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

judges. or required Of them by law.
- sec &c ~ ~. spoiled Ballotsl No official pri-
than as provided in this Act shall be
counted for any candidate for any office.
a. All ,s sach ballots shall be marked by one
p pr 1ne 'uq bslIot "d sa WS;ch d agery, 9ffiS Saa
been made by. either of the judges, or
regularly appointed challengers, shall be
marked on the back thereof objected
to- followed by a statement as to how it
was counted, and such memoranda shall
be signed by the judges. All official pri-
mary ballots marked defective or OBJ
9eSted TO- shall be enclosed in an en-,
endorsed so as to clearly disclose its con-
tents. All official primary ballots not
voted, ana all that have been spoiled by
returned by. the primary judges to the
county auditor, properly wrapped in
guinlned wrappers to be provided for that
purpose which wrapper shall clearly
name or the precinct from which returned,
together with the name and address of
Sec. 40. False Internationally for
Maklngl, Any judge or clerk of a pri-
mary election or any member of any
noard, county OF state, whose duty
II }vsr shan be to keep, make, de
mary or primaries. who shall knowingly
and wilfully make any false canvass,
count or certificate, abstract, summary,
II vi lGLuiil, UT VINO snail KNOWINGLY ana
wilfully alter or change the same after
beng correctly made, or who shall fail
to preserve, forward and deliver any re-
turns entrusted to him for that purpose,
and upon conviction thereof be punished
by a fine not exceeding three hundred
dollars or by Imprisonment in the county
Jail not exceeding three months.
Sec. Al. Canvass of Votes and Returns
Immediately upon closing the poll. the
primary judges shall proceed to canvass
the votes polled in the following manner:
l. They shall ascertain the number of
names entered in the poll books.
3. They shall then ascertain how many
ballots have been deposited in the ballot
box.
3. II the number of ballots deposited in
the ballot box exceeds the number of
names of voters entered in the poll books,
the ballots shall be folded and replaced
taken and the box closed and we'll
shaken. The ballot box shal again be
opened and one of the judges, who shall
ballot box and destroy, as many of such
ballots as shall be equal to such excess.
A. 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
shall open and read a ballot. each clerk
shall carefully mark upon the tally sheet
of the proper party, the votes which each
candidate, whose name shall have been
written or printed on such tally sheet,
under the name of the office for 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
inss therein SO as to show the total num-
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.
G. Thereupon the judges shall set down
in the poll books, in a space and form TO
be provided therein for that purpose. the
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
received ana the total number of votes
cast by said political party and shall car
tify the same TO be correct. aid entry IN
the poll books shall be made in substan-
TALLY the following form:
At the primary election held in pd this
pfee'ne! On l.e 4. b. is... 'aS ta 1e
respective candidates whose names were
printed or written on the official primary
ballot in the ticket of said .....,..:.:...: :.
party, received respectively the following
votes;
Name of Number
Candidates. Titles of Office. of Votes.
John Doe United States Senator 90.
Richard Roe Governor 0OC
(and so on for each candidate.)
Total number of votes cast by said
80. -. $50 - -. -. 80 lfil y =.
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
tulned-Howl After the votes of all po-
littcal parties have been counted and can
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 gumned 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 county
auditor. All of such packages of ballots
together with one of the poll and tally
lists. and all qualification aftidavits exc
cuted by electors; shall be deposited in me
ballot box and the said ballot box, after
being locked and securely sealed witt
seals upon which shall have been writer
with pen and ink the signature of eaci
to the county auditor. The other pol
and tally list and the key to the ballot
box, shall be enclosed in an envelope pro
vided for that purpose, and shall, after
being securely sealed and properly ad.
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 OF
clerks, to be agreed upon by the Judges
Sec. 43. Compensation Each precinct
judge and clerk performing the duties at 6
primary election imposed upon him by
this Act shall receive from the county
the same compensation paid to judges anG
clerks of the general election.
Sec. "A. Canvass of Votes] On the frs
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 Of the returns from all precinct:
have been received and If not they shall
adjourn until all returns have been re.
ceived. but not for a longer pc
riod than three days. and make
separate tabulated statements FOL
each political party, which shall show, il
appropriate columns and under propea
headings, the total number Of votes cas-
in the county for each candidate. whose
name is printed or written upon the of
fetal primary ballot. and the am shall
be kept on file in the office of the county
auditor. Each county auditor shall with
in 10 days after the primary election ha:
been held, forward under seal to tn.
secretary of state, a certified abstract fol
each candidate for whom a nominating
Detition was fled in the office of the SEQ