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POPULAR CONTROL OF GOVERNMENT
POLITICAL ORGANIZATION
The biennial primary election is the basis for political organization
in Indiana. At this time the voter elects his precinct
committeeman who forms the foundation upon which the party1s
whole structure is built. Officers and committees in the party
owe their selection directly or indirectly to the precinct committeemen.
ALLEN COUNTY CENTRAL COMMITTEE
Upon election, the committeeman appoints a precinct vice
committeeman of the opposite sex. There are 158 precincts in
Allen County; thus, 316 precinct committeemen and vice committeemen
make up the County General Committee of the party.
This committee elects its chairman, vice chairman, secretary
and treasurer.
DISTRICT COMMITTEE AND STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE
A District Committee is composed of all the county chairmen
and vice chairmen from within a congressional district. Allen
County is in the Fourth District. The district chairmen and
vice chairmen from all Indiana congressional districts make up
the State Central Committee. This committee then elects a
state chairman, vice chairman, secretary, treasurer, national
committeeman and committeewoman.
ELECTORAL PROCESS
7
THE DIRECT PRIMARY
Indiana law fixes the first
Tuesday after the first Monday
in May of each year preceding
each general election
as the date for holding the
primary. Primaries are political
party ele ctions. In Indiana,
a voter must state a
party preference before voting
Object Description
| Title | Spotlight on government (1962) |
| Contributor | League of women Voters of Fort Wayne, Indiana |
| Topic | Local Government |
| Subject |
Allen County (Ind.)--Politics and government--Directories Fort Wayne (Ind.)--Politics and government--Directories Municipal services--Indiana--Allen County--Directories Municipal services--Indiana--Fort Wayne--Directories |
| Geographical Coverage |
Fort Wayne, Indiana Allen County, Indiana |
| Date of Original | 1962 |
| Time Period | 1900-1999 |
| Source | Print version: Spotlight on government. 1st ed. (Fort Wayne, Ind.: League of Women Voters of Fort Wayne, Indiana, 1962), 87 p. |
| Additional Availability | Print version might be available at IPFW Helmke Library. See online catalog. |
| Rights | Copyright Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne, 2006- . All rights reserved. May not be reproduced without permission. For information regarding reproduction and use see: http://cdm16776.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/about/collection/p16776coll1/ |
| Date Digitally Created | April 17 2012 |
| Digital Publisher | Walter E. Helmke Library, Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne |
| Digitization Specifications | This pdf file was derived from black and white 400 dpi, 1-bit and color 300 dpi, 24-bit uncompressed TIFF images that were scanned from the originals using a Fujitsu 5750C scanner with Adobe Acrobat 9.0 Professional scanning software. |
| Content Type | Text |
| Digital Format | text/pdf |
| Collection | Fort Wayne Area Government Information |
| Identifier | 30000122011996 |
| File Name | 30000122011996.pdf |
Description
| Title | Page 8 |
| Transcript | POPULAR CONTROL OF GOVERNMENT POLITICAL ORGANIZATION The biennial primary election is the basis for political organization in Indiana. At this time the voter elects his precinct committeeman who forms the foundation upon which the party1s whole structure is built. Officers and committees in the party owe their selection directly or indirectly to the precinct committeemen. ALLEN COUNTY CENTRAL COMMITTEE Upon election, the committeeman appoints a precinct vice committeeman of the opposite sex. There are 158 precincts in Allen County; thus, 316 precinct committeemen and vice committeemen make up the County General Committee of the party. This committee elects its chairman, vice chairman, secretary and treasurer. DISTRICT COMMITTEE AND STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE A District Committee is composed of all the county chairmen and vice chairmen from within a congressional district. Allen County is in the Fourth District. The district chairmen and vice chairmen from all Indiana congressional districts make up the State Central Committee. This committee then elects a state chairman, vice chairman, secretary, treasurer, national committeeman and committeewoman. ELECTORAL PROCESS 7 THE DIRECT PRIMARY Indiana law fixes the first Tuesday after the first Monday in May of each year preceding each general election as the date for holding the primary. Primaries are political party ele ctions. In Indiana, a voter must state a party preference before voting |
