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

only as to the names and number of cam
didates Of each party may require.
section Is. DUTY of County Auditors.)
The County Auditor shall at least thirty
days prior to the primary date post in a
conspicuous place near his office an an
nouncement of the color OF the primary
ballot and shall also furnish a copy OF
such announcement to the official news
paper Of the county which announcement
shall be published therein for at least
one week.
Section 49,. Designation of Ballot.)
At the top Of the Primary Election Bal
lot in large letters there shall be words
Ballot the words shall be REPUBLICAN
PRIMARY BALLOT. and like designa-
ton for the ballot of any other political
party having ballot before such primary.
The County Auditor shall furnish the copy
OF the official ballot to the printer not
less than fifteen lays prior to the date
OF the primary and the necessary mum
lots shah be printed at the expense Of the
County provided the number Of official
Urinary Ballots shall be equal to one
istered electors Of each political party as
shown by the Auditors records at the
,lme Of submitting such copy to printer
sample ballots shall be equal to one-half
or the number of registered electors as
shown by such County Auditors records.
Section 70. Party Registration.) No
elector in the State OF South Dakota shall
De permitted to vote at any party Pri-
mary Election unless he Is duly regis
tered as herein provided or unless, he
shows Il substantiated affidavit that he
is entitled to vote in such primary as
hereinafter provided.
Section q. Notice of Party Registra-
tion.) The County Auditor shall publish
a notice in the official newspaper Of the
County for at least two issues commence
ing with the second issue in January
PRIOR to the primary. a notice in the fol-
NOTICE OF REGISTRATION.
>ot'ce rs hereby given TO all electors in
County that a primary election
the purpose of placing in nomination
party candidates for United States Sen
ator, Representatives in Congress. Gov
arnor and County and Legislative Off
GERS and for the purpose of electing one
Party State Committeeman and. .s.....
delegates to the Party State Convention
and no person will be allowed to vote
any party ballot at such primary cleo
ton unless ne has registered his party
affiliations with the County Auditor at
least fifteen days before the date of such
primary Any qualified elector can reg
lister In person with the County Auditor
or on card by mail.
County Auditor.
County.
Section %. (Registration by Card.)
this act printed upon the back thereof
and upon the face the following:
FILL. OUT. SIGN AND RETURN
o......-.-..... County Auditor:
/ hereby declare that i am a member
or the party and a qualified elector
of....... precinct; that i intend to vote
the. ballot at the primary and sup
port the nominees of such primary and
State Convention at the General Elec-
ton IN November, and you are authorized
to register me as a.........
Signed. ...............
Immediately after the first Monday in
February the County Auditor shall mail
one Of such cards to each eiector of the
County as shown by the registration list
in his office from the last general cleo
ton and any other qualified elector of the
County that may come to his knowledge.
Section %. Registration Books
From the names that have been regis-
tered IN person and by card the County
Auditor shall prepare the party registra-
ton book for each precinct of the Coun-
~ designating each registered elector BY
the initial Of the name of the party for
whic'l he REGISTERED. Thus if h is a Re-
publican r. If a Democrat D., etc.
and furnish such Registration Books 10
the superintendent OF the primary cleo
ton judges when the election supplies
are delivered to be used in~such precinct
at such primary election.
Section "a. ODuty of Ballot CIerk.) It
shan be the duty OF the Ballot Clerk
certain from the registration book whcth-
er or not he is registered and if hc is
registered Ior what political party and
II ny lid me Is lDCtAf ON IDt registration
Book y deliver to hira the party Primary
BalloJ u the party he had declared he
was . member of in his registration and
for me- other. If his nalne is not found
In me Registration BOOK he is not en-
titled - vote for any party candidate
and mast be refused a ballot unless he
make affidavit substantiated by two
registered electors of the political party
OF winch he claims to be a member. Il
r%esiaent ot the precinct in which he Of
iefs i" vote, showing that he is a MEM
i", If tfa -. ~ -, ,.l,SaI he -AAl~- 4. - -@eL
ana mai he failed 10 register on account
OF some unavoidable circumstance and
when such affidavit properly Substantial
ell as above provided has been made it
shall he tie duty Of the Ballot Clerk 10
deiiAer him q ballot. When the election
IS closed and convention is completed
the Registration Books shan be placed
IN the A1ait&t boz. together with the affi-
davis Of unregistered electors who have
been permitted to vote and returned TO
me County Auditor and kept in his Of
sect,on %. tNotice Of Primary Elec-
tion.) MOI less than thirty days prior 10
the holding Of the primary the County
Auditor ahatl prepare a notice in supstan-
italy the following form:
NOTICE OF PRIMARY ELECTION
Notice IS hereby given that, as pro-
vided ~ law, q primar% election will he
held ~ the regular polling places in al
OF the voting precincts of.....t.. County,
South Dakota, on tne......day Of May,
70. Between the hours of 500 O'Clock
- 49, 1900 - = 49, ~ ktfE
purpose OF allowing the members OF each
political party in the State by their own
separate party vote to choose their sew
eral party candidates for County and
Legislative offices which are to be filled
by election AT the next general election,
and TO elect their several state and pre-
ciRt coinmitteenren and delegates to
their several party state conventions.
Dated this. .....day of.........., 49,.
...,...
County Auditor.
. S4TtI1n &c. (FilrtNpr Duties of tDIntx
Auditor) The county shat also at the
expense Of the County, procure a suffi-l
Client number OF printed copies Of the
Notice of the Primaries prepared under
the provisions Of Section - Of this Act
and shall at least fifteen days prior to
the holding of the primary mail not less
than five copies thereof to the Town
Clerk of every organized township of the
County and the City or Town Clerk or
Auditor of every town or city in the
County a sufficient number of copies so
that at least five copies may be posted
in each precinct in such city or town. In
cases where the voting precincts are not