Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-12-09
lDAHO'S NEW PRIMARY
LAW IN BRIEF FORM
Complete Information Regarging NOmina-
lions and Observation-Disclosures
Instructions

alphabetical order under the office
and party designation This notice
shall be published at least once a
week for two successive weeks in two
newspapers representing the two
parties receiving the highest num-
Der of votes at the last election, if
any such papers, and if not, then in
any two most likely to give notice.
The "Ofhcial Primary Ballot" shall
be separate for each party, uniform
in size. color and printing A quail
fed elector appearing at the primary
polls to vote shall be given tic
ket of each of the parties, but shah
vote for the candidates only upon one,
the other to be given back and
thrown into the waste ballot box.
The purpose of this is to prevent
the voting of a scratched ballot by
any voter; that is, to prevent a
Democrat, for instance, from voting
for Republican candidates, or Re-
publican voters voting for Demo-
cratic candidates.
By reason of the fact that blank
space is left on each ballot, it might
appear that an opening would be left
for just such voting. but the law pro-
vides that should the name of can
didate be written in this blank space
who is a candidate upon another tic
ket, such ballot shall not be counted.
Thus, should Governor Brady be a
candidate for nomination for COVER
nor and the democrats believe that
he would be a good candidate for
them to have in opposition, they
could vote for him. but such votes
would not count in nominating him.
The result might be announced,
"James H. Brady, 10000 votes as a
republican and James II. Brady,
5000 votes as a democrat" but the
nomination would not be his provid-
ing some other republican got more
republican votes, because the demo-
cratic votes would be thrown away.
If he should happen to get more such
democratic votes than any regular
democratic nominee. he could, by de-
claring his intention in writing. ac-
cept the democratic nomination. thus
rendered him, but he would have to
run as the democratic candidate
Oficers of election, registration
counting and canvass of ballots and
all things pertaining to the primary
election, are regulated and governed
the same as for general elections
and all expenses are to be paid by
the counties in just the same man.
ner
Candidates Expenses.
The expenses which a candidate
may legally create are only Person
al Expenses" which are defined tC
be "only expenses directly incurred
and paid by a candidate for travel
ing and for purposes properly Incl
dental to travelling and for writing
printing and preparing for transmits
sion and letter, circular. or othe
publication, not issued at regular in
tervals, whereby he states his posi-
tion or views upon public or othe
questions, for stationery and post
age, and for the necessary expense
for hiring halls. or other rooms 70
the purpose of holding publ
meetings to address the voters ant
others upon public questions an.
matters relating to his candidacy.
How Much He May Expend.
Each candidate is allowed to ez
pend not exceeding Is per cent O
the yearly salary of the Office h
seeks. Uuder this law the leadin
candidate may expend the followin
amounts. the county salaries bein
based on the amounts paid in Car
e yon county:
I T. S. Senator .............$112
n Congressman .............. 112
r Governor acknowledgements. rs
h Justice supreme court. . IS
e Justice district court ~ 60
= Attorney general ..... 60
s Secretary of state. ... As
d State auditor .... As
r State school superintedent. 49,. sc
# Mine inspector ...... SO