Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-10-22
Proposed Amendments, Questions and Laws
IoLs m1Mdo the voter atneG General Elections h State South Dakota Tuesday November 1914

1e General Election in the State of
ton. for the office of governor; Provided,
that petitions filed for candidates fol-
nomination as a member of congress or as
judges of the circuit court shall have
affixed thereto the signatures of not less
than one per cent nor more than five per
cent OF the voters of the party to which
congressional district or judicial circuit
for which they are proposing a candi-
date, at the preceding general election
for governor, as shown by the official
returns.
Subdivision 2. The name Of no candi-
| date for any county or legislative office.
Z nor candidate for election as a member
of any state central political
from amy county, shall be printed upon
the official ballot used at such primary
unless at least thirty days prior to such
been filed In his behalf in the Office of
the. county auditor of the county IN
which he is a candidate, in substantially
the following form:
we. the undersigned qualified electors
Of the. county Observation-Disclosures mem
ners OF the...."........;party,, do hereby
voting precinct, n.............
county, and whose postoffce address is
:.....:.So South Dakota, and who is a
me of party. for Of
voted for at the primary to be held on
the first Tuesday in June, I9...., and we,
and each OF us, for himself, do further
declare that We intend to supper the
candidate named herein at said primary
and to vote the. ticket at the
following November election.
Name of Post Voting Date of
Signers office Precinct County Signing
said nominating petition, before same
shall be filed in the office of the county
auditor must have affixed thereto the
nor more than five per cent of the voters
OF the party of which the petitioners are
members cast in the county, or in the
district II the petition be for a candidate
cast at the preceding general election for
turns.
Subdivision 3. No candidate for delegate
or alternate to any national political CON
v%entlon. held under the provisions OF this
Act. shall have his name printed upon
me OFFICIAL ballot used at any primary
unless he complies with the following
The candidate for delegate or alternate
to a national political convention shall,
OF said primary. file in the office of the
secretary of state a written request in
the following form:
state of South Dakota.
~
cinct in the county of.........., State of
South Dakota, do hereby declare upon
oath that | am a qualified elector of the
state OF South Dakota: that my postoffce
> man,h:r in said state; mat am
iieve IN it's principles and intend to vote
It's ticket at the coming November cleo
{lon; that 1 am a candidate In good faith
national convention to be held at..........
IN the state n the.
day of".......:1s...., and pledge my
sell 70 SUPPORT the candidate for presi-
the highest number of votes as an en-.
dorsement at said primary. / hereby re-
baes nr,n mat my name as such candidate.
at the coming primary.
subscribed and sworn to before me this
..".day of.....".....19....
IRoVlDED, that a group of candi-
dates, uniting together under a common
motto, expressed in not to exceed five
to the number of delegates to which
the state is entitled In a national con-
SVehtion. may join In one request as fol-
lows:
We. whose names are appended to This
request. and each of us. do hereby de-
clare that we are residents and qualified
lItI II n r M ~ nfN ~ g c--II
that ". an rs ,s.ate or south Dakota;
or party and believe in it's
Of t Sh.ate ;. a4u attehu 10 vote the ticket
:. y ,,ae putty NJ the coming November
aisssian: mat we. and each of us, are
candidates In good faith for delegates
vi aittsI,ates3 70 the,"ss......national
convention TO be held t................i in
sae s ~ t........-...o the. .........
selves to support the candidate for pres
tha hi - ~ na.lohal convention receiving
dorsement ot n saI 8 n., OF votes as an en-
is, ~ sapa priiTurS. that our motto
: snua as such sandtdates. under the
oraaI.l 'h VIZ, ne printed In a list upon the
nj +ha o aa. useu nN party
!, - 49, .ms e9Nnlllk primary. Our respective
aT mn auo postoiilce addresses are hereto
N,,,es seeslaence Postoffice
ai by counties Address
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