Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-10-21
Act and shall certify the same to be

Ten az run length, which said candidate
cast by said political party and shall c.r-
THY the same to be correct: said entry in
the poll books shall be made in substan-
TALLY the following form:
At the primary election held in this
p.ee..c. On ehe XD 20 day Of
respective candidate whose names w .re
printed or written on the official primary
ballot In the ticket of said
party, received respectively the following
votes:
Name of N,,,bor
Candidates. TITLES OF Office. of Votes.
John Doe United States Senator 0o
(and so on for each c%andidate1
Total number of votes cast by said
We hereby certif parry Ky .bovs
Going to- ho true nSd 'a IA an4Ve ana fore
.................. day of ......,.. A. d..
Primary judges.
Sec. ~; Ballots and Poll Books Re
vassed and the returns certified to. AN the
official primary ballots voted. except
to- shall be tightly and securely Wrapped
in the gummed wrappers provided for thar
purpose-the ballots Of each political
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
together with one of the poll and tally
lists. and all qualification affdav!ts exc
cuted by electors, Shall be deposited in the
ballot box and the said ballot box. after
being locked and securely sealed with
seals upon which shall nave been written
with pen and ink the signature of each
to the county auditor. The other poll
and tally list and the key to the ballot
oox, shall be enclosed in an envelope pro-
ylded for that purpose. and shall, after
dressed, be returned to the county au-
dltor, by the same person returning the
paiiot box, The ballot box, with the bal
ing the poll and tally list and key, shall
pc delivered within three lays after the
noiding of the primary election to the
clerks. to be agreed upon by the Judges.
Sec. 43. Compensation Each precinct
Judge and clerk performing the duties at a
n PIN election imposed upon him by
clerks of the general election.
Sec. a. Canvas Of votes] On the first
Saturday t following such primary the
OF the clerk of the courts and county
Judge. open and IVA all of said re-
turns (if the returns from all precincts
adjourn until all returns have been re-
ceiyed. but not for a longer pc
r rsnar than three days, md make
each political party. which shall show. in
appropriate columns and under proper
headings, the total number of votes cast
IN the county for each candidate. whose
tcial primary ballot, and the same shall
be kept on file in the Office of the county
auditor. Each county auditor shall with
tn 10 lays after the primary election has
been held, forward under seal to the
secretary of state, a certified abstract for
each candidate for whom a nominating
her of votes cast in such county at the
primary for each of such candidates,
auditor under his official seal and by the
clerk of courts under his official seal, and
by the county judge.
Books-Disposed of. Howl AS soon as the
returns of each precinct have been cam
vassed as hereinbefore provided. the ball
ratcly wrapped and properly marked, and
the poll and tally list returned in said
box. in which no alterations or additions
board, shall. with all other returns Of
such precinct, except the poll and tally
list returned to the county auditor, be re
placed in the ballot box from which they
0AAS ohtA shAA OAlbol JAN ISl pS
locked and all openings thereof securely
sealed with summed paper seals provided
for that purpose. upon which shall have
been first written with pen and ink the
signature Of each member of said an
vassing board. Such ballot box, so locked
and sealed, shall not again be opened, UNI
returns ordered. or until the time in which
a contest of the primary election may be
Instituted, has expired.
Sec. 46. State Canvassing Board-Du-
ttoC nf1 Inn rnnIfnfnIv, pJn0p YnontNytnSr a
turns from the county auditors OF all the
counties, as provided for in Section A.
the same h be canvassed by the same
state officers as are directed by the gen
eral election laws to canvass returns al
ter a general election. Such canvassing
board shall. without. delay. open the re-
thereof separately for each political par
ty. Such statements shall show. under
appropriate headings. the total number Of
behalf a nominating petition was flied in
the office Of the secretary of state, by, the
voters of the politiras party before which
l ne STOOD d, as a candidate and after f6a u being
attested by the great seal of the state.
shal be filed in the office of the secre-
tary of state.
candidate for non,fbation whose name Is
printed upon any ~rfficial primary cleo
ton ballot, who receives the highest num-
Der of votes cast py the voters of his par
~ for any candidate for nomination to
the office for which he is a candidate.
shall be declared the nominee of his par
ty for such office. and any candidate for
national. state OK precinct committeeman,
or delegate or siternate to any owen
ton who receiv..s the highest number of
votes cast for a.y candidate for election
to the position 1or which he is a candi-
date. shall be declared duly elected to
such position. Asy candidate receiving the
Senator shall be declared nominated and
n candidate receiving the highest num-
Der of votes fer President of the United
States. shall b., declared endorsed by his
party.