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

The board shall make an abstract
OF It's canvass, stating with words
written at length, the number of bal
lots cast by. each political party. sep
arately, for each office designated in
section twenty hereof. the names Of
all the persons voted for. and the num-
her OF votes received by each person
Tor each office. and shall sign and GER
ttfy thereto. Such, canvass and cer-
tflcates Shall be fna2sas to,iall candi-
dates named therein; and the candi-
date Of each political party for each
office to be filed by vote of the people,
having received the highest number of
votes In the state or district of the
state, as the case may be. provided he
receive not less than thirty-five per
centum of all the votes cast by the
party of said Office shall be duly and
legally nominated as the candidate Of
his party for such office and entitled
to have his name printed on the Of
ficial ballot to be voted for at the gen.
eral election without other certificate:
and the board shall prepare and certf-
fy list Of the candidates Of each
party so nominated separately, and
deliver to the chairman of each party
central committee for the state copy
OF the list of candidates nominated by
the party he, represents; 1, and shall
also forthwith prepare a Certificate as
to- each office separately for which
no candidate was nominated, together
with tbs. names, Of the several. candi.
Gates for, each of such Offices voted
for at the primary election and the
number OF votes received by each OF
said candidates and send such certifl-
cate to the chairman of the party CEN
tral committee for the state, In case
OF offices to be filed by the voters of
the entire state, and to the chairman
OF the party central committee for a
district of the state, IL known in case
OF offices to be filled by the voters Of
any such district of the state compos-
ed of more than one county, and to
the county auditor of each county In
any such district and to the county
auditor and the chairman of the party
central committee for the county. in
case any such district is composed of
one county.
No. 90. State returns f1led-nomi-
nations certified to county auditor.
When the canvass is concluded, the
board shall deliver the original abb
straet returns to the secretary Of
state, who shall file the same In HIS
office and record the abstracts Of the
canvass of the state board and certifl-
Gates attached thereto in the book
Kept by him known as the election
Dook;s and not less than fifteen deys
before the- general elections he shall
certify to the auditor Of each county,
under separate party headings, the
name OF, each person nominated as
lishoWn by the official canvass made by
the executive council, or as certified
to him by the proper persons when any
person has been nominated by con-
yenEon. his place of residence, the.
office to which he Is nominated, and
the order In which the tickets Of the
several political parties shall appear
on the official ballot. Should a va
cancy in the nominations occur and be
filled after such certificate has been
Forwarded, like certificate shall at
once be made and sent to the proper
officer together with a statement show
ing the reason for It's subsequent is.
sue.
Sec. "a. Tie voteT-vacancies. In
case of a tie vote resulting in no nom
ination for any office or election OF
delegates or party committeeman, the
tie shall forthwith be determined by
lot by the board of canvassers, or
Judges OF election, as the case may
be. Vacancies occurring after the holds
Ing of any primary election occasions
ed by death, withdrawal or change of
residence of any candidate, or from
any other cause, shall be filled by the
party committee for the county, dis.
trict, or state, as the case may be, re.
presenting the party in which the va
cancy nomination occurs
Sec. rs. County convention--dele.
gates committeeman. In each county
there shall be held in each year In
which a general election In November
Is to take place a county convention
Of each political party. Said county
convention shall be composed Of dele.
gates elected at the last preceding pr.
mary election. and shall be held on the
third Saturday following the primary
election, converting at IL o'clock a. m.
The number Of delegates from each
voting precinct shall be determined
by a ratio adopted by the respective
party county central committees. and
shall be thus determined and a states
ment designating the number from
each voting precinct in the county
filed in the office Of the county audior
I a last thirty days before the primary
election; II not so done, the auditor
Shall fix the number. The requisite
number of names of candidates Of his
choice for delegates to the county coh.
yention 10 which each precinct is en-
titled shallabe written, or pasted with
uniform white pastors, on the ,blank
lines upon the ballot by the voter
while in the booth, or by some one de.
signated by a voter unable to write.
after the ballots are received and be.
fore they are deposited, and the res
quisite numberMof persons from each
precinct who receive the highest nun.
Der of votes shall be the delegates
from the precinct to the county con.
vention. One member of the county
central committee for each political
party from each precinct shall Du
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