Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1906-01-25
THE SOUTH DAKOTA PRIMARY Law.


In view of the fact that South Dako-
ia new law relating to primary cleo
tions is TO have its first test this year
perhaps a summary of its provisions
will not be amiss at this time. 1t Is
particularly desirable that county
officers and party officials whose func-
tions are affected by the law shall be
posted as to their duties. The law is
so comprehensively drawn as to leave
little 10 the discretion OF party organi
cations.
Under the new law state conventions
must be held on the first Tuesday alter
the first Monday In June next precea
| ing the election, the place Of holding
conventions to be determined by the
state committee. The republican state
committee has already issued call for
state convention to be held at Sioux
| Falls on the date fixed, which happens
10 be June 5, this year. Each county
is to be represented at the state cen,
veption by one delegate for every fry
votes or jor fraction thereof cast or
Is osernor at the last preceding general
election. Under this regulation he
number OF delegates at the repubi eaa3
SAFE convention wilt be Increased one
fourth this year. Judicial conven-
tions are tn he held nn tho hrst Tues
day after the second Monday in June,
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Party conventions to nominate dele
gates to state and judicial conventions
and to nominate candidates for senator
and representative in districts com
prising more than one county must be
held on the first Tuesday after the
third Monday in May. Conventions
for the nomination of county officers
and members of the legislature elected
from single counties must be held ON
the first Tuesday after the third Mon
day in September. State and judicial
conventions must be called by The re.
spective committees at least sixty days
before the time of holding such cen
vention.
| The county central committee of
each party desiring to nominate county
officers or to elect delegates to state.
senatorial, representative or judicial
conventions shall issue call for such
convention at least twenty days In ad-
vance OF the date fixed by law for
holding the convention. The call
must be published in newspapers
most likely to give notice 60 members
OF the party. Moreover the chairman
of each precinct is required to post in
conspicuous places at least FIVE copies
of such call. This must be done ten
days In advance OF the primaries.
Primaries for the selection of dele
gates TO state or judicial conventions
must be held on the first Tuesday after
the second Monday in May. Primaries
for county conventions for the nomina.
tion of county officers must be held on
the first Tuesday after the second
Monday In September. A primary
| must be held in each voting precinct
| nhA VIC pOaiS nOPV upCh llOu y uubll
$3.50 p. m.
] In preparation for the primaries it
shall be the duty OF each county auditor
to furnish the precinct chairman OF
each political party ballot box''
and waste ballot box The auditor
must also furnish booths for each party
] and designate the order In which they
I shall be arranged. Blank ballots to be
2 used at the primary must be furnished
t by the auditor to each precinct chair
man ten days in advance of the pri
I mary. Such ballots are to be OF uni
: form size and weight and be made ol
e fiat writing paper, containing nc
n marks Of any kind. Each party Is en-
t titled to one and one half times al
. many ballots as there were votes cas-