The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-01-08
AIyNNUAL MEETING
OF !, Y. A. CALLE;

1ae state wide annual meeting i
tbs 1919 reAdenC Voters Aa,oci pn
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u. H., .41 Ald.suay rebruary oth,>n9ZU
~ -->pv..ou Lnt.C The meeting Will
e...-..>. 80, .,oasIu.4, over at least, two
o.. ...4n., .....vters thai viii come
b~--- .-.- ...-e.4A5 Tor It's careful con-
sl-.N - VAC IOlOWlng:
,..4-.4 OF ,lle laws passed at the
lC-u.-- .-,.~-ltl1 session should be ref
C. Elk t. t.Au Wnell, ana which laws
81. t.. !. .v .epeu.eu or amended by the
ile-.-.. VI ln1tla.lon by petition and
pCDU. a. vote.
:. When of the laws enacted and
constitutional amendments previously
ador5eu rnat now make TOwnleyism
poss Die should be repealed and how,
whicn should be amended and how.
3. What new laws and constitution
al amendments are needed.
4. What should be done with refer
ence to the constitutional amendments
pending for popular vote at the next
general election.
5. Campaign methods and fnanc-
ing.
8. What to do with reference to
candidates for all public Offices state,
legislative and county.
7. The election Of five state COM
mittee-men to take the place of five
whose terms of office expire at this an
nual meeting.
jhis meeting will be composed of
members at large and delegates rep
resenting local units of the Independ-
ent Voters Association IN the same
sense that all fraternai or business
organizations have general meetings
in which only those take part who as
sociate themselves with such organi-
zations in the regular way provided
for in each case. The meeting will
probably be thrown open to the pub
lie at some sessions, when 1t is likely
that speakers of national reputation
will be present and deliver addresses
on subjects in which voters of the
state are interested.
Representation
In order to prevent possible confus-
ion, we beg permission to suggest the
following procedure as means Of at
tanning the desired end under the rules
and regulations if the Association
providing for representation in the
state meeting: All persons who have
certificates of membership in the In
dependent Voters Association and ali
who may wish to enroll as members
are expected to assemble at their near
est or most easily accessible trading
point or other natural community CEN
ters some time during the month Of
January, but not later than 2 o'clock,
p. M, Monday, January 26, for the
purpose of formally organizing a post
unit, if one has not been previously
organized, electing, necessary officer,
discussing legislation that may be of
interest to the community, and elect
ing delegate or delegates to represent
the membership Of the local unit in
the state meeting. Ten members are
required to obtain local unit charter,
and membership of twenty-five or
more is required in order to entitle a
unit to railroad fare out of the state
treasury of the Association for one
or more delegates to go direct from
the unit to the state meeting. All To-
cal units that cannot muster enough
members US or more) by January &c
may send a delegate direct from the
unit to state meeting at the expense
of the unit or such unit may elect one
representative for every ten members
to meet with like representatives from
all other units of less than twenty five
members within the county for the
purpose of jointly selecting one dele
tx,yo o4x,f nf no f0-
tai membership of the units thus act
ing jointly. Delegates SO chosen are
entitled to railroad fare out of the
Associations state treasury. This
Joint conference of representatives Of
small local units in each county
should convene at central place in
each county on the 10Th Of January,
members concerned will be informed
of the place of meeting by announce
ment in the press or otherwise.
Credentials
All delegates are expected to come
with credentials signed by the chair
man of the unit they represent, or by
the chairman and secretary of the
joint conference of units in the case of
units joining with each other for the
selection of delegates to the state
meeting. County boundary lines
cannot always be adhered to in max
ing up this meeting, because many
units include members that live in diff
ferent counties.) Every unit should
try to raise it's membership Of rs, in
stead of planning fon a joint selection
of delegates.
For the purpose Of supplying del
egates with the necessary credentials,
blanks prepared especially for that
purpose will be in the hands of secre-
taries Of all local units prior to the
convening of the local meetings. Nee
essary blanks for the organizing Of
local units will also be sent to one or
more persons at every postoffice, at
which there is not already local unit
and through which a considerable
number of l. V. A. members are now
getting their mail, SO that the entire
membership of the I. V. A. may have
ample opportunity to form local units
and increase their membership rolls