The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-10-25

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, with whom such elector has identified him
self. Provided, that when an electOr shall
offer his bal.c,, any ',dge, clerk or party
e%lcctor shall have the right to challenge
I the right OF the elector so offering TO voTe,
either on the ground that he is not a quail
fed e.ector Of the precinct, or that he is
not identified with the political party at
whose election he is Offering TO vote. On
such challenge being made if the elector
shall make oath that he is a qualified elector
cf said precinct and that he is a member
Of the political party at whose primary he
IS Offering 10 vote and that he is a member
IN good faith Of such party, then the
Judges shall permit such clcctor to cast his
ballot.
The election shall be held open for two
hours. or as much longer rs may be ncces-
airy 70 enable all electors present 10 cast
'Aeir ballots.
The ballots shall be in the form prescrib-
ed in Section %, or may be clean, white
paper, and the names Of the candidates
proposed to be voted for shall be written
thereon.
At such elections there shall be three
party county proposalmen and one precinct
party county central committeeman elected.
At the conclusion of the election the re-
suit of such election shall be certified by
The Judges and clerks, and such ,redcntial
shaii snttic the proposalmcn elected TO
-ast the party vote Of such precinct. at the
party county proposal meeting, at the county
jaat, on the third Tuesday in November, and
on the fourth Tuesday in December, of each
odd numbered year.
Section 20. Party County Proposal Meet
laE.) On the third Tuesday i'm November
GLOWING the holding of the Iniutory pre-
met c.ection. at the hour OF IL o'clock "a.
M, The precinct prCposalmcn, Of each party,
shall! assemble, separately. at the county
seat, at such place, as shall be provided
Dy the Chairman OF the party county cen
mn i Hn1NH,lFtnL Mo 4La g. -. L /
called to order by the chairman OF the party
county central committee, or in his absence
Uy me secretary oil any party precinct pro-
poSalman. and shall organize by the cleo
non OF a chairman and secretary and such
oLher officers as the meeting may deem
necessary. That at said meeting there shall
be elected by roll call three state poruasal-
men TO represent the county in the barty
state proposal meeting, and issue credentials
70 Such propOsalmen, and, thCreupon. shall
adjourn TO ii a. n. Of the fourth Tuesday
OF December following. at which date the
precinct proposalmen shall reconvcnc and
review the Independent and representative
state proposals within the party. and shall
select and endorse a paramount state issue
from such party state proposals. That the
party chairman OF the county central COM
idILlee sAail obtain COPY of the various indie
pendent and representative state Droposals
of his party, filed with the Secretary Of state
and upon calling the meeting 70 order shall
immediately cause the same to be read
mat IN case of disagreement as to endorse
mont Of any representative, party state nro-
poSal, the majority of The meeting shall have
me hrSt right TO propose and file It's cam
d'dates for county and legislative Offices
IN elJher OF the representative columns, on
me ballot. which will contain the name Of
the candidate for chief executive whose Ma
tlonal or state proposal they favor and tho
protesting prcpoSalmcn of five or more shall
have the right to propose their candidates
5oF county, legislative and district Offices
n inc 10 N nthr
The primary ballot by fling the form OF
representative proposal required with the
,ounty auditor, who shall cause their candi-
iates names to be printed accordingly in
, nc proper column on the primary ballot.
NAV IN such meeting each proposalman shall
the number of votes equal IN one
.hlrd OF the number of votes cast at the
general election in his precinct
'of the Darty's candidate for governor. Upon
The endorsement of n paramount issue. and
of candidates for county. IeoisIa- .
i've and district Offices, the vote shall no
by roll call. The result or results OF the
eceetlng shall be certified on the regular
form of blanks for Representative Part
Proposal provided herein by the chairman =
ana secretary of the meeting, or by five or :.
more protesting precinct proposalmen and :
MED with the county auditor, together with !.
signed declarations by the proposed candid :
ates. I
Section 30. Party State Proposal Meet n
= VII tHt ~ tutSudN IN lCcoINDGr OF =
each odd numbered year. the party state @
1roposalmen shall assemble at the State Cap !
tol, at Pierre, at such place as the chair d.
man of the Party State Central Committee
hall provide. That said meeting shall be
,alled to order by the chairman of the state g"
central committee, at eleven O'Clock A. NJ, e.
)r IN his absence by any proposalman pres {
and shall organize by the election of q
'hairman and two secretaries and such as
'istants and other officers as such meeting &"
nay determine upon. Proposalmen present -.
'hail constitute a quorum, and shall at all
lines act without subcommittee. as a COM
nittee OF the whole, sitting in open and pub
ic session, and shall proceed To promulgate
as representative proposals for q
2arty platform by adopting one plank at a p
lime, By roll call vote. Then select one {
paramount national issue and one para $
Mount state issue from such party platform T..
and prepare summary of nrinci- I
Pies for ballot heading. Then proceed IN y.
propose candidates for the several presiden-
lal. congressional and state Offices and e
,arty representatives. Each proposalman IN .
such meeting shall vote the number of votes e
EQUAL to one-third Of the number Of votes [
asst IN his county at the last general cleo 4
ION, for his party's candidate for governor. a
votes on selection of the paramount is I
ue from the party platform principles and r
m candidates shall be by roll call vote. That d
10 paramount issue for party platform or Q
shall be proposed unless such 5
issue party platform or candi-
- '''~' navy ISNtlNtu II majority OF all
"" votes entitled to representation in tho 1
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Provided. that if ON or before the third y
tuesday in December following said part Q
tate proposal meeting, one protesting pro- =
'osal, signed by five or more dissentinr 2
tate proposalmen entitled to vote in the v
tate proposal meeting, shall be filed with I
he Secretary of State. 1t shall be the duty
= the Secretary of State TO also receive and {
lie same, and cause said protesting rep q
proposal to be certified 20 tho s
ounty auditor, TO have the summary of S
and names of candidates printed i
n column three on the official party primary q
aiiot the intention being that in addition ~ e;
dependent candidates, to perr'it onlv two
tate representative proposals to be printed :,
n any one party ballot. The princinles y
nd candidates proposed by the state pro r.
osai meeting shall always be printed in the
ourth column and the protesting state mo-
.osal, signed by five or more state proposal. :,
zen, shall alwnvs be printed in the third col. u
mn OF the official party primary ballot. u
Each proposalmsn, who shall attend such %
arty state proposal meeting. shall receive 81
OF five cents per mile for each ci
lille necessarily Travelled Ia going 10 - = "a