Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-01-11
CR0SSLEY PRIMARY BILL
INTRODUCED in SENATE

as aff1liating. Those who fail to regis
ter their party utilization may have
their names registered and be permit
ted to vote. and first voters, or a citi-
zen casting his first vote in the state,
shall be allowed to vote upon declaring
on oath his political affiliation. A per
son changing his residence within the
state may show his party affiliations
by certificate from the county audi
tor Of the county where he last voted.
The endorsement Of the judges of
election and facsimile of the auditors
signature shall appear on the ballots.
Registration.
At the general election In November
every two years there shall be set
apart on the regular poll books space
for registration Of all persons desiring
to take part in any primary held there
after. The judges of the general cleo
ton shall offer every voter a printed
blank on which 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 After the canva1s of
the votes the judges must record these
declarations upon the poll books in the
column prepared therefore. II the
voter refused to declare his atfliation
it is no Tar to his voting at dny cleo.
ton except the primary eleftion. If
e-gS VotRrs animation Is not recorded or
~, 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 audi.
tor stating his desired utilization and
record OF the same shall be made on
the poll books by the auditor. Absence
sickness, or any other calamity pre-.
venting 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 af.
f1liation.
These poll books shall be delivered
to the primary election board by the
auditor at least one day prior to tho
primary and must be returned to the
county auditor at least ten days after
the primary.
Must File Nominations.
The name of no candidate shall ap
pear on the official ballot unless q
nomination paper has been filed in the
office of the auditor of the county al
least thirty days prior to the primary II
he, Is candidate for office to be
| filled by the voters Of the county or al
least forty days prior if he is candi
date for an office to be filed by the vot
ers 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 stat
ing that he is personally acquainted
with all the persons who have signed
the same and that they affiliate with
the party named thereon. And each
signer must declare that he intends te
support the candidate named therein
Each candidate must file with his
nomination papers a statement of his
eligibility to the office. Nomination
papers must be signed by at least two
per cent of the votes of the party, il
for state officer, United States sena
tor or electors, in at least fifteer
counties of the state and in the aggre
gate not less than one per cent of the