The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-10-25
ARTICLE ONE.
Organic Provisions and Definitions Of
Terms.

Sec. /. This statute shall be literally inter-
preted and 20 construed that the spNit.
intent or purpose of any section or article
shall not be defeated by technical or pre-
cedental construction Of a word. or by m =
terpolation Of words into any section. or
otherwise, in any way. hinder responsive
and responsible party government, which IS
the purpose Of this political party law.
Sec. .. The word party. shall mean
any political organization which has had
candidates for state Offices on the official
ballot al the last general election. or which
now has, or shall hereafter effect. a ma
tionnl organization.
Sec. 9. The word primary shall mean
the March primary election provided for bv
this act to determine the party principles
for platform and party nominations of
Sec. a. The word independent shall
mean any individual candidacy in the sec
ond column from the left on the primary
ballot.
Sec. s. The words party central COM
mittee' shall mean an elected body of party
members constituting the regular party or
ganization one party county central com
mitteeman from each precinct within caeh
county 10 constitute the party county CEN
trail committee and one party state ccn,-
mitteeman from each county TO constitute
the party state central committee. When
over the state central committee of any pr
ty meets, minutes of all transactions of the
meeting shall be kept by the secretary OF
the meeting and shall be signed by mo
chairman. who shall Immediately. upon nd
iournrpent of the meeting, file such min
utes with the secretary of state. or county
auditor. as the case may require. who shall
immediately record same in the political
record book"
Sec. G.. The words unit representation"
shall mean that every party committeeman
and proposalmen representing the party
electors Of his precinct, county or state. at
the regular party organization meetings,
shall represent every party elector Of the
Territory he reOrpcPntS by casting the same
number Of votes in said meeting as were
cast for the candidate of his party for
governor at the last general election
Sec. Z. The word leader shall mean a
party elector who. as an indenendcnt cnn-
didate for nomination for President or for
Governor. shall have made his campaign on
cne well defined and definite principle. az
the pare mount issue. as filed in the office
of the Secretary of State. and received a
vote equal to 10 per cent of the total party
vote east for governor at the primary
election. Such leader, il he desires to con-
.inue his fight for his Issue.
shall be invited by the five or more pro-
testing state proposalmen to organize the
representative proposal in column three, or
he may be proposed by the state proposal
meeting in column four.
Sec. s. The paramount Issue and princi-
piles proposed by any independent or repre-
sentative proposal candidate for executive.
rs printed in the state publicity pamphlet.
receiving the highest number Of votes fer
Governor at the primary. shall Immediately
herome the regular party platform st the
following general election as far as state
issues are concerned.
Provided, further. if there shall be sry
principles in such marty platform perts'n-
'nr to nation al affairs or preconventior
endorsement of candidates for president ard
vice-president. delegates and alternates y,
rartv national conventions shall thereby hc
instructed 10 work and vote three times frr
ruch principles and candidates in the ~
tional convention before irving sunnort II
any compromise platform or candidate. ard
The party presidential electors nomin atod in
the primary for such first choice candidates
for President and Vice PRESIDENT, shall cast
their votes in the electoral college for tho
candidates. for President end Vice-President
who were nominated by the national party
ron ~ventiOn.
Sec. 9. The words party platfor-~"
shall mean any Issue ard tho !
declarations of principles and lropositiora.
"a flc1 with the Secreta-v of State, which
have been adopted by the state proposal
meeting without opposition candidates.; or,
IN ease Of submission to the primary vote, y
shall have received the highest vote at such
primary election, ~
Sec. 10. The words Summary OF prin. n
-iples' shall mean a condensed statement Of
we paramount issue. for national. state. or
county, ballot motto. EXPRESSED in not tn
exceed eight words ia ea"h summary prir-
cir,es. for use as a heading for represent-
atiyc group candidates PROPOSED In column
.hree or four on the official primary bal
lot.
Sse. II. The word declaration" shall a
~,ean a statement, as hereinafter provided, M
signed by the party candidate and attached
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