Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-05-23
The NEW PRIMARY Law
OF The STATE OF low A

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inulate and adopt the state platform Of
the party 1t represents. and shall nuke
nominations Of candidates for the par
| ty for any state Office to be filled by
the voters OF the entire state when no
! candidate for such office has been
nominated at the preceding primary
election as shown by the canvass OF the
returns provided for in section twenty
| two hereof; and shall nominate can
! didates for the office of judge of the
| supreme court.
1t shall also elect state central
1 committee consisting Of not less than
one member from each congressional
district and transact such other bust
ness as may properly be brought be-
i fore 1t. The state central committee
elected at said state convention may
organize at pleasure for political work
as is usual and customary with such
committees and shall continue to act
until succeeded by another commits
1 tea duly elected.
Sec. 2S.--EXisting Party Committees
The regularly organized political COM
1 mittees of each party as at present or
hereafter constituted may continue to
act until supplanted by the committees
elected under the provisions of this acr,
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I! Nothing contained in this act shall
be construed so as to prohibit nomina
ton of candidates for office by petition
as now authorized by law; but no per-
son so nominated shall be permitted TO
use the name of any political party an
thorized or entitled under this act to
nominate a ticket by primary vote nr
that has nominated a ticket by pr-
mary vote under the provisions of this
act.
Sec sO-special Elections. This act
shall not apply to special elections to
fill vacancies
Sec. 31.-Mlsconduct of Election Of
ficials-Penalty. Any party committees
man or any primary election or other
public officer upon whom a duty Is inn
posed by this, act or by acts herein
made applicable to primary elections.
who shall wIlfully neglect to perform
any such duty. or who shall wilfully
perform 1t in such a way as to hinder
the objects thereof. or shall disclose
to anyone, except as may be ordered
by any court of Justice. the contents
OF any ballot or any, part thereof, as
to the manner In which the same may
have been voted, shall be punished by
fine of not less than one hundred
dollars nor more than one thousand
dollars, or by imprisonment in the
penitentiary not to exceed five years,
or by both such fine and Imprisonment.
| Sec. 32.-Services for Hire-Penalty.
Any person who shall agree to perform
any service in the interest of any can
didate In consideration of any money
or other valuable thing, or who shall
accept any money or other valuable
| thing for such services performed In
the interest of any candidate, ar any
person paying or offering to pay or
| giving or Offering to give money of
other valuable things for such services
shall be punished by fine of not MOI
than three hundred dollars, or by i'm
prisonment In the county jail not ex-
ceeding ninety days. But nothing here
In shall be construed to prohibit any
person from making contracts in good
| faith for the announcement of his cam
| 5didacy In the newspapers and for Sc
curing the names of voters required to
| file preliminary nomination papers and
I the payment of any reasonable COM
pensaton for such services.
Sec. S3LPenalties. Any person Of
4 fering or giving a bride. either in mon
ely or other considera ton. to any elect
or for the purpose OF influencing his
vote. at any primary election or any
/ eector entitled to vote at such primary
/ election receiving and accepting such
| bride: any person making false an
| swer to any of the provisions of this
act relative to his qualification and
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