Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1916-10-21

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entered Dy each clerk, in such poll book
ana duplicate. opposite the name of each
person voting, in column arranged in
said books for that purpose. a letter or
other designation showing the name OF
the political party whose ballot such cleo
TOR voted, and in a column In said book
purpose, the number Of the voter on the
enrolment list Of the voters party
sec 9b Ballots objected To-UOefec-
tlVel-No official primary election ballot
shall be marked by the voter except as di-
rected thereon for the use OF the cross (X)
az the LETT of the name OF the candidates
voted for. Official primary ballots other
wise marked shall not be counted. Such
ballots ana others not counted by reason
OF some defect therein shall be marked
detective and official primary ballots
70 which objection has been made by any
ot the Judges shall be marked objected
70 on the back thereof, and the memo
randum signed by the judges, stating how
u was counted, shall be written upon the
back OF each ballot so marked and all
thcial primary ballots marked defective"
or objected to" shall be enclosed In an
envelope and securely sealed and en-
dorsed SO as TO clearly disclose its con-
tents. All official primary ballots not
voted and all thai have been spoiled by
voters While attempting 10 vote, shall be
returned by the primary judges to the
county auditor and a receipt taken there
for and shall be preserved three months.
Sec. 81. Restrictions Of General Jaw
Governs--The votes shall be canvassod
at the pace by the CilCefS ana Qn0ef the
same rules and restrictions that govern
judges with like duties at the general
election
Sec. 9s. Canvass Of Votes in Precinct
Immediately upon closing the polls the
primary judges shall proceed TO canvass
the votes polled i'm the manner following
q. They shall proceed TO ascertain the
number Of names entered upon the regis
try poll book lists for each political party
separa tely.
b, They shall then ascertain how many
ballots have been deposited In the ballot
box for each political party separately.
c. II the number Of ballots of any po-
litical party exceed the number Of names
OF voters OF such party entered upon the
poll books, said ballots shall be folded
and replaced in the ballot box from which
they We're taken and the box closed and
wen shaken and again opened, and one Of
the Judges who shall be bhndfolded shall
draw out OF said ballot box and destroy so
many OF such ballots as shah be equal to
such excess
d. They shall then place the ballots of
each political party in separate piles, and
party separately, and as the Judges shah
open and read a ballot, such clerk shall
carefully mark upon the tally sheet
blanks furnished by the county auditor
the votes which each candidate, of the
party which name is printed on such ball
LOT, has received IN a separate column
office for which he is a candidate at the
head Of such column.
81, Autep al me pailots Oh d p9iltlcal party
tha & ~, elI 3iu @ @Snlgi eu ~ ~ m
SnotinesS ,baraa,s o"e NJ sH1ii ~ iLthJ ,ate
number Of votes cast for each candidate
whose name is printed upon the official
primary ,In Pano5 & or written upon the init&
ana certify ne same TO be correct There
p upon the Judges shall SET down IN me
.esistry poil 9ook N space anu lorn
" " oe pioE'uSu t snsFeIn IN io5 th4t puFpsos ~.
SttJ HdHieS ~ edcH SahuIuate Noteu iVt,
|riIteH ~ Iul N, the uane OF the
oltce ..e lot "ulcR ne Is cahdlq9'e, lhie
80. sotoi l'.i.iYei vi Eo'Ss wien s"lu oai'it
uate ~. Ieoei'eu 9 aR94 i lhe to,al nufhper 9I ~
p.llL4try ana slah Cer,Ay tne SAM 10 pe %
oos @G "t so go[reGt h sag Il e,fy IN one P9 }
following form;
...,.;,..: ..:...;.;,.:.. Party
Az the primary eiection seid m TINS pre-
n N'i 10 80 ra,ctJso - .,ij,it.s
,hs tne Isspec,ies ;p.5 We
Miose HtihSS were PIthteu on lhe oillSl.i
tiatory organization Precinct Ballot, Of
iolowlng votes:
Names OF
GandlqateS rite 81 once NO. OF votes;
John zoe. Ohlted states senator VVO
ttchtfd zoe, Governor eVo
l@nd 50 on Tor each candidate
lotal NUMBER OF Notes cast py saId. ....'
A'NA - f'N'7'
We hereby certify the above and fore
going 70 De rue ana correct
Dated TINS. day OLA. d. ~.
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..;..:.......... .......
Urinary Judges
Sec SO Official Ballots Must be Pre-
scrVed-After the votes OF a political par
tT have been counted and canvassed ana
tae returns certiiled TO, az the oihclai
psary nalIo1s aIld nltiStofy by ptfoai'cn ,,
na!io}s' except those marked defective or
objected to shall be strung upon strong
thread or tWne or WIRE separately for
each political party, In the order IN whlcn
they have been read, and shall thereupon
he carefully sealed in wrappers and en-
0ocsed as follows.
Ballots OF the. ........... party cast
in.................p precinct in..........,...
county, South Dakota
lnitatory Organization Precinct Bal
nrecinct. ...,............... county, South
DAKOTA"
Sec. lVU. ron BOOKS, Ballots ana IalIy
sheets Must BE Delivered to the county
Nuditor-The registry poll books, with
the certificate OF the primary Judges writ
ten thereon, and the taiiy sheets, togeth ?
~ with the wrappers containing the bal
lots, shal! be caretully enNeioped ara
called up together, each party separately
properly endorsed, ana with the enroil ,
fHtllt liStS, ceflHcates OF tHFOlultit, anu
lnitia tory precinct committee election re-
turns and placed IN the hands or the
uperintending judge, who snail deiiNer
Tor give 70 one OF the other judges or 70
one OF the clerks who shan deliVer) the
01me, to the county auditor at his ofhce
within three days aIter said canvass has
been completed.
Sec. 10l. Compensation-Each precinct
Judge and clerk performing the duties at
n primary election imposed upon hlm by
this act shall receive from the county
he same compensation now pad 10
judges and clerks or the general election
Sec. lo2; County CanFassing board
tDuties)-On the hrst saturday foioW NJ
such primary the county auditor shall,
with the assistance Of the clerk OF the
courts and county judge, open and can
yass all OF said returns and make separate
tabulated statements for each political
party, which shall show IL appropriate
columns and under proper headings, the
total number OF votes cast In the county tor
each candidate whose name IS printed up
on the official primary ballot or written