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

af1liation and the challenge Is not
Withdrawn, one of the Judges shall ten
der to him the following OATH: you do
solemnly swear Tor aff1rm) that you
have in good faith changed your party
atfiliation to and desire to be a mem
her Of the. party" And If he take
such oath he shall thereupon be given
a ticket of such political party and
the clerks Of the primary election
shall change his enrolment of party
affiliation accordingly.
Sec. TO- Nomination papers candi-
dates affidavit. No candidate for an
elective county Office shall have his
name printed upon the official primary
ballot of his party unless at least
thirty days prior to the day fixed for
! holding the primary election nonlis
nation paper shall have been filled in
his behalf in the office of the county
auditor; and no candidate for nomi
nation for an elective state office,
1 or for representative IN the congress of
the United States, or member of the
| general assembly, shall have his
name printed upon the official prim-
! airy ballot Of his party unless at least
/ forty days prior to such primary cleo
ton a nomination paper snail have
been filed In I'M behalf in the office
of the secretary OF state; and no mem
/ Der OF a political party desiring or in
| tending to be candidate for the Office
of senator in the congress of the
United States, or candidate for the
office of elector Of the president and
4 vice president of the United States,
shall have his name printed upon the
official primary ballot of his party in
any election precinct unless at least
forty days prior to such primary cleo
i ton nomination paper shall have
been filed In his behalf in the office of
the secretary of state candidate
for an office to be filed by the voters
4 of any subdivision of county shall
not be required to Ale any nomination
paper Or papers. All nomination pa
pers shall be in substantially the fol-
lowing form:
Il, the undersigned, qualified cleo
tor or. .......... county, and state
/ Of Iowa, end member Of the. .......
.............. party, hereby nominate
.......... ....... of $3.50. ........
county, state of iowa, who has affili-
/ ted with and is a member Of the. ;:
........... party, as cndidate for
the office Of. to be voted
for at the primary election to be
held In June, 49, and shall con-
sist of sheets of uniform size about
81 by IL inches. No signatures shall
be counted unless they are on sheets
each having such form written or
printed at the top thereof Each sig
ner Of nomination paper shall sign
but one such nomination paper for the
same office, except where more than
one officer is to be elected to the same
Office, in which case LIE may sign as
many nomination papers as there are
officers to be elected and only one
candidate saf.h be petitioned for or
nominated in the same nomination
paper. Each signer OF nomination
4 shall add his residence with street
land number. If any and the date aof
| signing. For all nominations, all
signers of each separate part Of q
nomination paper shall reside in the
4 same county. When more than one
sheet is used for O nomination paper,
the sheets shall be laid one upon the
other and neatly, evenly, and securely
fastened together before filing, and
shall be considered as one nominal
ton paper only. A nomination paper,
when filed, shall not be withdrawn or
added to, nor any signature thereon
revoked
The affidavit Of qualified elector
shall be appended to each such nom
nation paper, or papers, If more than
one for any candidate, stating that
4 he is personally acquainted with all
the persons who have signed the same
that he knows them to be electors ct
that county and believes them to be
affiliated with the party named there.
in; that he knows that they signed
the same with full knowledge of the
contents thereof: that their respective
residences are truly stated therein:
and that each signer signed the same
such affidavit shall not. be made by
the candidate. Each and every candi
cate shall make and file his affidavit
stating that he is eligible to the office
for the township, county, district OF
state In which he is and will be bona
fde candidate for nomination for said
Office. and shall file such af
fidavit with the said nomina
ton paper or papers, when
fsuch paper or papers are requir.
ed. If no SUCH paper or papers are
required, then he shall file such af-
fidavit alone, with the county auditor,
at least thirty days prior to such pri-
mary election, and the filing of such
i affidavit shall entitle such candidate
to have his name printed on the of
ncial primary ballot of his party. Such
1 affidavit shall be in form and sub.
stance as follows: 8
1 l, $3.50. -. ...:....... being duly
1 sworn, say that reside at .......
| street. (city or town. Of 49,. 49,.
4 county OF $500. IN the state
Of Iowa; that am eligible to the Of
flee for which am candidate, and
that the political party with which !
affiliate is the ). 49,. party; that
am ............ and a. candidate
for nomination to the office of :. =.
........... to be made at the primary
election to be held in June. 10. !.
and hereby request that my name be
| npintad IInOny the official Drim q nv tn l.