The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-09-17

EON, IOWA. THURSDAY,
"A new PRIMARY LAW
Special Session of the Legislature
Passes Amendment to Primary
Law as to u. S. Senator.
The bill itself as passed by both houses
is, in text, as follows:
Section 1. That the law as it appears
in Chapter L of the acts of the Thirty
second general assembly be and the
same is hereby amended by adding after
the period at the end of section twenty
four of said chapter the following:
If the candidate OF any party for the
office of senator in the congress Of the
United States who has received the
highest number of votes in his party at
any primary election as candidate for
such office, die, resign, or remove from
the state of his residence, or for any
other cause a vacancy in such candi-
dacy shall occur after such primary
election is held and before thirty days
prior to the day of the general election
in November next following new pri-
mary election shall be held by the mem
bers Of such party on the day of such
general election for the purpose of again
nominating Or expressing their choice
for candidate for said Office in the
manner herein provided, viz:
(a) Any person desiring to be candi-
date for said Office shall have the quail
ifications required by law, and shall file
nomination papers with the secretary of
state in manner and form substantially
as required by section ten of chapter Ii
of the acts of the Thirty second general
assembly at least twenty days prior to
the day of the general election next fol-
lowing.
(b) Each candidate for said office who
has filed nomination papers as required
by subdivision (a) hereof shall be en-
titled to have his name printed on pri-
mary ballot, which shall be prepared,
arranged and printed by the secretary
of state substantially in the following
form:
PRIMARY ELECTION BALLOT.
................ Party of the State of Iowa.
Primary election to be- held on the...
day of November, A D., .... for the.
purpose of placing in nomination can
didate of the........ ......... party for the
Office Of senator in the congress of the
United States.
(c) Any member of the party holding
a primary election under the provisions
of this act desiring to vote for candi-
date for the Office of senator in the con-
gress Of the United States shall make a
written or printed request Of the judges
Of election for primary ballot in the
following form:
II requests a primary election ballot for
the purpose of voting at this primary
election for candidate for the.
party for the Office of senator in the
congress OF the United States. declare
that l affiliate with and am in sympathy
with the principles of the party !;
that it is my intention to support gen
orally at this general election the nom
inees Of such party; that have not en-
rolled with nor participated in any pri-
mary election or convention of any other
political party since the first day OF the
last proceeding year."
Upon the presentation of such request
it shall be the duty of the judges of cleo
tion to deliver to the applicant, if quail
tied elector, a primary election ballot un-
less challenged on the ground that he is
not member of such political party; and
if challenged on said ground it shall not
be delivered to him unless he make oath
to the statement he has made in his re-
quest to be administered by one Of the
judges Of election, and if he make said
oath he shall be entitled to receive and
vote said primary ballot; provided, that
no person shall receive primary ballot
who participated in the last proceeding
primary election of any other political
party, as shown by his enrolment.
(d) The officers Of the general election
shall be the officers of the primary elec-
tion hereby authorized, provided how
ever, that in precincts in which more
than 400 votes were cast at the last gen.
eral election an additional clerk may be
employed and paid as other clerks of the
general election.
(e) The names of the members of the
party voting at said primary election
shall be recorded in separate poll books,
and the clerks Of election shall desig-
nate the party affiliation of each person
receiving senatorial primary ballot.
f) The primary election provided for
in this act shall be held in each voting
precinct of the state at the same time
and concurrent with the holding of the
general election.
(g) The votes of any political party
cast at such primary election for the
nomination of a senator in the congress
of the United States shall be canvassed
recorded and certified the same as those
+ cast for state officers, and the candidate
of any party for such Office at the pri-
mary election herein provided for re-
ceiving the highest number of votes OF
his party in the state shall be the nomi-
nee of his party for such Office and the
secretary of state shall certify the re-
suit of such primary election to the
convening general assembly.
! (h) The secretary of state shall distri-
butte to each county auditor in the state
at least fifteen days prior to the general
election, a sufficient number of primary
election ballots and request statements
as herein provided for, for the use of the
members of any party holding primary
felection under the provisions of this act
and each county auditor shall distribute
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