The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-10-21

By the County auditor or' u saSn p reauess
made by the Judges OF such primary In
any such precinct.
Section 20. Judges. How Appointed.)
The County Auditor shah not less than
ufteen days before any primary appoint
three judges Of election for each precinct,
one OF whom shall be designated by thu
county Auditor as Superintendent. II
candidates 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
Participating then the County Auditor
shall use his own discretion in such APP
pointive distribution.
Section 30. 1t shall be the duty Of the
Judge appointed and designated as 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
snail enable the voter to prepare his ball
lot, without delay or Interference. The
provisions for voting shall be the same as
now provided by law for voting at the
general election.
Section 81. If any person appointed as
judge OF election falls to qualify and
serve such judge the place shall be filled
py the electors present representing the
several political parties present, and the
person so selected to fill the vacancy
snail be vested with the same power for
mat 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 81. Judges May Administer
Oath.) The Judges of said primary cleo
tion and each of them are hereby en-
powered to administer to each other and
TO the clerks the oath of office. which
oath shall be taken previous to votes be-
ing taken. Such oath shall be the same
as now prescribed for Judges and Clerks
or any pnnaFa nIAnttnn
The primary election shall in all cases
be conducted in conformity with tine
laws governing the conduct of general
elections in SO far as the same are not
modified by the provisions of his act or
are not inconsistent with its terms.
Section 80. illegal Voting, Penalty.)
Any person knowing himself ineligible to
vote who votes or. who impersonates or
attempts to impersonate a registered
%elector in or to vote at a primary cleo
ton shall be punished by a fine not ex-
ceeding Two Hundred Dollars (s200. 00)
or by Imprisonment in the county Jail not
exceeding six months.
Section "a. Interference Prohibited
1t shall be unlawful for any person who
is a member of one political party to in
t~erfere 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 to intimidate
any registered %elector or to induce any
registered elector to remain away from
the polls on primary election day, or to
electioneer or persuade any elector to
vote for 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 against 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 n election precinct presents
himself and requests a ballot he shall,
the Judge having such ballots in 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,
elector under the provisions of this Act.
Any registered elector who from physical
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. CPoll Books. A party reg-
istration book and two poll books shall be
furnished to each election precinct by
the County Auditor at the expense of the
the County Auditor by the election
judges after the canvass of the vote
within the precinct and shall be and re-
main a part of the records of his office.
Section 81. (Opening of Polls.) 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 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 and restrictions
hat govern judges with like duties al
| such primary be made by one of the
judges the same as general election re-
turns are made.
Section 3S. .(False Returns.) Any
Judge or clerk of any primary election or
any county ~canvassing board or other
officer whose duty it is to keep, make or
canvass or deliver returns OF any pri-
mary election, who shall knowingly and
wilfully 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 TO preserve, forward and deliver any
| returns entrusted to him for that pur-
pose sha be deemed guilty OF a misde-
meanor and upon conviction snail be
| punished by a fine not exceeding Inree
Hundred Dollars (S300.00) or by impris-
onment in the county jail not exceeding
three months.
Section 30. MARKING Ballots.) No Of
fetal 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 eiector wishes to vote for, and any
| ballot marked otherwise shall be marked
on the back by the election judges moi
Canya ssed" 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
| iect to review by the County Primary
Election County Election Board and IL
| such county canvassing board shall be
| able to determine the intent of the voter
il 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 upo
the poll books and there shall also be
| entered by the clerks in such poll books
| opposite the name of each person vot-
| ing, In a column arranged in said books
| for that purpose, a letter or other desig-
| nation showing the name OF the political
l-party whose ballot such elector voted.
Section Al. Canvass or VOteS.) On
| the first Saturday after the Primary the
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