The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1909-12-09
NEW PRIMARY
ELECTION LAW
The Campaign for. 1910
- Election Commences in
June-How it is Done.

LOT OIIlce anu nave HIS udIue
placed upon the official ticket of
either of the two leading parties
except he be nominated by a pri-
mary election.
There are two ways provided
whereby prospective office-hold-
ers may get. their names on the
ticket, which is to be used at the
primary elections, which are to
be held upon the same day for all
parties which is the last Tues
day in August, 1910, and every
two years thereafter.
The Cash Method.
The first method provided is
by payment of a fee to the seq
rotary of state, for state and dis
trict offices and to the county
clerk for county offices. This
fee is fixed at a level sum of
81 for all offices carrying a sal
ary' Of less than 5000. When the
salary exceeds that amount an
additional sum of one per cent
on the amount above 5000 per an
mum is required.
BY Petition.
The other method provided is
by petition, in which case no fee
need be paid. For state offices
the petition for candidate must
be signed by three per cent of
the party votes as determined by
the vote for governor at the pre-
ceding election; if for district
office the petition must be sign
ed by at least three per cent of
the party voters of the district
and if for a county office by five
per cent of the party voters of
the county. The petitions for
state office may. not all come
from one county for the law re-
quires that at least three per cent
of the voters of four counties
must be obtained. For a county
office five per cent of the party
voters of at least one-fourth of
the precincts must be secured.
Signers of petitions may not
sign the petition for more than
one candidate for the same of
flee and must signify their inten-
ton OF supporting the candidate
for whom they petition.
Before a candidate s name may
be placed on the official primary
ballot he shall signify in writing
or someone in his behalf shall sig
Nifty in writing, at least thirty
days and not more than sixty,
before the primary election that
: the prospective candidate is i
member offs the party whole cam
4didate rhe proposes to becolnet
naming the office and that he is
legally qualified to fill the office
and represents the principles of
that party.
The petitions filed asking for
the nomination must be accom-
panied by an affidavit that each
person whose name is attached
actually signed the petition, that
they reside at the address given,
that they signed it on the date
given in connection with their
names and that they belong to
the same political party as the
candidate, but no petition may
be received which was signed be-
fore June 10 Immediately preced-
ing the primary election. This
gives about forty-five days in
which to secure petitions for a
nomination.
Publicity Provided.
AT least twenty-five days be-
fore the day for the August pri-
mary, the secretary of state shall
certify all nominations for state
and district offices to the coun-
ty clerk, giving the name. post
office address and party designa-
ton of each candidate entitled
to appear on the official ballot
together with the office for
which each is candidate and
the county clerk shall have pub
lished under proper party desig-
nation the list of state, district
and county candidates of each
party, giving the date of primar-
les, the time of opening and clos
ing the polls, the names of the
candidates appearing in alpha
betlcal order under the office anC
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