The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-07-07

of our readers the new primary slec
ticn Law, parsed by the last lsgisla
ture.
An act relating to primary cleo
lions by committee on privilege
and elections.
Be il enacted by the legislature o
the state of Idaho:
Section IA primary election
within the meaning of this act. il
an election held in any county. city
town or precinct in the state o.
Idaho by any political party. fol
the purpose Of electins delegates
to political conventions. and the
provisions hereof shall apply only te
general state and county and gen.
erai city or town elections.
Sec, When any political party
desires 70 hold a primary election
10 any county. city or town. il is the
duty OF the duly authorized CON-
miiiee Of such political party for
such county. city or town 10 publish
notice in newspaper OF general
circulation and OF the same political
affiliations. II there be one in the
county. once a week for al least two
consecutive weeks, the FIRST plblica-
iion Of which mus, be al least twenty
and not over thirty days prior 10
the day appointed for such primary
elections. also 20 post at leas; two
notices, fifteen days prior TO the
primary s.eciion, in public placss.
in each voting precinct in the
county. city or town. Such notices
must give the date when. and the
hour during which and the place
where the primary election viii be
held. she number Of delegates each
election precino, is entitled 10 IN
and the Offices for which
are TO be nominated in
such convention.
Sec. Such primary election
mus, be held In each voting precinct
In The county. city or town on the
sane Monday afternoon enhancing
in the county precincts AT ) p. m.
and continue until p. m. and in
cities OF town precincts il mus, CON-
mence al ? p. m. and continue ;;::ss::i ;;:s:si
7 p. N.
Sec. When the hour for hold
ing such primary elections arrives il
shall be called TO order by the chair
man OF secretary OF the precinct
or in their absence. by
some qualified voter Of the party
holding such primary election and
the qualified voters presen, who are
members Of the political parties
holding such primary shall choose
from their number a chairman, two
clerks and two judges OF election
who shall not be selected in the in
Of any particular candidate
or candidates before the convention
for which the delegates are to be
elected, Such officers of the pri-
mary may be elected by = viva voce
vote. bos the delegates to the con-
ven,ion must be elected by ballot.
and each qualified voter al such pri-
mary shall have on his ballot. which |
may be written or printed or partly |
written or partly printed az many |
iimes for delegate as such precinc, |
s entitled to in conventian: Pro-
yidcd. That If any ballot contains
more names of delegates than such
precinct is entitled 10, such ballo,
shall be void and mus, not be
,oun,ed, also when il shall appear
hat the same person casts more
han enc ballot as whom two or
more ballots are folded together. or
rom other clear evidences, all such
,allots are void and must not be
II primary elections for more
han one political party are held on
he same day they must not be held
n the same room, or in the same
locality.
Sec. s-For the information and
ssistancc of the officers of the pri-
nary election in city, town or pre-
inct. where the voters are so nu-
nsrous a. MOTTO be we'll known to
uch officers, the county committee