Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1916-10-28
ARTICLE THIRTEEN.
Vacancies-(HoW Fllled)-Contests-
(How Determlned).

Sec. 1872 Vacancies on Primary Elec-
tion Board (ffOw Filed)-If any person
appointed rs a Judge or clerk OF primary
election shall neglect to be sworn or to
act as such, the place of such person shall
be filed by the electors of the precinct
present from different political parties
as herein provided and the person so
elected TO fill the vacancy shall be vested
with the same power for that primary as
II appointed judge or clerk by the county
auditor for such primary election.
Sec. 1873 Vacancy in lnitiatory Major
ity Party Proposal Committee-(Ho
Filled)-To fill vacancy occurring in the
membership OF any minority or majority
proposal committee, on account of failure
TO elect at primary or by death. resigna-
tion or otherwise a mass conference
of the party electors, of one party, who
supported the respective principles rep
resented by the candidates for governor
at the preceding primary, shall be called
by the county auditor OF all the electors Of
such party in such precinct or county
when SO requested in writing, by three or
more electors, of one party, IN
such precinct or county, who de-
minority supporters, and notice there
of shah be printed on postal cards at the
expense of the county and addressed and
mailed by the county auditor. TO each en-
rolled elector of such party, in such pre-
ctnct or county, as the case may require,
requesting such party supporters Of such
principles to meet at three o'clock p. m
on the first Tuesday I'm December pre-
ceding the primary election. designating
the place where 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 and shall be certified by the
chairman and secretary of such meeting,
and such certificate of election shall en-
title such committeeman 10 represent
such precinct or county as though he had
been elected at the primary to represent
such members OF one party.
Sec 1874 Vacancy in Committee Pro-
posal-(How Filled)--In the event a va
cancy. in a committee proposal by a cam
didate's death or resignation. or for any
other reason a vacancy occurs, between
the date of committee proposal meetings
and 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
candidate, together with his signed decla-
ration, to the secretary of state or county
auditor, who shall file the name OF the
new candidate to fiji such vacancy.
sec. l35, Vacancy IN Party Central
Committee-( (How Filled)--To fill any va
cancy which may occur in membership
of the party state central committee or
of the party county central committee of
any party. on account of failure to elect
at primary, or by death. resignation or
otherwise, a mass meeting OF the party
electors, shall be called by the county
auditor OF all the party electors in such
precinct or county, when so requested In
writing, by three or more electors of one
party: and the county auditor shall forth
with prepare and cause notice of such
call to be printed on postal cards, ad-
dressed and mailed, to each enrolled
elector OF such party, In such precinct or
county, as the case may require, request
ing such party electors to meet at three
O'Clock p. IN. designating day, date and
place and allowing 10 days notice from
mailing of postal cards to date of meet
ing. The party county or state central
committeeman who shall be elected by a
majority of the enrolled party electors
attending such meeting shall be certified
by the chairman and secretary of such
meeting, and such certificates Of election
shall entitle such party committeeman to
represent such precinct or county as
though he had been elected at the pri-
mary.
Sec. 1876. Vacancies In State Positions
OF the Regular Party Organization--
tHow Filled)--Vacancy occurring in any
party position, such as national COM
mitteeman, state chairman, delegates and
alternatss to national conventions, by
death, resignation or otherwise, shall be
filled by a majority vote OF the state GEN.
trail committee of such party.
Sec. 1877. Vacancy in Nominations
Glow Fflled)-if for any reason, after a
nomination of a party candidate to a pub
lie office, as provided for in this statute,
has been riade. a vacancy shall occur in
time to certify new nominee to. be
printed upon the official ballot at the Mo-
vember election, such vacancy, IL candi-
date for presidential elector, congress