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{Qent or governor, as the case may be, at
q. Prov dded.n that ri L no p s,ss'i leader has
come forward as an Independent candi-
GATE Tor president or for governor in the
primaries and received the required ten
per cent OF he total party vote on the
merit OF his paramount issue, then the
paramount issue for the minority pro-
posal shall be selected by the candidate
committee from the principles proposed,
Tor a party platform, by such minority
proposal committee. as a representative
mount issue for party primary ballot
motto" OF the majority proposal conn.
nanSie.t shall III Be selected by the Proposed
n the state paramount issue for primary
ballot motto shall be selected, by the
proposed candidate, Of the majority. for
proposed by such majority committee. as
. representative body. The majority pro-
posal committee shall at no time be
n independent party candidate or pro-
pose him for president or for governor;
but may do so after the minority COM
mittee has first had it's choice OF pro-
posing such independent candidates.
ARTICLE SIX.
Public Joint Debates On Paramount
Sec. 81. Public Joint Debates-In order
to give more specific information to the
electors, in addition to the state publicity
pamphlet, pertaining to the paramount
election, at least one presidential and IL
gubernatorial public joint debates, be-
tween the candidates for president and
within the party, who v filed proposal
papers with the secretary of state, shall
be held in this state, between the first
day in March, in the following order, a
ner, time and place hereinafter provided:
a. Whenever an independent candi-
date for governor or an Independent can
secretary Of state, a written challenge
for public joint debate with the opposing
candidate Of the majority or minority Of {,
days after the first Monday in January in
each general election year.
.. Whenever more than one independ-
ernor is proposed within The party, the
Independent candidate who first files his
proposal petition with the secretary Of
state shall have the first right Of chal-
1ortty or minority.
G. Whenever the independent candi-
date for president or for governor fails
f1rst Monday In January in each general
election year. by filing with the secretary
OF state q written challenge for such
posing candidate OF the minority or ma
1ority, within his party, with whom he
desires to debate the paramount ISSUE, ad-
" ate b by each, the n, It shal be the duty
or the minority candidate for governor,
as the case may be, within Is days after
the first Monday In January in each gen
eral election year to challenge his ma
jority opponent. within the party, for the
public joint debate or debates h~ereinbefore
required; and failure on the part Of the
candidate for president or for
governor. as the case may be. to chal-
lenge his opposing majority candidate, to
public joint discussion Of the merits and
of the paramount issues. shall
operate as q legal withdrawal OF such mi
nority candidate, and the secretary Of
state shall not certify his name for presi-,
dem. or for governor. as the case may be.
to the county auditors to be printed on
the primary ballot. 4
d. 1t shall be the. duty of the secretary
Of state. upon receiving a challenge, to
cal cal Record Re.c an' Book XII in sh his of apan and ND to oo for
ward a certified copy of such challenge
to the candidate designated in the chal-
lenge, together with copies of the respec.
demand receipt, in the following or
der: First-Mailing out. Immediately, the
filed by an Independent candi-
the 10 days in which such challenge may
be filed; Second-If there shall" nave been
challenge filed by an Independent cam
e,ahia s1s p time allotted ae '9 the s sexetaGy
of state shall then. within five days, mail
out the challenge filed by the minority
candidate. The purpose of this provision
bcing to always give priority to the chal-
lenge of an independent candidate so as
to encourage leadership. :
r., The majority. minority. or indie
governor challenged by an opposing in
dependent candidate for the same office,
or a majority candidate for president or
minority ean,didats. n tSe primary, for
the same office. shall file, within 25 days
after the first Monday in January in each
general election year. with the secretary
In which acceptance he shall specify the
place and time when the public joint de
bate or debates shall be held, and also
addition to the required number Of de-
bates, II any, in which he Is willing
TO engage; and the party candidate wno
tional debates.
F.. Whenever a candidate for ,presi-
dent or for governor, who is herein re-
sSali fa IL m eo ma Ge e the a' espile a sha or faii
to accept or refuse to respond TO the
challenge. as herein provided, or shall
fail or refuse to attend and discuss the
paramount issues at the time and places
for the debates, he shall cease
to be the proposed candidate OF his party
and the secretary of state shall not certi-
printed on the primary ballot. and his
place upon the committee proposal ticket
be deemed vacant and be filled as
other vacancies. And such vacancy shall
be filled by a candidate, who will make
the challenge or fill the debates, or the
place shall remain vacant in the commit
tee proposal.
G. Provided, further, that the majority
candidate or minority candidate for presi-
dent or for governor, as the case may be,
not be required to accept chal-
from more than one of the opposing
candidates for the same office. In case
two or more challenges have been filed,
challenges shall be accepted in the
following order: First-Challenges made
by independent candidates in order of
their filing. Second-Challenges by the
minority candidate. And the majority or
minority candidate shall file his accept
in this Of priority.
III. II there should be no majority can
proposed for president or for gov
Arnor, then it shall be the duty Of the
Independent candidate for president or
for governor, whose proposal is first filed
with the secretary of state. to challenge
any opposing independent or minority
candidate for the same office, within his
party, by filing a written challenge with
secretary Of state within Is days
after the first Monday in each general
election year. The name Of any party
candidate, who fails to make or accept
challenge. herein required, or who
falls or refuses to debate, or Who fails
Or refuses to attend and discuss the para
mount issues at any debate. shnll not be
certified by the secretary Of stlte to the
eounty auditors for either the Urinary or
GENERAL election ballot.