Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1916-10-28
Notice Of Primary Election.

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following form:
Notice OF Primary Election.
Notice is hereby given. that primary
| election will be held at the regular poll
ing places in ali voting precincts Of
.......... county South Dakota, on the
..........day of March. 10. ..., between
the hours of o'clock a, M and .
O'Clock p m. for the purpose o. allowing
the members Of each political party In
/ the state by direct vote 10 choose the
Z paramount issue for party platform and
propose their several party caudi didatcs for
| an presidential state, congressional ju-
I diclal legislative and county offices,
4 which are 10 be flied by election at the
next general election, and TO elect party,
| national state, county and precinct com :
/ mitteemen and state party chairman ana
1 delegates and alternates TO the national
I convention.
Dated this........... day OF ..........
/ i5..,.
County Auditor.
sec S3 Further Duties of County Aud
! itor-The county auditor shall also, at
I the expense OF the county procure SUI
/ lcient number of printed copies of the
/ notice Of the primaries prepared under
/ the provisions Of Section 81 Of this act,
and shall al least fifteen days before the
! holding OF the primary, mail not less than
I five copies thereof to the town clerk OF
every organized civil township in the
county AZ his post Office address also
10 the clerk, auditor or secretary, as the
case may be, of every incorporated city,
town or village in his county sutncient
number so that not less than nVe copies
may be posted in each voting precinct in
such city town or village, ia all cases
where established voting precincts are
! not within the limits of an organized
/ township or within q city, town or viii
! laEe the auditor shall, at the same time,
mail 10 some responsible elector, residing
within such precinct, hye copies OF said
sec "a. Duties OF Precinct Officers
Notice of Primary)-lt shall be the duty
of each officer or person named IN sec
tion SO Of this act, upon receiving SAID
notice from the county auditor, not less
than ten days before the holding Of the
primary, 10 post the same IN tVe puphc
places in his precinct, most likely 10 give
notice to the electors. Upon hling with
the county auditor proof that he posted
the notices required, each of said per-
sons shall be paid by the county the sum
ing more than one voting precinct the
clerk or auditor thereof shall be paid not
TO exceed fifty cents for each precinct in
which he posted the notices
Sec So County Auditor Appoints Su-
perintendent Of Election tDuties) The
county auditor, when appointing judges
OF a primary under this act, shall desiS-
nate one of the judges as superintendent
10 whom the primary supplies snail be
sent by insured parcel post or express
and whose duty il shall be 90 ircuiIc for
and obtain the same AT his post atice aG-
ress or nearest express Office, and he shall
erect and have ready for the primary a
sufficient number Of booths which snail
be furnished by the county, together with
such supplies and conyenienCes as shall
enable the voter 20 prepare his ballot
| The provisions and rules for voting shall
be the same AS now prescribed by law for
| voting a general elections
If the superintendent, ct election shall
not have received his ballots and election
supplies three days prior 90 the election
t1an fFT1 nQfl lTaiFn q
municate with the county auditor and OBJ
tain new ballots and election supplies
so as 10 have the same on hand at the
voting place primary day
Sec So County Auditor Appoints
| Clerks Of Election--It shall he the duty
| of the county auditor not less than SIX
| teen days before any primary 20 appoint
| TWO persons to act as clerks of the pri-
| mary election in each voting precinct in
| The county He shall appoint IN each
| township precinct two persons 70 act as
| clerks of the primary, preferably the
school and civil township clerks, in VIII
| lagos towns and cities. he shall appoint
| Two qualified voters 90 act as clerks from
| the list submitted by the municipal board
| or commi sioners but in case no names
| are presented, then the auditor shall use
| his own discretion in appointing two
clerks Of the primary IA villages, towns
| or cities Tor eaeb preclnct.
Sec. ST. Distribution of Primary
| Eleeti3n Supplies by County Aud.
| less than ten days before the
holding OF The primary. deliver to
| the superintendent OF election hereinafter
| designated, in each precinct, sufficient
number Of official primary ballots to
| serve the needs Of the voters in each Of
| the precincts in the county, together with
! poll books, large envelopes (which may
| IN which the Judges are to place the
counted ballots and returns). return
| blanks, supplies and apparatus herein
| provided for, put up in separate sealed
ns plai m
| the outside clearly designating the name
| Of the superintendent post Office address
| and the election precinct for which they
| are intended, and the number OF ballots
| enclosed for eacn political party, by in
| 5ured parcel post or express, and obtain
| 4 receipt therefor from the postmaster or
| express company. Tie county auditor
| hall use his own discretion in employ
| ne the sheriff to make the delivery Of
| the election supplies when it shall appear
| impractieable 10 him 10 use the insured
parcel post or express for delivery Of the
| election supplies to any precinct. For his
| eryiCes in such case, the sheriff shall re-
! eeiye from the county the same compen-
| 5atlon now paid under the law for the
anne character of service performed for
| he November election.
| Sec. So. Poll Books duty Of Auditory
| "A registry poll book and duplicate and
| copies Of the enrolment list of each par
| ~ shall be furnished for use Of the judges
| and clerks at each precinct by the county
| auditor at the expense Of the county, ard
one Of each party enrolment list shall
| be posted In "A conspicuous place in each
| precinct polling place.
| Sec 50. County Auditor Appoints
| Judges-The county auditor shall, not less
| than sixteen days before any primary, ap-
| point judges for each OF the several vot-
| ing precincts II his county, and notify
| them by registered mail which appoint
| ments shall be made from the personnel
| constituting the school and civil township
| board IN each township Provided, the
| personnel OF such boards include repre-
| sentatives OF the political parties having
| principles and candidates in the prima-
| res; otherwise the county auditor shall
| use his own discretion In villages. towns
| or cities where there are more than one
voting precinct. the municipal clerk and
| member OF the municipal board of COM
| missioners shall by majority vote select
| three judges and two election clerks for
| each voting precinct Of the municipality,
! and IN ample time before each primary,
| submit n list 70 the county auditor for
| his final appointment, but in case nc
| names are presented the auditor shall
use his own discretion The judges APP
| pointed must be qualified voters in the
| precinct from which they are appointed.
! Three judges shall be appointed for each
| precinct. II three or more parties have
! official primary ballots for use in the
| rimary. one Judge shall be appointed from
| est number of votes, rs shown by the re-
| turns of the last preceding general cleo
| tion; II but two parties have such ballots
at the primary, then the judges shall be
| selected from electors OF such two par
ties: but the party having a majority OF
the. votes in the precinct az the last pre-
! jority OF such judges
| Sec go Judges May Administer
| Oath The judges of said primary cleo
| ton and each of them are hereby empow-
cred TO administer 10 each other and 70
| the clerks the oath of office.
Sec 81. Oath-( (Form) )--Previous Ia
votes being taken the judges and clerks
| of the primary election, shall severally
take an oath in the following form:
| |, Observation-Disclosures. -. do solemnly
swear tor affirm, as the case may be)
| that l will perform the duties OF judge
/ Cor clerk as the case may bel according
| to law and the best OF my ability; that
| will studiouoly endeavor to prevent fraud
| deceit and abuse in conducting the same
| Sec. 92. Announcement of Opening oi
! Polls-Upon the opening of the polls one
Of the judges shall openly announce that
| fact. and at leas thirty nainnree hafnre