The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-11-02

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 n 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 to represent
been elected at the primary 10 represent
such members of one party.
Sec. LA. vacancy in Committee Pro-
posai-eHow F1lled)-in the event, n va
cancy, in a committee proposal 10y a cam
didate's death or resignation, or for any
other reason n 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 sighed decla-
ration, to the secretary of state or county
auditor, who shall file the name of the
new candidate TO fill such vacancy.
Sec. 1876. Vacancy in Party Central
COMMUNICATION Filled)-To I'LL 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 Urinary 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
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writing, by three or more electors OF one
party; and the COUNT auditor shall forth
Will prepare and cause a notice of such
call TO be printed on postal cards. ad-
dressed and mailed, to each enrolled
elector OF such parry, in such precinct or
county, as the case may require. request
irs such party electors to meet at three
o'c.ock p. m. 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 10
represent such precinct or coun.y as
though he had been elected at the pri-
mary.
Sec. 1856. Vacancies in state Positions
of the Regular Party Organization
Chow Filed)-Vacancy occurring in any
party position, such as national COM
mitteeman, state chairman, delegates and
a~lternates to national conventions, by
death, resignation or otherwise, shall be
filled by a majority vote of the state CEN
trail committee of such party.
Sec. l3I Vacancy in Nominations
CHOW f.iiedl-lf for any reason, after a
nomination of a party candidate to a pub
lie office, as provided for in this statute,
has been made, a vacancy shall occur in
time to certify a new nominee to be
printed upon the official ballot at the No
vember election, such vacancy, If candi-
date for a presidential %elector, congress
sional. state or district office, shall be
filled by q majority vote of the party state
central committees; and by the party
county 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 by the party cotu-
ty central committee of the county in
for county legislative offices. 1t shall
be the duty of the chairman OF the party
central committee, interested, upon learn
ing of vacancy in nominee to forthwith
mittee meeting to fill such vacancy and
designate hour, day, date and place
where such meeting shall be held. Call
for meetings of party central committee,
districts, 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 a joint call.
Sec. 1913. Contests-(How Made and
Decided)-Any candidate for nomination
to any elective office or for election to
any party position, whose name appears
on the official primary ballot or on the
initiatory organization precinct ballot OF
any political party, may contest the pri-
mary election as to the office or position
for which he was q candidate for nominal
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
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the county eanyassing 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 to
near and determine such contests. When
a complaint has been filed, Ii shall forth
with be presented to the judge of the cir
cult. In which it is filed, who shall note
thereon the day Of presentation and also
the day and place when he will hear the
same. which shall not be later than ten
days thereafter. The candidate who APP
pears upon the face OF the returns to have
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.
TIL defendant must answer on or before
the day of hearing. The cause may be
heard n determined by the court in
term time, or by the judge thereof In
vacation, and shall have preference in
order of hearing In all other cases. The
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 a summary
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 nave been filed will
the secretary of state, contests affecting
such candidates shall be brought and de-
termined in the same manner by the So
preme court.
ARTICLE FOURTEEN.
Limitation Of Campaign Expenses and
Penalties for Violations of This
Statute.
Sec. 139. Limitation of Expenses in So
licitation of Notes.-The expense of any
candidate at any primary be limited
to payments for food, clothing. lodging,
transportation, public speaking, printing,
hall rent, office rent, clerk hire, stationery
and postage, and candidates must keep an
itemized account of all such campaign ex-
penses and to whom paid and file a yeri-
fled statement thereof in the office of the
secretary of state or county auditor, as
the case may require, within 80 days after
primary date: but no candidate or COM
mittee or organization shall be allowed
70 pay any moneys or other consideration
for Transporting voters to or from the
polling places at primary elections.
Sec. 140. Observation-Disclosures
person making a false statement, I'm rela-
ton to his qualification as an enrolled
elector at said primary, shall, upon con-
viction therefor, be fined in a sum not
exceeding two hundred dollars or i'm
prisoned in the states prison not exceed
ing three months, and the court, may in
it's discretion, impose both such fine and
imprisonment; and for the violation Of any
of the provisions Of article 2 of this act
by an enrolment officer. he shall be sub
ject to a like fine and imprisonment.
Any person who shall cause his name to
be enrolled, in more than one election
precfpct or who shall cause his ma me tn