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

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 county in substan-
provided by this act:
We. the chairman and secretary of the
;.....party in and for. County. here
were duly nominated by the County Cen
trail Committee Of the...... party in and
Tor. County as candidates for cleo
ton as delegates to a party state con-
~vention to be held at Pierre on the third
Tuesday. in May. 49,.
Name of
Candidate Postoffice Precinct County
.......... .......... .......... ..........
Chairman.
Secretary.
Section 6. To each of the nominating
petitions as provided in Subdivision |
and : Of Section 6 of this act each petit
tioncr shall affix his own signature, with
pen and ink or indelible pencil and shall
add after his name his Post Office ad-
dress, voting precinct, county and date
Of signing and no petitioner shall sign
more than one such petition. No petit
ton shall be accepted and filed by the
Secretary Of State or County Auditor
unless the same appears to have been
signed within four months prior to the
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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
IT OF names that may appear upon the
petition and that each separate paper
has been circulated Tor the same can
didate and each such pa-er has append
ed thereto an affidavit in su~bsta ntially
the following form:
State OF South Dakota
County OF .,............l
/. ,.......... being duly sworn on cath
state that l am a qualified elector of the
dent Of the County of ........; that each
of the persons whose names are affixed
to the above paper signed the same per
| sonally and had thereto his postoffiee,
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 n qualified elector
OF the State of South Dakota and OF the
County of........as indicated on said
paper and that | intend to support the
candidate named in such petition at
mated thereat by the....... party of
which the candidate named in the petit
tlon is a member.
Subscribed aud sworn TO before me
this. day of.....,..., 49,.
There shall also be attached TO such
petition. a 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
filed in the office of the County Auditor
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 be In sub
Stantially the same form as petition for
County officers. with the same require
merts as to signatures, execution. veri-
~fication and declaration 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 tthe primary in each county iii
such Legislative district.
Section s. The petition for the NOM
nation of United States Senator. Repre-
sentative in Congress and Governor shall
be in the same form and with the 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 axe
cuted according to the above require
ments shall be filed with the Secretary
of State not less than thirts five days
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
tltlon to transmit the names nominated
by such petitions to the auditors Of the
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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 nomina-
ton to county and legislative office.
Section 9. Precinct Committeeman.
At the time of furnishing the primary
cincts of the County, the County Auditor
shall also furnish a separate blank bal
lot for precinct committeeman and said
ballot may be voted by the electors of
his choice upon said ballot and such bal
lot shall be deposited in the ballot boz
and canvassed by the primary election
judges, and the person receiving the
highest number of votes shall be the
precinct committeeman for such pre-
cinct for the ensuing two years and un-
and it shall be the duty Of the precinct
canvassing Board to certify such cleo
ton to the County Auditor.
Section 10. (Filing of Petition.) The
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the tine and in the name 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 LEFT of the name OF
the candidate for whom you desire to
vote.
neutrality-suspicious. Off
ficers and Delegates.
Vote for One United States Senator
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