The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1920-10-22
CHAPTER 70.
IS. e. 49,
LAW NO. 2,

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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 ga me
shall not take effect until approved by a
vote of the electors at the general cleo
ton in November. 1920, and this measure
will not become operative until approved
by the people.
An Act Entitled, An Act to Provide Cor
the Holding of Primary Elections for
the Purpose of Making Party Nomina-
tons. Electing Party. Delegates and
for Violating Party Primary Election
Laws, Providing for Registration, and
Repeating Sections 7O97 to S1S9 and
1900 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
prevail.
Be 1t Enacted by the Legislature of the
State of South Dakota:
Section L. the following act be
and the same is hereby enacted. pro-
posed, initiated and submitted to a vote
Of the electors of the state at the next
general election TO be held in the year
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 technicality.
Section 2 tshall be Nominated and
all party candidates for United States
Senator. Representatives in Congress,
Governor and County and Legislative Of
fices 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 Jud ges except
as above provided, including Presidential
electors. shall be nominated, and all Ma
tional Committeeman and delegates to
National Party Conventions shall be
elected at a party delegate State Con-
vention in accordance with the provi-
sions of this act. All other nominations
in a manner now provided by law.
Section 3. Claw Not Applicability This
act shall not apply to Municipal. Town.
Township and School District officers.
When HEIDI The Primary Election
shall be held at the regular polling place
in each precinct throughout the State on
the first Tuesday IN May, 1922, and bien-
nially thereafter between the hours of
$500 O'Clock A. NJ. and 500 o'clock p. M,
and any person entitled to vote at a gem
%affiliation as provided In this act shall
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-
lative office nor candidate for election as
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
substantially the following form:
We, the undersigned qualified electors
OF the County off,. and member of the
.....party, do hereby nomina tie .....who
resides in..... voting precinct, in.......
County, and whose postoffice address is
.......South Dakota. and who is a mem
Der of the -. party, for the office Of
......in said County, to be voted for at
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 support the candidate
named herein at said primary and vote
the...... ticket in the following Novem-
Der election.
Name 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 nave 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
the preceding general election for Gov
ernor as show by the official returns.
Subdivision 2. The name of no candi-
kdate for United States Senator. Repre-
In Congress or Governor shall
att such primary unless at least thirty
five days prior to such primary q nomi-
mating petition shall have been filed in
his behalf in the office of the Secretary
Of State Of South Dakota In substantially
the lorna above apecified /,