The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-04-11
THE PRIMARY LAW.

The primary law which has been en-
acted by the general assembly contains
the following provisions:
Statewide primary--All state officers,
except Estate, district and superior) jul
dicial officers, members of congress,
legislators, and county officers, prefer
ence for United States senator, electors
for president and vice president, dele
gates to party political conventions,
also party committeeman, all to be
chosen at the primary but if a candidate
receives less than 30 per cent of his
party the nomination will be made in
convention as now.
Political party means organization
which cast 2 per cent vote at preceding
election in state.
Date-First Tuesday after first Mon
day in June.
All parties at same time and same
voting places.
Judges and clerks to be selected as
for general election.
Expenses paid half by the county and
half by the state.
Australian ballot system.
In registration cities polls open from
Z a. m. to p. m.
In rural districts polls open from l
j.
Party declaration at time of receiving
ballot for first primary.
Record of party declaration to be
made.
List to be used subsequently subject
to change.
Party affiliation subject to change on
written notice ten days before primary
is held, or by oath at polls on primary
election day.
New voters and those not registered
may declare party at polls.
Each party to have two challengers
present.
Challenged persons may swear to
their party utilization.
County candidates must file 30 days
before primary.
All other candidates must file 40 days
before primary.
Candidates for township offices do
not file papers.
Nomination petitions must have per
cent of the party voters in at least ten
counties for senator, or elector, or
state Office; for congress, Judge or legis-
lator, per cent in half the counties of
the district; for county Offices, 2 per
cent of the voters.
Publication of notice of primary.
Ballots of uniform size, color and text
ure, one for each party.
Returns made to county auditor.
Board of supervisors may make re-
count of votes on showing.
Board Of supervisors shall canvass
vote. Canvass by board final as to
county Offices or lesser places.
Result of canvass as to other than
county officers goes to secretary of state.
Executive council canvass as to all
save county offices.
Tie to be decided by lot by the can
vassing board.
Vacancies to be filled by party CON-
mittees.
County conventions for each party
composed of delegates elected.
Ratio shall be determined by party
committee.
One member of county committee
elected from each precinct.
State and district conventions to be
composed of delegates elected by dele
gates from county conventions.
| District conventions on call OF party
committees.
State conventions to formulate and
adopt state platform and nominate can
didates for supreme bench and for
other offices when no candidate received
80 per cent of vote.
State committees elected by the state
conventions.
Nominations by petition as at present.
Elimination of bribery and working
for pay at primary.
Present committees to act until sup
| planted.
Act does not apply to special elections.
Act applies to cities of the first class
for municipal elections, but expenses
must be borne by cities in such cases.
If cities adopt Des Moines plan the pri-
mary provided in that law will super
sede this act.