The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-11-02

the political party whose ballot such cleo
at the right side of the name, for that
purpose, the number of the voter on the
enrolment list of the voters rarty.
Sec. 80. Ballots Objected To-(Defec-
| tive)-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 other
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
randum signed by the judges, stating how
IL was counted, shall be written upon the
back of each ballot SO marked AND an
fdcial primary ballots marked detective
or objected to" shall be enclosed IN an.
envelope and securely sealed and en-
dorsed so as to clearly disclose it's con-
tents. All official primary ballots not
voted, and all that have been spoiled by
voters while attempting TO vote. small be
returned by the primary judges to the
count 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
judges with like duties at the general
election.
Sec. So. Canvass of Votes in Precinct
Immediately upon closing the polls the
~ ma yA%6NS HNt HONNN ~ E&iA 'to
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
ballots have been deposited ip the ballot
box for each political party separately.
C. 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 equai 20"
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 rI ana r read a ub ballot ts sacf fai S,erk sh saan
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 hat purpose, with the name of the
office for which he is a candidate at the
head 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
fcotings 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-
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-
eincL on Gay o1....
whose names were printed on theioffcial
primary ballot, or written upon the Ini-
tiatory organization Precinct Ballot, OF
following votes:
Names of
Candidates Title of Office. No. of Votes.
John Doe, United States Senator 600
Richard Roe, Governor 900
land so on for each candidate.) -
Total number Of votes cast by said.....-
We hereby certify the above and fore-
going to be true and correct.
Dated s..........d day of......A. II. 49,.
Primary Judges
Sec. SO. Official }allots Must be Pre-
seryed-After the votes of a political par
ty have been count 4 and canvassed and
the returns certified to, all the official
primary ballots ard initiatory precinct
ballots, except thoee marked defective or
objected to" shall b. 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
precinct n..............
| county, South Dakota"
"Initiatory Organization Precinct Bal
lots OF party cast IN
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
ten thereon, and the tally sheets, togeth-
er with the wrappers containing the ball
lots, shall be carefully enveloped and
sealed up together. each party separately,
properly endorsed, and with the enroll
ment lists, certificates Of enrolment, and
initiatory precinct committee election re-
turns, and placed in the hands of the
experimenting Judge, who shall deliver
Cor give to one of the other judges or to
same. to the county auditor at his office
within three days 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 HOW pdlu 10
judges and clerks of the general election.
Sec. 1902. County Canvassing Board
(Duties)-On the first Saturday following
such primary the county auditor shall.
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
IN the nf60iol urinary hall0t ~ x,ritton
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 LAYS 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 its official primary ballot the
name of any candidate for whom a pro-
fled 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
tDuties)-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 gem
eral election laws to canvass returns af-
ter a general election. Such canvassing
boards shall, without delay, open the re-
turns and certify tabuiated statements
thereof separately for each political par