Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-03
TEXT OF THE ELECTIONS MEAS.
uRE ADVOCATED ~ SEN.
AToR SMITH,.
VOTERS GIVEN OPPORTUNITY
FOR VOICE ON SENATOR
Candidate. for State Legislature. Must
Agree or Refuse to Abide by Ex-
pressed Will Of Voters When Enter.
ing Primary-oniy q Recommends.
tion-othsr Iowa News.
Special to Times-Republican.

! 1>AssAA vii III SScIISCu ny SocudLCT SIIllIu
of Mitchell county. probably will he
passed by the legislature at this ses-
sion. The bill calls for an expression
of the voters on United States senator
It provides:
/ Section l.. Section u0S7-a-1O). OF
the 1907 supplement to the code is
| hereby amended by inserting immed-
/ lately following the blank signature
I line below the form for affidavit OF
! candidacy contained therein the fol-
! lowing:
| In case an elector seeks the nomi-
| nation for the office of senator or rep
resentative in the general assembly OF
the state Of Iowa. he shall be furnish
ed by the secretary of state with an
| affidavit in the blank form as required
| herein, except that there shall be
| pritned thereon in addition to said
| form, the following statements, either
| of which said candidate may sign, but
| If he does not do so, the secretary of
| state shall not OH that account refuse
to file his nomination. papers:
STATEMENT NO 1.
| l further state to the people of Iowa
as we'll as to the people of my legis-
| lative district. that during my term of
office, will always vote for any cam
didate for senator in the congress OF
the United States who has received the
highest number of the peoples votes
for that position at the general cleo
| ton next preceding the election of a
senator in congress. without reference
to my individual preference.
tion)
STATEMENT NO. ?.
During my term of office. l shall con-
slider the vote OF the people for sena-
tor in the congress of the United States
ton, which 1 shall be at liberty to
wholly disregard if the reason for do
ing so seems to me to be sufficient.
(Signature of candidate for nomina-
tiop.)
Upon the primary ballot below the
name of such candidate. shall be
printed one Of the following state
ments. according to which of the pre-
ceding statements, if either, is signed
by such candidate.
1. Promises to abide by vote of the
people on United States senator.
2. Refuses to be bound by vote Of
people on United Sttaes senator.
3. Refuses to make any statement
on United States senator.
Section 2 Section GOS7-a-22) of
the 1907 supplement to the code. as
amended by 90, chapter (69) of the
acts Of the Thirty-third general as
sembly, is hereby amended by insert
ing after the comma following the
word people" in the thirteenth line of
the code supplement section, and be-
fore the word having" in the four
teenth line thereof. the following:
Including the office of senator in
the congress of the United States"
Sec. 3. Section IOS7-a-2O of the
1907 supplement to the code. as amend
ed by section G6). chapter (69) of the
Acts of the Thirty-third general as
sembly, is hereby amended by insert
ing after the word state in the fif-
tenth line Of the code supplement
section, and before the word when in
ing:
Including the office of senator in
the congress of the United States
Section 4. At the time of holding
the general election in the year inn
mediately preceding the election by the
legislature Of senator in the
congress Of the United States,
vote of the qualified electors of the
state shall be taken upon the various
party candidates for the office of
United States senator nominated at
the preceding June primary. The sec
rotary of state shall cause to be print
ed separate ballots with the name of
each party candidate nominated for
the office Of United States senator at
the preceding primary printed there
on, under his respective party desig-
nation. with a square preceding the
name Of each candidate to be marked
with cross in the same manner as an
ordinary ballot, and shall distribute a
sufficient number thereof to each
county auditor in the state at least
fifteen days prior to the general cleo
ton The officers holding the general
election shall be the officers of the
special balloting here authorized. and
the polls shall remain open during the
same hours. and the same qualifica-
tions for voting therein shall be re-
quired as at the regular concurrent
election. There shall be delivered to
each voter, and his attention called
thereto by the election officer. one of
the OallOIS Oh CNlIeu SldteS senator,
here authorized, and all provisions of
law with reference to regular elections
applicable to the vote for United
States senator shall be observed and
apply thereto: The Judges Of election
shall. canvass and certify the vote for
senator in the same manner as they
canvass and certify the vote taken on
state officers elected directly by vote
of the people. and it shall be the duty
Of each county board Of canvassers to
certify to the secretary of state in du-
plicate the vote for senator in the
same manner, and at the same time as
the vote for governor Is certified. When
the general assembly shall next con-
vene, the secretary Of state shall file
one copy of such returns with the
president Of the senate. and one copy
thereof with the speaker Of the house,
and thereupon each of said bodies
shall separately canvass said reurns,
record their findings thereon, and pro-
coed to ballot upon the election OF a
senator as required by law. The Sec
rotary Of state is authorized to make
s..ch changes In the poll books. and
furnish such additional forms for GER
itifying the result Of the vote here au-i
sthorixed - may be required to carry
out the peovjoioao hereof.