The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-02-06

[Section 90 Provides for forward
ing the abstract of the vote to the
secretary of stated
[Section 81. Directs the county
canvassing board to file the result
of their findings with the county aud
itor.]
Section %. Canvass by State
Board. Ccrtificates.-On the second
Monday after the June primary cleo
ton, the executive council shall meet
as a canvassing board, and open and
canvass the abstract returns re-
ceived from each county in the state.
If returns are not received from all
the counties, the secretary of state
shall Immediately send a messenger
after the abstract returns, and the
board may adjourn from day to day
until they are received.
The board shall make an abstracy
Of its canvass, stating, in words writ
ten at length, the number of ballots
cast by each political party, separate
ly, for each Office designated in Sec
ton twenty hereof, the names of all
the persons voted for, the number
Of votes received by each person for
each Office, and shall sign and certify
thereto. Such canvass and certifi-
Gates shall be final as to all candi-
dates named therein; and the candi-
date of each political party for each
office to be filed by vote of the
people, having received the highest
number Of votes in the state. or dis
trict of the state, as the case may be,
provided he received not less than
thirty-five per centum of all the votes
cast by the party for such office,
shall be duly and legally nominated
as the candidate Of his party for such
office and entitled to have his name
printed on the official ballot to be
voted at the general election without
other certificate; and the board shall
prepare and certify list of the can
cldates of each party so nominated,
separately, and deliver to the chair
man of each party central committee
for the state a copy of the list of
candidates nominated by the party
he represents; and shall also forth
with prepare certificate as to each
office separately for which no can
Gidate was nominated, together with
the names of the several candidates
for each Of said offices voted for at
the primary election and the number
OF votes received by each of such
candidates, and send such certificate
to the chairman of the party central
committee for the state, in case of
offices to be filled by the voters of
the entire state. and to the chairman
of the party central committee for a
district of the state, if known. in
case of offices to be filed by the
voters of any such district of the
Estate composed of more than one
county. and to the county auditor of
each county in any such district, and
to the county auditor and the chair
mon of the party central committee
for the county, in case any such
district is composed of one county.
Section %. State Returns Filed
Nominations Certified to County Aud.
itor.-When the 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 the canvass of the state board and
certificates attached thereto in the
book kept by him known as the cleo
ton book: and not less than fifteen
days before the general election hi
shall certify to the auditor of each
the name of each person nominated
as shown by the official canvass made
by the executive council, or as Ger
titled to him by the proper persons
when any person has been nominated
by a convention, his place of resi-
dence, the office to which he is nomi
mated, and the order in which the
tickets of the several political parties
shall appear on the official ballot
Should a vacancy in the nomination
occur and be filled after such Ger
tificate has been forwarded like Ger
tificate shall at once be made and
sent to the proper officer, together
with statement showing the reason
for its subsequent issue.
[Section "a. Provides that in the
case of tie vote the same shall be
determined by the parties casting lot
Also in case of vacancies, the same
shall be filled by the committee Of
the party in which the vacancy
occurs.l
Section 25. County Convention