The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1910-02-18
THE DIRECT PRIMARY
Salient Features Of IdahO's
New Law.
VOTERS SHOULD STUDY IT
How Nominations Are Made and
Candidates Chosen.

The following article. of interest to
all voters. has been going the rounds
OF the state press.
Under the new primary law, no
man can become a 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 first method provided is by
! payment of fee to the secretary OF
state, for state and district offices and
to the county clerk for county offices.
This fee is fixed at a level sum of 81
for all offices carrying salary Of less
$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 petit
ton for 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 Of the district and il
for 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
requires that at least three per cent
of the voters of four counties must be
obtained. For 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 candi-
date for the same office and must
signify their intention Of supporting
the candidate for whom they petition.
| Before candidates name may be
placed on the official primary ballo,
he shall signify in writing. or some
one in his behalf shall signify in writ
ing, at least 80 days and not more
than 90, before the primary election
that the prospective candidate is q
member of the party whose candi
date he proposes to become, naming
the Office and that he is legally quail
fed to fill the office and represent!
, the principles Of that party.
The petitions filed asking for tn,
J nomination must be accompanied by
) an affidavit that each person who's,
name is attached actually signed th'
petition, that they reside at th'
address given, that they signed it OF
the date given in connection witt
their names and that they belong t
the same political party as the candi
date, but no petition may be receive,
! which was signed before June /!
Immediately preceding the primar.
I election. This gives about As day
D in which to secure petitions for
: nomination.
Within ten days for state and dis
trict offices and within FIVE days fo
county offices there shall be filed
: formal written acceptance of tn
) nomination by the candidate, in de
fault of which his name shall not b
placed on the official ballot.
i AT least Is days before the day fo
4 the August primary, the secretary (
a state shall certify all nominations fe
:. state and district offices to the cour
ty clerk, giving the name, postofic