Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1909-12-09
From the Caldwell News.


flee and have his name placed upoI
the official ticket of either of the tw'
leading parties except he be nomin
ated by a primary election.
There are two ways provided
whereby prospective office 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, ant
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 the level
sum of so for all offices carrying a
salary of less than $500. When the
salary exceeds that amount an addi-
tional sum of one per cent on the
amount above 5000 per annum is re-
quired.
BY Petition.
The other method provided is by
petition, in which case no fee need
be paid. For state offices the petit
tion for a candidate must be signed
by three per cent of the party votes
as determined by the vote for gov
ernor at the preceding election; If
for a district office the petition must
be signed by at least three per cent
of the party voters in the district and
if for a county office office by five
per cent of the party voters in the
county. The petitions for state Of
flee may not all come from one coun-
ty for the law requires 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 eandi
date for the same office and must
signify their intention of supporting
the candidate for whom they petition.
Before a candidates name may be
placed on the official primary ballot
he shall signify in writing. or some
one in his behalf shall signify in wri-
ting, at least 30 days and not more
than so. before the primary election
that the prospective candidate is a
member of the party whose candi-
date he proposes to become, naming
the office and that he is legally quail
flied to fill the office and represents
the principles of that party.
The petitions filed asking for the
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 on
the date given in connection with
their names and that they belong to
the same political party as the candi-
date, but no petition may be received
which was signed before June 10
preceding the primary
This gives about As days
in which to secure petitions for a
Within ten days for state and dis
trict offices and within five days for |
county offices there shall be filed a
formal written acceptance of the
nomination by the candidate, in de-
fault of which his name shall not be
placed on the official ballot.
Publicity Provided.
At least 25 days before the day for
the August primary. the secretary of
state shall certify all nominations for
state and district offices to the coun-
ty clerk, giving the name, postoffice
address and party designation of each
candidate entitled to appear on the
official ballot together with the office
for which each is a candidate and the
county clerk shall have published un-
der proper party designation the list
Of state, district and county candi-
dates of each party, giving the date |
Of primaries, the time Of opening and |
closing of the polls, the names of the
candidates appearing in alphabetical
order under the office and party des-
snation. This notice shall be pub
ished at least once a week for two
weeks in two newspapers
the two parties receiy-
ng the highest number of votes at
he last election, if any such papers,
and if not then in any two most like
y to give notice.
The Official Primary Ballot" shall
De separate for each party. uniform
N size, color and printing. A quail
led elector appearing at the primary
POLLS IN Vofa shall ha oivau q f;olrot i