Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-01-23
n N June 2 Iowa will try ons the
state wide primary law. Every

state wide primary law. Every
" voter in every party will have
the opportunity on that date OF
casting an Australian ballot, on which
he will have signined his preference
among candidates for every office from
United States senator and presidential
elector to township constable and
trustee, except judges. and for dele
gates to his county convention and his
county committeeman.
II there are two candidates for a
nomination., the one who receives
the highest number within his
party primary will be nom
the one who receives the highest vote
above IS per cent will be nominated;
but II no one receives 35. per cent the
nomination viii be made by the con-
vention. county, district or state.
Judges, supreme, district and superior,
will be nominated at conventions.
Every party which has cast 2 per
cent Of the total vote in 1905 will be
entitled to have party ticket at the
primary. This includes four:
Republican.
Democrat.
Socialist.
Prohibition
But, OF course. the election laws
provide that any organization may get
Its ticket on the ballot under petition,
but It cannot use the name Of any OF
the. four parties which participate in
the primary.
An attempt at classification Of the
provisions Of the law has resulted In
the following summary:
The Voters Task.
On June z, the voter, IL he desires to
participate in the nomination Of can
didates for hts party. at the November
election, will go to the usual precinct
polling place at any time between I
g. m. and 8 p. m. in cities over 5000
or between Up. m. and 5 p. m. in other
precincts.
He will find there the secret booths
and other paraphernaIia of the Aus
tral1an ballot system, with sworn
judges in charge of the ballots and
ballot boxes.
He will indicate the ballot of the
party with which he atflliates and will
be given it. folded. Will pass into 9
booth to mark It as he does his ballot
at election time, will refold 1t, pass
out, hand 1t to an election Judge, who
will put it in the ballot box, and GO
about his business.
Sworn officials, facing grave penal
ties for violation OF law, will count the
ballots, transmit the result to the
county auditor, who will present the
ballots to the supervisors to canvass;
the board will forward the returns af-
fecting state Office to the state execu-
tive council, and the council, auditor
result
All these officers are under oath as
election officials.
In addition, the new laws prohibit
corporation contributions and the ex-
penditure Of money to buy voters un-
der any guise, and require sworn
itemized statements Of all expenses by
candidates.
At tho Polls.
Open in places where registration is
required for the general election, from
a. m. to p. m.
Open. elsewhere from / p. m. to
p. m.
No special registration is required
for the primary election.
Giving of cigars, food, refreshments
or treats in or about polling places is
prohibited, under penalty of fine Of
from $50 to 5000, or jail sentence OF
from thirty days to six months.
Polls are to be at the usual voting
places in every pdecinct.
Official Ballots.
The primary ballots will be built
like the Australian ballots at genera
sued the same; and voted in the Aus
tralian ballot booths.
Separate ballots for each party
printed on the same kind and color Of
paper, and the same size, will be pro-
vided.
There will be three columns--the
first devoted to candidates for United
States senate, elector and state Office
the second for county office, the THIRD
for township Office.
Voters will mark crosses in squares
before names Of persons for whom
they vote.
Votes for candidates whose names
appear on the ballot of another party
do not add to the vote of that person
as the candidate Of the other party.
Names will appear alphabetically
under each Office.
Blank lines will be left for names Of
delegates and committeeman and these
may be pasted on but the pastors must
be white in color.
Sample ballots must be sent to can
didates fifteen days before the cleo.
ton, for corrections:
They will be preserved after the
election as are ballots at the genera
election.
The county auditor furnishes al
ballots and election supplies.
Ballots must bear the signatures OF
the auditor and judges of election.
Nominating Petitions.
Tho secretary Of state furnishes all
the nominating papers and petitions
II: blank.
Candidates for office in subdivisions
Of counties do not have to file.
Candidates for county office Except
members of the legislature) must file
with county auditors thirty days prior
to the primary election. All others
including legislative, must file with the
secretary of state at least forty days
prior to the election
Petitions must be signed by voters
as follows: IL.
l. If In support of the nominating
paper of candidates for state Office
United States senator, or elector at
large. by per cent Of the voters of