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

Postmaster Primary.
Sec. ll3. Municipal Endorsement of
Party Candidates for Postmaster-The
official municipal endorsement of party
candidates for postmaster may be deter
mined by postmaster primary in villages,
towns or cities, as follows:
Sec III. Notice of Expiration of Post
master Commission or Nacancies-Three
enrolled party electors, OF the party ma
tional administration in power, of any
village, town or city in South Dakota,
may at any time during the sixty days
prior to the expiration of any postoffice
commission, or Immediately upon any va
cancy occurring, call a postmaster prl-
mary for the municipal endorsement OF a
party candidate for postmaster by giving
seven days notice, by posting notices IN
the manner provided in Section % of his
act. Said notice shall contain the name
OF the post office, the date of expiration
of commission or when the vacancy oc-
CURED. the date set for holding the post
master primary and the date on or before
which petition of candidates must be filed
with the municipal clerk.
Sec. lis. Candidate in Pri-
mary-tHow to F1!e)-Any enrolled, resi-
dent, party elector OF the national party~in
power may become q candidate for post
master by filing n petition with the mu-
nicipal clerk, together with the executed
declaration Of the candidate. in the form
hereinafter provided, signed by not less
than 20 per cent or more than 20 per cent
of the resident party electors of such
Municipality. All candidates and .signers
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nicipal endorsement for postmaster shall
be limited to enrolled party electors OF the
national party administration in power.
Sec. l16. Duty of Municipal Clerk
POSTMASTER Primary)-It shall be the du-
" of the municipal clerk, in the event
of more than one party elector fling for
the municipal endorsement of party can
didates for postmaster in any municipal
itv. to prepare and cause to be printed an
official municipal postmaster primary bal
lot under the Australian ballot system,
containing Only the names of such party
candidates who have filed proposal potl-
lions as provided for in Section l2l of this
act, and furnish an adequate number of
such ballots to the officers of the post
master primary TO supply all voters in
each precinct of his municipality; also
TO furnish poll books and necessary cleo
ton supplies: also to appoint Judges and
clerks for holding said postmaster pri-
mary.
Sec. III. Expense of Postmaster Pri-
mary for Endorsement Of Party C2ndi-
date-CHow Paid)-The entire expense
Of such postmaster primary shall be paid
by the municipality in which it is held,
and the clerk shall receive, audit and pre-
sent all bills in connection Herewith to
the municipal board for payment,
Sec l1S-Time of Filing Petitions Limit
ed-Al petitions of candidates must be
fled, as herein provided, not later than
one day before date Of postmaster pri-
mary.
Sec. 119. Postmaster Primary-(How
COnducted)-The provisions OF this act
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except as to qualification Of voters, the
hours Of opening and closing of the polls,
duties of election officers. counting OF
the vote and making return thereon, shall
apply TO postmaster primaries for en-
dorsement of party candidates as far rs
applicable, except that the return or the
vote shall be made to the municipal clerk
and the judges and clerks shall receive
but two dollars each per day. The abo-
lition of the spoils system IN post offices
for the best interests of public policy now
-t,sa tlA LlsY1 ion ~ ~ gf ~ n Egp
lions by municipal endorsement of party
candidates for postmaster.
Sec. 100. CanVaSSing of Note-0Ssulne
Endorsement CertinCatC)-The municipal
recording officer and two party electors
appointed by such officer shall constitute
The canvassing board of the returns OF
postmaster primary, and upon canVasslne
the vote, shall issue to the candidate fol
official municipal endorsement for post
master who received the highest vote, II
only one or two candidates fled, and in
the event three or more candidates tled
then to the candidate who received the
highest total number of first and second
choice votes added, an official municipal
party endorsement certificates, as pei
form provided herein. addressed and
mailed one to the successful candidate
one to the secretary of state, one TO tht
congressman OF the district and one TO the
President and one to the Postmaster Cen
erIi, setting forth that an official party
postmaster primary has been held by me
voters Of that municipality, and mat th(
party elcCtor named therein has received
the highest vote for postmaster OF tina
municipality and respectfully recommend
him for that position.
Sec. l2f. Postmaster Primary Petition
The postmaster primary proposal peti'
ton shah be in substantially the follow
ing form:
we, the undersigned, qualified, enrolled
party electors of party
do hereby propose. who is q
ide and who is n mem
Der Of the party for the position of post
master of e.............. post office
to be voted for at the municipal postmas-
ter primary to be held on the..........
day OF. ............. and we, and each o.
us, for himself severally do further de-
didate herein named at said postmaster
primary.
Name of Date o.
Signers Postoffce Precinct Signins
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