Of governor at the last preceding general
election, except any such party as shall
naye filed the petition hereinafter pro
praying for recognition in the primary as
a political party, may select it's dele
gates TO Which 'hi na mag be e0 determlned IN u aog
in this state. The delegates to such spe.
cial state convention shall be elected at
county conventions. called by the party
county chairman OF each count to be
select. The representation shall be one
delegate for each one hundred votes or
date of such party for governor at the
last general election; but each precinct
shall be entitled to at least one delegate
Sec, So. county and State Chairman:
Secretary and Treasurer-Chosen. Howl
mittee OF each political party shall be Sc
lected by the candidates of that party, for
county and legislative offices, including
" ooit'y JeNSS'
chairman shall select his own secretary,
but said county central snal
state central committee of each political
party shall be selected by the candidates
Of that party for state and conSressio4a!
judges of the circuit and supreme court.
and the party, candidate for United states
senator. Said chairman shall select MS
own secretary, but said shall
elect its treasurer.
Sec. Sc. vacancies-Filled, Howl Coun-
ty central. committees shall nave the
power and authority to fill all VACANCIES
in their party ticket caused by the re-
moval of any candidate from district or
county or by the death or serious illness
of any candidate or any member of his
'a Sec. 81 ana SsfegaPes p3 nay re Vote0Whatl
In all regular July state conventions held
under the provisions of this Act, the deIe.
gates who have received credentials from
the canVassing officers as herein. pro
vided, shall have the right to vote in the
temporary organization of the convention
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 credentiais
which. determines a contest to which
Sec. IS: contestsHHow Made and De-
cidedI Any candidate for nomination to
any ne ele a c Office FL !, wh 6ss,o name in fb ap tGieRes
of any political party may contest tne
primary election as to the Office ioI
court Of the county in which his nomi-
Writing Within ten NJ days after the returns
have been ~canvassed by the county can
vassing board or boards, setting forth
plainant. Authority and jurisdiction are
hereby vested in the circuit court Wien e near a
complaint has been filed it shall forth
with be presented to the Judge OF the
i thereon the day Of presentation and also
the day and place when he will hear the
days thereafter. The candidate who APP
pears upon the face of the returns to
have been elected or to whom a certfh,
be named as defendant. When the court
has fxed the day for hearing the CON-
+" i personally sr served upon the defendant.
The defendant must answer on or before
the day Of hearing; The 9, cause aus c may Pc Pc
term time or by the turge thereof In va
cation and shall have preference in order
p%lainant Shall give security for all costs:
If, in the opinion of the court: the
grounds alleged for the contest are insult
hcient the complaint shall be dismissed
If the grounds alleged are sufficient the
court shall proceed in a summary man
returns, recount the ballots. and make
such orders and enter s Tha }' ,1dgment as aSS
Sec. SO. Vacancies-How Filled If
for any reason after a nomination as a
party candidate for United States sena-
tor, congressman or state office. has been
made. a vacancy shall occur on or before
the date late Of frd hGlai1g ,o the fn 9 fhis aet. s sues
v t sn All Such vacancies occurring
vention shall be filled by the state cen
trail committee of such party organ1za-
Sec. 60. vacancies-Judicial and Leg
fslative-Filled. Howl If for any reason.
after a nomination as a party candidate
Der of the legislature from a district COM
prising more than one county has. been
cancy shall be filled by the Joint action
of the county central committees Of such
party Of the counties comprising such ju-
Sec. 81. Tie ,Vote-Decide., How!
Whenever there shall be no choice of
candidates in the primary: as shown by
tive office to be filed by the. voters of
the county at the November election. by
eeasGn and Gn tho the Or hfg Hoas p nnmber n Of Hete an
the canvassing board shall open the ball
lot boxes returned from the several pre-
and return in the pool book returned to
the county auditor. They shall then re-
from each precinct, separately. in so far
as they relate to the party and nomina-
ton in question. and shall replace the
ballots of each precinct in the ballot box
and properly seal and lock such box be-
, fore opening the ballot box Of any other
precinct. If the shall show
that any such candidate having an equal
and the highest number of votes was duly
elected, the canva ssing board shall so de-
clare and the county auditor shall issue
to such candidate a certificate of nominal
ton. If, after the recanvass herein pro-
vided for. none of such candidates shall
be duly nominated, a choice between such
candidates shall be determined by lot by
the county auditor in the presence Of the
other members Of the canvassing board
and the candidates interested. If present,
or their representatives. and in the pres
ence of any other persons who may be
present. If a tie shall exist between two
or more candidates for the nomination for
senator or representative in a district
comprising more than one county. the
county auditors of each county in such
district shall ~reconvene the canvassing
boards of their respective counties, and
the same procedure shall be had as is
hereinbefore provided. In every other
case in which there shall be a tie by rea-
son of two or more candidates. for the
nomina ton for the same elective office or
party having an equal and the highest
number of votes. such tie shall he de-
termined by lot. by the canvassing board.
Sec. GO. Duty of Attorney Gonerall It
and secretary of state on or before the
first day of July following the taking eff
feet of this Act to prepare all forms
necessary to carry out the provisions Of
this Act.
Sec. So. General Election Laws Cow
ern. When] The provisions of the statute
now in force in relation to holding of
elections, the solicitation Of voters at
the polls, the hrib;ns. OF attempting to