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the Judges and clerks Of said primary
h make returns, on the party primary

shall make returns, on the party primary
p lnst DOCK, o. tAe election OF said com
written in,, Instead Of stamped, on said
initiatory ballot. such writing shall Be-
done by one and the Same judge Of cleo
e a1n; 40 ~r aa to have IA Il the name ne q the pre-.
same handwriting in each precinct.
Any party elector may propose the name
OF any resident party elector as candidate
or county minority or majority proposal
eommitteeman by filing such name
or nadey, in Of writing n i with the sup sup
make a list of the same, which shall be
posted in a convenient place for the in
formation of the voters. No provision for
writing or printing the name of candidates
for such county committeeman shall be
made on the regular official primary bal
lot,
Sec. ii. County Central Committees
CHow Formed)-The party elector chosen
as party county central committeeman
Shall represent all the party electors of
his precinct, and the respective county
central committeeman within one county
shall constitute the party county central
committee in the regular party organ
i%zation, and shall vote by unit represent
talon at all meetings. Each committee
man shall continue to act until his sue
cessor is elected.
Sec. A. Party County Chairman
party county central COMMITTEES of each
political party shall be elected by the
nominated candidates for county and leg
i%slative offices together with the ei-cted
party county central committeeman of the
county who shall meet at l o'clock p.
m. on the fourth Tuesday after the pri-
where the court was last held, at the
county seat; and a majority vote of cam
didates and committeeman present shall
Sec. 43. Party State Central Commit
teeman-(How Elected)-The party cleo
tors of each county may, at each primary,
by the official primary ballot, elect one
party elector as party state central com
mitteeman, who shall represent all the
party electors of his party in such county
in the regular party state organization,
and shall act until his successor is elected,
and such party state central committed
men, SO elected, one from each county,
committee and shall vote by unit repre-
sentation at all committee meetings, A
successor to any. party state central COM
provided in @ sesti ns sls IS and at 1s any tune as
Elected THE party electors Of the state
may. at each primary, by official pri-
chairman Of the party state central com.
mittee, who shall continue to act until
his successor is elected.
--lHow Elected)-The party electors of
the state may. at each primary. elect. by
official primary ballot. one party %elector
of the national committee of his party,
who shall continue to act until his sue
cessor is elected.
and Treasurers-(How Elected)-The
chairman of any party central committee
may appoint his own secretary, who shall
he chosen from the minority Of his party.
The treasurer of any party central com
mittee shall be elected by the member
Of their respective committees. Each
secretary and treasurer shall keep suit
able record books Of proceedings and
moneys and shall account for funds re-
ceiyed and expended and hand the books
and said books shall be party property.
Sec. AZ. State Majority and Minority
Proposal Committeemen-QHow Elected)
filiated with the majority of the party
may elect one party elector for state ma
jority proposal committeeman, who shall
represent 5epr cann the N maj k4.t Of md That party nIo1 from
committee meetings for the purpose OF
proposing state majority group principles,
paramount issue for national and state
notices, and candidates for the follow
ing primary .x.,, u,.,
the minority Of the party may also elect
one party elector for state minority pro-
posal committeeman, who shall represent
the minority Of that party from that coun-
ty at state minority proposal committee
meetings. for the purpose of proposing
state minority group principles, par
amount issue for national and state mot
toes, and candidates for the following
| W a o. ii'I "a pIoNliVt.
c; The minority or majority party
state proposal committeeman elected as
provided in paragraphs "a and b. OF
Is elected. A successor to a state pro-
posal committeeman may be elected at
any time as provided in Sections As and
1873.
Sec. IS. Party Committee Positions
May be Declared Vacant and Successors
Elected-Any party minority or majority
committeeman. or regular party commit
iteelnan who fails to satisfactory repreSCnt
his party members may be summary re-
moved from his party position, which may
of three electors of his party. or three
electors of the initiatory party division
which he represents; and such position
shall be filled as provided in Sections 135
and 1876.
Provided that any committeeman whose
office shall thus be declared vacant shall
not be barred from seeking reelection at
the meeting held by his party members
to fill such vacancy.
ARTICLE FOUR.
Individual and Committee Proposals;
Form of Blanks and Meetings.
Sec. 40. Independent Candidate Pro-
posal Petition-The name of no party. can
didate for president, ylce.president
ator, member of congress, state offices,
including judges of the supreme and cir
cult courts, national committeeman, dele
gates and alternates to national conven-
tons, party state chairman, county, leg
~islative and district offices, member of any
party state central committee, or member
of any state minority or majority pro-
posal committee shall be printed upon
the official party ballot used at any pri-
mary held, as herein provided, except the
candidates of one majority and one nj
nority committee proposals within each
party as herein provided, unless at least
sixty days before the date of the primary,
an individual candidate roposal petition
shall have been filed in the office of the
secretary of state, or county auditor, as
the provisions of this act require. in sub
stantially the following form:
"IndividuaI Candidate Proposal BY
Petition.'
We, the undersigned, qualified electors
of the state of South Dakota, do hereby
promulgate the following principles:
and select the following well defined and
definite principle for a public policy, as
the
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and do hereby propose for nomina don
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