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dShasnstteorn ,o ans measures as provided by
Dated this 2eth day Of September. 1915.
=. County Auditor.
INITIATED AND REFERRED LAWS.
RELATING TO PRIMARY ELECTIONS.
An Act Entitled, An Act to Provide for
Hegnlation of Political Party Transac-
Simplifying primary elections and max
ing party government responsible to the
w OF the people. and thereby complete
Farty Primary Law, also 10 correct typo
graphical errors, and to lessen primary
election expenses
Be it Enacted by the People of the State
OF South DakOta:
Organic Provisions and Definitions of
Article 1, Sections o to ~ inclusive.
Farly inrollment (By Registration With
Iownship or Municipal Clerk or County
Articlee 2, Sections IS to 81 Inclusive.
Party prsc organiaation GHow Formed, by
Conhlnltteeine and Officers........
Article 3, Sections 3S to As Inclusive.
Individual Proposal Petition for lndepen-
SSfN pill AhG-
Jo:lty. Committee Proposals OF Candi-
dates: (Form of Blanks and Meetings)
Article 4, Sections 40 to SO Inclusive.
Defining Evolution of the Paramount Is
&. Article S, Section 60.
Public Joint Debates on the Paramount
issue Article 8 section 81
Official Party State Publicity Pamphlet
Article 7. Sections 50 to Sc Inclusive.
Arti ei' s. SECTIONS Sections 81 to Is inclusive.
Duties of Secretary Of State, County
Auditor and Election Officers; and Con-
duct of Party Primary Elections.
Article 9, Sections "A to 1os Inclusive.
Official Party Enlargement OF Candidates
for President and Vice Pres; and Party
Recommendations of Candidates to APP
pointive Gov. Offices, Except Post
"' ArttcIe 10, Sections ios to 112 Inclusive.
dorsement of Party Candidates for
f ar1iale Il, Sections liz to 12s inclusive.
Party Recall (by Party Jury TriaD....
Article u. Sections 124 to 131 Inclusive.
Vacancies (How Filled)-Contests (How
Article 10, Sections 1872 to 1888 inclusive.
Limitation of Campaign Expenses and
Penalties for Violations of this Statute
Article IA, Sections 139 to 1855 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
OF 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. .. The word 'enrollment'. shall
mean the official registration of electors
Sec. 3 The word party, shall mean
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,
a national organization.
Sec. 4. The word primary" SHAH mean
the March primary election provided for
by his act to determine the paramount
issue of the party, party nominations of
ea sea T and. part party .1naenander,Y shall,
mean any individual candidacy in the in
dependent column on the primary ballot.
Sec. 6. The words minority 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 minority
proposal committee and one member from
each precinct to constitute the county mi
nority proposal committee authorized to
p%romnlgate principles and propose gr1np
Also Sections "a and 49,
committee shall mean an elected repre-
sentative body of party electors OF one
party consisting of one member from
zach county to constitute the state ma ma
Der from each precinct to constitute the
county majority proposal committee. au-
thorized to promulgate principles and pro
The principles of the party candidate nomi-
mated for governor at the last primary,
subject to the provisions of this statute.
Read Sections 10, 60 and 81. Also Sec
Sec. s. The words party central COM
mittnea shall near an elected body S OF
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 tn constitute the party 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
1ournInent of the meeting, file such min
uteS With the secretary Of state, who fho
Gndll ilnlncdlately record same III tle
political record book" y.
Sec. 9. 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 aS-
gregate, by the party electors of the ter
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 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.
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