The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1910-05-11
THE PRIMARY
ELECTION LAW
Several Important Changes in Law
Since TWO Years Ago. Read
Carefully.
COUNTY PAYS AL EXPENSES.

Some Of the Features Of the Presen,
Primary Law, Should be Noted by
Every Voter.
DEBORAH Public Opinion: The pri
mary election to be held on the 18th
of June will be in a measure different
from that of two years ago, several
Important changes having been made
by the last legislature, SO that it will
be well for all to carefully note the
following. which has been prepared
with q view to pointing out the most
important changes:
The county convention this year
will be held on the fourth Saturday
following the primary election, OF
one week later than it was two years
lago.
The county convention will also
select delegates for the congression-
lal and state conventions, to fill such
vacancies on the ticket as it may
have power to do. adopt resolutions
and then adjourn and go its way in
peace, as the primary will have stolen
Jail the old time thunder.
In all cases where there is more
than one candidate for a nomination
to be voted for by all the voters OF
the county, the names will be rotated
lon the primary election ballot. The
townships will be arranged alphebet-
ically as also the cities and towns,
the precincts and wards following in
numerical order, and then the canGi-
date whose name appears first on the
ballot for the first township or voting
|precinct will be last on the list on the
list on the next one in order. the other
or others moving up. This procedure
| is kept up until the end Of the chapter.
For state Offices the county is the 70.
ltary basis. while for congressional
senators and representatives in the as.
|sembly and all county officers the
voting precinct is the one in which
names are shifted. 'sssF
For all township offices the names
of candidates are arranged alpha,
betically.
The rotary system will mean q
costly printing bill il there should
be many contests at the primary,
but the general assembly in It's wis
dom says that it shall be done, and
mo economical plebian will have
any legal leg on which to stand ii
he wants to register a kick over the
Expense. In this connection it may
be said that the county will have to
pay all the expenses Of the primary
election this year. Two years ago
the state paid Aone-hAlf.
The ballot is to be published in at
least two papers Of general circula-
ton and sample ballots will be post
ed at the various polling places. That
lis all the law provides for and there
fore, in filing nomination papers it
will be necessary for those having
them in charge to see that the
names of candidates are written
|legibly and spelled correctly, as the
newspaper notice will only give the
names Of the offices for which nom
nations are to be made and will not
Igive the names of candidates for the
same, as was done two years ago.
The only money candidates for
nomination at the primary election
can contract to spend is for secur-
ing signers for their nomination pa
Ipers and in making announcements
in the newspapers. When expended
for any other purpose 1t subjects
them as we'll as the person receiv-
ing 1t to a fine Of $500 or imprison,
ment in the county jail for ninety
days, and no candidate is going to
take any chance of being locked up
for ninety days when he has an in.
lteresting engagement like cam,
lpaign on his hands. q
Voters whose party afiliation is
already registered in the Office Of
the county auditor and who may de.
lsire to change such afiiliation must
file certificate to that effect in the
office of the county auditor at least
ten days before the primary or take
an oath on election day that they
lin good faith desire to change from
one party to another. New voters
viii again have to declare their
party utilization. as will also ali
voters who may have moved from
one precinct to another. In the lat
ter case this can be avoided by hav
ling the change of residence entered
on the alphabetical lists in the of
flee Of the county auditor.
Calls for district conventions
must be issued not less than ten MOI