The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-11-02

the place Nlvre such meeting VIII be
held TO elect party precinct or state ma
jority or minority committeeman, who
shall be elected by a majority Of such
enrolled party electors attending such
meeting ana shall he certified by the
chairman and secretary OF such meeting,
and slch certificate OF election shall en-
ntle such committeeman to represent
such precinCt or county as though he had
been elected at the primary to represent
such members Of one party.
sec tSi Vacancy III Committee Pro-
posal-tHoW FtIled)-In ;he event. "A va
CancF,, IN a committee proposal 10y a cam
didates death or resignation, or for any
other reason "a vacancy occurs, between
the GATE on committee proposal meetings
ana twenty-five days before the primary
election date, such vacancy may be filled
by the chairman Of the proposal commit
tee by forwarding the name OF the new
candidatc, tJE.thcr with his signed deCla-
ration, 10 '.c secretary of state or county
auditor, WHO shall file the name OF the
new candidate To fill such yaCaucy.
Sec. 100. Vacancy in Party Central
Commit. lIiow Filled)-To iii any va
canCy Wl..N may occur III membership
of the - p, state central committee OF
of the parry county central committee of
any party. CA account OF failure 10 elect
at prltaaIN. %! 10y death, resignation or
otherWis', Cd mass meeting OF the party
electors, Snail be called by the county
auditor OF All the party electors in such
precinct ur county, when SO requested IN
writing, lN tnrvC or more electors OF one
party; al. 'he count auditor shall forth
with pI'I. rr and cause a notice of such
call 10 BIZ. printed on postal cards, ad-
dressed aU. mailed, To each enrolled
elector a such party, in such precinct or
county, a~ ,nc case may require. request
ing SUCH party electors to meet at three
O'Clock r. pa. designating day, date ana
place ana Glowing 10 days notice from
mailing OF postal cards to date of meet
ing, tn party county or state central
commiti.cIau who shall be elected by a
majority of the enrolled party electors
a~ttenulnE such meeting shall be ceItlled
by the chairman and secretary OF such
meeting. and such certificates of election
shall cN't.ic such party committeeman TO
repres'u. such precinct or county, as
though u' mad been elected at the pEl-
mary.
Sec, l"a. Vacancies in state Positions
of the Regular Party Organization
UIow I.,,N-Nacancy occurring in any
party position. such as national com
mitteomt., state chairman, delegates and
a~lternai'e 10 national conventions, 10y
death, r.-lsnatIon or otherwise, shall he
filled 10y a majority vote OF the state cen
trail committee of such party.
Sec. 49, Vacancy in Nominations
Glow I'icd)-lf for any reason, after n
nominate Of a party candidate TO a pub
lie Office, as provided for in this statute,
has boon made, a vacancy shall occur In
time 60 certify \ new nominee 10 DC
printed upon The official ballot at the No
vcmbcr election, such vacancy, II midi
date for a. presidential %clector, congreS-
sioual. state or district office, shall be
filled ty I'd majority vote Of the party state
N'ilAl'lN '''lllllAlN''s an ~ va 49,
count central Committees of the judicial
district. or joint legislative district, in
case vacancy occurs in party nominee OF
circuit Judge, or in party nominee OF JOINT
Legislative district: and 10y the party coun-
~ central committee Of the county in
which vacancy occurs in party nominee
for county legislative offices. II shall
be the duty Of the chairman of the party
central committee, interested, upon learn
ing Of vacancy in nominee to forthwith
issue cali by mail for such central com,
,,gtt4y 94.at1pv 10 fn1 G'Jsh ya nnN and
desiCnatc hour, day.. date and place
where such meeting shall be held. can
for meetings OF party central committee,
Interested, in judicial or joint legislative
d|istriots. to fill vacancies, shall be signed
and issued, in the same manner, by the
party county chairman of each county
in such district by all signing Il joint call.
Soc l3S. Contests-Qiow Made and
Decid.D-AuY candidate for nomination
to an. elective office or for election TO
any party position, whose name appears
on The official primary ballot or on the
| initiafurN organization precinct ballot OF
any political party, may contest the pri-
mary election as 10 the office or position
for which he was a candidate Tor nonina-
ton or election by filing with the clerk
of The circuit court of the county in
which his proposal petition was filed, a
complaint in writing within ten days
after Che returns have been canvassed 10y
the county canVassing board or boards,
setting forth the grounds Of his contest,
which complaint shall be verified by the
complainant. Authority and Jurisdiction
are hereby vested in the circuit court 10
hear and determine such contests. When
r complaint has been filed, II shall forth
with be presented to the judge OF the cir
cult, in which il is filed, who shall note
thereon the day of presentation and also
the day and place when he viii hear the
same, which shall not be later than ten
days thereafter. The candidate who APP
pears upon the face of the returns TO nave
been elected, or to whom a certificate OF
nomination has been issued, shall be
named as defendant. When the court
has fixed the day, for hearing the com
plant, order fixing such hearing shall
be personally served upon the defendant.
The defendant must answer on or before
the day Of hearing. The cause may be
heard and determined by the court in
term time, or by the judge thereof in
vacation, and shall have preference in
complainant shall give security for all
costs. If, in the opinion OF the court, the
grounds alleged for the contest are In
sufficient the complaint shall be dismiss
ed. If the grounds alleged are sufficient,
the court shall proceed in n summ9I-
manner and may hear evidence, examine
the returns, recount the ballots and make
such orders and enter such decisions as
the facts and the law may require. The
Judgment of the court shall be final. and
The provisions Of this section shall, SO
far as applicable, apply TO contests OF
nominations and elections by primary.
Where the proposals have been filed with
I the secretary OF state, contests affecting
such candidates shall be brought and de-
termined in the same manner by the SUI
preme court.
ARTICLE FOURTEEN.