Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-18
BILL FOR A PRIMARY
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in the following manner: The requi
site number of delegates to which each
precinct is entitled shall be determined
by the county auditor, from the writ
ten reports of the chairman of the re-
spective county central committees
said reports to be filed with county au-
l;tors on or before May 20 of each year
and setting forth tie number of dele
gates to which each precinct is entitled
in the county convention of their party
The county auditor shall have like
number of blank lines placed on each
ballot In case no report is filed by any
of said chairmen as herein provided,
then the auditor shall determine the
requisite number of delegates to which
each precinct is entitled as he may
deem just and proportionate. The
voter while in the booth shall write or
paste on the blank lines provided on the
ballot the requisite number of names of
persons of his choice to act as dele
gates, and the requisite number OF per-
sons for delegates receiving the highest
number of votes cast shall constitute
the delegates from such precinct to the
county convention. In case Of tie vote
on any delegate or delegates, the mat
ter shall be decided by lot to be cast
then and there as the primary election
board may determine. In case of va
cancy on said delegation the remaining
delegates elected shall have full power
to vote and act for the epure delega-
ton.
Sec. ~. The delegates to the county
convention therein assembled shall Sc
lect delegates to the various district
and state conventions to the number to
which they are entitled in such manner
as said county convention may deter
mine. The district and state chairman
OF the respective central committee of
the several parties participating In a
primary election shall file with the
chairmen of the county committees
report showing the number of dele
gates each county is entitled to at their
respective district or state conventions.
And the delegates selected to the sew
eral district and state conventions
shall, when in attendance upon said
conventions, make nominations for the
various district and state officers and
transact such other business as may
legally come before them.
Sec 49, Candidates for nomination to
state offices shall pay into the hands of
the secretary of state at the time of fill
ing their affidavits of candidacy the
sum of $1op and candidates for nomi-
nation for district offices at such time
sum equivalent to $40 for each county
before whose electors they are candi-
dates, and If to be voted for in only one
county $40 to the county auditor there
of. receipt for which shall be given
them, and the county auditor shall
place their names upon the primary
election ballot of their party as herein
before provided; provided. however,
that the candidates of no political party
having cast at least 10 per cent of the
total vote cast at the preceding general
election shall be placed on the official
ballot to be voted in the November cleo
ton following, by petition, but said
must stand for nomination
at the primary election held in June.
Sec. IA. The secretary of state and
county ouditor shall number the aft
davits, provided for in section 6 of this
act, and file with them, in numerical
order as received, and the names of
of the same office shall be
placed on the ballot in the same numer-
ical order. In case of fees paid to the
secretary of state as aforesaid, he shall
after the last day for fill
ing affidavits of candidacy, and at the
time of certifying such candidates. to
the county auditors. as provided for in
section of this act, divide the amounts
of the fees OF candidates paid to him
equally between the counties befone
whose electors they are candidates for
and issue warrants for
said amounts to the state treasurer,
who will remit and pay the same at
once to the treasurer of said counties
Sec. Is. Any person offering or Civ
ing bride to any elector for the pur-
pose of influencing his vote a any pri
mary election, or any elector entitled to
vote at such primary election receiving
and accepting such bride, any person
making false answer 10 any of the pro-
visions of section of this act rela tive
to his qualifications and party affilia-
lions; any person wilfully voting or of
fering to vote at primary election who
has not been resident of this state for
six months next preceding said primary
election. or who at the primary election
is not 81 years of age, or is not citizen
Of the United States; any person know
ing himself not to be qualified elector
Of such precinct and primary election
where he offers to vote; or any person
the provisions of this act or of
the code, as may be hereto applied, and
any person knowingly procuring, aid
ng. abetting such violation, shall be
deemed guilty Of misdemeanor, and
upon conviction shall be fined not to
exceed 500, or be imprisoned in the
county Jail not to exceed thirty days.
All acts and sections of the code and of
the acts of the twenty seventh general
in conflict herewith, are
hereby repealed.
Sec. 16. Nothing in this act shall be
construed as amending or changing In
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