Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1905-01-26
THE PRIMARY ELECTION BILL.
Text Of Bill Now Before the LeaisIa.
ture for Their Consideration.

Sioux Falls Press: Under the
provisions of the initiative and
referendum, it is necessary, is SUBJ
hitting a proposed law to the Leg
( lature to include in the petition
Che full text of the measure. This
has been done in the case of the
primary election law, the petition
For which has been filed at Pierre.
| The bill as drafted gives in de-
all the proposed provisions. The
Measure is long one, containing
.wenty-eight sections, and it is
more drastic than the, law now in
force in Minnesota, being modelled
hitter the, Wisconsin measure.
1t provides for the nomination
If not only state officers and con-
yressmen, including United States
senator's, but all state, Legislative
Ind county officers.
The primary shall be held at
he regular polling place in each
precincr on the first Tuesday of
September, 1908, and bi-annually
hereafter.
The name of no candidate shall
be printed on the official ballot
hsed at the primary unless nom
nation paper has been filed in his
pehalf at least thirty DAYS prior
. such primary, with the state
Euditor for state office or with
lhe county auditor for a county
Efice. Such nomination paper
aust be signed by at least one per
ent. of, the total vote of his party
n the state for state Office, or
" at least three per- cent. of the
-ote of his party in the county for
county Office, on the basis of the
1ote for presidential electors at
The previous presidential election.
1 AT least twenty-five days before
j primary election the state audi
q Or shall certify tq ths county
8uditor the nafnes'a Of all persons
sEor each Office for whom nomlna-
Non papers (have been filed. The
" Mounty auditor shall then cause to
NE published for fifteen days or
Fhree Consecutive weeks previous
40 such primary a full list of nom
81 nations under proper party head
n ngs.
va An official ballot shall be print
I'D for use at the primaries made
ssap of all the party tickets securely
f astened together at the top. The
voter shall prepare the ticket he
desires to vote, detach and fold it,
vote the marked ballot, and de-
post the remaining tickets in a
Separate box, designated blank
@ballot box. After the canvass
these blank ballots must be de-
Metroyed without examination, so
THAT the secrecy of the ballot shall
Enot be interfered with.
3 The expense of the primary
shall be paid out of the county
streasury in the same manner as in
1.-THE case of elections. AS soon as
the state canvass of the primary
Eshall be certified to him, the sec
retary of state shall publish in a
\ paper of general circulation the
I names of the candidates of the va
rious parties as determined by the
canvass of State officers, United
States senators, and representa-
/ tives in congress, and other cam
| didates whose districts extend be-
yond the limits of a single county.
At the primary the elector may
write in space left for that pur-
pose the names of not to exceed
three qualified electors to act as
precinct committee of his pre-
clnct, the person receiving the
largest number of votes to be
chairman. The county commit
tee to- consist of the chairman of
each precinct.
Section twelve PROVIDES for par
ty platforms, making It the duty
of the candidates for the various
state and Legislative Offices and
members of state committee, con-
sisting of the Chairman of each
county committee, to meet at the
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