The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-10-21
ELECTIONS.
Relating to Party Primaries-initiated
Measured.
CHAPTER 70.
Is. u. 4Sl
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 a 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
tons. Electing Party Delegates and
for Violating Party Primary Election
Laws, Providing for Registration, and
Repeating Sections 1897 to 1883 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 i. That 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
1920 for their approval, before going into
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. tShali 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 70 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
as above provided. including Presidential
nlnNfnrG oha1 he taA,,,iantnl a~l IN ~
tional Committeeman and delegates to
National Party Conventions shall be
elected at a party delegate State Con-
vention in accordance with the proyi-
sions OF this act. All other nominations
of such candidates shall be by petition
in a manner now provided by law.
Section 3, Claw Not Applicable.) This
Township and School District officers.
Section A. primary and Convention.
When HEIDI The Primary. Election
shall be held at the regular polling place
the first Tuesday In May, 1922, and bien-
niaIly thereafter between the hours of
500 o'clock A. NJ. and 500 o'clock p. NJ,
eral election who has registered his party
affiliation as provided in this act shall
be entitled TO vote in such primary. The
State Convention herein provided for
City OF Pierre on the third Tuesday in
May, 1922, and b%iennially thereafter.
Section s. (Subdivision H. 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 q Candidate in
substantially the following form:
We, the undersigned qualified electors
OF the County off,. and members of the
resides in..... voting precinct. in.......
County, and whose postoffice address Is
.......Scush Dakota. and who is a MEM
Der Of party, for the office OF
the primary to be held on the first Tues
for himself severally, do further declare
that we intend to support the candidate
named herein at aid primary and vote
he..... ticket in the following Novem-
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
OF h party Of which the petitioners are
members cast In the County named at
the preceding general election for Cow
ernor as shown by tho official returns.
date Tor unitsd States senator. Repre-
s~entatives In Congress- or Governor shall
be printed upon tho official ballot used
AZ such primary unsess az least thirfy-
1ys days Prior e srch primary : cmi-
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