Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1916-10-28
Article NINE.
Duties OF Secretary Of State, couvty
Auditor and Election Officersi Con-
duct Of Party Primary Election.

Auditor and Election officers; Con-
duct sf Party Primary Election.
! Sec. "A. Duty Of Secretary of state
/ ITO Prepare Ltsts)-It shall be the duty
OF the secretary Of state 10 prepare, IRON
I the last primary election returns IN ms
! office a list to show the total county vote
! for each independent, minority and ma
tority candidate for governor withn each
political party, and deliver a sutncisnt
number OF typewritten or printed certl-
\ fled lists OF such vote to the committee
mon for use at state committee meetings,
at which the committeeInen are required
I Sec. 15. Duty OF Secretary OF state
Is, snks)--It shall be the duty OF the see
retary Of state and attorney genera on
or before December LIST, preceding the
primary held under this act. 70 prepare
all forms OF blanks necessary 70 carry
out the provisions OF this act. (Aiso see
Sec 7s Duty of Secretary OF state
Certify to County Auditor)-At least
25 days before any primary, the secretary
of state shall transmit 10 each county
auditor OF the territory in which any can
didate seeks nomination. ceruned alb
stract Of the proposal filings made IN his
office for each party separately Such
abstract shall be in the form of the party
official primary ballot prescribed herein
and give the name Of the party; the name
OF the independent candidates. the names
of the minority candidates with national
and state notices filed for heading; the
names OF the majority candidates with
national and state notices filed for head
ing the name OF the office for which each
candidate Is proposed Provided that
the secretary of state shall not certify to
the county auditor the narne OF any can
didate who Is required to challenge or de-
bate under this act II such candidate
shall have failed to challenge or refused
10 debate as provided In Section 6l and
the name OF such candidate shall not be
printed on the primary ballot Neither
shall the secretary Of state certify the
name of candidate to the county auditor
when such candidate is the only pro-
posed candidate for nomination TO any
one office In any one party; such candi-
date, having no opposition, shall by the
mere filing Of his proposal papers become
the state nominee OF his party for such
position, at the November election, and
shall be so certified by the secretary of
state without any primary vote and the
name OF such candidate. or the office
he seeks, shall not be printed upon the
party primary election ballot.
Sec. n. Duty Of County Auditor-CTO
Prepare Listsl-It shall be the duty of
the county auditor to prepare lists, from
the primary election returns, In his office
from each precinct, showing the vote re-
ceived by each Independent. minority and
majority candidate for governor, within
each party, In each precinct, In his coun-
ty. and certify and deliver such lSts TO
the committeeman for use at county
meetings, at which the committeeman are
required TO vote by unit representation.
Sec. 78-Duty Of County Auditor Pre-
pare BalloD-The county auditor shall,
from the notices and names of candidates
filed In his office. and from the notices
and names Of candidates certified 10 him
by the secretary OF state. prepare the OFF,
cal primary ballot for use a the primary
for each political party for which candi-
dates have been proposed by committee
proposal or individual candidate pro-
posal by petition" under the provisions
u this act. The names of all candidates
in the same political party by whom or
for whom committee proposal or indi-
vidual petition has been filed be printed
on the official primary ballot TO be used
by that party In the primary, provided
that the same national, state or county
motto shall only appear once on the
ballot and the motto first fled a para
mount issue OF two that are alike In prin-
cple, shall be printed on the official pri-
mary ballot with the said committee
proposal candidates entitled to such para
mount issue, as a motto, according TO
such priority OF filing as a reward of
merit for thought in devising measures
for public welfare No candidates name
shall appear on the official primary ball
lot. who fails TO challenge or refuse 10
debate as provided in Seetion CT, nor
shall a candidates name appear upon the
official primary ballot more than once for
the same office except Judges OF the su-
preme court whose name may appear
twice. Provided when there is only one
name filed, IN the office OF the county
auditor or secretary of state as a pro-
posed candidate for nomination to any
one office In any one party, then such
the nominee OF his party for the Noven-
ber election for such position and shall
be so certified by the county auditor with
out any primary vote and the name of
such candidate, or the office he seeks,
shall not be printed upon the primary
election ballot OF his party
Sec. TO- Auditor TO Furnish Copy OF
Ballot to Printer-The county auditor
shall furnish the copy OF the official pri-
mary ballot to the printer not less than
twenty days prior TO the date of the pri-
mary. and the necessary number OF Off
cial primary ballots and sample ballots
shall forthwith be printed at the expense
OF the county.
Sec. so. Auditor to Provide for Extra
Primary Balots-The county auditor
after the primary election. an ample sup
ply of extra official primary ballots for
each political party and for each elec-
tion precinct and IL at any time before
or during the primary election any of the
official primary ballots for each political
party and for each election precinct shall
be lost, destroyed or exhausted. on re-
quest Of the primary judges, or any one of
them, then said auditor shall immediately
cause to be delivered to said primary
judges such supply of extra official pri-
mary ballots as may be required 70
comply with the provisions of this act
Sec. 81. Primary When Held-The pri-
mary election herein provided for shall
be held at the regular polling place in
each precinct throughout the state on
the fourth Tuesday in March even num-
bered years. between the hours OF eight
o'clock a. M, and 1--WE o'clock D. m. and
any person entitled 10 vote at such pri-