The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-01-20
RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA. FRIDAY, JANUARY, 20 1905
The Primary Election Law.


Under the provisions the initiative and referendum It is
necessary submitting proposed to the legislature to
include the petition the full text of the This has
been done in the the primary election law the petition for
which has been filed at Pierre.
The bill drafted gives detail the proposed provisions
The long containing twentyeight sections
and drastic than the law in force in Minnesota
being modelled after the Wisconsin measure.
1t provides for the nomination of only officers and
congressman including United States senator's all state
legislative and county officers.
The primary shall be held at the regular polling place
each precinct the first Tuesday September 1908 and
biannualy thereafter.
The of candidate shall be printed on the official
ballot used at the primary unless nomination paper been
filed in his behalf at least thirty days prior such primary
with the state auditor TOT state office with the county
auditor for county Office Such nomination paper must be
signed by at least cent of the total vote of his party
the state for state office by at least three per
vote of his party the county for county office the basis
the vote for presidential eecor the previous presidential
election,
At twenty days before primary election the state
auditor shall certify to the county auditor names of all
for each office for whom nomination papers
hed The county auditor shall then be published for
fifteen or three consecutive weeks such primary
a full list OF nominations under proper party headings.
An official ballot shall be printed for the primaries
made all the party tickets securely fastened together
the top The voter shall prepare the ticket he desires
detac and fold it, vote the marked ballot and deposit the
manning tickets seperate box designated blank ballot box
After the these blank ballots be destroyed with
out examinations that the the ballot shall
interfered with
The of the primary shall be paid out of the county
treasury the the of elections
the state of the primary shall be certified
him. the secretary of state shall publish paper of general
circulation the of the candidates of the various parties
determined by the for officers United States
senator's and representatives congress- and other candidates
whose districts extend beyond the limits of single county
At the primary the elecor write in space left for that
purpose the names of not to exceed three qualified electors
act committee to consist of his precinct the
receiving the largest number of votes be chairman The
county committee to consist of the chairman of each precinct
Section q provides for party platforms making the duty
of the candidates for the various state and Legislative officers
and members of state committee consisting of chairman Of
each county committee to meet at the CAPITOL such other
place they designate the fourth Tuesday of Septe
ber following the primary formulate the state platform of
their party which must be made public within week there
after.
The state committee district state election
OF delegates and aernate to national convention
president and vice president of the United States.