Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-11-01

to law and the best Of my ability; tina l
deceit and abuse in conducting the same.
Sec. 90. Announcement OF Opening of
Polls-upon the opening of the polls, one
fact; and at least thirty minutes before
the closing Of the polls. announcement
shall be made in like manner that the
polls will be closed in half an hour.
Taken-After the opening of the polls at
a primary election, no adjournment shall
be had nor recess taken until all the
haVe b ease CO eou saed and a1ldd'e canv s'sset0n shall
Sec. "a. Duty Of Voters and judges
Every voter, upon requesting official pri-
s mary j., el e d ! ballots and a at ANY primary,
his name and the name of the political
party of which he is a member. The
judges shall keep the ballots of each party
stamp and deliver to the voter the official
ballot belonging to the party of which
he is an enrolled member, and the voter
after marking it as directed, shall fold
and return the same to one of the Judges.
who o. shall al deposit it il, in 1o the ballot box.
Clerk on Poll Book-The names of every
election shall be entered in numerical
book and duplicate, and there shall also be
entered by Zach clerk, in such poll book
and duplicate, opposite the name of each
person voting. in a column arranged in
other designation showing the name of
the political party whose ballot such cleo
tor voted. and in a column in said book
purpose, the number of the voter on the
enrolment list of the voters party.
Sec. SO. Ballots Objected To-ODefec-
h be marked by the voter except as di-
rected thereon for the use of the cross X)
at the left Of the name of the candidates
wise marked shall not be counted. Such
ballots and others not counted by reason
OF some defect therein shall be marked
to which objection has been made by any
of the judges shall be marked OBJECTED
to" on the back thereof, and the memo
it was counted. shall be written upon the
back of each ballot so marked and all
ficia! primary ballots marked defective"
or objected to- shall be enclosed in an
dorsed so as to clearly disclose its con-
tents; Al official primary ballots not
voted. and all that have been spoiled by
returned by the primary judges to the
county auditor and a receipt taken there
fos se and o7 shall be preserved three months;
Governs..The votes shall be canyassed
at the place by the officers and under the
same rules and restrictions that govern
judges with like duties at the general
election.
Sec. 9s. Canvass of Votes in Precinct
-immediately upon closing the polls the
the votes polled in the manner following:
a. They h 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
ballots have been deposited in the ballot
box for each political party separately.
Htical 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 We're taken and the box closed and
we'll 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
proceed to count those of each political
party separately, and as the judges shall
open and read a ballot, such clerk shall
blanks furnished by the ounty auditor.
the votes which each candidate, of the
party which name is printed on such bal
for that purpose, with the name of the
office for which he is a candidate at the
head of such column.
e. After the ballots of Il political party
h all have been read and entered on
the tally sheets, the clerks shall make
footings thereon so as to show the total
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
registry poll book in a space and form
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
At the primary election held in this pre-
e q : on tho ,ssnsc1;Sya of:,dt a::
whose names We're printed on the official
primary ballot, or written upon the Ini-
tiatory organization Precinct Ballot, of
following votes: !" e'e'seo '"'
John Doe. United States Senator 900
Richard Roe, Governor 900
land so on for each c%andidate.)
Total nun number of votes cast BY said......
We h ieaefy certify the ab ooees and fore
going to be true and correct.
Dated this ........ day of......A. d. 49,.
Primary Judges.
Sec. 80. Official Ballots Must be Pre-
served-After the votes of a political par
ty have been counted and canvassed and
the returns certified to, all the official
primary ballots and initiatory precinct
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-