Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-05-11
PRIMARY CANDIDATES HAVE
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county when no candidate has been
nominated, by reason of the failure
of any candidate to receive thirty
five per cent. of all the votes cast
by such party therefor and it may
also fill such vacancies as may oc-
cur after the primary election and be-
fore the holding Of the county con-
vention.
The county convention is held on
the fourth Saturday following the
primary election, converting at IL
o'clock a. m. AS the primary election
this year falls on June the county
conventions will be held on Saturday,
July 2.
A question which has doubtless con
cerned many is how tightly are you
bound by your declaration of party
affiliation made two years ago. AS:
will be remembered all the voter had
to do then was to walk up to the
judges of election and demand q re-;
publican or democratic ballot, regard
less Of his previous political record.
The ballot he asked for was given
A him and for the purposes of the pri-
mary law he was then classified as
a democrat or republican. The
choosing of your ballot two years ago
i was as the primary law calls it, "a
declaration of party affiliation." that
lis you are democrat or republi-
/ can in the eye of the law according
to the ticket you voted two years
/, ago. Now the system of voting Is
different. When the voter presents
/ himself before the election board
i this year and requests ticket, the
: clerk will look up his name and pass
out ticket Of the party he voted
], with in 908.
MI Every man can however vote, ths
ticket Of his choice. Let that bt
n clearly understood by all voters.
!. While the primary law is designed
to hold the voters to their party yel
X the law makes ample provision fol
allowing the voter to participate II
i, the primary election, Of any party o
y which he may declare himself to b
a member
al There are two ways voter ma!
change the record Of his party af
Z filiation.' One is by filing writtel
declaration to that effect with TIL
county auditor at least ten days be
{ fore the primary election and tn
7 other is by making oath in the re
quired form before one OF the judge
- of election at the voting place. in hi
). precinct on election day. e
: The sections Of the primary law re
= lating to the changing of party affil
iation are as follows:
: ANY elector, who, having declare
{, his party utilization, desires
= change the same, may, not les
. than ten days prior to the date Q
: any primary election, file a write
declaration with the county audito
of such change on the poll books Q
: the last preceding primary electio
in the proper column opposite tn
= voters name and on the voting lis,
Any elector whose party affiliatio
I has for any reason not been register
ed or any elector who has change
: his residence to another precinct, 9
4 first voter or citizen of this stat
casting his. first vote in this stat
shall be entitled to vote at any sr'
sequent primary Lection in the sam
:. manner and upon the same terms a
~ provided in section seven OF TIT
g act, and the clerks of the primar
y election shall record his party affiI
N alton and the county auditor shal
q add his name to the alphabetical list
ls for use, in subsequent primary cleo
le tons, as provided for IN section q Q
g this act"
le Each political party shall be ent
: tied to have two party challenger
y present at each polling place, to b
y appointed by, the respective party col
Z mitteemen. Any judge or clerk q
G the primary ELECTION or any part
81 challenger may challenge any vote
upon the grounds mentioned in SCI
M ton 115 Of the code and such challer
" shall be determined as there provide
= Any elector whose party affiliate
q has been recorded as provided by TIL
le act and who desires to change hi
le party affiliation on the primary elet
u ton day, shall be subject to ehpl leng
Wilt the person challenged insists tina
he is entitled to vote the. ticket 3
the political party to which he ha
transferred his political affiliatio
land the challenge is not Withdrawn
~ one of the judges shall tender to bill
IS the following oath: "Yo4 do solemn
e swear Cor AFFIRM that you have i
e.. good faith changed your party affil
y alton to and desire to be membe
= of thei ---- ---p party. And if b
he takes the oath he shall thereupon b
given a ticket of such political part
and the clerks Of the primary ele'
ton shall change his enfollment Z
party utilization accordingly