The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-10-21

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Vote for Delegates TO State
Convention
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Section ~. Number of Delegates,
How Determined.) 1t shall be the duty
OF the chairman of the party State Cen-
trail Committee, on or before the first
day of March OF each general election
year., TO apportion the number OF dele
gates to be elected in the several coun-
ties in the state and on or before thu
10th day of March of any such general
election year notify the Chairman of thu
Party County Central Committee OF such
apportionment. In arriving at the APP
portionment each County shall be given
one delegate for the county and one Dell
egate for each eight hundred votes or
major fraction thereof cast in the Coun-
ty for the party candidate for Governor
at the last general election as shown by
the official returns.
Section 10 Domination of Delegates).
At least 35 days before any primary the
Chairman of the Party County Central
Committee shall convene the Party Gen.
trail Committee of his County at the
County Seat at the hour of 100 O'Clock
A. NJ. of said day the members of the
committee present constituting a quorum
and then and there said committee shap
place in nomination candidates for del
egates to the State Convention whose
names shall be printed upon the official
primary ballot provided for by this act.
In making such nominations the County
Central Committee shall nominate twice
as many candidates as there are dele
gates to be elected from the cognty
which candidates shall be chosen as near
y as may be equally from the several
County, it being the intent of this Sec
ton to distribute the representation as
nearly as may be over the County and
give the electors of the County a voice
IN the election OF the representatives 0f
the County in such State Convention; pro-
vided, however, hat within five days
after such nominations have been certi-
fled TO the County Auditor a nominating
petition nay be filed with the County
Auditor for any other qualified elector
member of the political party for which
the above nominations have been filed.
which names shall be printed upon the
official ballot together with the noimina-
lions made by the County Central Com.
mittee. Such petitions so filed shalt
comply with the provisions of this acI
in every respect In which petitions for
the nominations of county officers re-
quire. The County Central Committee
shall also at the same meeting nominate
one party candidate for state committee
man, whose name shall be printed upon
the official primary ballot by the County
Auditor.
1t is hereby specifically provided that
no member of the Party County Central
Committee acting as such nominating
committee shall be eligible TO nominal
llOn as II party cdUuludle LOT ueleSate 10
the state convention herein provided for
or party candidate for state committee
man.
Section IA. Estate Convention.) The
party state convention provided for ir
this act shall be held in the City of
Pierre, on the third Tuesday in May of
each General Election year. The con-
vention shall be called to order by the
Chairman of the State Central Commit
tee at 400 o'clock A. NJ. of that day.
Then such convention shall proceed to
the election of a temporary Chairman and
Secretary. The delegates present and
holding certificates of election from the
County Auditors Of the County in which
they were elected shall be eligible to vote
in such convention. After a permanent
organization has been perfected by the
election of a permanent Chairman and
Secretary or Secretaries, the Convention
shall proceed to nominate all State Off
GERS except Governor including Supreme
Court and Circuit Court Judges together
with. presidential electors in presidential
election years and to .slect a National
Committeeman, Chairman of the State
Central Committee and delegates to the
Party National Convention in presidential
election years, provided that circuit
judges shall be nominated by the dele
gates from the judicial Circuit in which
he resides. The delegates from any
County shall cast the full vote of the
county and no proxies shall be allowed.
Any candidate having received a major
ity of the vote in said Convention shall
be declared nominated and it shall be the
duty of the Chairman and Secretary Of
such convention to certify such nominal
ton to the Secretary of State and his
name shall be printed on the official bal
lot at the succeeding general election.
1t shall be the duty Of the Secretary of
state to certify the names of such nom
inees to the several County Auditors Of
the State in time to prepare the officia;
Chairman and Secretary Of the Conven-
ton to issue certificates of Election to
any person who may be elected to the Of
flee of the National Committeeman
Chairman of the State Central Committee
or delegates 10 the Party National Con-
v%ention. 1t is hereby specifically pro-
vlded that no person elected to such
Party State Convention shall be, eligible
to nominations of any state office to be
filled thereby.
Section Is. tParty candldates.) Any
party nomination to any State office at
such convention shall at least thirty
days before any such state convention
convenes before which he shall be & can
didate. file a declaration with the Sec
rotary of State in substantially the fol-
lowing form:
............h hereby declare that ! am q
candidate for the office of........ that I
am not a candidate for any other office
10 be filled by nomination at such con-
ventfon; that If / am not nominated to
the office to which aspire l win not ac-
cept the nomination to any other office
nor will become a candidate at tho
general election for such office. !. shall
be the duty of the Secretary of State to
file copies of such declaration with tho
Chairman of the Convention and any
nomination made by the party conven-
ton OF any such candidate for an office
other than the one to which he declares
he Is a candidate shall be void and the
name not printed On the official primary
ballot.
Section 16. County Conventions or
proposal meetings. for the nomination Of
party candidates and legislative officers
and delegates are hereby abolished. The
candidate who receives the highest vote
as the candidate OF his party for nomina-
ton for any office shall be nominated
and entitled to have his name printed
upon the ballot OF his party as a candi-
date for such office at the following gem
eral election In November. The party
candidate at the primary for election as
q member of the State Central COMMITTEES
Tor delegates to the Party State Conven-
ton who receives the highest lumber Of
votes shall be declared elected.
Section IL. Color of Ballots.) The
color OF ballots of all political parties
snail be designated by the Secretary Of
State upon recommendation az the Chair
man Of the Party state Central commit
tee and shall be unif6Yrs in color in the
several counties OF the Bsate. and when
80 designated shall remain the party col
or In succeeding prfsnories wifhout