The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1910-09-16
CURRENT PRIMARY WORK

Abstracts from the Primary Elec
ton Law, with reference to the or
ganization OF the committees and tn,
certification of the result of the pri
mary election of August S0th, 1910
Section 20. The nominees of thu
respective parties for county Offices IL
each county, within a week after
their own nomination, shall elect 9
county central committee of their re.
spective parties, composed of not less
than one member, nor more than
three members, from each precinct
in the county. Such committee shall
serve until their successors are chosen
in like manner preceding the next
general election for such offices. Said
county central committee shall elect
one qualified voter of the same po-
litical party as member of the state
central committee of that party, and
the state central committee shall con-
sist of one such committeeman from
each county. Provided, that the pres
ent party organization of each party,
both state and county, shall continue
until their successors are elected I'M
der the PROVISIONS of this law. A
county or state central committee
may elece it's chairman, secretary or
other officer, and fill vacancies in said
committee, and shall have the pow
er to make it's own rules and regula-
tions, and prepare and announce
party principles and platforms, call
platform conventions, elect delegates
to platform convention, county, state
or national, provide for the election
OF such delegates otherwise fill, vacan-'
cies on the ticket, provide for the
nomination of candidates to fill va
cancies, or for offices not required
to be nominated as herein specified,
and may perform all other functions
inherent in such organizations by
virtue of law or custom, not incon-
sistent with the terms of this law,
the same as If this law had not been
enacted Provided, that the state
platform convention of all political
organizations subject to the provis-
ions of this act shall meet at the seat
OF state government at IL o'clock m.
OF the goth day after the primary
election and shall forthwith organize,
and each and every of such conven-
lions shall by majority vote adopt
and promulgate the party principles
and declarations of the respective
parties, and shall within forty-eight
hours after assembling file copy of
such platform with the secretary of
state, and which copy shall be duly
certified and attested by the chair
man and secretary of such conven@
lion. County platform conventions de-
string to adopt and promulgate any
principles, declarations or pledges
shall in like manner meet at the
county seat at IL o'clock m. on the
3Oth day after such primary election
md forthwith organize and by major
ty vote adopt their platform and file
he same with the county auditor
within twenty-four hours thereafter
md which said platform shall be duly
'ertiped by the chairman and secre-
airy of such convention. Il
Section 81. On the 10th day after
primary election, Or sooner, IL all
he returns be received, the board of
county commissioners as a board of
shall canvass and make
lp abstracts of the votes for the re-
pective candidates for the different
'ffces, and shall certify to the secre-
airy Of state the number of first and {
econd choice votes received in such
county by all candidates for con-
,ress, state, and district offices. Said {
'oard shall certify to the county audi
or the names of persons nominated
" the different parties for the re-
pective offices to devoted for at the
nsuing general election in such coun
y only. s
Comments
1t will be observed that 1t Is the G
uty of the nominees for the county
Ulcers to elect the County Central I
which shall be composed t
I not less than one member nor more
han three members from each pre- I
inct in the county. The County Com
nissioners, under the provisions of
lection 81, are to meet to canvass
he votes on or before the 9Th inst.
n view of the short time until the
'ounty Central Committee must con-
enc to elect the members of the
tate Central Committee, It is import
mt that steps be taken at the earliest
ossible dae oward selecting the vari-