Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1892-04-14
THE AUSTRALIAN BALLOT LAW
THE LAW BECOMES OPERATIVE
AFTER THE FIRST DAY OF
NEXT NOVEMBER.
A Correct Copy of the Law as Ger
titled to by the Secretary
OF State.

AN ACT 10 PROV IDE FOR THE
PRINTING AND DISTRIBUTION OF
BALLOTS AT PUBLIC EXPENSE,
AND FOR THE NOMINATION OF
CANDIDATES FOR PUBLIC OFFICES;
TO REGULATE THE MANNER OF
HOLDING ELECTIONS; AND TO EN-
FORCE SECRECY OF THE BALLOT,
BE Il enacted 6y TIE General assembly Of the State
Of IoUd:
SECTION 1. That in all elections to be
held after November !, 1892, in the state
for public officers Except those elected at
school elections), the voting shall be by
ballots printed and distributed at public
expense as hereinafter provided, and no
other ballots shall be used.
SEC, ?. The printing and distributing of
ballots and cards of instruction To the
voters, az hereinafter described, for any
general election, shall be at the expense of
the county, and shall be provided for in
the same manner as other county election
expenses; and the printing aud distrlbu-
ting of ballots for use in city elections shall
be at the expense of the city or town in
which such election shall be held
The term general election" as used in
this act, shall apply to any election held for
the choice of national, state, judicial
district, county or township officers,
whether for the full term or for the filling
of vacancy. The term 'city election, I"
shall apply to any municipal election held
in city or incorporated town.
Sec. 3. Any convention of delegates
primary, caucus or meeting of qualified
voters as hereinafter defined, and individu-
al electors to the number and In the
manner hereinafter specified, may nomi-
nate candidates for public Office, whose
names shall be placed upon the ballots to
be furnished as hereinafter provided.
SEC. 4. Any convention of delegates,
primary, caucus or meeting representing a
political party, which at the general cleo
ton next preceding polled at least two (2)
per cent of the entire vote cast in the state
or division thereof or municipality for
which the nomination is made, may for
the state or division thereof, or municipal
ity for which the convention, primary eau
Gus or meeting is held, as the case may be,
by causing certificate determination to be
duly filed, make one such nomination for
each Office therein to b, filed at the cleo
ton. Every such certificate of nomina-
ton shall state such facts as are required
in section 6 of this act, and shall be signed
by the presiding officer and by the secre,
tary of the convention, caucus or meeting,
who shall add to their signatures their
places Of residence. Where such nomina.
ton Is made by a primary election, the
certificate shall be signed by the board of
cauvassers, to which the returns of
such primary are made. Such certificate
shall be sworn to by them to be true, to the
best of their knowledge aud belief aud a
certificate of the oath shall be annexed to
the certificate denomination.
SEC. 5. Nominations for candidates for
any office to be filed by the voters of the
state at large may also he made by nomi-
N a tinn ms aiUt,ad in thn 70 10,
each candidate by not less than five hun
dred $500 qualified voters of the state.
Nominations of candidates for offices to be
filled by the electors of a county, district or
other division less than state, may be
made by nomination papers, signed in the
aggregate for each candidate by not less
than twenty-five (25) qualified voters of
such county, district or division. Nomina-
tions of candidates for offices to be filled by
the electors of n city, town, precinct or
ward may be made by nomination papers
signed in the aggregate for each candidate
by not less than ten Q0) qualified voters of
such city, town, precinct or ward; provid-
ed, that the name of any candidate, whose
name may appear i'll any other place upon
the ballot, shall not be so added by petition
for the same office. Each elector signing a
certificate shall add to his signature his
place of business and postoffice address.
SEC. @. All certificates of nomination, or
nomination papers, shall, besides contain
ing the names of candidates, specify as to
each:
l. The office to which he is nominated.
9. The party or political principle which
be represents, expressed in not more than
five o. words.
3. His place of residence, with street and
number thereof, II any.
In the case of electors for President and
Vice-President of the United States, the
names of the candidates for President and
Fice-President may be added to the party
or political appellation.
SEC. T. Certificates of nomination. and
nomination papers for the nomination of
candidates for offices to be filed by the
electors of the entire state, or any division
or district greater than county, shall be
filed with the secretary of state not more
than sixty days (G0) and not less than thir-
ty (30) days before the day fixed by law foI
the election for which the candidates are
nominated. All other certificates for the
nomination of candidates shall be filed
with the county auditor Of the respective
counties, not more than sixty (G0) days and
not less than twenty (20) days previous to
the day of such election; provided, that
certificates of nomination and nomination
papers for the nomination of candidates for
the offices in cities and incorporated towns
shall be filed with the clerks OF recorder OF
tUt tlJltS JOWuS nOb IuOTt
than forty (40) days and not less than ten
Q0J days previous to such election.
SEC. 8. Any person whose name has
been presented as a candidate may cause
his name to be withdrawn from nomina
ton by his request in writing, signed by
him and acknowledged before an officer
qualified to take acknowledgements OF
deeds, and filed with the secretary Of state
not less than fifteen U5) days, or with
the proper auditor, clerk or recorder not less
than eight (S) days previous to the day Of
election, and no name so withdrawn shall
be printed upon the ballots. All certificates
of nomination and nomination papers
when filed, shall be open, under the proper
regulation, to public inspection, and the
secretary of state and the several county
auditors, clerks and recorders having
charge of domination papers shall preserve
the same in their respective Offices for moi
less than six months after the election.
SEC. g. In case a candidate who has beer
duly nominated, under the provisions Of
this act, die before election day or declin,
the nomination as in this act provided OF
should any certificate of nomination bt
held insufficient or imperative by the Off
Ger with whom they may be filed, the
vacancy or vacancies thus occasioned may
be filed by the political party or other per
sons making the original nominations, or
il the time Is insufficient therefor, then the
vacancy may be filed, il the nomination
was by convention, primary or caucus, In
such manner as the convention, primary
or caucus had previously provided, or in
case of no such previous provisions, then by
a regularly elected or appointed executive
or central committee, representing the pc
litical party or persons holding such con.
vention, primary meeting or caucus. The
certificates of nominations made to supply
such vacancy, shall state in addition to tn,
facts hereinbefore required by this act, the
name of the original nominee, the date o.
his death or declination of nomination, OIL
the fact that the former nomination has
been held insufficient or imperative ant
the measures taken in accordance with the
above requirements for filling vacancy
and ID shall be signed and sworn to by the
presiding officer and secretary of the con
vention, primary or caucus, or by the chair
man and secretary of the duly authorized
committee as the case may be.
SEC. 10. The certificates of nomination
and nomination papers being so filed, and
being in apparent conformity with the pro
visions of this act, shall he deemed to be
valid, unless objection thereto is duly made
i'm writing. Such objections or other ques
tions arising in relation thereto in the case
of nomination of state officers or officers Il
be elected by the voters OF a division less
than the state and greater than a county
shall be considered by the secretary OF
state, auditor of state and attorney gen
eral, and the decision of the majority oil
these officers shall be final Such objec
tions or questions arising in tho case oil