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purpose, the number of the voter on the
enrolment list Of the voters party.
tive)-No offeial primary election balla
shall be marked by the voter except as d.
rected thereon for the use of the cross xl
at the t left Of ata the name nn3e,s of f. the bs,, Sand aaStss
wise marked shall not be counted. Such
ballots and others not counted by reason
Of some defect therein shall be marked
defective" and official primary ballots
to which objection has been made by any
of the Judges shall be marked objected
to" on the back thereof, and the memo
randum signed by the judges, stating how
it was counted, shall be written upon the
back of each ballot so marked and all
f1ci q primary ballots marked defective"
envelope and securely sealed and en-
dorsed so as to clearly disclose it's con-
tents; All official primary ballots not
voters while attempting to vote, shall be
returned by the primary judges to the
county auditor and a receipt taken there
Sec. 81. Restrictions Of General Law
Governs-The votes shall be canvassed
at the place by the officers and under the
same rules and restrictions that govern
judges with like duties at the general
election:
Sec. 90. Canvass of Votes in Precinct
Immediately upon closing the polls the
primary judges shall proceed to canvass
the votes polled in the manner following:
a. They shall proceed to ascertain the
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try poll book lists for each political party
separately.
b.. They shall then ascertain how many
ballots have been deposited in the ballot
box for each political party separately.
G. If 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 were taken and the box closed and
well shaken and again opened, and one of
the judges who shall be blindfolded shall
draw out of said ballot box and destroy so
many of such ballots as shall be equal to
such excess.
d: They shall then place the ballots Of
each political party in separate piles, and
proceed to count those of each political
party separately, and as the judges shall
open and read a ballot, such clerk shall
carefully mark upon the tally sheet,
blanks furnished by the county auditor,
party which name is printed on such bal
lot, has received, in a separate column
l dero that purpose, with the name Of the.
mead OF such column.
e., After the ballots of a political party
shall all have been read and entered on
the tally sheets, the clerks shall make
footings thereon so as to show the total
number of votes cast for each candidate
whose name is printed upon the official
primary ballot or written upon the initia-
tory precinct ballot of such political party
and certify the same to be correct. There
upon the Judges shall set down in the
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to be provided therein for that purpose
the names Of each candidate voted for,
written at full length, the name of the
office for which he is a candidate, the
total number of votes which said candf-
date received and the total number of
votes cast by said political party at said
primary, and shall certify the same to be,
true and correct; said entry in the poll
books shall be made in substantially the
following form:
At the primary election held in this pre-
clncf on the 80 ..day os:,;
whose names were printed on the official
primary ballot, or written upon the Ini-
tiatory organization Precinct Ballot, of
following votes: ~
Candidates Title of Office; No; of Votes:
John Doe, United States Senator 600
Richard Roe, Governor 900
(and so on for each candidate.)
Total number of votes cast by said......
We hereby certify the above ovees and fore
going to be true and correct.
Dated his.........day of......A. D. 49,.
Primary Judges.
seryed-After the votes of a political par
ty have been counted and canvassed and
the returns certified to, all the official
Ballots, except oart'f those aeu marked a r. "defe ptfsan or
objected to" shall be strung upon a strong
thread or. Irvine or wire separately for
each political party, in the order in which
they have been read. and shall thereupon
be carefully sealed in wrappers and en-
dorsed as follows:
county, south Dakota"
"1nitiatory Organization Precinct Bal
lots OF the party cast in
precinct. county, South
Dakota
Sec. 100. Poll Books. Ballots and Tally
Sheets Must Be Delivered to the County
Anditor-The registry poll books, with
the certificate of the primary Judges writ
ten thereon. and the tally sheets, togeth-
lots. shall be carefully enveloped and
sealed up together, each party separately,
properly endorsed, and with the enroll
initiatory precinct committee election re-
turns, and placed in the hands of the
experimenting judge, who shall deliver
one of the clerks who shall delivery the
same. to the county auditor at his office
within three days after said canvass has
Sec. 1o1; Compensation-Each precinct
judge and clerk performing the duties at
a, primary election imposed upon him by
the same compensat ion now paid to-
judges and clerks of the general election.
See. 1o2, County canvassing Board
with the assistance of the clerk of the,
courts and county judge. open and can
vass all of said returns and make separate
tabulated statements for each political
party, which shall show, in appropriate.
columns and under proper headings, the.
total number OF votes cast in the county for
each candidate whose name is printed up
on the official primary ballot or written,
upon the Initiatory Precinct Ballot of one
of the political parties and the same shall
be kept on file in the office of the M
auditor. Each county auditor with
in seven days after the primary
election has been held, shall forward
under seal to the secretary of state a Ger
tilted abstract for each political party
having upon it's official primary ballot the
name of any candidate for whom a pro-
posal. petition or committee proposal was;
filed in the office of the secretary of state,
under the provisions. of this act, showing
the total number of votes cast in such
county at the primary for each of such
candidates, which abstract shall be signed
by such auditor under his official seal
and by the clerk of courts under his Of
fetal seal, and by the county judge.
Sec. 103. State Canvassing Board
CDuties)-1mmediately upon receiving re-
turns from the county auditors OF ali the
counties, as provided in the last section,
the same shall be canvassed by the same
state officers as are directed by the gen
pr91 election Ia VIC IN ~ r1,o