The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-10-21

knowledge of its contents and to the
best of my knowledge he is a qualified
elector of the State of South Dakota
and of the County of ............ as
indicated on said paper and that I in
tend to support the candidate named in
such petition at the primary and vote
the tickle nominated thereat by the
............ party of which the candi-
date named in the petition is a mem
Der,
subscribed and sworn to before me
this 80. day of .........., 49,.
There shall also be attached to sue
petition a declaration OF candidate stat
ing h a he will qualify and serve if
nominated and elected to the office
named in the petition.
Section z. (Joint Legislative Dis
tricts.) In Legislative districts con-
tanning more than one County the
Nominating petition 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 resides thirty
days prior to the holding OF the pri-.
mary, and within five days thereafter
said auditor shall make a. certified
copy. or copies thereof as the case may
be and forward the same to the audi
tor Of each county in said legislative
district. Said nominating petition shall
be in substantially the same form as
petition for County officers, with the
same requirements as to signatures,
execution, verification and declaration
Of candidate. The number of sigma
lures shall be based on the vote cast
for Governor in the District and the
timely filing thereof shall entitle the
candidate to have his name printed OF
the official ballot to be used at the
primary in each county in such Leg
islative district.
Section s. The petition for the
Nomination of United States Senator,
Representative in Congress and Gov
ernor shall be in the same form and
with h same requirements as hat of
County officers except hat each petit
ton shall have attached 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 Da-
kota for Governor at the las general
election as shown by the official record
and such petition when executed ac-
cording to the above requirements shall
be filed with the Secretary Of State
not less than thirty-ive days prior to
such primary and it shall be the duty
of the Secretary Of State within five
days after the filing of such petition to
transmit h names nominated by such
petitions to the auditors of the several
counties Of the state and it shall be
the duty of the auditor to print such
upon the official ballot of the
county together with the names filed
at his office by petition for the nomi-
nation to county and legislative office.
Section 8. Precinct Committeeman.
At the time Of furnishing the primary
election ballots to the several voting
precincts Of the County, the County
Auditor shall also furnish a separate
plank ballot for precinct committee
the electors OF such precinct by writ
ing h name of his choice upon said
ballot and such ballot shall be de-
posted in the ballot box and canvassed
by the primary election judges, and the
person receiving the highest number
of votes shall be the precinct commit
teeman for such precinct for the ensu-
ing two years and until his successor
is elected and qualified, and it shall be
the duty of the precinct canvassing
Board to certify such election to the
County Auditor.
Section 10. CFiling Of Petition.) The.
filing of a nominating petition within
the time n in the name and form
provided in this act with the declara-
ton of the candidate that he will quail
Iy il nominated and elected shall be
sufficient to require that his name be
printed upon the primary ballot and no
other condition shall be imposed.
Section IL. DUTY of the Auditory
names filed in his office prepare the
official ballot for use at the primary
of each political party for whom can
didates have been presented by petit
ton and requests under the provision
of this act such official ballot shall be
in substantially the following form:
OFFICIAL PRIMARY BALLOT
............
To vote for a person whose name is
printed on the ballot mark a cross X)
in square at the Left Of the name of
the candidate for whom you desire to
vote.
Congressional = County - Legislative
Officers and Delegates
Vote for One United States Senator
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Vote for One Representative
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