Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-12-09

man can become candidate for Office
and have his name placed upon the
official ticket of either of the two
leading parties except he be nomi-
mated by primary election.
There are two ways provided
whereby prospective ofice-holders
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 Tuesday in August, 1910,
and every two years thereafter.
The Cash Method.
The first method provided is by
payment of a fee to the secretary of
state. for state and district Offices
and to the county clerk for county
offices. This fee is fixed at level
sum of 81 for all offices carrying a
salary Of less than $500. When the
salary exceeds that amount, an ad-
ditional sum of one per cent on the
amount above $500 per anum is re-
quired.
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 vote as
determined by the vote for COVER
nor at the proceeding election; if
for district Office, the petition mus,
be signed by at least three per cent of
the party voters of the county.
The petitions for a state Office may
not all come from one county, for the
law requires that at least three per
cent of the voters of four counties
must be obtained. For a county Of
fee 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 candi-
date for the same Office and must
signify their intentions of support
ing the candidate for whom they pc
tition.
Before a candidates name may be
placed on the official primary ballot
he shall signify in writing OF
some one in his behalf shall
signify in writing at least 80 days
and not more than 60 days. before
the primary election that the pros
pective candidate is a member of the
party whose candidate he proposes
to become, naming the office and he
is legally qualified to fill the office
and represent the principles of that
party.
The petitions filed asking for the
nomination must be accompanied by
an affidavit that each person whose
name is attached actually signed the
petition, that they reside at the ad
dress given. that they signed it OF
the date given in connection will
their names and that they belong t,
the same political party as the can
didate, but no petition may be re
ceived which was signed before Jun'
10 Immediately preceding the pri
mary election. This gives about Al
days in which to secure petitions o
a nomination.
Within 10 days for state and dis
trict offices and within five days 70
county officers there shall be filed
fomral written acceptance of nomi
nation by the candidate, in defaul
of which his name shall not be place
on the official ballot.
Publicity Provided.
At least 25 days before the day 70
the August primary, the escretary O
state shall certify all nomination
for state and district offices to tn
county clerk. giving the name. pos
Office address and party designatio
of each candidate entitled to appea
on the official ballot, together wit
the Office for which each candidat
and the county clerk shall have 'pul
lished under the proper party desis
nation the list of state, district an
county candidates Of each party, gi'
ing the date OF primaries. the time {
opening and closing the polls tt
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