The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-10-31

shall be in tho following form:
lnitIatory Organization Precinct Ballot
'or pSrty'
tWrite in name OF d ecinct. ~
10 vote Sour choice for party so1no
ny fe" Of one Sem resident party wF eIest tn ' one
the first blank line provided below.
Also vote for three county proposal
men by writing I'm the names OF three
resident party electors of your choice
to represent your precinct at county
party proposal meetings.
Central Committeeman.
Write IN name of your choice.l
For Party County
write In name of your choice.)
For Party County
write in name OF your choice.l
Proposainan. ~ O
Write in name of your choice.)
On this ballot you eject your precinct
party representatives for the next two
Sec. 81. Duty of Judges and Clerks at
Precinct Election. One OF the judges in
charge of the party precinct election
shall write on the precinct ballot the name
OF the party and the name, of the. precinct,
n deliver one to each elector belonging
to said political party, and said elector
receiving said ballot shall vote it by writ
ing the name of one Of his party, precinct
electors in ~tle place designated for party
county central committeeman, and by
writing the names of three of his party
electors in the places designated for pre-
cinct propoSalman, according to his choice,
ana after so voting, the judges shall re-
ceive, count and canvass all such votes
cast. The candidates receiving the high
est number of votes cast within the party
in the precinct for party county central
committeeman and party precinct pro-
posalnen, shall be elected, and the judges
and clerks of said election shall at once
make returns, in writing, to the county
auditor, who shall at once enter same on
the political record book.
ANY party elector may propose the name
OF any resident party electOr as candi-
date for party county central committee
man or proposalman by filing such name
election, who shall make a list of the same
which shall be posted in a convenient
Except as, above provided the precinct
ballot shall be blank when handed to the
party elector for the purpose OF voting.
Party Central Committeeman n Pro-
posalmen. On the second Tuesday in
November of each odl numbered year,
election held in each election precinct
throughout the state, to give the party
members opportunity for representative
organization Of the party and elect pasty
central committeeman and proposaimen.
That it shall be the duty of the party pre-
cinct committeeman in each precinct to
IN q newspaper of general circulation in
such precinct, or by posting in three pub
lie places of the place where such party
precinct lnltiatory election will be held.
Said party precinct initiatory election
shall be called to order at II o'clock a. m.
by the party precinct committeeman, or
shall organize by e~lecting two judges and
two clerks OF. election.
That at said election every ~elector. OF
the precinct shall have the right to vote
at the election being held by the political
party with whom such elector has identi-
fled himself. Provided, that when an
nlans1As Chn1 nffnt. hte 1nl1At any h1~A
clerk or party elector shall have the right
to, challenge the right of the elector SO
offering to vote. either on the ground that
cinct, or that he Is not identified with the
political party at whose, election he is Of
fering to vote; On such challenge. being
made IL the %elector II make oath that
he is q qualified elector Of said precinct
ana that he, is q member of the political
party at whose primary he is offering
to. vote and that he is q member in good
faith of such party, then the judges shall
permit such ~elector to cast his ballot.
The election shall be held open for two
hours, or as much longer as may be neces-
sary, to enable all electors present 10
cast their ballots.
The ballots shall be in the form pre-
scribed in Section &c, or may he clean,
white paper, and the names Of the candi
dates proposed TO be voted for shall be
written thereon.
At such elections there shall be three
party county ~proposalnlen and one pre-
e,,nct party county central committeeman
GIttlel
At the conclusion of the election the rc-
suit of such election shall be certified by
the judges and clerks, and such creden-
tial shall entitle the proposalnlen elected
to cast the party vote OF such precinct,
at the party county proposal meeting, at
the COUNT seat. on the third Tuesday in
November, and on the fourth Tuesday In
Decemher, Of each odd numbered year.
Sec. 20. Party County Proposal Meet
ing. On the third Tuesday in November
following the holding Of the initiatory pre-
Dilrt election. Ht the hnnr nf I n'rfppl-
a. m, the precinct proposaimen, of each
party. shalt assemble, separately, at the
vtdcd by the chairman Of the party county
central committee. That the meeting
be called to order by the chairman of Ihe
absence by the secretary or any party
precinct .proposalman,. and shall organize
by the election of a chairman and sccre-
tary and such other officer1 as the meet
Ing may deem necessary. That at said
meeting there shall be elected by roll call
three state proposalmen TO represent the
ing, and issue credentials to such pro-
posalmen, and, ~thereupon, Shall adjourn
to IL o'clock q. m, of the fourth Tuesday
precinct proposalmen shall reconvene and
review the independent and representative
state proposals within the party, and shall
select and endorse q paramount state is
sue from such party state proposals.. That
the party chairman of the county central
committee shall obtain copy OF the various
IliNClGIlltIll dL-u IcDl tScIlltllNt STATE fnO-
posals of his party. filed with the Secre-
tary of State, and upon calling the meet
ing to order shall immediately causc the
same to be read. That in case o! dis
agreement as to endorsement of any rep
resentative. party state proposal, the ma
jority of the meeting, shall have the first
right to propose and file its candidates
for county aid legislative offices in either
of the representative columns, on the hal
lot, which will contain the name OF tho
candidate for chief executive whose ma
tional or state proposal they favor and
the protesting propOsalmen Of five or more
shall have the right to propose their cam
didates for oGnty legislative and district
Offices in the remaining representative
column on the primary ballot by filing the
with the county auditor, who shall cause
their candidates names to he printed ac-
cordinglv in the proper column on the
primary ballot. That, In such a meeting
each ~proposalman shall vote the ,numbcr
of votes equal to one-th!rd OF the number
election in his precinct for the party's
candidate for governor. Upon The en-
dorsement of q paramount issue, and pro-
posal of candidates, Tor county, Legislative
and district Offices. Che vote shall he by
meeting shall be Certified on the regular
form of blanks fof. "I,epresentative Party
PROPOSAL providsd herein by the chair
man and secretary of tho meeting. or by
five or more protesting precinct proposal
men and filed with the county auditor,
together with signed declarations by the
proposed candidates.
Sec. 30. Party state Proposal Meeting.
On the first Tuesday in December of each
odd numbered year. the party state pro-
posalmen Il assemble at the State Cap
itol. 1T Pierre, at such place as the chair
man OF the Party State Central Commit
tee shall provide. That said meeting