The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-10-22

chairman Of such political party shall no.
tify the secretary CT the state of such
action. and the said secretary shall GER
liIy 70 said state chairman. who shall pre-
SEM the same to such state coEvention.
ms office under the provision of this Act,
as candidates for delegates and alter
mates to the national convention of such
party, II any there be. The delegation to
the national convention shall be selected
from the names so certified and such
names shall not be certified by the secre-
shall not be printed upon tho official pri-
mary ballot. If no such candidates nave
neen filed in the office OF the secretary
OF state. then the delegation shall be cho-.
sen from the body of such party; Pro-
vided, that no such special state conven-
uon shall be held. unless the national con-
date giving less than twenty days time
after the date OF the June primary. as
provided in this Act, n shall not be
called for a date earlier thar five days
after the last date upon which requests
ny delegates and alternates may be filed
WIN the secretary of state: Provided.
fufther, that any political party which did
IoI cast to exceed ten per cent of the to-
tai vote cast for the office of governor at
lne last preceding. general election, ex-
cept any such party as shall have filed
the petition hereinafter provided for with
the secretary of state, praying for rec
ognition in the primary as a political par
y may 4 us delcSdleS. 70 us HdllOldl
convention In any manner which may be
determined upon by the party organiza-
ton OF such party in this state. The dele
gates to such special state convention
shall be elected at county conventions,
called by the party county chairman OF
each county, to be held at such time and
place as he may select. The representa-
ton shall be one delegata for each one
hundred votes or major fraction thereof,
cast for the candidate of such party for
governor at the last general election: but
each precinct shall be entitled to at least
one delegate in said county convention.
Sec. S.. County and State Chairman.
The chairman of the county central COM
mittee of each political 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
United States senator. Said chairman
shall select his own secretary, but said
committee shall elect its treasurer.
Sec. Sc. Vacancies-Eilled Howl Coun-
ty central committees shall have the pow
er and authority to fill all vacancies in
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.
oSS. ~. 1CiSSalCS may lc-ff ldll LII
all regular July state conventions held I'M
der the provisions of this Act, the dele
gates who have received credentials from
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
mines a contest to which such delegation
shall be 2 GaSty.
Sec. S.. contest-How Made and De-
cided] Any candidate for nomination to
on the OFFICIAL primary ballot in the tick
ct of any political party may contest the
primary election as to the office for
by filing with the clerk of the circuit
court of the county in which his nom
mating petition was filed. a complaint in
writing within ten days after the returns
have been canvassed by the county cam
wasting board or boards, setting forth the
grounds of his contest. which complaint
shall be verified by the complainant. An-
thority and jurisdiction are hereby vest
ed in the circuit court to hear and de-
termine such contests. When a complaint
has been filed it shall forthwith be pre-
sented to the judge of the circuit in which
1t is Fled, who shall note thereon the day
Of presentation and also the day and
shalt not be more than ten days there
after. The candidate who appears upon
the face Of the returns to have been
elected or to whom a certificate of nom
ination has been issued shall be named
as defendant. When the court has fixed
der fixing such hearing shall be PERSONAL
ly served upon the defendant. The de-
PENDANT must answer on or before the
day lay Of hs EARN The e. cause use nay =, be re, heard card
or by the Judge thereof in vacation and
Eshall have preference in order of hearing
over al other eases, The complainant
opinion of the court, the grounds alleged
for the contest are insufficient the COM
plant shall be dismissed. If the grounds
alleged are sufficient the court shall pro-
coed in a summary manner and may hear
evidence, xamin the returns, recount the
ballots and make such orders and enter
The judgment of the court shall be final.
Sec. SO. Vacancies-How Filled If for
any reason after a nomination as a party
candidate for United States senator, con-
gresham or state office, has been made,
a vacancy shall occur on or before the
date of holding the biennial state con-
vention provided for in this act, such
vacancy shall be filled by such state con-
v%ention. 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. co. Observation-Disclosures and Legis-
lative-Filled Howl If for any reason, af-
ter a nomination as a party candidate for
the office of circuit judge, or a member
of the legislature from a district com
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made, a vacancy shall occur such vacan-
cy shall be filled by the joint action of
the county central committees Of such
party of the counties comprising such ju-
dic:al circuit or legislative district.
Sec, 81. Tie Vote-Decide-Howl When
ever there shall be no choice Of candi-
dates in the primary. as shown by the
official canvass thereof, for any elective
office to be filled by the voters of the
county at the November election, by rca-
son of two or more persons having an
equal and the highest number OF votes,
the canvassing board shall open the ball
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-
count the Official primary ballots 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 bal
lot box and properly seal and lock such
box before. opening the ballot box of any
other precinct. If the r~ecanvass shall
show that any such candidate having an
equal and the highest number Of votes
was duly elected, the canvassing board
shall so declare and the county auditor
shall issue to such candidate a certifi-
rata of namin1 ti0n If after fhr racan-