Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-05-23

cast for such candidate in said pre-
cinct, and at the bottom the total vote
cast by each political party in said
precinct and such envelopes shall be
returned to the county auditor, who
snail carefully preserve the same in
said condition and deliver them to-
the county board of canvassers. But
any elector Of the county shall have.
the right, before the day fixed for
canvassing the returns, to ascertain
the vote cast for any candidate in
any precinct in the county as shown
on the outside of the large envelope.
Said judges of election shall de-
llVer the returns SO made, rOgether
With the poll books, including. tally
sheets and certificates of the judges
and clerks written thereon, to the
county auditor within twenty-four
hours after the primary election, has
closed; and IL the returns from any
precinct be not SO delivered within the
said time, the county auditor, shall
forthwith send a, messenger for any
such missing returns, and said mes
senger shall be paid as provided by
law for the general election.
Sec. Is Recount of Ballots. Any
candidate, whose name appears upon
the official primary ballot of any vot-
Ing precinct, may require the board of
supervisors of the county in which
such precinct is situateda5sto recount
the ballots cast in any such precinct,
at the time fixed for canvassing the
returns of the Judges of'seleetion, by
filing with the county auditor not lat
er than the day before such meeting,
showing, duly sworn to by any such,
candidate, that fraud was committed,
or error or mistake was made, in
counting or recounting the votes cast
IN any such precinct The showing
must be specific and from it.there must
appear reasonable ground to believe
that recount of the ballots. would
produce a result different from the re-
turns made by the judges, If such
showing Is made to the satisfaction
OF the board, thereupon the board
shall recount the ballots cast in any
such precinct, as to all candidates, in,
Guiding persons voted for for delegates
and party committeeman, and make
up a new return which in all subse-
quent proceedings shall be substituted
for the returns of the Judges of elect
Ion for the precinct. The action Of
the board shall be final and no other
contest of any kind shall be permits
ted. If recount Of the ballots of any
precinct produces a result different
| from the returns Of the judges with
respect to delegates or party commit
teeman, the county auditor shall make
or correct his certified list thereof to
the chairman Of the respective party
central committees for the county ac-
cordingly. The term Candidate" as
used In this section shall include and
(apply to persons voted for for dele
4 gates and party committeeman.
4 Sec, 49, Canfass by board Of sli;
Ipervisors certificates On Tuesday
next following the primary election in
lfJune. the board of supervisors shall
meet, open, and canvass the returns
from each voting precinct In the coun.
lty, and make abstracts thereof, stating
In words written at length the number
| of ballots cast In the county by each
political party, separately, for each
office, the name of each person voted
for and the number Of votes given to
each person for each different Office
and shall sign and certify thereto and
! file the same with the county auditor.
Such canvass and. certificate shall
| be final as to all candidates for NOM
nation to any elective county Office or
office of a subdivision Of county;
and the candidate or candidates of
| each political party for each office to
be filled by the. voters of any sub
division Of county having received
| bn oh <,fs ,Iol 1,n
duly and legally nominated as a can.
didate of his party for such office;
and the candidate or candidates of
each political party for each office to
be filled by the voters of county
having received the highest number of
votes, and not less than thirty-fve per
centrm OF all the votes cast by the
party Of such office, shall be duly and
legally nominated as candidate Of
his party for such Office; and each
| candidate so nominated shall be en-
titled to have his name printed on the
| official ballot to be voted for at the
general election without other certih-
cate, and the board shall prepare and
certify list Of the candidates of each
party so nominated. separately, and
deliver to the chairman of each party
central committee for the county a
copy of the list of candidates nominal
ed by the party he represents; and
shall also prepare, certify and deliver
to such chairman list of the offices
to be filled by the voters of a county
| for which no candidate of his party
was nominated, together with the
names of the candidates for each of
such Offices voted for at the primary
| election and the number of votes re-
ceiYed by each of such candidates.
| Sec. 90 Abstracts forwarded to
secretary of state. The county board
of canvassers shall also make sep
arate abstract of4the canvass as to the
following Offices and certify to the
same and forthwith forward it to the
secretary of state, viz:
| United States senator,
Electors of the president and vice
president of the United States.
All state offices.
| Representative in congress;
Senators and representatives. the
| general assembly