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

lots may Be supplied any such precinct
by the County Auditor upon request
any such precinct.
Section 80. Judges. How Appointed.)
The County Auditor shall not less than
Ifteen 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 nave
candldates before such primary the
county Auditor shall appoint one judge
from each of the three parties. but II
there are less than three political parties
psrt1cipa ing then the County Auditor
pointive distribution.
section 80. 1t shall be the duty Of the
Judge appointed and designated a.s Su-
perintendent to erect and have ready for
the primary a sufficient number Of
booths. which shall be furnished by the
County. together with other supplies as
snal enable the voter to prepare his bal
lot; without delay or interference. The
now provided by law for voting at the
general election.
Section 81; i any person appointed as
serve such judge the place shall be filled
by the electors present representing the
several political parties present, and the
p EeaI \ SO selected to fill the vacancy
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That primary as if appointed Judge 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
70 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 prescribed for Judges and Clerks
1 of JnV panar9 election
Ihe primary election shall! in all cases
be conducted in 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 inconsistent with its terms.
Section 33. Ullegal Voting. Penalty.)
Any person knowing himself ineligible to
vote who votes or who impersonates or
attempts to impersonate a registered
eiector IN or to vote at a primary cleo
tlon shall be punished by a fine not ex-
ceeding Two Hundred Dollars ($200. 0O)
or by imprisonment in the county Jail not
exceeding six months.
Section "a. Interference ProhibitedD
1t shall be unlawful for any person who
is q 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
or about the polling place on primary
election day, or to attempt 10 intimidate
any registered elector or to induce any
| iC8lSlSieu eleCtoI 10 ECflldln away from
the polls on primary election day, or to
electloneer or persuade any elector to
vote 1or or against any candidate when
such electioneering or solicitation is
within fifty feet of the polls. 1t shall al
SO be unlawful for any judge or clerk of
election to volunteer or give any advice
TO any elector as for whom he should
vote for or gains while such Judge or
clerk Of election is acting as such. Any
person violating the provisions of this
section shall be deemed guilty of a mis-
demeanor and punished accordingly.
Section 35. Voting at the Primary:
Duties OF Judges. One of 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 a ballot he shall,
the Judge having such ballots III charge,
be asked: "of what party are you a
member and upon the voter stating to
what party he belongs, the judge of cleo
ton having charge shall stamp such bal
lot on the back, with a stamp to be fur
nished by the County Official Primary
BALLOT and deliver to each voter the
party ballot to which he shall be entitled,
e%lector under the provisions Of this Act.
disability is unable to mark his ballot
may call on one OF the Judges who may
mark the ballot for him as he directs
and deposit the same in the ballot box.
Section SO. (Poll Books. A party reg
istTation book and two poll books shall be
furnished to each election precinct by
the County Auditor at the expense of the
county Of all which should be returned to
The County Auditor by the election
judges after the canvass of the vote
within the precinct and shah be and re-
Section 81. tOpening OF rolls.) Upon
the opening Of the polls one of the
judges shall announce the fact and after
the polls are open no adjournment or re-
cess shall be had until the ballots are
canVassed and returns made. Thirty
minutes before the closing Of the polls
announcement SHAH be made that the
polls viii be closed in one half hour.
After which the votes shat be can.assed
at the polling place by the officers and
under the same rules and restrictions
any general election, and the returns of
such primary be made by one OF the
judges the same as general election re-
turns are made.
Section IS. HaIse Returns.) Any
judge or clerk Of any primary election or
any county canvassins board or other
officer whose duty II IS to keep, make or
canvass or deliver returns of any rri-
mary election, who shah knowingly and
wiifuily make any false canvass. count,
certificate. abstract list or return, or
who shall AFTER or change the same after
having been correctly made or who shall
fail to preserve, forward and deliver any
returns entrusted to him for thai pur-
pose shall be deemed guilty of a miSde-
iaeanor and upon conviction shall he
punished by a fine not exceeding Three
Hundred Dollars $500. 00l or by impris-
oument in the county jail not exceeding
three months.
Section 80. (Marking BaIlots.) No Of
ficial ballot shall be marked in any way
other than by a cross (A in the square
at the left Of the name of the candidate
the elector wishes to vote for. and any
ballot marked otherwise shall be marked
on the back by the election judges Not
C~ansassed" unless such marking is suf-
ficiently plain TO enable the judges TO
determine the intent of the voter. The
ballots SO marked Not Canvassed' shall
be placed in a separate envelope upon
which shall 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 count eanvassing board shall be
able to determine the intent of the voter
it shall add such vote TO the list re-
turned from such primary election pre-
cinct for the candidate or candidates for
which such vote was intended by the
voter.
Section 40. (Names of Voters Entered
by Clerk.) The name of every voter
whose vote is accepted at a primary cleo
ton shall be entered by the Clerks anon