The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-05-03
H PRIMARY LAW
Read and Digest the Essentials OF
the Primary Election Law

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Several have been asking just what
the essential features OF the new prl-
mary election law are, and Tor the
benefit of those who wish to know more
about it and are not in the class con-
Quoted for that purpose by X it is here
with given: .
Below are the essential features OF
the new primary election law, as passed
by the last state legislature, and are
printed in order that the average voter
may be given an opportunity to post
himself on what will be required by
him under the law. The primaries,
according to the officers to be voted
for, will be held in May, June and
September next:
All party nominations OF candl-
dates for representatives in congress,
state, judicial and county officers,
presidential electors and delegates to
the national, state and county con-
v~entions, shall be made IN the man
ner herein provided. All other NOM
nations for such candidates shall be
by petition in the name now pro-
vided by law, providing that no NOM
nations made by petition shall be
filed previous to making the NOM
nations under this act, and no name
of a party or ticket nominated by
petition shall contain the name OF a
party ticket nominated under the
provisions of this act.
All conventions held for the purpose
of nominating candidates for rep
resentatives in congress and Judges
to the supreme court, presidential
electors, delegates to the national con-
uention and state officers shall be held
on the first Tuesday after the first
Monday in June next preceding the
election, at which such candidates are
to be voted on.
All party conventions held for the
purpose of nominating candidates for
the office of circuit Judge shall be
held on the first Tuesday after the
second Monday of June, next proceed,
ing the elections at which such can
didateS are to be voted on.
All party conventions held for the
purpose of nominating delegates tC
the state and judicial conventions anC
conventions for the nominating o
senators and representatives in dis
tricts comprising more than ont
county shall be held on the frs
Tuesday after the third Monday il
May, next preceding such state
senatorial, representative and judica
convention.
All party county conventions helC
for the purpose of nominating candi
dates for county officers and member
OF the legislature shall be held on tn
first Tuesday after the third Monda,
in September, next preceding tn
election at which such candidates ar
voted on.
Each county shall be entitled to on
delegate to the state convention 10
every fifty votes or major Fraction
thereof cast by such party in sue.
county for the candidates or governo
at the last preceding election.
All primaries held for the purpos
Of selecting delegates to the count
convention, held for the purpose {
selecting delegates to the state {
judicial convention, shall be held o
the first Tuesday after the seCOn
Monday in May, next preceding tn
time fixed for holding the count
convention. All primaries held &c
the purpose Of selecting delegates t
the county conventions, held for tn
purpose Of placing in nominatio
candidates for county officers, sha
be held on the first Tuesday after tn
second Monday in September, mex
preceding the time fixed for sue
county convention.
\ primary shall be held in eaC
voting precinct, and all primarie
shall be kept open from three unit
eight-thirty O'Clock p. m.
The voting at such primaries sha