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

powsLeu 10 q Mister to each other and
10 the clerks the oath OF office.
Sec. II. Oath-Form.l Previous TO
votes being taken the judges and clerks
or the primary election, shall severally
take an oath in the following form:
IL do
solemnly swear tCr affirm. as the case
may be) that | will perform the duties of
judge Cor clerk as the case may be- ac-
cordins to law and the best Of my abil-
ity; that viii studiously endeavor to
prevent fraud, deceit and abuse in con-
p 70 be di HaSr,na H. vote who" believe
Sec; IS. Judges and Clerks Must
clerk of the primary shall know. or have
reason to believe that any person Of
fsring to vote is not a qualified e~lector.
Sec. 10. Challenger-Oath-Form.l
any person may challenge the right OF
party making the challenge at the pri-
mary. If the challenge is made on the
ground that the pc, son offering to vote
one of the judges shall tender to him
the oath used under the law OF this
state at a general election in a similar
case, accompanied lY like conditions. If
the challenge is made upon the ground
that the person cha lienged is not in good
faith a member Of the political party
whose ticket he requests to vote at the
the following oath:
You do solemnly swear Cor affirm. as
the case may be) that you are twenty
one years Of age; that you are a citizen
of the United states, or have declared
your Intention to become a citizen con-
formally to the laws of the United
States; that you have resided In the
United States one year, in this state six
months, in this comfy thirty days. and
In this precinct ten days next preceding
this primary election, that you have not
voted in amy precinct at this primary
election: that you are in good faith a
and a believer in It's principles as de-
clared IN the last preceding national and
Sec. so Vote May Be Rejected
When.l If any person so challenged
shall refuse to take such oath or af-
ton as required. his vote shall be
rejected and aftcr taking such oath or
affirmation, if the judges have good rea-
son 70 believe that the person so chal-
leiged is not qualified. before receiving
his vote, they shall require him to SUBJ
scribe the oath or affirmation. which
shall be written out and present with
the poll books for future reference.
Sec. 81. Ch2l'nEers May Be Appoint
ed In addition to the right of every
person pre.ent at a primary TO chal-
lenge a vote, the chairman OF the party
zeal party shall have the right to APP
point one c~hlntnGtr in each precinct.
Such challenger must be an elector of
the precinct in which he Is appointed to
act. He shall be protected in the dis
charge Of his duties by the Judges of the
primary and by peace officers. and shall
be permitted to remain within polling
place in such position as will enable him
to see such pc son as he offers to vote,
and said challenger may remain within
the polling place throughout the cam
vaSs of the vote and until the returns
are signed.
Sec. 81, Announcement of Opening of
Polls Upon the opening Of the polls,
one Of the judges shall openly announce
that fact; and at least thirty minutes
before he closing of the polls. announce
ment shall be made in like manner that
the polls viii De closed in half an hour.
Sec. 80. No Adjournment Shall BE
TaEeul After the opening of the polls
at a primary election. no adjournment
shah be had nor recess taken until all
the votes cast at such primary election
shall have h"nn counted and canvassed.
Sec. 81. Duty Of Voter and J%udges;l
Every voter. upon requesting official pri-
may election ballots at any primary,
shall in a distinct and audible voice.
state his name and the name of the po-
litical party of which he is a member
The judges shall keep the ballots of
each party, separate. and one of tho
Judges shall stamp and deliver TO the
voter the official ballot belonging to the
party of which he is a member. and
the voter shall take the same into the
booth, and after marking it as directed
shall fold and return the same to one
of the judges. who shall deposit it in the
ballot box.
Sec. S. Name Of Voter Entered by
Clerk in Poll Book The name of every
voter whose vote il accepted at a pri-
mary election shall be entered in num-
erical order by each clerk in the registry
poll book and duplicate, and there shall
also be entered by each clerk, in such
poll book and duplicate. opposite the
name of each person voting, in a column
arranged in said books for that purpose,
a letter or Other designation showing the
name of the political party whose ballot
such %eleetor voted, and in a column in
said books at the right side Of the name,
for that purpose. the number Of the
voter.
Sec. S6. Ballots Objected to-Defec-
tive.l No official primary election bal
lot shall be marked by the voter except
as directed thereon for the use of the
cross CXl at THE left of name Of the
ballots otherwise marked shall not be
counted. such ballots and others not
counted BY reason OF some defect there
in shall be marned defective" and Of
fetal primary ballot to which objection
has beeA made 10y any of the judges
shall be marked objected to- on the
signed by the Judges. stating how it was
counted, shah he written upon the back
of each ballot So iaarked and all Official
Collected to- h.il be enclosed in an
envelope and ~"ely sealed and en-
dorsed 50 as IT, clearly disclose its con
voted, and ali Tia have been spoiled by
voters while attempting to vote, shall
De returned by the primary judges, to
the county auditor and a receipt taken
Therefor ana snail be preserved three
months.
See. IS. Restriction Of General Law
GoVeruS.l The votes shall be canvassed
at the place by The officers and under
the same rules md restrictions that
govern judges wish like duties at the
general election.
Sec. IS. Canvass Of Votes in Precinct !
Immediately upon closing the polls the
primary judges SHALL proceed to canvass
the votes pollel in the manner follow
ing:
a. They shall =. oceed to ascertain the
nn"ber of names entered upon the poll
book for each l~u,r-cal party separately.
b.. They sinai then ascertain how
many ballots have oecn deposited in the
ballot box for eaca political party sepa-
rately.
c. If the number of ballots of any po-
litical party exceeds the number OF
pames Of voters on such party entered
upon the poll books. said ballots shall
be folded ara ~e''aced in the ballot box
n which they were taken and the box
closed ana wen sl}aEen and again opened,
and one of the Judges who shall be blind
folded 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 each political party in separate piles
and proceed to count those Of each po-