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subdivision 3. The name OF no canc,-

subdivision 3. The name OF no candi-
date for delegate 20 any State conyeni
primary ballot used in such primary un-
less at least thirty days before such pri-
mary such candidates have been nomi-
mated by the County Central Committee
and such nominations certified to the
County Auditor by the Chairman and
Secretary of the Party County Central
Committee of such count in substan-
TALLY the following form or petition as
provided by this act:
We, the chairman and secretary of the
......party in and for. :. County, here
by certify that the following persons
were duly nominated by the County Cen
trail Committee of the..... party in and
for. County as candidates for cleo
tion as delegates to a party state con-
~vention to be held at Pierre on the third
Tuesday in May, 49,.
Candidate Postoffice Precinct County
.......... .......... ......... ..........
Chairman.
Secretary.
Section 6. To each Of the nominating
petitions as provided in Subdivision l
and 2 of Section 6 of this act each petit
toner shall affix his own signature, with
pen and ink or indelible pencil and shall
add after his name his Post office adj
dress, voting precinct, county and date
OF signing and no petitioner shall sign
more than one such petition. No petit
tAOh oiAoI NC a1SNplCo va Aito ~ tAS
Secretary of State or County Auditor
unless the same appears to have been
signed within four months prior to the
holding Of the primary before which the
person in whose behalf it is filed is to be
a candidate. Separate papers with the
proper headings may be bound together
as one petition provided that. the aggre-
gate number of names upon such papers
so bound together do not exceed the linn
ii of names that may appear upon the
petition and that each separate paper
has been circulated for the same cam
didate and each such parer has append
ed thereto IN affidavit in substantially
the following form:
State OF South Dakota
county or ............'.l
/. .......... being duly sworn on oath
state that | am a qualified elector Of the
State of South Dakota and a legal resi-
of the persons whose names are affixed
to the above PAPER signed the same per-
sonally and had thereto his postoffice,
voting precinct and date of signing. and
that he signed the same with a full
knowledge of its contents and TO the best
of my knowledge he is a qualified elector
of the State of South Dakota and of the
County of........as indicated on said
paper and that l intend to support the
candidate named in such petition at
the primary and vote the ticket nomi.
which the candidate named in the petit
ton is a member.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this.....day of.......... 49,.
There shall also be attached to such
petition q declaration of candidate stat
ing that he will qualify and serve If
nominated and elected to the office
named in the petition.
Section z. Joint Legislative District).
In Legislative districts containing more
than one County the nominating petit
ton In behalf of any candidate for the
Legislature from such district shall be
in the County in which the candidate re-
sides thirty days prior to the holding of
the primary, and within five days there
after said auditor shall make a certified
copy or copies thereof as the case may
be and forward the same to the auditor
of each county In said legislative district.
Said nominating petition shall he in sub
stantially the same form as petition for
County officers, with the same require
ments as to signatures, execution, yeri-
flea ton and declartion of candidate.
The number of signatures shall be based
on the vote cast for Governor in the
District and the timely filling thereof
shall entitle the candidate to have his
name printed on the official ballot to be
used a 1.-THE primary in each county in
such Legislative district.
Section s. The petition for the nom
ination of United States Senator, Repre-
sentative In Congress and Governor shall
Dc la liz all iOTIQ anu With llG same
requirements as that of County officers
except that each petition shall have at
tached thereto the names of not less
than one per cent and not more than
two per cent of the electors of the State
of South Dakota for Governor at the last
general election as shown by the off
cial record and such petition when exc
cuted according to the above require
ments shall be filed with the Secretary
of State not less than thirty-five Laws
prior to such primary and it shall be
the duty of the Secretary of State with
in five days after the filing of such pc
tition to transmit the names nominated
by such petitions to the auditors of the
several counties of the state and 1t shall
be the duty of the auditor to print such
names upon the official ballot of the
county together with the names filed at
his office by petition for the nominal
ton to count and legislative office.
Section 3. Precinct Committeeman.
At the time of furnishing the primary
election ballots to the several voting pre-
shall also furnish a separate blank ball
lot for precinct committeeman and said
ballot may be voted by the electors of
such precinct by writing the name OF
his choice upon said ballot and such bal
lot shall be deposited in the ballot box
and canvassed by the primary election
judges, and the person receiving the
highest number of votes shall be the
precinct committeeman for such pre-
einct for the ensuing two years and un-
I'll his successor Is elected and qualified.
anu IL SnaH De the duty or the precinct
c~anvassing Board to certify such cleo
ton to the County Auditor.
Section 10. (Filing of Petition.) The
filing OF a nominating petition within
the tine and in the manner and form
provided in this act with the declaration
of the candidate that he will qualify if
nominated and elected shall be suffi-
cient to require that his name be print
ed upon the primary ballot and no other
condition shall be imposed.
Section ii. duty of the Auditory
The County Auditor shall from the
names filed in his office prepare the Of
fetal ballot for use at the primary of
each political party for whom candi-
dates have been presented by petition
and requests under the provision OF this
act such official ballot shall be in SUBJ
stantially the following forms:
Official Primary Ballot Party
To vote for a person whose name is
printed on the bal. ; mark a cross (x)
in square at the LEF"T of the name Of
the candidate for whom you desire to
vote.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Off
ficers and Delegates.
Vote for One United States Senator
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