The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1919-10-10
WORK MUST SOON BEGIN
UNDER NEW PRIMARY LAW

Under the provisions of the primary
law, the Richards law, voted in by the
people of the state at the last. election
the next campaign, or rather the pre-
liminaries of the campaign, must
soon be gotten under way. The first
step to be taken under the new law
is an election on the second Tuesday
of November. This election is for the
purpose of electing ON county central
committeeman for each party, and
three precinct proposalmen (or dele
gates) for each party from each pre-
cinct.
The polls for this election open at
1l:00 a. m. and close at 1900 p. IN,
in the usual voting places, but the
judges may extend the time if neces-
sary. Ballots for this election are sup
piled by the county auditor, along
with the necessary blanks and record
books at county cost. The returns
from each precinct must be certified
to the county auditor by the judges
of the percinct elections, and the clerk
IN writing and are then recorded by
the county auditor in "a political
record book"
On the Tuesday following( the
third Tuesday in November, the coun
ty conventions are held at the county
seat of each county, the exact place
to be determined by the "chairman
of the party county central committee
The meetings open at 1900 a. m. AT
this county convention each party is
to elect three proposal men or dele
gates to the state proposal meeting
or convention.
The next step under the new law
is the state convention in Pierre on
the first Tuesday in December, when
the proposal men or delegates elected
by the different parties in each county
meet to determine a paramount
issue for the party platform, and to
propose candidates for the several
presidential, congressional and state
ofices and party representatives. -
AT this meeting each state proposal
man shall vote one third of the num-
der of votes cast in his county, at the
last general election for his party's
candidate Cor governor. .s.s.s
The party principles paramount
1ssue) and the state candidates must
receive majority of all the votes
entitled to representation in the meet
ing" Five or more propolsalmen
may protest this state meeting and
file minority proposal Proposalmen
to the state meeting receive five cents
per mile each way, for attending the
state meeting, except in case of fail.
ure to file party principles and can
didates, in which case no expense
money can be collected.
The state proposal meeting over
there is nothing further to do until the
fourth Tuesday in December. when
the party precinct proposalmen of
each county again meet, first to re-
view and select ''paramount issue
as the choice for party platform and
second to propose candidates for
county, legislative and district Offices.
The results must be certified to the
county auditor by the chairman and
secretary of the meeting, or by five
or more protesting proposal commit
teemen. The candidates must also
sign declaration of the principles
decided upon which they pledge them
selves to support or resign which
shall also be filed with the county
auditor
Proposal petitions for the nomina
ton of individual candidates for pres
idential, congressional, state judicial
district or district offices, or party
representatives, in the Independent
column on the party ballot must have
attached the signatures of not less
than one per cent (nor more thar
two per cent) of the electors of the
party in which candidate is proposed
for nomination, cast for governor at
the last general election. The same
shall be filed witA the secretary of
the state.
Petitions for the nomination of in
dependent candidates for county Of
fees, and legislative or Commissioner
district Offices. must be signed by not
less than 20 nor more than 40 elec-
tors. The same must be filed with tho
county auditor.
Nothing much is then to be done
until after the primary election on the
fourth Tuesday in March Of next year
One of the pecliar features of the
law is the provision requiring candi-
dates for president and for COVER.
nor to hold debates ON the "para-
mount issues" between the first Tues