The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1920-10-29
CHAPTER "a
Is. y. 4S)
LAW NO. 2.

The following measure has been passed
by the Legislature and signed by the
Governor. but does not go into effect be-
cause Of the provisions therein that same
shall not take effect until approved by a
vote of the electors at the general cleo
ton in November, 1920. and this Measure
viii not become operative until approved
by the people.
An ACT Entitled, An Act to Provide for
the Holding of Primary Elections for
the Purpose Of Making, Party Nominal
tions. Electing Party Delegates and
Committeeman, Providing Penalties
for Violating Party Primary Election
Repeating Sections 1897 to 1889 and
ZOO Inclusive of the Revised Code of
1919 and all Acts and Parts of Acts in
Conflict with the Provision of this Act
and to Provide for Submitting this Act
to the Voters of this State for APP
proval.
Be 1t Enacted by the Legislature of the
State of South Dakota:
Section /. That the following act be
and the same is hereby enacted, pro-
posed, initiated and submitted to a vote
] general election to be held in the year
1920 for their approval, before going into
| effect.
Be 1t Enacted by the People of South
! Dakota:
Section /. (statute. How Constructed.)
This statute shall be literally construed
| so that the real will of the electors may
not be defeated by mere teehnicality.
Section ?. (Shall be Nominated and
Elected at Primary Election.) Hereafter
all party candidates for United States
Senator. Representatives in Congress,
Governor and County and Legislative Of
fees shall be nominated and all party
delegates to political conventions, and all
Precinct, County and State Committee
men, shall be elected at a primary cleo
ton. And all State officers including
Circuit and Supreme Court Judges except
! electors. shall be nominated, and all Ma
tional Committeeman and delegates to
| National Party Conventions shall be
elected at a party delegate State Con-
sions Of this act. All other nominations
of such candidates shall be by petition
in a manner now provided by law.
Section 8. .lLaw:Not Applicable.) This
act shall not apply to Municipal, Town,
Township and School District officers.
w Sss'i0n ne I; (pr The primary hna co E1as,ion
shall be held at the regular polling place
in each precinct throughout the State on
the first Tuesday in May, 1922. and bien-
500 O'Clock A. NJ. and 500 O'Clock P. NJ,
and any person entitled to vote at a gen.
eral election who has registered his party
be entitled to vote in such primary. The
State Convention herein provided for
shall be held at the State Capital in the
May, 1922, and biennially thereafter.
Section s.. subdivision ~ The name
OF no candidate for any County or Legis-
a member Of any State Central Political
| Committee from any County shall be
printed upon the official ballot used at
such primary unless at least thirty days
prior to such primary a nominating petit
ton shall have been filed in his behalf
in the office OF the County Auditor in the
County In which he is a Candidate in
We. the undersigned qualified electors
Of the County of.....and members OF the
.....party, do hereby nominal e. 49,. who
resides voting precinct, in.......
County. and whose postoffice address is
......,South Dakota, and who is q mem
Der Of n nei;. co party ~ TOR r. the nete office ice Q Of
the primary to be held on the first Tues
/ day In May. 49,, and we and each of us,
( for himself severally, do further declare
that we intend to upport the candidate
named herein at said primary and vote
the...... ticket in the following NoveIn-
Der election.
Names OF Date Of
Signer Postoffice Precinct County Signing
Said nominating petition, before the
same shall be filed in the office Of the
County Auditor must have affixed thereto
the names OF not less than two per cent
nor more than five per cent OF the voters
of the party of which the petitioners are
members cast in the County named at
ernor as shown by the official returns.
Subdivision q. The name Of no candi-
date for United States Senator, Repre-
Aentatives In Congress or Governor shall
be printed upon the official ballot used
at such primary unless at least thirty
five day Prior to a spch primary e nemi i.
His behalf in ths office Of the Secretary
of State Of 1euth Dakota in substantially
l the form Aboyo Gpocified.