The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-09-20
JUST A REMINDER

It is not always easy for South Da-
kcta voters to keen In mind the vari-
GUS provisions of the South Dakota
primary law, from the precinct pro-
posal meetings in November to the
final primary election in March. To
serve the purposes of a reminder OF
the work ahead of them, the Mobridge
Tribune has compiled the following
synopsis of the law as it stands at
present:
Under the states existing primary,
the wheels of political developments
are set in motion in November for the
primary next spring and he general
election in November, 1924. BY it's
provisions the whole machinery starts
with the precinct proposal meetings
the second Tuesday in November of
odd years, falling this year on Novem-
Der 13.
As the selection of party precinct
proposalmen on that date is the basis
for the whole forthcoming primary
as to national, state and county tic
kcts, its importance Is evident In
each election precinct on November
IS, between the hours OF IL a. m. and
] p. m. three party proposalmen are
elected, as well as a county central
committeeman The proposalmen
from all precincts in the county elect
the state proposalmen who propose
the party candidates on the state tic
ket, and later the precinct proposal
men meet again at the county seat to
propose the party candidates for the
county ticket.
The schedule of the campaign
which begins in November in antici-
patton of the general election next
November, follows In brief:
November County auditor sup
plies blank party ballots for. each
precinct. .
November 13.-Electors of each
narty meet at regular meeting place
In each voting precinct and elect
three proposalmen or delegates for
the county convention, and also the
county central committeeman, by Sc
Cret ballot. The polls are open from
IL a. m. to- l p. m.
November 20.-The three precinct
proposalmen elected in each voting
precinct must meet at the county par
ty meeting to elect three county pro-
posalmen to the state meeting. The
county meeting convenes at the court
house at IL a. m.
December 4.-Party state proposal
men meet at the state capitol building
at Pierre at IL a. m. to propose a
paramount issue and candidates for
the primary election. The state pro-
posalmen receive five cents a mile for
expenses.
December 26.-The party precinct
proposalmen reconvene in the county
courthouse at IL a. m. to review the
state proposals and candidates and to-
endorse their choice of paramount is
sues by majority vote and to propose
candidates for county, Legislative and
district offices for nomination. The
minority may likewise propose candi-
dates under remaining choice of is
sues. This county meeting is sche-
duled for the fourth Tuesday in De-
cember, but as it falls on Christmas
day this year, the meeting is held the
following day, as the law provides.
January All proposals of party
primary principles and candidates
close. Filing by petitions to propose
candidates may be done any time
from October % to January /.
This shows that voters who are
really interested in the nominees that
are 10 appear DelOre tnelr respective
party primaries next March, should
not fail to attend the precinct primar-
les on the second Tuesday in Novem-
Der, for that is the time when the
preliminary steps in the selection of
candidates are taken, with the cleo
ton of delegates to the county pro-
posal meeting, from the different pre-
cincts in the county.
The Journal would like to see a
heavy Republican vote from each pre-
cinct; indifference in a matter of this
SORT, this year. is apt to prove danger
Gus to party harmony. and to the
state who will be served by the can
didates placed before the primaries
at the county and state proposal meet
ings, to be voted or mex March at
the primaries.-Aberdeen Journal.