Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1916-10-28
ARTICLE EIGHT.
official Party Primary Ballot.
Color, Form. and Regulation.) }

sec s7. Color Of Ballots-(By Whom
Designated)-Th color OF the ballots OF
all political parties in this state shall be
eSignated by the secretary Of state Pro-
vided. that the ballots OF each political
party shall be OF q separate and distinct
color Provided, further, that when a
color has been selested for a political
party, such color shall not again be
changed such color shah be selected up
on application OF the chairman Of the
iarty state central committee OF each par
", and as soon as selected the secretary
Of state shall Immediately notify the
county auditor OF each county Of such
selection
Sec sS Position OF Committee Pro-
posals en- the Official Primary Ballot
The committee proposal and candidate re-
ceiv1ng The highest number OF votes for
governor, within the party, at the las;
primary, shnN occupy the majority col
unin al the following primary in its posi-
ton on the official perty primary ballot
although the motto ana candidate may
have been proposed by the minority pro-
posal eommittee In such case the COM
mttee proposal and candidates OF the
majority shall occupy the minority coll
ufnn AZ sucn primary and be known as
The minority.
sec. 81 Official Primary Ballot-The
official primary ballot OF each poIiti-
cal party shall be printed separately In
biack INK upon paper OF uniform quality
ana texture. but the official primary
ballot OF no two political parties shall
be of the same color. or tint. within amy
one county. The ballots shall vary in
form and size only as the names OF can
diaates and officers may require.
Sec. 20 Designation of Ballot-At the
top Of the ballot shah be printed. in large
letters words designating the ballot II
a republican ballot the words shall be
Republican Party Official Primary Bal
iot II g democratic ballot, the words
shall be Democratic Party Official Fri-
mary Ballot" and in like manner for
each political party:
edl--On the back or outside OF the. "off-
cfal primary ballot so as TO appear when
folded shall be printed the words "Ofa-
ctal Primary. Ballot" followed by the
designation of the county where used, the
date OF the primary election and a facsim-
He Q! the signature OF the county auditor
OF such county.
Sec. y. Number OF Ballots to be Pro-
v.de1-The number Of "Offcial primary
ballots for each political party in each
election precinct shall be not less than
seyenty-hve ballots for every Fifty votes
cast in said precinct by said political par
~ at The last preceding general election.
Sec. -. Arrangement OF Official Pri-
mary Ballot and Forur-The official prf-
mary ballot shall be so arranged and
printed that the first column to the left
shall contain the names OF the offices and
the number 10 be voted for: the second
column shall contain the names Of the in
dependent candidates who have filed indi-
yidual candidate proposal by petition;
the third column shall contain the Ma
ti0nal. State and County Motto and
names Of candidates OF the minority COM
rlittee proposal; but the word minority. .
progressive or ''staiwart'' or any fac
tional label other than the principles FOR
the paramount issue shall not appear in
the beading; the fourth and last column
TO the right on said ballot shall contain
the National. State and County Motto
and names of candidates OF the ma tori ~
sormlstee proposal: but ths word ma
facsional label. other than principles
shail not appear 81 the heading.
Such official ballot shan be in the fol-
towing form.