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


book and duplicate and there shall also be
entered by each clerk, in such poll book
ana duplicate, opposite the name Of each
person voting, in a column arranged in
said books for that purpose, a letter or
other designation showing the name Of
tAe polucal party whose ballot such cleo
tor voted, and in a column In said book
at The right side of the name. for that
purpose, the number q the voter on the
enEoli"snt nst Of the voters party
sec go Ballots objected To-tDefec-
t.Vcl-No official primary election ballot
SHaA oe marked hy he voter except as df-
rected thereon FOR the use Of the cross CS)
n the left Of the name Of the candidates
Eotcd for Official primary ballots other
wise marked shall n1t be counted. such
e9ltots and others not counted by reason
oi me defect therein shall be marked
detective and ofncial primary ballots
20 Wtllch objection has been made by any
of tfe judges shall be marked Collected
To- on the back thereof, and the memo
rantum signed by the judges. stating how
d was counted, shall be written upon the
81 each 5allot So iaarNed ana ali
tiic.4l primary ballots marked detective
or objected 10" shall bc enclosed IN an
envelope and seCure, ,y sealed and en-
aurSed 50 as 20 clearly disclose its con-
tents. All official primary ballots not
voted and all that have been spoiled BY
fn-eEs aile attemptlrE e vote shall be
eognty au9},or AZ 5hs s,9 6T." lilsfs , to the
ttf ano shall be preserved three months.
sec SI Restrictions q General Law
Governs-The votes snail be cauvassed
at the place by the officers and under the
same rules and restrictions that govern
Judges with Ike duties NJ the general
Sec sS. Canvass q Votes in Precinct
--ln medlately upon closing the polls the
primary judges shall proceed 20 canvass
ihe votes pOlled in The manner following
They shall proceed 70 ascertain the
number Of names entered upon the regis
Try poll book lists FOR each political party
separately
b They shall then ascertain how many
ballots have been deposited IN the ballot
BOX Tor each political party separately.
c II the number Of ballots OF any po-
4 litical party exceed the number OF names
I OF voters Of such party entered upon the
. poil BOOKS. said ballots SHAH be folded
and replaced in the ballot box from which
they We're taken and he box closed and
Wen shaksn and again opened and one of
ne Judges who shall be 5ludfol8ed shall
draw out Of said ballot box and destroy SO
many of such ballots as shall be equal TO
such excess
d They shall then place the ballots OF
each political party in separate piles and
proceed 10 count those of each political
party separately. and a the Judges shall
open and read ballot, such clerk shall
I carefully mark upon the tally sheet
/ blanks furnished by ths county auditor
I ,he votes which each candidate. OF the
Z party which name is printed on such bal
I lot, has received, IN "A separate column
7 Tor that purpose, with the name Of the
office for which he Is candidate al the
head Of such column.
After the ballots OF a political party
shall all have been read and entered on
I the tally sheets the clerks shall make
fuotiHgs thereon so as % show the total
number OF votes cast for each candidate
( whose name IS printed upon ne official
primary ballet or written upon tbe initia-
. tory precinct ballot of such political party
and certify the same TO be correct There
upon the Judges shall set down In The
registry pom book IN a space ard form
( 20 be provided therein for that purpose
! the names ~ each candidate voted for,
written az full length. the name OF the
Office fCr which he is candidate the
I total number OF votes which said Candi-
/ date received and The total number Of
/ primary nd SHAH certify the same 10 ne
trHe ard correct said entry in The po!l
! books sHal. oe made in substantially the
/ following form.
| At the prlmar, election held in this pre-
! A. y. 19. ~. the respective candidates
1 whose names We're printed on the official
| Iiatory organlEa--ol Precinct Ballot Of
said. ..---+-..- party. received the
| following votes:
! Candidates Title of Of6ce No Of Votes
! John noe. United states Senator 0o1
4 E hard Roe. Governor 000
/ lgud SO on for each candidate)
| Total number of votes cast by said -..-
| We terehy certify the above and fore
| going 70 be true and correct
Alated TINS ,.,.---- day Cf......A d. l9.
..-.-...... .......-
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Primary Judges
sec s9 ofhciaI Ballots Must he Pre-
/ served-After the votes OF q political par
1 tv have been counted and canvassed and
| The returns certified 10. all the Official
| primary ballots and initiatory precinct
! f9'in-s. except those marSed defective or
! 7hiocrcd u" shan be uns upon strong
| t-vend or twslC or Wire separe tely for
| each political party in the order in which
! en- have been rea3, and shall thereupon
| t carefully sealed IN wrappers ana en-
cersed as follows
Ballots Of the ...... party cast
! r,aty. south Dakota"
tni,atoTy Organization Precinot Bal
! 7tT 81 tAe.. ..........- -.....-. party cast in
| 7akota"
| Sec 100 Poll Fooks Ballots and Tally
| heats Must BE Delivered 70 the County
| huditor-Thc registry poll books with
tre certificate of the primary judges writ
! thereon, and the tally sheets. fcgeth-
1 r- with the wrc ppers contain ng the pal-
shall he carefully enveiopeu and
led up toFether' eaeh party & paEat ate,y.
| sseut lists. certificates 0f enrolment. and
/ nitatory precinct committee election re-
/ -1rnS.s and placed n the hands &C the
| uperintendng tudge, who shaN deliver
| 0r give 20 one of the other judges or 20
enc Of the clerks who shall deiiyer) thc
I s2u1e 20 The ccpnty auditor at his Office
/ within thee aoys after said canvass has
| been completed
/ Edee ard clerk performing the duties AZ
primary election imposed upon him by
! this act shall receive from the county
/ the same compensation now paid TO
! icSges and clerks of the general election
! tDWties)-On the first Saturday following
ueh primary the county auditor shan,
! courts and county Judge. open and can
fsss all Of said returns ard make Sc parate
I 'alulateG statements for each political
I aartv which shall show. in appropriate
I columns and under proper headings, the
II tai uumherof votes east in the county FOR
| each candidate whose name is printed up
| cu he official primary ballot or written
I cpoH the Initiatory Prec.nct Ballot Of one
| ~ che political parties and the same sh1ll
| PEE sept ON file in the oface of the county
auditor. Each COUNT auditor wtth-
m seven days after the primary
attion has been hel3. snaN forward
nder seal 10 the. secretary Of state GER
| having upon iss official primary ballot the
I name of any candidate for whom q pro-
| posai petition or COMMITTEES propo1al was
I Sled -n the ofGce OF the secretary q state,
I under the provisions OF this act. showing
the total number az votes east in such
! county at the primary for each Of such
l by such auditor under his official seal
I and by the clerk OF courts UnCer his Of
hclal seal. AMI by the county Judge
Sec. Ie3. State Canyassing Board
\ tDatiesl-Immediatcly upon receiving re-
turns from the county auditors az al the
/ counties, as provided in the last section.
y the same shall be canvassed by the same
{ state officers as are directed by the gem
( eral election laws TO canvass returns AZ
I ter q general election. Such caDvASsing
boards shall. without delay. open the re-
/ turns and certify tabulated statements
! thereof separately for each political par
I ~. Such statements shall Shcw. under
4 n-nvnnrtafp
| OF votes cast for each candidate in whose
/ behalf a committee proposal petition was
I fled in the office Of secretary OF state
1 by the voters OF the political party with
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