The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1908-04-15
new PRIMARY
ELECTION Law
Provisions of the Measure AS
Passed by Iowa Cen
eral Assembly.
BECOMES EFFECTIVE IN JUNE
Points in the New Law in Which
the Voter Will Be
Interested.
Australian Ballot System To Be Used
at the Primary Election-Voter
Must Declare His Party
Affiliation.
BECOMES EFFECTIVE IN JUNE

The new primary election law in
Iowa to govern the election of all polit-
ical parties in November. 1908, will
take effect at the primary elections to
be held the first Tuesday after the first
Monday in June, 1908.
1t provides that the candidates OF
political parties for all offices which
under the law are filled by the direct
vote of the voters of this state at the
general election in November. Except
candidates for the office of judge of
the supreme district and superior
courtsl. for the office of senator in the
congress of the United States, ana for
the Office of elector of the president
and vice president of the United
States. shall be nominated by a pri
mary election, and delegates to the
county conventions of said political
parties or organizations and party
county committeeman shall be elected
at saI primary election. The
vote upon candidates for the Office of
senator in the congress of the United
States shall be for the sole purpose of
aseertaining the sentiment Of the
voters in the respective parties.
The term primary election as used
In this act shall be construed to APP
ply to an election by members of va
rious political parties fer the purpose
of placing in nomination candidates
for public office, for selecting delegates
to conventions, and for tie selection of
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Political Party Defined.
The title political party" shall
mean party which, at the last pre-
ceding general election. cast for its
candidate for governor at least two
per centum of the total vote at said
election, provided that such Other
political organizations as may. under
sections 1898 and 1899 of the code NOM
mate and certify candidates and have
their names placed upon the ballot for
the November election, shall have the
right so to do in the manner and un-
der the conditions of the code.
The judges and clerks of all pri-
mary elections shall be made up and
selected and appointed in the same
i'll November, and they shall take the
same oath and the judges are hereby
authorized to administer oaths. Va
cancies shall be filled as provided for
the judges and clerks of the general
election, and their compensation shall
be the same. The expenses of said
primary election shall be paid one-half
by the county in which the said pri-
mary election is held. and one-half by
the state. The board of supervisors
of each county shall audit the entire
expense and certify the same to the
executive council which shall there.
upon order a warrant for one-half the
amount to be delivered to the county
which shall thereupon pay the entire
amount.
Australian Ballot System
The Australian ballot system as now
used shall he used at said primary
election in all precincts. The voter
shall in all cases mark the ballot il,
the square before the name of eacl
person for whom he desires to vote
In cities where registration is required
ZOO a. III. to 500 p. M, and in all 9th
err precincts from loo p. N. to 500 D
m. The elector voting at said primary
election shall be allowed to vote fol
candidates for nomination on the
ticket of only one political party, and
that shall be the party with which he
is registered as affiliated. The en-
dorsement OF the judges of election
and the fac smile of the auditors sig
nature shall appear upon the ballots as
provided by law for the ballots used
for the November election. The voter
shall return the ballot folded to one
of the judges of election who shall de
post it in the ballot box. If any pri
mary clector write upon his ticket the
name of any person Who is candi-
date for the same Office upon some 9th
er party ticket than that upon which
his name shall be so written, such bal
lot shall be so counted for such per
son only as q candidate of the party
upon whose ballot his name is writ
ten. and shall in no case be counted
for such person as a candidate upon
any other ticket. In case the person
is nominated upon more than one
ticket, he shall fortLwitE file with the
proper officer a written declaration in
dicating the party designation under
which his name is to be printed on the
official ballot for the general election
following such primary election.
Party Atfiliation.
AT the primary election to he held ir
June in the year 1908 any person shall
be entitled to participate therein who
is qualified elector in such precinct
at the time of said primary election.
and when the voter seeks to pass the
guard rail he shall indicate the party
ballot he desires and one of the judges
of the primary election board shall
give him such primary ballot, 0un,ess