The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1920-10-22

lots may BE- supplied any such precinct
by the County Auditor upon request
any such precinct.
Section 20. Judges, How Appointed.)
TIL County Auditor shall not less than
fifteen days before any primary appoint
three judges of election for each precinct.
one of whom shall be designated by the
County Auditor as Superintendent. II
there are three political parties that have
County Auditor shall appoint one judge
from each Of the three parties, but IL
there are less than three political parties
participating then the County Auditor
pointive distribution.
Section 80. 1t shall be the duty of the
Judge appointed and designated as Su-
psrintendent to erect and have ready for
booths. which shall be furnished by the
County. together with other supplies as
shall enable the voter to prepare his bal
lot, without delay or interference. The
provisions for voting shall be the same as
now provided by law for voting at the
general election.
judge of election fails to qualify and
serve such Judge the place shall be filled
by the electors present representing the
several political parties present. and the
person so selected to fill the vacancy
shall be vested with the same power for
mat primary as If appointed Judse of
Election by the County Auditor. The
Judges shall choose two electors to act
as clerks OF the primary election.
Section 80. Judges May Administer
OATH The Judges of said primary cleo
ton and each Of them are hereby en-
powered to administer to each other and
TO the clerks the oath of office. which
oath snail be taken previous TO votes be-
ing taken. Such oath shall be the same
| as now Dracrribnl for gItra II nj rloyl-s
OF any general election.
The primary election Shall in all cases
be conducted III conformity with the
laws governing the conduct OF general
elections in so far as the same are not
modified by the provisions of this act or
are not lnconsistent with It's terms.
Section 33. illegal Voting. Penalty
Any person knowing himself Ineligible to
vote who votes or who impersonates or
attempts to impersonate a registered
%elector ia or to vote at q primary cleo
ceedlng TWO Hundred Dollars t$200. 00)
or by Imprisonment in the county jail not
exceeding six months.
Section 81. interference Prohibited. }
! IL shall be unlawful for any person who
is a member OF one political party to in
terfere with any other political party in
the voting of the members thereof or
obstruct the voting of such party at such
primary or to create any disturbance in
OF about the polling place on primary
election day, or to attempt to intinidate
any registered eiector or to induce any
registered elcctor to remain away from
the polls on primary election day, or to
clectiofeer or persuade any elector to
vote for or. against any candidate when
such clectioneerins o. solicitation is
within fifty feet OF the polls. 1t shah al
so be unlawful for amy Judge or clerk OF
election TO volunteer or give any advice
TO any elector as for whom he should
vote for or against while such judge or
Clerk of election is acting as sucn. Any
person violating the provisions OF this
l 4 Cnn ia AA1,Anl yt1 .F - @is
dcmeanor and punished accordingly.
Section 30. Voting AT the Primary;
Duties OF Judges. One Cf the Judges of
the primary election shall have charge of
all of the ballots and also Of the party
primary Registration Book and as each
voter of any election precinct presents
himself and requests = ballot he shah,
the Judge having such ballots i'll charge,
be asked: "Of what party are you a
member" and upon the voter stating to
what party he belongs, The judge of cleo
lot on the back, witt a stamp 70 be fur
nished by The County Official Primary
ballot and deliver TO each voter the
party ballot TO which he shall he entitled,
clector under the provisions of this Act.
Any registered elcctor who from physical
disability is unable to marx his ballot
MAJ can ON enc OF the Judges who may
mark tn" ballot for him AS he directs
and deposit the same in the ballot box.
Section sc, tpo}l Rooksp. A party reg
.stration book and two poll books shall be
itiI ilIGiiALt T. f-ttit 1tttNlpH II tH.Il@t ~
the Comfy Auditor at the expense OF the
cou2tE Gt al which should be returned 10
he County Auditor hE the election
Judges after The canvass az the vote
Wtthin the precinct and shall be and re-
m5in 4 pare of the records of his office.
Section 81. tOpcning OF Ioils.) Upon
the opening of the polls one OF the
judges snail announce tire fat and after
the polls are open no adjournment or re-
cess Shall be had un1i tho ballots are
canvassed ana returns made. Thirty
snt HfJt ns fnl Tho ma - che II
announcement shall be made that the
polls, will be closed in one half hour.
After which the votes shall be canvassed
at the polling place by the officers and
under the same rules ana restrictions
that govern Judges with Ike duties at
any general election. and the returns Of
such primary be made by one OF the
judges the same as general election re-
turlS are made.
section IS. G7alse Rcturns.) Any
judge or clerk OF any primary election or
any count canvassinS board or other
officer whose duty it is 10 Keep. make or
canvass or deliver returns OF any pri-
mary election, who shall knowingly ana
Wiifply make any false canvass. count,
certificate, abstract list or return. or
| who shall alter or change the same after
having been correctly made or who shall
fail 10 preserve, forward and deliver any
returns entrusted to him for that pur-
pose shall be deemed guilty of a misde-
meanor and upon conviction shall be
punished by a fine not exceeding Three
I'll W III ATpNNtN't Va - iiti ~ -
onment in the county jail not exceeding
three months.
Section 80. Giarking Ballots.} No of
ficial ballot shall be marked in any way
other than by a cross (X) in the square
at the left of the name of the candidate
the elector wishes to vote for. and any
ballot marked otherwise shall he marked
ON the back by the election judges mot
CanyaSscd' unless such marking is suf-
flciently plain to enable the judges to
determine the intent of the voter. The
Ia 1intc so m rka1 MAT o. va Cal' Chn1
be placed in a separate envelope upon
which snail have endorsed thereon the
words: primary Ballots Not Can
vassed' and such ballots shall be sub
ject to review by the County Primary
Election County Election Board and if
such county canyassing board shall be
able to determine the intent OF the voter
Il shall add such vote TO the list re-