The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1908-05-27
NEW PRIMARY
ELECTION Law
Provisions of the Measure AS
Passed by Iowa Cen
eral Assembly.
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BECOMES EFFECTIVE IN JUNE.
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.

The new primary election law in
iowa to govern the election of all polit-
ical parties in November, 1903, 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 superio.
courts), for the office of senator in the
congress of the United States, and for
the office of elector of the president
and vice president of the United
States, shall be nominated by a PR
mary election, and delegates to the
parties or organizations and party
county committeeman shall be elected
at saiI 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
ascertaining the sentiment of the
voters i'll the respective parties.
The term primary election as used
In this act shall be construed to ap-
ply to an election by II cmbers 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
marty commit cannon
Political Party Defined.
Tie title political party" shall
mean a party which, at the last pre-
cedins general election, cast for it
candidate for governor at least two
per centgm of the total vote at said
election. provided thar such other
political organizations as may. under
sections 1OaS 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 he made up and
selected and appointed in the same
in November, and they shall take the
same oathS and the judges are hereby
authorized to administer oatlls. 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
1,1-f ~ L., ;.a1, ~,
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 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 be used at said primary
election in all precincts. The vote,
shall in all cases mark the ballot in
the square before the name of each
person for whom he desires to vote.
In cities where registration is required
by law, the polls shall be open from
1:OO a. M. to 500 p. NJ, and in all 9th
er precincts from ] 100 p. m. to 500 D.
M The elector voting at said primary
election shall be allowed to vote for
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-
Il n - H., e
and the fac simile 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 on
of the judges of election who shall de.
post it in the ballot box If any pri-
mary clectOr write upon his ticket thu
name of amy person Who IS a 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 he so counted for such per.
son only as Il candidate of the party
upon whose ballot his name- is writ
ten, and shall in no case be counted
for such person as n candidate upon
y
| is nominated upon more than one
ticket he shall forthwith file with the
| proper officer a written declaration in
dicating the party designation undnr
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 tr
June in the year 1908 any person shall
be entitled to participate therein who
is Il qualified clector IN such preeinc
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 hoard shll
give him such primary ballot, tun,ess