The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1920-10-29

parry shall be separately printed in black
ink upon paper of uniform quality and
the ballot shall vary in size and form
only as TO the names and number Of can
-dtdates of each party may require.
Section Is. duty of County Auditors.)
The County Auditor shall at least thirty
days prior to the primary date post in 4
conspicuous place near his office an an
nouncement of the color of the primary
ballot and shall also furnish a copy OF
such announcement to the official news
paper of the county which announcement
shall be published therein for at least
one week.
Section 49,. Designation of Ballot.)
lot In large letters there shall be words
designating the ballot. II a Republican
Ballot the words shall be REPUBLICAN
PRIMARY BALLOT, and like designa-
ton for the ballot Of any other political
party having ballot before such primary.
The County Auditor shall furnish the copy
OF the Official ballot to the printer not
less thai fifteen days prior to the date
OF the primary and the necessary num-
Der of official ballots and sample bal
lots shall be printed at the expense Of the
Primary Ballots shall be equal to one
and one-half times the number Of reg
istered electors Of each political party as
shown by the Auditors records at the
time OF submitting such copy to printer
by the County Auditor and the number of
sample ballots shall be equal to one-half
VI shC Aiibc u registered electors as
shown by such County Auditors records.
" Section 20. Party Registration.) No
elector in the State Of South Dakota shall
De permitted to vote at any party Pri-
mary Election unless he is duly regis
tered as herein provided or unless he
shows a substantiated affidavit that he
hereinafter provided.
Section Fl. Notice of Party Registra-
tion.) The County Auditor shall publish
q notice IN the official newspaper Of the
(tn1Ipfv for. at nnr 4 t-,~
Ing with the second issue in January
prior to the primary, a notice In the fol-
= owing form:
NOTICE OF REGISTRATION.
Notice is hereby given to all electors in
1870 county That a primary election
will be held on the........d day OF May for
party candidates for United states Sen
.ator, Representatives in Congress-, Gov
ernor and County and Legislative Off
GERS and for the purpose Of electing one
Party state Committeeman and. ........
delegates to the Party State Convention
and no person wili be allowed to vote
any party ballot at such primary cleo
ton unless he has registered his party
affiliations with the County Auditor at
least fifteen days before the date OF such
primary. Any qualified elector can reg
lister in person with the County Auditor
or on card by mail.
County Auditor.
County.
Section 2e. Registration by Card
The County Auditor shall prepare cards
with the notice provided in Section p of
this act printed upon the back thereof
and upon the face the following:
FILL OUT. SIGN AND RETURN
70. hsrsn. d:o COUNTY Auditor:
OF party and a qualified elector
precinct; that l intend to vote
the...:.... a lot at the primary and sup
port the nominees of such primary and
State Convention at the General Flee
ton in November, and you are authorized
to register me as a........
Signed.
Immediately after the first Monday in
February the County Auditor shall mail
one of such cards to each elector Of the
County as shown by the registration list
in his office from the last general cleo
ton and any other qualified elector of the
County that may come to his knowledge.
Section %. tRegistration Books)
From the names that have been regis
tered in person and by card the County
Auditor shall prepare the party reststra-
ton book for each precinct of the Coun-
~ designating each registered elector by
the initial Of the name of the party for
which he registered. Thus if he is d Re
publican r., If a Democrat ID, etc,
and furnish such Registration Books 10
the Superintendent Of the primary cleo
tion judges when the election supplies
are delivered TO be used in such precinct
at such primary election.
Section -. lDuty OF Ballot Clerk.) 1t
shall be the duty Of the Ballot Clerk
when an eleetCr demands a ballot to as
certain from the registra ton book wheth-
er or not Ee is registered ard if he is
registered Tor what political party and
II MS name is found on the Registration
Book t. deliver 90 him the party Primary
Ballot g. the party he had declared he
was a member Of in his registration and
for no other. ii his name is not found
In the Registration Book he is not en-
titled 10 Vote for any party candidate
and mast be refused a ballot unless he
makes affidavit s0bstantiated By two
registered electors OF the political party
of Which he claims to be a member, a
resldel1 o. The precinct IN which he of
ferS To vote, showing that he Is a NOM
her Of tae party in which he seeks TO vote
and that he failed TO register ON account
OF some unavoidable circumstance and
when such affidavit properly substantial
ed as above provided has been made il
shall BE- tie duty Of the Ballot Clerk to
deliyer him a ballot. When the election
is closed and convention is completed
the Registration Books Shall be placed
in the ballot box together with the affi-
davis OF unregistered electors who have
been permitted to vote and returned to
the County Auditor and kept in his Of
tice as permanent records.
Section -. tNotice Of Primary Flee
tlon.t NOT less than thirty days prior to
the holding OF the primary the County
Auditor Sfall prepare q notice in substan-
TALLY the following form:
NOTICE OF PRIMARY ELECTION
Notice Is hereby given that, as pro-
vided by law a primary election will be
Atoii Il Nti1Z dit EPtIliiS DIdtSS IA III
Of the voting precincts of....... County,
South Dakota. on the......day OF May,
a., between the hours of 500 O'Clock
A. Nj. ard 500 o'clock 7. NJ. for the
purpose OF allowing the members of each
political party in the State by their own
separate party vote To choose their sew
eral party candidates for county and
Legislative offices which are to be filled
by election at the next general election,
and to elect their several state and pre-
cinct committeeman and delegates to
their GaRP1.11 l1rTN GtaTA conventions
Dated this.,.....d day of..,......., 49,.
County Auditor.
Section rs. (Further Duties Of County
Auditory The county shall also at the
expense Of the County, procure a suffi-
Gent number of printed copies OF the
Notice OF the Primaries prepared under
the provisions Of Section - Of this Act
and shall at least fifteen days prior to
the holding of the primary mail not less
than five copies thereof to the Town
Clerk Of every organized tow nShip Of the