The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-11-02
INITIATED AND REFERRED LAWS

Souhey AuoAe0h'
INITIATED AND REFERRED LAWS
No. I.
RELATING TO PRIMARY ELECTIONS.
An Act Entitled, An Act to Provide for
Regulation of Political Party Transac-
atoms. (This act is for the purpose OF
Employing Primary elections and MAX
ing party government responsible to the
will of the people, and thereby complies
the purpose of the so-called Richards
Party Primary Law, also to correct typo
graphical errors, and to lessen primary
election expenses
BE 1t Enacted by the People of the State
Of South Dakota:
INDEX.
Organic Provisions and Definitions of
Article /, Sections 0 to'27 inclusive.
Party Enrolment (By Registration With
Township or Municipal Clerk or County
Article 2, Sections IS to 81 inclusive.
Party Organizations: Chow Formed. by
Precinct, County, State and National
Article 8. Sections SO to AS Inclusive.
Individual Proposal Petition for Indepen-
dent Candidates and Representative Ma
jo-ity, Committee Proposals Of Candi-
dates: (Form of Blanks and Meetings.
Article 4, Sections 40 to SO Inclusive.
Defining Evolution of the Is
Article 5, Section go.
Public Joint Debates on the
issue ;ion G,
otlciai party State A Publicit ,; Pamphlet
Article 7, Sections 60 to 66 Inclusive.
Official Party Primary Ballot Color,
form and Regulation .;..::.I.
Article s, Sections 81 to % Inclusive.
Duties of Secretary Of State, County
Auditor and Election Officers; and Con-
duct of Party Primary E~leetionS:
Article 9. Sections "a to 10S Inclusive.
Official Party Endorsement of Candidates
for President and Vice Pres; and Party
Recommendations of Candidates to APP
pointive Gov. Offices, Except POST
Article 10, Sections io9 to liz inclusive.
Postmaster Primary Cby Municipal En-
dorsement of Party Candidates Tor
Article ii. Sections lis to 1923 inclusive.
Party Recall [by Party Jury Trial -.
Vacancies CHow Filled)-Contests (How
De ATticle 49, Sections 1872 to iss inclusive.
Li Psnaitiss for SI VfimIPii1gn Of aN tSis Statute aae
Article ii. Sections 1873 to 1875 Inclusive.
The following words and phrases shall,
unless the same be Inconsistent with the
context, be construed as follows:
ARTICLE ONE.
Organic Provisions and Definitions OF
Terms.
Section o. This statute shall be liber-
ally interpreted and so construed that the
spirit, intent or purpose of any section or
article shall not be defeated by technical
or presidential construction of a word, OF
by Interpolation of words into any section,
or otherwise, In any way, hinder respon.-
sive and responsible party government
which is the purpose of this political party
law.
Provided, further, that the word may
shall mean can" and the word shall
Section l.. The word "elector' shall
mean an enrolled party elector. :.
Sec 2 The word enrolment. shal
as party members.
Sec. 8. The word party" shall near
any political organization which has hac
candidates for state offices on the officia'
ballot at the last general election, OF
which now has, or shall hereafter effect
a national organization.
the March primary election provided fol
by this act to determine the paramount
issue Of the party, party nominations o.
candidates and party platform, -,
Sec. 5. The word independent" shall
mean any individual candidacy in the in
dependent column on the primary ballot.
Sec. 6. The words minority propose
committee shall mean al elected repre-
sentative body of party electors of one
party consisting of one member from each
county to constitute the state minority
proposal committee and one member from
each precinct to constitute the county mi
nority proposal committee authorized tc
DrOmulBdLe pTlllClplSS diu piOpOSC 6iObl
candidates, subject to provisions Of this
statute. (Read Sections 10. so and 81
Also Sections "a and 4S.)
Sec. z. The words majority propose
committee" shall mean an elected repre-
sentative body of party electors of one
party consisting Of one member from
jority proposal committee and one mem
Der frcm each precinct to constitute the
ounty majority proposal committee, au-
thorized to promulgate principles and pro-
npca prOuu candidates. and REPRESENTING
the principles of the party. candidate nom
mated for governor at the last primary
(Read Sections 10. 60 and 81. Also Sec
lions "a and 49,
Sec. s. The words party central COM
mittssa shall mean an elected pOay % o
egular party organization; one party
county central committeeman from each
precinct within each county to constitute
the party county central committee; and
one party state committeeman from each
county to constitute the party state GEN.
trail committee. Whenever the state CEN
trial committee of any party meets, min
utes of all transactions of the meeting
shall be kept by the secretary of the
meeting and shall be signed by the chair
man, who shall Immediately. upon ad-
5ournment of the meeting. file such min
utes with the secretary, OF state, who
shall Immediately record same In the
Sec. 8. The words unit representation
shall mean that every committeeman rep
resenting the party electors or. his pre-
cinct, county or state, at the regular party
organization meetings., shall represent ev-
cry party elector of the territory he rep
resents by casting the same number OF
votes in said meeting as were cast In ag-
gregate, by the party electors of the ter
q ritory he represents, for the several can
didates of his party for governor at the
last primary election: that each majority
proposal committeeman shall cast the
same number of votes ar each proposal
meeting as were cast for the majority
candidate for governor at the last pri-
mary election in the territory represented
by him; and that each minority proposal
committeeman shall cast the same num-
Der of votes as were cast for the minority
candidate for governor at III last pri-
mary election IN the territory represented
Sec. 10. The word leader shall mean
n party elector who rs a independent
candidate for nomination for President
or for Governor, shall have made his
campaign on one well defined and def
mite principle, as the paramount issue, az
filed in the office Of the Secretary OF
State, and received q vote equal to 1919
OF the total party vote cast for governor
at the primary election. Such leader and
his paramount issue shall automatically
become the proposed candidate OF the mi
nority, for the same office, and his par
amount issue shall be the motto Of the
minority committee proposal Of his party
at the next ensuing primary election.
(Read Section so explaining paramount
issue. and Section 81 on public joint de-
Sec. III. The issue and pr!n-
ciples proposed by any independent cam
didate or committee proposal candidate,