Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-05-16

district of the state. if known, in case Of
offices to be filled by the voters of any
such district of the state composed of
more than county, and to the county
auditor OF each county in any such dis
trict, and to the county auditor and the
CHAIRMAN OF the party central committee
Tor the county. In case any such district
Is composed of county
Sec. ~. State returns fiied-nonina-
tons certified to county auditor. When
ne canvass is concluded the board shall
deliver the original abstract returns to the
secretary of state, who shall file the same
IN his office and record the abstracts of
INC canvass of the state board and certifl-
ca ties attached thereto IN the book kept by
4 nm known as HE election book; and not
less than fifteen days before the general
election he snail certify to the auditor of
each county. under separate party head
| lnSs the name of each person nominated
! ~ SHOWN by The official canvass made by
the the ssecntivc council. or as certified to
MN py the proper persons when amy per-
1 son has been nomina ted by conventions
his place of residence, the office to which
| he is Eomina ted, and the order I'm which
the tickets OF the several political parties
| shall appear on the official ballot Should
| a vacancy in the nominatio occur and be
!! filled after such certificate has been for
/ warded like certificate shall al once be
/ made ana sent to tn" proper officer iogeth-
/ or with statement showing the reason
| lor ITS subsequent issue.
See "a. Tie vcte-vacancies In case
1 OF tie vote resulting in no nomination
! for any office. or election Of delegates or
party commit;eeman. the tie shall forth
with be determined BY lot by the board of
| canvasscrs, or Judges of election. as the
| case may be- Vacancies occurring after
| the holding of any primary election occa-
! stoned by death withdrawal or change of
residence of amy candidate. or from any
other cause. shall be filled by the party
commute for the COUNT district or
/ the party in which the vacancy nofnina-
| ton occurs
Sec. %. County convcntion-de!e-
1 gates-eommltteeme In each county
| here shall be held in each year in which a
place II county convention OF each political!
party Said county convention shall be
| composed OF delegates elected at the las!
! preceding, primary election. and shall be
held on the third ST. turday following the
/ primary election. converting AT II O'Clock a.
| M. The number of delegates from each
| ratio adopted hY the respective party
county central committees. and shall be
| thus determined and statement dcsig-
! mating the number from each voting pre-
| cinct in the county filed in the office Of the
| county auditor at least thirty days before
/ the primary oection il not so done tho.
4 auditor shall liz the number The re,,lis,-
| lite number of names of candidates of his
I choice for delegates to the county conven-
I t4''ii ~ Wll-t!l 'a',ll precinct Is entitled
shall be written. or pasted with uniform
white pastors. on the blank lines upon the
ballot by the voter while in the booth. or
4 by some one designated by IL voter unable
| 10 write after the ballots are received and
bcfor" they are deposited. and the re,lls-
lie number of persons from each precinct
who receive the highest number Of Votes
shall be the, delegates from the precinct
| 70 the county convention. one member of
/ IN" county central committee for each POI
itica party from each preci,Ict shall be
| elected the manner in which dele
gates selected. His term OF orlic. shall
begin on the day of the county convcn-
| journmcnt thereof and shall continue for
two Years and until his successor is
elected and qualified. unless such commits
I"enan shall he removed by he COUNTY,
central committee for iE.Lttentioll To the
duties of his position, incompAtency or
| failure 20 support the ticket ncnina; ed by
the party which elected him I'd s;ich posi-
ton. Returns shall be mad" by the judges
ci election respecting delegates and mem
/ beers of the county central committee in
The same manner us for other offices. en-
cel,t tina. the judges of election shall can
Nass the ne turns as To delegates and MEM
bcrs of the county central committee, and
certify the result to tn" auditor with the
returns. The auditor shah. immediately
after such returns are filed. notify the
delegates and members of The county cen-
trail committee who have thus been elected
OF Their election, and of the time and place
! Of holding the county, convention, and
shall ca the second Thursday Following
the primary election. deliver 4 certified li';f
thereof 10 the chairmcn of the Respective
party central committees for the county
Mhcn ihs. delegates, or a ma jority thereof
thus elected shall have assembled in Inc
county convention II, the time herein pre-
! scrihea and at the county seat the con
| vention shall be called to order by the
/ chairman of the county central commit
tee who shall present the certified list of
delegates and members of the county CEN
for which no nomination was made the
primary election. 1T any precinct shall
not be fully represented the delegates
present from such precinct shall east the
fun vote thereof. but there shall be no
proxies. The said county conventions shall
make nominations of candidates for the
voters OF OF i county WHEN no candidate for
snch office has been nominated at the
preceding primary election shown by
the canvass of the returns provided for N
section ~ of this ACT and Shall nominate
! candidates for the office ot Judge of the
district court in counties comprising one
Judicial district of he state and shall
select delegates to the next ensuing state
and district conventions of that year upon
such ratio of representation as may be
determined by the party organization for
the state. district districts of the state,
as thi, ease may be. but delegates shah
be 50 sel@cfed TO AIRY OF the district con-
Nentions referred To in section % OF this
act except judicial conventions. unless i
cali therefor has been issued as therein
provided, The sad county convention
shall also elect a member of tie party
central committee for The senatorial. judi
elal. and congressional districts composed
OF more than one county.
Sec. 70. District convention IN any
senatorial, judicial. or confessional dis
trict composed of more than one coilnt:
IN any year IN which senator, III the gen
eral assembly judge of The aistr ct
court. or representatives in ne congress
OF the United States. is to h.. elected a
senatorial OF congressional convention
may be- held. ana d iillicial convention
shah he held by each political Larry par
t.tdpat.ns in the primary election OF tina;
year. Not less tlan ten days and .s,t
more than sixty days before the day fixed
tor holdiiS the county convention II call
for such senatorial. judicial ana congress
slot!al convention to b. held shall he is
sued BY he party central COMMITTEE for
any such district and published in least
one newspaper of general c.rcul ,tion of
each county composing amy such district
and which call shall state among other
tn ngi he number Of delegates each colIl-
" OF the district shall be entitled to and
The time and place Of holding the conyen-
tlon. Any such call Shall be signed by the
chairman OF the party central committee
for any such district and be flied by him
with the county auditor not less than live
DAYS before tn. county convention and the
county auditor shah attach a true copy
thereof to the certified list of delegates re-
quired to be delivered by him to the chair
men OF the respective party county CEN
trail committees. In case no nomination
was made In the primary election for the
once OF senator In the general assem-
bly, In any district composed of more than
one county. or for the Office of representa-
tive n congress of the United States as
shown by the certificate issued by the
state board of canvassers provided for in
TINS act. then in any such district the