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provided, unless at least sixty days before
committee proposal shall nave
been filed in the office OF the secretary
OF state or county auditor. as the pro-
ing form. as far as applicable to the 0fs
flee proposed:
COMMITTEE PROPOSAL"
We, the undersigned qualified member
belonging to the proposal committee Of
Of South Dakota do HEREBY promulsate
the following principles:
and select the following well defined and
definite principle for a public policy as
the
.......
and propose the following named persons
as candidates for nomination to the re-
spective offices named to be voted for at
the primary on the fourth Tuesday Of
March next.
Name Office
For. ................
We also endorse. FOR President of
United States.
We also endorse. ......for Vice President
of United States.
we also endorse. for Judge of
the Supreme Court.
We also endorse. .......... for Judge Of
the Supreme Court.
and we desire the following motto or
notices to be placed at the head Off,.
mary. ballot as representing the above
principle for a paramount issue: No mot
toto be more than eight words: ME-.
Limited to eight words)
State Motto
(Limited to eight words)
iiLi.imited to eight wopd is.S "o''o
and request that the foregoing names be
printed in a group under said motto in
official party primary ballot sdHotn as r epum
ing. the paramount issue above set forth,
TO pc voted f1 at the primary to be held
intend to support the principles and can
didates named herein at said primary.
party ticket at the following November
election.
Signature of
Committeeman County Precinct
'.............. ............ ............
P. o. Address Date
................s
INSTRUMENTATION
DECLARATION OF CANDIDATES.
I do hereby declare if nominated and
elected, / Cor WEI will qualify, adhere to
the principles herewith proclaimed and
obey the party recall if invoked against
me Cor us).
Signature of
Candidates Residence p. o. Address
Sec. 81. Signing Of Committee Proposal
and Declara ton: TO the above commit
thereof, shall affx his own signature
with pen and ink or with indelible pen
Gil, and shall add after his name. the
the precinct. his postofice address and
date of signing. Following the signatures
or the committee members there shall be
attached to and filed with the committee
proposal, the above declaration signed by
the candidates proposed, each giving his
esidence by county and precinct and post
required of candidates for the fling Of
Individual IND proposal petitions. or "commit-
a, Sec Sec 50: EilIngmWhen suf1sien IT.
alY1dTal tbe ca tIms aea In pos Q petition on
form provided in this act, together with
the declaration Of the candidate. shall be
er condition shall be imposed, provided
an opposition candidate, within the party,
has been proposed by timely filing.
ARTICLE FIVE.
Defining Evolution OF Paramount Issue.
Sec. 60. Paramount Issue-For the pur-
pose of Identification in connection with
the legal form Of procedure in party or
provided herein, through which
to initiate issues for evolution at Primary
elections and thereby consider one pub.
issue. the words paramount issue" shall
mean one we'll defined and definite prin-
ciple for a public policy that shall be first
dependent candidate proposal for presi-
dent or governor, or by a minority or
mittee proposal shall reduce the EXPIRES
sion of its paramount issue to a motto"
of not more than eight words for rainort-
ty or majority heading on the primary
a: Priority of filing party proposals.
with the secretary of state, for the 1iri-
defined and definite principle for a para
ward of merit for initiative in devising
the state minority proposal committee
may adopt the paramount issue proposed
and filed by an Independent candidate for
president or governor by proposing such
independent candidate as the minority
candidate, in the same primary, for the
n maanando for nar the office a, for which such
such candidate shall cease to be an inde-
pendent candidate and shall in all things
be deemed to be the candidate of the MI
and the secretary Of state shall SO certi-
fy his candidacy and his paramount issue
for The minority primary ballot motto
to the county auditors.
b. Provided that an independent can
didate for Governor or President, who
shall have made a primary campaign on
a paramount issue and received equal to
1917 of the total party vote cast for gov
ernor at such primary election. shall at
the next ensuing primary election for
presidential or state office become the
candidate of the minority committee pro-
posal of his party, for the same office.
ard the paramount issue. represented by
such candidates, shall also be the par
amount issue of the minority COM
mittee proposal; and the secretary of
state shall so certify such candidate
and his paramount issue for pri-
mary ballot motto to the county
auditors. In case Of vacancy in such
candidacy, his place on the minority COM
mittee proposal shall be filled as herein
provided for filling Of vacancies in COM
mittee proposals.
c. Provided. that in the event there
shall be more than one INDEPENDENT cam
didate for president or for governor who
shall have received ten per cent of thu
total party vote cast for governor ~ Tho