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tivel-No official primary election ballot
rected thereon for the use Of the cross CX)
at the left of the name of the candidates
voted for. Official primary ballots other
ballots and others not counted by reason
Of some defect therein shall be marked
defective" and official primary .ballotb
Of the judges shall be marked objected
to" on the back thereof, and the memo
randum signed by the judges. stating how
back of each ballot SO marked and all
ficial primary ballots marked defective"
or objected to" shall be enclosed in an
envelope and securely sealed and en-
dorsed SO as TO clearly disclose its con-
tents; An official primary ballots not
voted. and all that have been spoiled by
voters while attempting to vote, shall be
returned BY the primary judges to the
county auditor and a receipt taken there
for "a and shall be- preserved three months.
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. sS, Canvass of Votes in Precinct
primary judges shall proceed to canvass
the votes polled in the manner following:
a. They. shall proceed to ascertain the
number of names entered upon the regis
try poll book lists for each political party
separately.
b; They shall then ascertain how many
box for each political party separately.
G. If the number of ballots of any po-
ntlcal party exceed the number of names
poll books. said ballots shall be folded
and replaced in the ballot box from which
they We're taken and the box closed and
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
d; The shall then place the ballots of
each political party in separate, piles, and
proceed to count those of each political
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 ball
lot, has received, in a separate column
for that purpose, with the name of the
head of such column.
e, After the ballots of a political party
SHAH al 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 dm; the Judges shall set down in the
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 candi-
date received and the total number of
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'''s...day of.;s;
whose names were printed on the official
primary ballot, or written upon the mi
tlat1ory organization Precinct Ballot, of
following votes:
Names of
Candidates Title of Office: No, of Votes.
John Doe, United States Senator 900
Richard Roe, Governor 00Gs
(and so on for each candidate.)
Total number of votes cast by said......
We hereby certify the above Vees and fore
going, to be true and correct,
Primary Indees
Sec. 80. Official Ballots Must be Pre-
served-After the votes of a political par
ty have been counted and canvassed and
primary ballots and initiatory precinct
ballots, except those marked defective or
objected to- shall be strung upon a strong
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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
county, South Dakota"
'lnitiatory Organization Precinct Bal
precinct. county. South
Dakota"
Sec. 100. Poll Books, Ballots and Tally
Sheets Must Be Delivered to the County
Auditor-The registry poll books, with
the certificate Of the primary Judges writ
er with the wrappers containing the bal
lots, shall be carefully enveloped and
p Sealea UP endorsed'' e and wp affs tba enrelI.
ment lists, certificates of enrolment, and
lnitiatory precinct committee election re-
superiintendinng Judge, who shall deliver.
Cor give to one of the other judges or to,
one of the. clerks who shall delivery the
same, to the county auditor at his office
within three lays after said canvass has
been completed.
Sec. 101. Compensation-Each precinct
judge and clerk performing the duties at
a. primary election imposed upon him by
this act shall receive from the county
the same compensation now paid to
judges and clerks of the general election.
Sec. 1922. County Canvassing Board
Outies)-:On tile first Saturday following
such primary the county auditor shall,
courts and county judge, open and can
yass 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 numbero 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
election ii ssle9 has os 5sen a held. s shs 1f or%srdd
under seal to the secretary of state a Ger
titled 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,
the the provisions Of his act. showing
county at the primary for each of such
candidates, which abstract shall be signed
by such auditor under his official seal
ana M, by the clerk Of courts under his Of
Sec. 103. State -Canvassing Board
Outies)-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
state officers as are directed by the gen.