The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1910-05-19
THE PRIMARY ELECTION LAW
Continued from Page 2. LIST Section.)

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organize, and each and every of such
conventions shall by majority vote
| adopt and promulgate the party prin-
| ciples and declarations Of the respec-
| tive parties, and shall within forty
eight hours after assembling file a
copy of such platform with the secre-
tary of state, and which copy shall be
duly certified and attested by the
chairman and secretary OF such con-
vention. County platform conventions
desiring to adopt and promulgate any
| principles, declarations or pledges,
shall in like manner meet at the GQun-
| ty seat at - O'Clock m. on thW
| day after such primary electfom an4
forthwith organize and by majority
vote adopt their platform and file the
same with the county auditor within
| twentyfour hours thereafter and which
| saidplatform shall be duly certified by
the chairman and secretary Of such
Convention.
Sec. 80. In case no convention
shall be made by the proper officers,
prior to one week after a primary,
| for the purpose of preparing a party
| platform, then and in that event it
shall be the duty of the candidates of
| each party for the different Offices
within the county or state, as the case
may be, acting together as conven-
ton, to meet at the time and places
and in the manner herein specified,
make and announce a platform of par
ty principles for such party within
such county or the state, as the case
may be.
/ Sec. 81. If voter shall write up
on his ticket the name of any person
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upon some other ticket, said ballot
shall be counted for such person as
candidate of the party upon whose tic
ket his name is written, and shall in
no case be counted for such person as
a candidate upon any other ticket. In
case person is nominated upon more
than one ticket he shall file with the
proper officer q written declaration
under which his name is to be placed
on the official ballot.
Sec 3d. AS soon as the polls are
closed the judges shall Immediately
open the ballot boxes and take there
from the ballots. Said officers shall
count the number of ballot cast by
each party, at the same time placing
the ballots Of each party in separate
pile, and shall then securely fasten
all ballots Of each party together, af-
ter which they shall count the ballots
of each party separately, and the clerk
shall carefully enter the number of
both first and second choice votes for
each candidate, on the tally sheet pro-
yided therefor, and when the count is
completed shall ascertain the total
vote cast fer each candidate and pub
licly announce the result.
Sec. SO. Two sets of tally sheets for
each political party having candidates
to be voted for at a primary shall be
furnished with the other supplies, and
shall be practically as follows:
Each tally sheet, or the first page
of each tally book, shall be headed,
Talley sheet fer (name of political
| party, (name Of city or villageJ,
| name of election precinct, (for pri-
! mary heidi, (date). The names OF
| candidates shall be placed on the tally
| sheets in the order in which they APP
| pear on the official ballots, and in
| each case shall have the proper party
| designation at the top thereof In other
| particulars said tally sheets shall be
| of similar form to those used at gen.
| eral elections.
| Sec. "a. The person receiving ma
| jority of the first choice votes at pri-
| mary as candidate of party for an
| office, shall be the candidate of that
| party for such office, and his name as
| such candidate shall be placed on the
| official ballot at the following election
\ Provided, that if no candidate shall re-
y ceive a majority of the first choice
votes, then and in that event a canvass
I shall be made of the second choice
votes received by the candidates fol
said office, and said second choice
votes received by each candidate fol
such Office, and the candidate receiv-
ing the highest number Of first and
| second choice votes shall be the nomi-
nee for such Office of the party nomi-
| mating him.
Sec. IS. Should two or more candi-
dates of a political party receive the
same number of votes for the same
office, the tie shall be determined by
LOT nv thn candidates. if for a county