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The next ensuing primary election.
q. Provided. that II no party leader has
aate for president or Tor governor in the
primaries and received the required ten
per cent Of the 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
for governor proposed by the minority
committee from the principles proposed,
for a party platform, by such minority
body.
Provided, that the national para.
mittee. shall be selected by the proposed
candidate Of the majority for president.
ballot motto" shall be Selected. by the
proposed candidate, Of the majority, for
governor, from the platform PRINCIPLES
. representative body. The majority pro
posal committee shall at no time be
obliged to adopt the paramount issue OF
any independent party. candidate or pro
but may do so after the minority COM
mittee has first had its 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 to the
electors, in addition to the state publicity
pamphlet, pertaining to the paramount
issues to be voted upon at the primary
gubernatorial public joint debates, be-
tween the candidates for president and
between the candidates for governor,
within the party, who have filed proposal
papers with the secretary of state, shall
be. held In this state, between the first
Monday in January and the fourth Tues
ner, time and place hereinafter provided:
A. Whenever an independent candi-
date for governor or an independent cam
didate for president shall file, with the
for public joint debate with the opposing
candidate of the majority or minority Of
mis- party for the same office, within 10
days after the first Monday in January in
each general election year.
B. Whenever more than one independ-
ent candidate for president or for gov
Independent candidate who first files his
proposal petition with the secretary of
state shall have the first right Of chal-
lenge to the opposing candidate of the ma
e. Whenever the independent candi-
date for president or for governor fails
TO avail himself, within 10 days after the
election year, by filing with the secretary
Of state a written challenge for .such
public Joint debate. designating the OPP
1ority, within his party, with whom he
desires to debate the paramount issue, ad-
vOcated by each, then 1t shall be the duty
OF OF The the m minorityy eandidate for for e PDssaaen.
as the case may be, within Is days after
the first Monday in January In each gen
public Joint debate or debates hereinbefore
required; and failure on the part of the
minority candidate for president or for
fenge his opposing majority candidate, to
public joint discussion of the merits and
dement's of the paramount issues, shall
nority candidate, and the secretary Of
state h o certify his name for presi-
dent or for governor. as the case may be,
TO- f. the nst9 eapntY ga auditors to be printed on
d. It shall be the duty of the secretary
q state, upon receiving a Challenge, to
file n enter the same upon the Politi-
ward a certified copy of such challenge
to the candidate designated in the chal-
lenge, together with copies OF the respec-
and demand receipt, in the following or
der: First--Mailing Out, Immediately, the
challenge filed by an Independent candi-
the 10 days in which such challenge may
be filed; S%econd-If there shall have been
no challenge filed by an Independent cam
S W;{bie s for P tims Allotted 9r for fbe s G]oyefnpr
of state shall then, within five days, mail
out the challenge filed by the minority
candidate. The purpose of this provision
being to always give priority to the chal-
lenge of an Independent candidate so as
to encourage leadership.
r.. The majority. minority. or indie
dependent candidate for the same office.
Or a majority candidate for president or
minority candidate. In the primary, for
the same office, shall file, within Is 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
70 engage: and the party candidate VINO
tional debates.
+. Whenever a candidate for .presi-
dent or for governor, who is herein re-
snail fall to make the challenge or fail
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
designated for the debates. he shall cease
to be the proposed candidate OF his party
and the secretary Of state h not certi-
~ his name to the county auditors to be
printed on the primary ballot, n his
place upon the committee proposal ticket
shall be deemed vacant and be filled as
OLNc VfSnuClCS. AIu SuCl Vacancy oIlhil
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.
q. Provided, further, tina the majority
candidate or minority candidate for presi-
lent. or for governor, as thec case may be,
shall not be required to accept chal-
lenge from more than one of the opposing
candidates for the same office. In case
two or more challenges have been filed,
euch challenges shall be accepted in the
following order: First-Challenges made
by Independent candidates in order of
their filing. Observation-Disclosures by the
minority candidate. And the majority or
minority candidate shall file his accept
Ance In this manner of priority.
III. II there should be no majority can
didate proposed for president or for gov
arnor, then 1t. shall be the duty of the
Independent candidate for president or
Tor governor. whose PROPOSAL is farst filed
with. the secretary of state. to challenge
any opposing independent or minority
candidate for the same Office, within his
party by fling a written challenge with
h secretary Of state within is days
after the first Monday In each general
election year. The narne of any party
candidate, who fails to make or accept
b challenge, herein required. or who
falls or refuses to debate, or WHO fails
or refuses to attend IND discuss the para
mount issues at n debate. shall not be
certified by the secretary Of statesstp the
auditors for either the Urinary or
Iener01 election ballot.