Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-04-09
Outline Of the Primary system.

first Monday in June of next year,
n the people of the state OF Iowa will
have an opportunity to test the work
ings Of statewide primary election
law. The bill adopted for thai
purpose by the general assembly is
the subcommittee measure with a /
few material amendments added to it .
on the fl Dor of the legislature. AS it
goes into effect the law will apply to
all state and county offices, to an
expression Of preference for United
States senators, to presidential
electors, to officers of cities of the
first class and to delegates to city and
county conventions.
1t will be plurality nomination
law, but the successful candidate for
any office must secure at least IS per
cent. Of the total vote cast by his
party for that Office. Failing to secure
such percentage, the nomination
will 90 to the convention, which is
left free to act.
Delegates to the district and state
conventions are to be chosen by the
county convention delegates, but they
need not be from the membership of
the county convention, as was original
ly provided, an amendment being
adopted which will allow the choosing
OF any list of men the convention
may desire.
Party utilization for the first primary
is to be declared on the day Of the
primary by the voter calling for the
party ticket which he desires to vote.
Affiliation for future primaries may
be changed by q written declaration
filed with the county auditor at least
ten days before the holding of the
primary, with the voter subject to
challenge, and then he must make
oath that the change is in good faith.
County conventions are given
authority to fill all nominations on
the county ballot not made at the
primary.
Other details of the measure in
brief:
All parties at same time and same
voting places.
Judges and clerks to be selected as
for general election.
Expenses paid half by county and
half by state.
Australian ballot system.
In rural districts polls open from
p. m. to p. m.
Party declaration at time O,
receiving ballot for first primary.
Record Of party declaration to BIZ
made.
List to be used su bsequentlys ub1ec
to change.
Party aniliation subject to chang,
on written notice ten days befor,
primary is held.
New voters and those not registered
may declare party at polls.
Each party to have two challenger
present
Challenged persons may swear t,
their party utilization.
County candidates must file paper
20 days before primary.
ALI other candidates must file 4
days before primary.
Candidates for township Offices d.
not file papers.
Nomination petitions must hay
one per cent. Of the party voters ina
least ten counties, for senator O
elector, or state office.
For congress two per cent. of th
voters.
Publication of notice of primary.
Ballots of uniform size, color an
texture, one for each party,
Returns made to county auditor.
Board OF supervisors may make re
count Of votes on showing.
Board Of supervisors shall canvas
vote.
Canvass by board final as to count
offices or lesser places.
Result of canvass as to other thai
county officers goes to secretary O
state.
Executive council canvass as to al
save county Offices.
Tie to be decided by lot by tn
canvassing board.
Vacancies to be filled by part
committees.
County conventions for each part
composed of delegates elected.
Date-Saturday following primar
at2 p. m.
Ratio shall be determined by part
committee.
One member Of county committee
elected from each precinct.
State and district conventions b,
delegates from county conventions.
District conventions on call O
party committees.
State conventions between thirt
lme and fifth Thursday following primary
ng, State conventions to formulate ant
and ADOPT tie platform.
In State committees elected by th,
les state convention.
3. Nominations by petition as a
ny. present.
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