People's Pilot, Volume 4, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 August 1894 — Election Law. [ARTICLE]

Election Law.

In order to vote the state, county and township tickets, the voter will bo required to vote three different ballets. Tho candidate who desires his name to appear twice on the ballot will be required to secure the nomination of two political parties. The president and secretary of tho convention which nominates the candidates shall make out a certificate giving the names of the persons nominated, their residence, and the office for which they are nominated, and such certificate shall bo signed by said president and secretary and acknowledged before some officer authorized to take acknowled'.'.ment of deeds. The names of the candidates should be spoiled correctly. If John Wesley Smith is nominated, bis name should be wrilien John V 7. Smith, not J. W. Sutil’.), John Smith or Vi'.-sioy Smith. The names of those candidates who are nominated 'ey u o

political parties should appear alike on both tickets. Tiie certificates of nomination should be tiled with the clerk of the county not more than sixty 1 , days nor less than fifteen days! before the day of election. Each candidate should see that his name appears correctly on the certificate and that the same is filed in time. The certificate of the congressional nomination will be required to be filed with the county clerk of each county in the district. The certificate of the senatorial and judicial nominations will be required to be filed with the county clerks of Benton, Jasper anJ Newton counties. The certificate of the representative nominations will be required to be filed with the clerks of Jasper and Newton counties. The certificates of nominations for county offices and township offices of this county will be required to be filed with the clerk of Jasper county. The president and secretary of all conventions should present their certificates to some person who is qualified to determine I whether the same corn.oiifs with i the law or not before they ai« placed on file. r IYe candidates should see that this is done, I- r they have the greatest interest in the matter. If a candidate is nominated by two parties, two certilicates of nomination are required. The candidates for township trustees should see that the certificates of township