Report of the Election and Election Privileges Committee to the Fifty-Eighth General Assembly, 1959

(1959) Report of the Election and Election Privileges Committee to the Fifty-Eighth General Assembly, 1959. Secretary of State, Iowa

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Abstract

The Fifty-Seventh Genera) Assembly by Joint Resolution 23 created a joint, bipartisan committee to study political activity and the election laws in this state, and to make e written report and recommendations to the Fifty-Eighth Genera) Assembly. The election Jaws of Iowa in many major respects date from the beginning of our state. Some piecemeal changes have been made from time to time, the last of major importance about 1900. Since then, however, the development and growth of our state, the changes in the activities of political parties, development of transportation and communication, and the use of radio and television have all had a tremendous effect on campaigns and elections.