The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-10-31

Mann Of Iltie OF No. o.
Candidates. Ofhce. Votes
John Doe-CA ta States Senator. 0ot
(and so on for. 50 h candidate).
Total number III votes cast by said
,otes. party
We hereby certify tls bove and fore
goinG to be true and cprAct.
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primary JUICES
Sec 50. Official Ballot Must Be Pre-
part have been counted ard carvass.d
and the returns certified 10. all the Of
fieial primary ballots, except. those mark
strung upon a strong thread or Irvine or
wire separately for each political party.
IN me order in which they have been
lows:
oRsl'1,s of
county. South Dakota"
Sec. 30 Pol Books. Ballots and Tally
Sheets Must Be Delivered TO the Coun-
with the certificate of the primary judges
written thereon. and the tally sheets, to-
eether with the wrappers containing the
ballots. shall be carefully enveloped and
sealed up together, each party separate
", properly endorsed. and placed in the
hands Of the experimenting Judge. who
snail deliver Cor give TO one of the
other Judges or to one of the clerks who
shall! d~eliver) the same. to the county
auditor at his office within three days
after said canvass has been completed
See. 81. Compensatory Each pre-
cinct judge and clerk performing the
duties at a primary election imposed up
the county the same compensation now
pfid - judges and clerk of the general
election.
Sec. 90. County C~anvassing Board
Duties.l 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
viss all of said returns and make sepa-
rate tabulated statements for each po-
litical party. which snail show, in APP
propriate columns ard under proper
headings, the total number of votes cast
in the county for each candidate whose
namc is printed upon the official primary
ballot and the same shall be kept on file
in the ONCE of the county auditor. Each
count auditor, within seven days after
the primary election has been held, shall
forward under seal 10 the secretary of
state a certified abstract for each po-
litical party having upon its official pri-
mary ballot the name Of any candidate
for whom a proposal petition or repre-
sentative proposal was filed in the office
Of the secretary Of state. under the pro-
visions 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 official seal,
and by the county Judge.
Sec. 80. State Canvassing Board
Duties.l 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
e!3l elton laws to canvass returns aft
er a N1neral election. Such ~canvassing
boards Shnll, without delay. open the re-
turns and certify tabulated statements
thereof separately for each political
party. such statements shall show, un-
der appropriate headings. the total mum
Der Of votes east for each candidate in
whose behalf a representative proposal
or petition was filed in the office of sec
rotary Of state, and after being signed
by the member of said board and at
tested by the great seal of the state, shall
be filed In the office of the Secretary of
Sec, "a. Tie Vote.l In case of a tie
vote, the tie shall be determined by lot
Sec. 81. Highest Vote dominates or
Elects.l Any candidate for nomination
TO public Office, whose name is printed
'eceives the highest number of votes.
cast by the voters of his party. for the
office for which he is a candidate, shall
e the nomjnee OF his party. And any
tional. state or county committeeman. or
'eleeate or alternate to the national con-
NtnllOT, VINO receives lne tlSHtSt MUM
Der of votes. shall be elected to the party
,ffice for which he is a candidate.
Sc. 96. Nomination and Election Ger
tifcate-How Issue.l A.-The state can
tassing board, as soon as the returns of
any primary election are canvassed as
provided in this act, shall issue and mail
nominated for any presidential elector,
congressional. state. circuit. district and
joint Legislative district office. a formal
ertiicade of nomination, and certify the
I "a mas of C1nh ma p nnn0InpnQ Z no
l"inted upon the official ballot at the
iucceeding November election, subject to
the provisions In Section As and to each
person whom the returns show elected.
to a party position such as party state
hartman, national committeeman. dele
cate and alternate TO national conven-
ton, a formal certificate of election;
md to candidates for president and vice
president "A state party endorsement Ger
iticate. Said certificates 10 be duly
Executed by said canvassing board UNI
Ter the great seal of the state.
B-The county canvassing board. as
soon as the returns OF any primary cleo
ct, shall likewise Issue and mail to each
lerson whom the returns show noml-
mated for any county public office a Ger
.ficate OF nomination., and certify the
names Of such party nominees to be
printed upon the official ballot at the
,ucceeling November election; and to
arh person whom the returns show
elected to any State party central com
.nitteemau a certificate of election; said
certificates to he duly executed by said
county canvassing board under the sea
2 the county.
C-Providod that any party candidate
who Shall receive n nomination certificate
. a public Office for a term Of more
han two years shall be bound and in
structed by the party Platform adopted
~ a majority vote of his party at any
primary election and approved by a ma
'ority vote at the general election, during
ais term of office; and failure TO comply
herewith by failing to vote for or sup
port such party principles shall subject
such public officer to party recall.
Section 81. Holidays-The days herein
appointed for holding primary elections
shall be legal holidays: provided that If
the day fixed by this act for any meeting
or for any act to be performed shall fall
IN a legal holiday. then such meeting
shall be held or such act performed on
he first business day following such holi-
day.
Section ss. General Election Laws
Govern-When 1.-The provisions OF the
statute now in force in relation to hold
Ing of elections, the solicitation Of voters
at the polls. the bribing or attempting
to bribe voters, the sale OF intoxicating
liquors in the voting precincts the man
ner of conducting elections and all other
kindred subjects shall apply to all pri-
mary elections held under the provisions
OF this act. In so far as they are con-