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Postmaster Primary.
Sec, LIS. Municipal Endorsement of
Party Candidates for Postmaster-The
Official municipal endorsement of party
candldates for postmaster may be deter
mined by postmaster primary in villages,
TOWNS or cities, as follows:
master Commission or Vacancies-Three
enrolled party electors, Of the party ma
,lonal administration in power. of any
m village, town or city in South Dakota,
prior to the expiration of any postoffice
commission, or Immediately upon any va
eaney occurring. call a postmaster pri-
party candidate for postmaster by giving
seven days notice, by posting notices in
ene manner provided in Section % of this
OF the post office. the date of expiration
OF commission or when the vacancy oc-
CURED. the date set for holding the post
which petition of candidates must be filed
with the municipal clerk.
Sec. l15. Candidate in Postmaster Pri-
ary-(Ho to Filel-,Any enrolled, resi-
power may become a candidate for post
master by filing a petition with the mu-
nlcipal clerk. together with the executed
hereinafter provided, signed by not less
than 20 per cent or more than 25 per cent
OF the resident party electors of such
municipality. All candidates and signers
upon petitions of such candidate for mu-
nicipal endorsement for postmaster shall
be limited to enrolled party electors of the
national party administration in power.
Sec. ZIG. Duty of Municipal Clerk
POSTMASTER Primary)-It shall be the du-
ty OF the municipal clerk, in the event
OF more than one party elector filing for
the municipal endorsement of party can-
dldates for postmaster in any municipal
lty, to prepare and cause to be printed an
official municipal postmaster primary bal
lot under the Australian ballot system,
containing only the names of such party
candidates who ave filed proposal petit
lions as provided for in Section 121 of this
such ballots to the officers of the post
master primary to supply all voters in
each precinct of his municipality; also
to furnish poll books and necessary cleo
ton supplies; also to appoint judges and
clerks for holding said postmaster pri-
mary.
mary for Endorsement of Party candi-
date-CHow Paid)-The entire expense
of such postmaster primary shall be paid
by the municipality in which it is held,
sent all bills in connection Herewith to
the municipal board for payment.
Sec lls-Time of Filing Petitions Limit
ed-,All petitions of candidates must be
filed, as herein provided, not later than
one day before date of postmaster pri-
mary.
Conducted)-The provisions OF this act
governing the March primary election,
except as to qualification of voters, the
hours of opening and closing of the polls;
the vote and making return thereon, shall
apply to postmaster primaries for en-
applicable. except that the return of the
vote shall be made to the municipal clerk
and the judges and clerks shall receive
but two dollars each per day. The abo-
lition of the spoils system in post offices
for the best interests of public policy now
requires the regulation of party transact
tons by municipal endorsement of party
candidates for postmaster.
Sec. 100. Canvassing of Vote-Qssuing
Endorsement Certi1cate)-The municipal
recording officer and two party electors
the ~canvassing board of the returns Of
postmaster primary, and upon canvassing
the vote, shall issue to the candidate for
official municipal endorsement for post
master who received the highest vote, if
only one or two candidates filed, and in
the event three or more candidates filed,
then to the candidate who received the
highest total number of first and second
choice votes added, an official municipal
party endorsement certificates, as per
form provided herein, addressed and
one to the secretary, of state, one to the
congressman of the district and one to the
President and one to the Postmaster Cen
eral. setting forth that an official party
postmaster primary has been held by the
voters of that municipality, and that the
party elector named therein has received
lHc llSleSt NOlt U DpSlItldStcI VI THAI
municipality and respectfully recommend
him for that position.
Sec. 121, Postmaster Primary Petition
The postmaster primary proposal petit
ton shall be in substantially the follow
eng form:
we, the undersigned, qualified, enrolled
party electors of the. ............ party,
do hereby propose.........:..: who is a
Der of the party for the position of post
To BE voted e. f fne. at tttith the municipal GI post ednee,
ter primary to be held on the...........
US, for himself severally do further de-
clare that we intend to support the can
didate herein named at said postmaster
primary.
Name of Date Of
DECLARATION OF CANDIDATE.
I hereby declare, if endorsed and APP
pointed, I will qualify and obey the party
recall, if invoked against me.
Signature of Postoffce
Candidate Residence Address
.............. .............. .:............
Sec. i22. The Postmaster Primary Bal
lot shall be in the following form:
MUNICIPAL POSTMASTER PRIMARY
BALLOT.
South Dakota
To vote for a person. if only one or two
party candidates names appear on the
ballot, mark a cross (x) in the square at
the left of the name. If more than two
party candidates names appear on the
ballot, vote your first choice by marking
a cross C) in the square at the left of
the name of the candidate, and vote your
second choice Of candidate by marking
another. cross (X) in the square at the
right Of the name of another candidate.
First FOR POSTMASTER Second
iChoicel tChoicei
John Doe
Richard Roe
Sec. 1913. Certificate of MunicIpal En-
dorsement of Party Candidate.-The GER
tificate of municipal en-, orsement of party
candidates shall be in substantially the
following form:
CERTIFICATE OF MUNICIPAL EN-
DORSEMENT OF PARTY CANDI-
DATE FOR POSTMASTER BY
POPULAR VOTE
South Dakota