The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-25
POLITICAL DATES
FOR REFERENCE
Dates for All Elections, Primaries, Etc
That People Interested in State
Politics Should Study and
Keep.
CITY ELECTIONS FIRST
The Last Day for Candidates for City
office 10 File Their lnten-
tions to Make Race Is
March 6.

AS guide to those who are inter-
ested in politics in this state and wao
have made numerous inquiries as to
the time for filing notices OF elec-
lions. of candidacy and of ths time
different positions are filed, a calen-
dar for the ensuing year is pub
lished
The first date that appears there
is January Sth and 9Th at which TINE
the progressive party held, their
party conference in Des Moines. Tie
list includes all sorts of elections and
also states the time for the inaugul a.
ton of all officer. from the small
town officials to the governor of the
state
OF especial interest will be the fact
that the last day for filing notices OF
candidacy for any of the Offices In
| this city, or any other commission
governed city, is March 9Th. No one
may enter the race after that date.
The primaries are not held until
March 18th and the general election
/ is held March Goth
A careful perusal of the Following
/ list will furnish some interesting and,
by many, unsupported facts:
i 1914.
January and 9, Thursday and
!, Friday Progressive party confer
ence, Des Moines.
February 81, Friday-Secretaries OF
school boards must post not later
than this date notices of the school
elections.
March g. Friday-Last day for can
didates for city offices in commission
governed cities to file statement of
candidacy.
March 10, Saturday to Monday
City clerk must publish list of candi-
: dates who have filed statements.
! March 8, Monday School elections.
l March 16, Monday-Primary cleo
tions in commission governed cities.
March II, Tuesday-City clerk can
vases returns Of primary and an
$ nounces official list of nominated can
: didates
March 80, Monday Municipal elec
: tons In all towns and cities which
elect in even numbered years.
April 6, Monday City and town or
ficers begin new terms.
April %, Thursday-Last day toi
United States senatorship. state, con
: gressional, legislative and judlcil
! N kinn
:. with secretary OF state.
May. 9, Saturday-Last day fo1
county candidates to file nomination
papers with county auditor
Last day for secretary Of state Z
: certify list Of state and, district can
didates to cohnty auditors.
Last day for county committee Z
- certify to county auditor statement o
>. number of party delegates to be chos
= en- from each precinct.
:. May 16, saturday-Last day 70
~ candidates for offices to be filed o.
o. voters of territory smaller than
- county and for candidates for part
commit to file affidavits Q
- candidacy with county audftof.
as May Is, Monday-County audito
es must publish proclamation of primar
ID election two weeks before primary.
Nv May %, Friday-Last day for vo
ny ers to file notice of party aff1latio
with county auditor.
'e MAY 80, Saturday-Two alphabet
~ cal lists of the voters who voted
Us the precinct at the last preceding pr
ne mary election must be delivered
ch county auditors to each electic
ns board on or before this date.
ne June / Monday Primary electio
Polls open in registration cities
eu m. to s p. NJ; in all other precinc
as from a. m. to s p. m.
w June 2, Tuesday-Primary elect
poll books and Alphabetical lists mu
be returned to county auditor
June s, Monday Objections TO re
e.. ularity of primary election must
he filed with county auditor on or befo
my this date
list June ., Tuesday Canvass OF +
lay mary election returns by boards
Il sup Hvisors.
tay June Il, Thursday Certified Ii
ph OF newly elected county commit
Hill men and delegates to county COW
tions delivered by county auditors
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