The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-10-26
INITIATED AND REFERRED LAWS.
No.. 1.

INITIATED AND REFERRED LAWS.
RELATING TO PRIMARY ELECTIONS.
Regulation of Political Party Transac-
lions. (This act is for the purpose of
simplifying primary elections and MAX
ting party government responsible to the
the purpose of the so-called Richards
farty Primary Law, also to correct typo
graphical errors. and to lessen primary
election expenses
Be it Enacted by the People Of the State
Of South Dakota:
INDEX.
Organic Provisions and Definitions of
Article /, Sections o to ~ inclusive.
Party Enrolment (By Registration With
Township or Municipal Clerk or County
Np Hrticle 2, Sections IS to 81 inclusive.
Party Organization: (How Formed. by
Precinct. County, State and National
Committeeman and Officers ........
Article 3, Sections 80 to IS Inclusive.
Individual Proposal Petition for lndepGn-
dent Candidates and Representative Ma
jocity, Committee Proposals OF Candi-
dates: tForm Of Blanks and Me9tinss)
Article a, Sections 40 10 SO Inclusive.
Defining Evolution of the Paramount Is
sue Article 5. Section 60,
Public Joint Debates on the
issue Article 6, Section CT.
Official Party State Publicity Pamphlet
Article Z, Sections &c to 66 Inclusive.
Official Party Primary Ballot Color,
f0F hpti cha s. hf soetio1s 81 to IS Inclusive.
Duties Of Secretary Of State, County
Auditor and Election Officers; and Con-
duct of Party Primary Elections.
Article q. Sections "A to 1OS Inclusive.
Official Party Endorsement of Candidates
for President and Vice Pres; and Party
pointive Gov. Offices, Except POST
" Article 10, Sections 100 to liz inclusive,
dorsement of Party Candidates for
P %rticle IL, Sections ii3 to 1873 inclusive.
fA'l Article icTeI -. sectors i24 to iE81 inclusive.
Vacancies CHow Filled)-Contests Chow
D9 NTticle 10, Sections :ls2; to 1873 inclusive.
Limitation of Campaie1 Expenses and
Penalties for Violations of this Statute
Article II, Sections 1919 to 1875 Inclusive.
The following words and phrases shall,
unless the same be inconsistent with the
~sontext, be construed as follows:
ARTICLE ONE.
Organic Provisions and Definitions OF
Terms.
Section 0. 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, or
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
shall mean must"
Section /. The word "elector' shall
mean an enrolled party elector. =.
Sec. 2. The word enrolment shall
mean the official registration of electors
as party members.
any political organization which has had
candidates for state offices on the official
ballot at the last general election, or
which now has, or shall hereafter effect,
q national organization.
Sec, 4. The word primary" shall mean
by this act to determine the paramount
issue Of the party, party nominations OF
candidates and party platform s,a,
mean any individual candidacy in the in
dependent column on the primary ballot.
Sec. 6. The words minority proposal
sentative body of party electors Of one
party consisting of enc member from each
oounty@ to constitute the state minority
each precinct to constitute the county mi
nority proposal committee authorized to
promulgate principles and propose group
statute. (Read Sections 10, 80 and 81
Also Sections "a and 49, .
Sec. 7. The words majority proposal
committee" shall mean an elected repre-
sentative body Of party electors OF one
party consisting OF one member from
each county to constitute the state ma
3ority proposal committee and one mem
Der from each precinct to constitute the
county majority proposal committee, au-
thorized to promulgate principles and pro-
pose group candidates and representing
che principles of the party candidate nomi-
mated for governor at Il, last primary,
subject to the provisions of this statute,
lions "a and 49,
Sec. 8. The words party central COM
mittee" shall mean an elected body of
enrolled party members constituting the
regular 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 CEN
trail committee. Whenever the state CEN
trail 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 add
5ournment OF the meeting, file such min
utes with the secretary, OF state, who
: :no1It,a imm reaord bo6 TseoFa same IN the
Sec. 8. The words unit representation"
shall mean that every committeeman rep
resenting the party electors OF 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
ritory he represents. for the several can
dsdates of his party for governor at the
last primary election: that each majority
proposal Committeeman shall cast the
same number Of votes at 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 the last pri-
mary election in the territory represented
by him.
Sec. 10. The word leader shall mean
q party elector who as an Independent
candidate for nomination for President
or for Governor, shall have made his
campaign on one well defined and defi-
mite principle. as the paramount issue. as
filed in the office Of the Secretary OF
State, and received a 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 he tha rnoff0 ~ the