The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-10-24

counted. rs SUCH Dubious suuO lie hC
rounted by reason OF some defect therein
shall be marked defective" and official
Urinary ballot to which objection has been
;9 .os,sa by any fos OF d the f judg ssc aha fbe Re %ar and
the MEMORANDUM signed by, the, judges,
stating how It was counted. shall be writ
Hfnrk eaon and dhe an 0e osflci Of e eaGn Sal sali Ias
marked detective or objected to" shall
be enclosed In ar envelope and securely
Lose its contents. All official primary
pallots not voted. and all that. have been
spoiled by voters while attempting to vote,
81 sha he &c eor retgra aadit sy a ahe p 3 roeeipt '9 taken
therefor and h be preserved three
Sec. 81. Restriction, Of General Law
ri the place by the officers and under
the same rules and restrictions that gov
orn judges with like duties at the general
sec. So. Canvass of Votes in Precinct.
Immediately upon closing the polls the
primary judges shall proceed to canvass
lie votes polled in the manner FOLLOWING:
(a) They shall proceed TO ascertain the
number of names entered upon the poll
bobk for each political party separately.
tb) They shall then ascertain now
many ballots have been deposited in the
ballot box for each political party separ-
ately. 49,.
political party exceeds the number OF
names Of voters on such party entered
nor the poll books, said ballots shall DC
folded and replaced IN the ballot box from
which they We're taken and the box closed
and well shaken and again opened, and
one Of the Judges who shall be blindtolded
shall draw out of said ballot box and de-
stroy 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
proceed to count those of each political
party separately, and as the judges shall
open. and read q ballot, such clerk shall
carefully marx upon the taty , saeeoS'
the votes which each candidate, of the
party which name is printed on such pat
lot, has received, IN Z separate para e4 fhn nfs ica
for which he is q candidate at the head
Of such column.
IS shall ALI have been read and entered
on the tally sheets, the clerks II make
footings thereon so as to SHOW the totai
number of votes cast for each canaiaatG
primary ballot of such political party and
Gritty the s2me to pc correct, mere II re-
registry poll BOOKS In a space and form
TO be provided therein for the purpose the
name of each candidate voted for, written
at fun length. the name of the office for
which he is u candidate, the total number
OF votes which said candidate received ana
the total number OF votes cast by sald
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 tho following form:
Al the; primary i1inSery't election held in this this
<. D., 10, the respective candidates
whose names were printed on the official
rr%eccceived tie following votes:
Candidates Office OF Votes
Richard Roe. Governor ........V 200
[and so on for each c~andidatc.)
Total number Of votes cast by said'.'.
We 'p Hereby certify the tsq above and FORE
SONG TO be true and correct.
Dated this ...,.". day of .,....,....,
t:;...'''
Sec. SO. Official Ballots Must Be Pre-;
PARTY have been counted and canvassed
Giai primary ballots, except those marked
"dcfective" or objected to- shall he
strung upon a strong thread or twino or
IN the order Ia which they have been
read, and shall thereupon be carefully
sealed in wrappers and endorsed as fol-
"Ballots OF the ..........,. party cast
county, South Dakota."
Sec. 80. Poll Books, Ballots and Tally
Auditor. The registry poll books, with
the certificate of the primary judges
~ritten thereon. and the tally sh eia no no
ballots, shall be carefully enveloped ana
scaled up together. each party separately,
properly endorsed, and placed in me hanas s
deliver Tor give to one Of the other judges
or TO one OF tho clerks who shall denver
the same, to the county auditor at MS
Office within three days after said canvass
Inns been completed.
Sec. 81. Compensation. Each precinct
Judge and clerk perforlning the cuties
10y this act shall receive from the county
tie same compensation now paid to judges
and clerks Of the general election
CDuties.) On tho first Saturday following
such primary the county auditor SHAH.
win the assistance of the clerk or the
courts ana county judge, open and cam
voss all Of said returns ana make separate
;lbuIated statements for each political
rarity, which shall show, in appropriate
columns aud under proper headings, me
total number of votes cast in the county
fog each candidate whose name is printed
upon the official primary ballot and the
of the county auditor. Each county .atdt-
TOY. within seven days after the primary
election has been held, shall forward under,
seal 10 the Secretary OF State a certified
distract for each political party having
upon It's official primary ballot the name
of anv candidate for whom 4 proposal
pCLltlun or ltth tHtdtatNc piSIOS"i w.
lied In the office Of the Secretary OF state
urder the provisions OF this act, showing
the total lumber OF votes cast III such
county at the primary for each OF such
candidates, which abstract shall he signed
Ly such auditor under his official seal
and by the clerk Of courts under his Off
cill seal, and Ly the county judge.
Sec. 80. State CanVassing Board
lDuties.) Immediately upon receiving re
tHTns from the county auditors OF all the
Counties. as provided in the last section,
The same shall be canvassed by tine same
state officers as arc directed by the gen
cral election laws 10 canvass returns after
. general election. Such ~canVassihS
boards shall, without delay, open the re-
turns and certify t1bu'ated statements
thereof separately for each political party.
Such statements shall show, under APP
Uropriate headings, the total number OF
lchalf q representative PROPOSAL or petit
ton was filed In the office OF Secretary OF
state, and after being signed by the mem-
rera of said board n attested by the
lTeat seal Of the state, shall te filed in the
ulfice of tho secretary OF state.
sec. 81, Tic Vote. In case Of \ tie vote,
The tie shall he determined by lot 10y the
Sec. 50. Highest Vote dominates or
Fleets. Any candidate for nomination
% public office. whose name is printed
Up0n any official primary ballot. who re-
dyes the highest number OF votes, east
hy tho voters OF his party. for the office
Ter which he IL n candidate. shall he the
~toUllnee of his parts And any candidate
ion party state chairman, national. state
or county committeeman, or delegate OF
rece'ves the hiShost~rumbcr OF votes, shall
lie elected To the marty office for which