Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-18
BILL FOR A PRIMARY
Plan TO Put All Nominating Elec-
tons Under Legal Control
and Regulation.
Nominations by All Parties on
Same Day Under Control Of
Election Judges.
Provisions for Nominations and
Selecting DeIegates-..Com-
pIete System Devised.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, March 1S.-The primary
election bill which is before the house
of representatives is largely the work OF
Gardner Cowles. chairman of the COM
mitteee on elections, who made over the
bill introduced by the Madison county
people providing for regulation of pri-
4 mary elections Mr. Cowles believes the
state should provide for the use of the
primary system in all counties. He be-
lieves that ii is a necessary and a COM
ing reform and that the committee sub
stitute which which will come before
the house this week as a special order
has the merit of being a fair start in the
direction of a long and greatly needed
reform. The bill provides for applying
certain sections of the election law to
primary elections and then proceeds as
| follows:
Sec. 2. This primary election, shall
consist of an election by all political
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June of each year at the usual voting
| places of such precincts, and conducted
on the same plan as the regular election
held in November and said primary
| election day shall be and constitute
day of registration of electors for the
next ensuing election in all election pre-
cincts where the requirements of the
code in the matter of registration of
voters are applicable, and shall be in
addition to the days now provided by
law for the registration of electors in
such precincts: but nothing herein shall
be construed to effect the date or time
of the subsequent registration days now
provided by law.
Sec. 3. The judges and clerks of said
primary election shall be the same as
for the regular election in November,
and they shall take the same oath as is
provided for the judges and clerks of
the regular election held in November.
and their duties and compensation
shall be the same, provided no judge or
clerk shall be entitled to compensation
for more than one day, and the ex-
penses of such primary election shall
be paid by the county in which the said
primary election is held.
Sec 4. The Australian ballot system,
as now used in this state except as
hereinafter provided, shall be used at
said primary election in all precincts.
and the polls shall be open from p. m.
until p. M.
Sec. 5. Any person will be entitled to
participate In primary election who is
qualified elector in such precinct 1T
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less challenged, and If challenged then
only in event that the challenge is de-
termined in favor of the yoter), and
shall be entitled forthwith, but not later
to receive ballot of the political
party with which he then declares Cum
der oath if his right thereto is chal-
lenged) that he affiliated. and whose
he generally supported at
the last general election. and with |
which party he proposes to affiliate at
the next election, and the elector voting
at said primary election shall be al
lowed to vote for the candidates for
on the ticket of only one
political party, the nominees or Whlch
party he states he will vote for at the
general election the following Novem-
Der; provided, that a first voter shall
not be required to declare his past po-
litical affiliations. The endorsement OF
the Judges of election and the fac smile
of the county auditors signature shall
appear upon the ballots as provided by
law for the ballot used at the Novem-
Der election. Judge of election shall
instruct the voter that he is to vote for
his choice for each Office, using only the
ballot of the party with which he afiil-
ates. and that he must return the ballot
folded, that it may be deposited in the
ballot box.
Sec. 6. The names of candidates for
shall be given to the county
auditor at least ten days before said
primary election day, when such candi
dates are to be voted for only within
one county, and the names for candi-
dates for nomination shall be given "
the secretary of state at least twenty
days before said primary election day
when such candidates are to be voted
for in the several counties comprising
representative. senatorial, judicial and
districts. and the names
Of candidates for nomination shall be
given to the secretary of state at least
thirty days before the said primary
election day, when such candidates are
to be voted for in all the counties of the
state of Iowa, and In case the name Of
no candidates is filed as herein provid-
cd for any one of the respective offices
10 be voted for then shall such office
be left blank on the official ballot of the
election and of the regular
election to be held in November; in all
IF which instances said candidate shall
oy affidavit state that he is resident
If the county, district or state In which
ne is and will be u bona fide candidate
,or nomination for said office as fol-
ows: (Blank for affidavit.)
And 1t shall be the duty of the secre-
AIRY of state to certify to the auditors
If the several counties of said districts
IF the state of Iowa, the names of such
at least ten days before the
holding of said primary election. The
candidates for nomination for each and
,very political party for the several of
Ices shall be printed upon separate and
inform ballots with the names of the
political party printed at the head OF
,aid ballot, and no political party shall
in any primary election ex
.ept those having cast at least per
,ent of the total vote cast at the last
preceding general election In such
ownship, county, district or state.