Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-15
The Primary Law.

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Every voter is interested in the
manner Of making nominations laid
down by the primary law, passed by
the last legis lature. The following
is brief summary Of the same:
All state officers Except Judges
members of congress, legislators,
and county officers, preference for
United States senator's, electors for
president and vice president, dele:
gates to party committeeman, are to
be chosen at the primary, but if q
candidate receive less than 35 per
cent of the vote of his party the
nomination will be made in conven-
ton as now.
Political party means organization
will cast two per cent vote at pre-
ceding election in state.
Date-First Tuesday after first
Monday in June.
All parties at same time and same
voting place.
Judges and clerks should be Sc
lected as for general election.
5. Expenses paid half by the county
and half by state.
/ Australian ballot system.
In registration cities polls open
!. from Z a. m. to 8 p. m.
\ Party declaration at the time of
receiving ballot for first primary.
Record Of party declaration to be
made.
List to be used subsequently sub
ject to change.
Party utilization subject to change
on written notice ten days before
primary is held, or by oath at polls
on primary election day. New vot-
ers and those not registered may de-
clare party at polls.
Each party to have two challeng.
ers present.
!: Challenged persons may swear tt
g their party utilization.
b County candidates must file pa
b pers thirty days before primary
: All other candidates must file forty
9 days before primary.
Candidates for. township office
I do not file papers.
81 Nomination petitions must have
!. per cent of the party voters in q
q least ten counties for senator, o
d elector, or state office; for congress
IS or legislature 2 per cent in half tn
D counties of the district; for count
J. offices, 2 per cent of the voters.
is Publication of notices of primary
r Ballots Of uniform size, color an
l. texture one for each party.
N Returns made to county auditor
il Board of supervisors may max
r. recount of votes on showing.
4 Board Of supervisors shall canvas
b vote. Canvass by board final as t
d county offices or lesser places.
% Result of canvass as to other tina
i county Offices goes to secretary {
state.
It Executive county canvass as to a
d save county offices.
IS Tie to be decided by lot by th
le canvassing board.
81 Vacancies to be filled by part
re- composed of delegates elected. Rat:
70 shall be determined by party con
J. mittee. One member of count
Or committee elected from each pr,
TT cinct
State and district conventions
Or be composed Of delegates elected b
is delegates from county convention
IT District conventions on call
Of party committees.
III State conventions to formula
y, and adopt state platform and nor
th mate candidate for supreme benz
ne and for other offices when no cand
m date received 35 per cent of votes.
r. State committee elected by Il
m. state conventions.
ed Nomination by petition as at pre-
a emit.
m Elimination of bribery and wor
ne ing for pay at primary. /.
Dr. Present committee to act un
BY supplanted.
m. Act does not apply to spec
st, elections.
of Act applies to cities of the fiji
class or municipal elections, but {