The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-11-02

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compromise platform or candidate. and
the party presidential electors nominated,
in the primary for such first choice can
dldates for President and Nice-President.
shall cast their votes in the electoral COL
lege for the candidates for President and
Nice-President who were nominated ny
the national party convention.
Sec. II. The words party PLATFORM
shall mean the selected paramount issue
and the declaration of principles and prop
CSitiops which have received the highest
number of party votes for governor at the
Sec. 13. The word motto shall mean
a condensed statement Of one paramount
issue, for national motto, state motto or
county motto, expressed in not to exceed
eight words in each motto, Tor use as a
heading for group candidates proposed oy
the ma jority or minority party committee
on the official primary ballot.
Sec. Il. Inc word declaration" shall
mean a statement, as hereinafter provided,
signed by the party candidate and at
tachCd TO his filing papers pledginG him.
self 10 qualify and, obey the party recall
before his name shall appear ON the Of
Sec. Is, The words political record
book shall mean a bound public record
book kept by the secretary of state, or a
bound record book kept by the county
auditor, in which record shall be entered
IN writing the Independent and group
proposals of principles and names OF all
party candidates., challenges ana accep--
tances to joint debates. minutes or all
proceedings of all party state central COM
lIiilttG IIiCtllIlSS olib VI VI 49,
proposal meetings in the order
tiled. The pages of the political record
book" shall be numbered c3nsecutiyely.
Sec. l6. The words publicity pamph-
let shall mean the official party state
publicity pamphlet compiled by the secre-
any Of state from the political record book
of filings made in his office, by proposal
committees and IndC pendent party caHdl-
dates, for publication.
Sec. II. The words Official Primary
Ballot shall mean the official party bal
lot, printed by the auditor of each county
for each party and used at the party prl-
maries on the fourth Tuesday in March
ia even numbered years in the order and
form designated in Section % OF this act;
but no candidates name shall appear up
on the official primary ballot more than
names of candidates for Judges of the
supreme court, who may be endorsed by
he state minority or majority proposal
committee and whose names may appear
Sec. IS. The words Official party en-
dorsement" shall mean the act of de-
termining the party recommendation, OF
party candidates for public offices to be
filled by appointment, by postmaster pri,,
mary, or by the regular party, central
committee. or by the state and county
party chairman and party national COM
mitteem,,u, as hereinafter provided.
Sec. ~. The words "postmaster prl-
mary shall mean a municipal election
for the purpose of recommending and
endorsing a party candidate for post
master. ,
S6t ~ Inc Noiu ~ III FA'''
mean a district established under the l;gw
within which qualified electors vote In
Sec. III IIe words November cleo
ton" shall mean the general election.
Sec. 90. Public places for posting
notices shall include Che outer door OF
polling places, the post office lobby, II
any, and the front outside door Of any
public building or any other place where
notices are usually posted.
Sec. %. The word clerk" shall mean
the clerk. secretary or auditor keeping
the records Of any village. town, city or
organized into civil townships the word
clerk shall mean county auditor,
Sec. "a. The precinct committeemen
composing the county majority or mlhor-
court room at the county court house on
the last Friday in December in each odd
numbered year, and each may
retire to self-appointed separate rooms
in the court house to propose principles
and endorse candidates for state ano
! congressional offices for the purpose OF
instructions to the state proposal com
mitteeman of the minority or majority
S who shall represent the county, at the
state proposal committee meeting at the
1 state capitol. on the first Monday in Janu-
airy following; but when the state ma
| jority and minority proposal committee
r principles shall have been decided upol
, by a majority of the representative vot'
Of the respective state mem
4 bers present as a proposal for a. party
r state platform to be nominated at the pri'
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{ posals or principles must be in conformity
with either the majority or minority state
! committee proposal principles, par
: amount issue and motto, to entitle the
county or district proposal committee
candidates to the use Of either the ma
jority or minority column as hereinaftel
g designated, upon the official primary bal
lot. The county auditor shall cause ne
candidates name for county office to be
\ printed upon the official primary ballo
under committee proposals in either the
0 minority or majority column if the prin'
ciples and county motto filed are in con
$ flict with the paramount issue adopted
by the party state majority or minority
committee proposal; such a motto of coun'
ty platform principles, not to exceed eigh'
words, and not in conflict with the state
e platform principles of the minority or the
4 majority, may be added, Immediately, un-
= der the state motto, and designated as tht
count motto in the column or the mi
nority or majority on the official primary
ballot.
Sec. 25. The words marty recall shall
mean the right and official act of the
regular party organization by jury trial
for the causes and under the restriction:
herein provided, to request the resign2'
ton Of any public official who has beer
elected or appointed to office as a partS
( Sec. &c. Hereafter all party candidates
for all Of the elective offices, presidential
congressional, state, county, legislativt
and district, presidential electors and al
e party delegates and alternate delegates
/ to the national conventions and all pre-
4 tlECl, county, state dIu ~ I'm
mitteemen. party state chairmen and ma
= jority and minority proposal committee
men shall be nominated, or endorsed, a!
the case may require, and party repre-
e sentatives elected. at the primary helC
in accordance with the provisions Of this
= act. All other proposals Of candidates fol
= such positions shall be by petitions in the
D independent column at the November
E election in the manner now provided by
law.
; Sec. Of. This act shall not apply Il
city. town, township and school distric'
= offices, but may be adopted by either
v by a majority vote upon such proposition
: at any election held therein.
: ARTICLE TWO.
Party Enrolment.
Sec. %. Enrollment-No elector In thu
= state of South Dakota shall be permitted
e to vote at any party primary unless III
is duly enrolled, as herein required.
Q Sec. 90. Duty Of County Auditor-(En
! rollment Book)-The county auditor o
each county shall, on or before the frs
: day OF January of each odd numbered
! year, provide suitable enrolment books
l one for each voting precinct in his county
so arranged, printed and bound that there
shall be ten columns across two pages
: the first column for the enrolment mum
! bers of the electors; the second for the