Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1909-12-24

have his name placed upon the official
ticket Of either of the two leading
parties except he be nominated by a
primary election.
There are two ways provided where
by prospective Office holders may get
their name 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 first method provided IS By pay
mcnt Of a Tee 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 3 for al
Offices CARRYING salary of less than
$500. When the salary exceeds that
amount an additional sum of one per
cent on the amount above $500 per
annum is required
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 governor at the pre-
ceding election; if for a district Office
the petion must be signed by at least
three per cent of the party votes Of
the district and if for county vote 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 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 candidate
for the same Office and must signify
their intentions of supporting the can
didate for whom they petition
Before candidates name may be
placed on the Official primary ballot he
shall signify in writing, or 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
prospective candidate is a member Of
the party whose candidate he proposes
to become, naming the office and that re
is legally qualified to fill the Office and
represent the principles of that party.
The petition 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 address given,
that they signed it on the date given in
connection with their names and that
they belong to the came political party
as the candidate, but no petition must
be received which was signed before
June 10 Immediately preceding the
primary election. This gives about As
DAYS in which to secure petitions for d
nomination.
Within 10 days for state and district
Offices and within FIVE days for county
offices there shall be filed formal
written acceptance of nomination by
the candidate, in default of which his
name shall not be placed on the official
ballot.
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 county 1
clerk. giving the name. postoffiee
adress and party designation of each /
candidate entitled TO appear on the
official ballot together with the Office
for which ne is a candidate and the
county clerk shall have published under
the poper party designation the list OF
state. district and county candidates Of
each parry, giving the date of pri- I
msries. the time of opening and Closing /
the polls, the names of the candidates
appearing in alphabetical order under
the Office and party designation. This
notice shall be published az least once
week for two successive weeks IN
two newspapers representing the two
parties receiving the highest fnum-
Der of votes at the last election, if
any such papers. ana il not then in any
two most likely to give notice
The ..Official Primary Ballot shall
he separate for each party, uniform in
size. color and printing. A qualified
elector appearing at the primary polls
to vote shall he given ticket Of each
Of the parties. but shall vote for can
didates only upon one. the other to be
given back and thrown into the waste
ballot box. The purpose of this is to