The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-03-03
PRIMARY LINEUP
HOURE ELECTIONS COMMITTEE
HAS BILL FOR PARTY
ENROLMENT
E-APPORTIONMENT PLAN
Joint Committee of House and Senate
Work Out Agreeable Plan For
Reapportionment and
Submit Bill

~SSht'N $500
Plerre-ih elecIlohS 'oInlIi'[II y
the house mas lntrouuceu d O'Il w. -
No, 3SZ) prescribing ruieS anu iSe+
tlons LOT the fes!sl&t!oh IL 1
Ihent OF voters d. pl'ih"ly 49,
Inc Dill PROVIDES LOT FHL'y
mary enrolment DUN "ni'H Wv
county auuItor IS 10 Senu ~ ''e
Ion Judges Inc ooo" 10 " 'V ~
enough that eacA parry may nav -
column u provision - "'So q
FOR an independent 'o'""'"' CNue'
the party name III eacN co'uIn l. u
odlh with e@1n eI0>'o' wing
S'sN'
me e!ertoF mas merely 10 S'sN no
name IN lDe 'oluHIh 10 ""Ic" pa.CS
he belongs ana Is 'neh Sl'r" inc
proper DaIiol by lHe J"uEeS' H''0' '"'
ord Of the county auditing depart
meht, WHeIe IL VIII remain o." nle ]"
I'll after the Iol!o"lhS Dlenn!a eIe'-
ton.
This bill would seem to overcome
the acknowledged principal detect IN
our present primary system-that OF
permitting the voters OF one party
to interfere with and perhaps dictate
the selection Of another partys ticket.
1t will be noticed that an elector Is
not bound to remain with his Ia.ty at
the election; he states IN ms oath
that he intends to do so. Inc IDEA
is to make each voter go on record
as regards his poiltlcs-then ne
vote as ne sees nj IL Is l~hcohCeI'-
able that a democrat Ut d 'ePuO'l'"H
would go on record as Delohslhs 20
another party merely lot the
or helping 10 selecI thaI oIneI party
X
This bill should meet the PUBIC
demand for a remedy OF the exlstlng
evils Of the present primary system
and seems TO have the general en-
dorsement OF the voters.
Senate Dill No. ZZS, oy
and Whlch mas passed the SENATE mas
been rero ted favorably by the mousse
committee Some amendments now
ever, are added. The AMENDED Dill
PAN'
ed cities having over lo'Ooo
ants, the salaries oil the COMMISSION
ers may be raised o Sooo TO $i'oVo
per year ana that OF the mayor IrohA
Sl,oOO 10 SZ,uoo per anhum
The proposition OF raising the salar-
les, however, must be submitted TO the
people to be decided by them at the
election.
Another feature which is new is that
of having the commissioners elected
by a majority Vot instead or the
plurality. Under the present condl-
tons, a plurality vote o1ten amounts
This bill remedies this condition and
conforms mor closely to the wishes
of the electors. A third feature OF
the bill is that of reducing the num-
Der of commissioners from five to
three, If the citizens so desire and
express such wish at the polls.
WATERFOWL wants a car line from
the city to Lake Kempeska. and as
the city is not la ge enough to come
under the law of two years ago, Senate
bli w. 200, was lhIlouuCcu, piofIulhS
that the thirty year proposition apply
10 cities OF f'ooo n over.
This Dill passed the senate and was
sent over to the house for consider
alton. When the bill was before the
committee OF the house, representa-
tives from still smaller cities appear
ed n said that they too might want
car lines n thought that they should
eolne uhuer 'ne same ac.
Inc mousse commlttee a now de-
cioea 10 report the pii applying the
thlrty-year idea 10 all cltles OF l,ooo
innaoitants OF oVer.
uo,so hiu NJ 600 :, oomn,,..oo
h,II amou,a;ar e. az sniSI 20 ~
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