The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-01-18
STATE PRIMARY BILL
A State Wide Primary Election Bill
introduced in the Senate by
Senator CrossIey.

/ The state primary election bill
was introduced in the senate last week
by Senator Crossley. The bill possesses
these features among Others:
State wide primary second Tuesday
in August, biennialIy.
All officers included from township
to United States senator.
Registration of af1iliation of voters
required on general election poll books.
| Voters not there registered may file
atldavIts OF party aililiation thirty DAYS
before primary.
All parties hold primaries same day.
| Convention made canvassing bodies
I to declare results.
General election officers the officers
OF primary election.
Law applies to municipal officers in
cities OF more than 5000.
Expenses of primary paid half by
county, half by state.
Penalties for violation of law, bribery
ETC., same as in general election law.
The bill contains the following i'm
portant details in addition to those
outlined above.
The Australian ballot system as now
used shall be used at the primary with
the following changes: The circle
snail be omitted and voters must mark
in squares opposite the name Of each
person for whom he desires to vote.
In all years except 1906, any qualified
voter entitled to vote in the precinct
may vote at the primary election il he
has designated the political party with
which he desires to affiliate at the
preceding general election and shall re-
ceive ballot of such political party
as is determined by the poll books Of
the last preceding general election in
which he has recorded his aililiation.
lie shall be allowed to vote for the
candidates Of but one political party,
the one with which he is registered as
afliliating. Those who fail to register
their party affiliations may have their
names registered and be permitted to
vote, and first voters, or a citizen
casting his first vote in the state, shall
be allowed to vote upon declaring on
oath his political aillation. A person
changing his residence within the
state may show his party affiliations by
certificate from the county auditor of
the county where he last voted
The Endorsement Of the Judges of
election and fac smile Of the auditors
signature shall appear on the ballots.
AT the general election in NovemEs or
every two years there shall be set apart
on the regular poll books space for reg
istration of all persons desiring to take
part in any primary held thereafter.
The judges OF the general election shall
otter ever voter a printed blank on
winch he must enter his name and make
a cross mark in the square before the
name OF the political party with which
he desires to affiliate. The voter may
seal this blank in a thick envelope and
deposit it in {: box for that purpose
before the Judges. If the voter does
not care to affiliate, his blank must be
deposited in said box, though unmarked
Alter the canvass OF the votes the
Judges must record these declarations
upon the poll books in the column pre-.
pared therefor. If the voter refuses tc
declare his af1iliation it is no bar to his
voting at any election except the pri-
mary election. II any voters utilization
is not recorded, or he desires to change
the same, he may do it not less than
thirty days nor more than forty days
before the date Of the primary by filing
an affidavit with the county auditor
stating his desired atliliation and record
OF the same shall be made on the poll
books by the auditor. Absence, sick.
ness or any other calamity preventing
the filing OF such an affidavit, or any one
who Shall move into the precinct after
such time. may register at the polls by
making affidavit before the officers OF
such primary election, giving cause for
failure to register attiliation. In such
case he must produce the. allidavits OF
two well known, reputable electors, ,wh,
are residents and free holders of the
precinct, supporting his statements.
These poll books shall be delivered
to the primary election board by the
, auditor at least one day prior to the
primary, and must be, returned to the
county auditor at least ten days after
the primary.
, The name of no candidate shall an.
pear on the official ballot unless nom.
ination paper has been filed in the
Office of the auditor of the county al
least thirty days prior to the primary
il he is candidate for Office to be filed
by the voters Of the county, or at least
forty days prior if he is candidate fo1
an Office to be filed by the voters OF
more than one county, in which case the
nomination paper must be filed with
the secretary of state. Nomination
, papers must be signed by the affidavit
of qualified elector, stating that he is
, personally acquainted with all the per-
: sons who have signed the same and
that they affiliate with The party named
thereon. And each signer must declare
that he intends to support the candi
date named therein. Each candidate
l mnst file with his nomination papers q
statement Of his eligibility to the office
} Nominating papers must be signed by
at least two per cent of the voters of the
party il for state officer, United States
senator, or electors, in at least fifteen
counties of the state, and in the aggre-
: gate not less than one per cent Of the
, total vote Of the party in the state. Fol
representative in congress, senator in
J the general assembly or Judge of the
district court, by three per cent Of the