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

urpoe the, number of the voter on the
enroilment list of the voters party.
Sec. 90. Ballots Objected OF fec.
tiye)-No official primary election ballot
shall be marked by the voter except as di.
rected thereon for the use of the cross CX)
at the left of the name of the candidates
voted for. Official primary ballots oIhor.
wise marked shall not be counted. SuCb
ballots and Others not counted by reason
II 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
ffcial primary ballots marked "Gefec. i've"
or objected to- shall be enclosed i'm an
envelope and securely sealed and en-.
dorsed so as TO clearly disclose It's con
voted, and all that have been spoiled by
voters while attempting to vote, snail he
returned by the primary judges TO The
county auditor and a receipt taken there
Sec. 81. Restrictions Of General Law
Goyerns-The votes shall be carvassed
at the place by the officers and under the
same rules and restrictions that govern
judges with like duties at the general
Sec. SS. Canvass of Votes in Precinct
Immediately upon closing the rolls the
primary judges shall proceed to canvass
the votes polled in 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
separately.
ballots have been deposited i'm the ballot
box for each political party separately
C.. If the number of ballots Of any POI
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 blindfoldcd shah
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
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.
the votes which each candidate, Of the
party which name is printed on such bal
lot, has received IN a tseparate column
office for which he is a candidate at the
head of such column.
e. After the ballots or a political party
shall all have been read and entered on
I 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 Tn" official
: primary ballot or written upon Tho tn''tl-
e tory precinct ballot of such political party
and certify the same 70 be correct. There
{ upon the judges shall set down IN the
registry pon book in a space and TOWN
/ to be provided therein for that purpose
the names of each candidate voted for,
{ written at full length, the name of the
D office for which he is a candidate, the
S total number Of votes which sad C..d'-
date received and the total number II
votes cast by said political party at said
= primary. and shall certify the same 10 tc
t true and correct; said entry in the poll
e books shall be made in substantially the
t At the primary election held in this pre-
: cihcT on inc .r.,aGy oL.,,i,df.i;.
4 whose names We're printed on the official
primary ballot, or written upon the mi
: tiatory organization Precinct Ballot, OF
4 following votes:
\ Names of
/ Candidates Title of Office. No, of Votes;
4 John Doe, United States Senator 600
c Richard Roe, Governor 900
5 (and so on for each candidate)
Total number of votes cast by said.,.,..
: We. h ipr a certify the above oTeSS and fore
4 going to be true and correct,
r Dated this. .........day of......A. d. -,
= F.
r Primary Judges.
4 Sec. 80. Official idiots Must be Pre-
e served-After the VIC IS of a political par
$ ty have been count and c3nyassed and
primary ballots ari initiatory precinct
e ballots, except those marked defective 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:
Ballots of the. ............ party cast
q n................. precinct n............
] county. South Dakota"
"Initiatory Organization Precinct Bal
lots or party cast IN
precinct. ................ county, SCUM
s Dakota"
Sec. 100. Poll Books, Ballots and Tally
= Sheets Must Be Delivered to the County
y Auditor-The registry poll books, with
; the certificate Of the primary Judges writ
u ten thereon, and the tally sheets, togeth-
p err with the wrappers containing the ball
e lots, shall be carefully enveloped and
= sealed up together. each party separately,
properly endorsed, and with the enroll
. ment lists, certificates of enrolment, and
II initiatory precinct committee election re-
e ssperintending judge, who shall deliver
d Cor give to one of the other judges or to
. one Of the clerks who shall deliver the
I same, to the county auditor at his office
r within three days after said canvass has
been completed.
Sec. 1Ol. Compensation-Each precinct
o a primary election imposed upon him by
this act shall receive from the county
! the same compensation now paid to
e judges and clerks of the general election.
Sec. 1902. County Canva ssing Board
n CDuties)-On the first Saturday following
e wifh I primary ass,st she co OF tge ae o1erE Of shall Al:
~ NS
n courts and county judge, open and cam
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 county
auditor. Each county auditor with
in seven days after the primary
election has been held, shall forward
o 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 n pro-
y posal petition or committee proposal was
filed in the office of the secretary of state,
y 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
l 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
(Duties)-Immediately upon receiving re-
turns from the county auditors of all the
counties, as provided in the last section,
the same shall be canvassed by the same
e state officers as are directed by the gen.
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