Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-03-18
DIGEST OF THE
PRIMARY. ELECTION LAW
Those Having Political Bees Buzzin' in Their
Bonnets Should Acquaint Themselves with
Provisions of the Law.

postofficc address and party designa-
ton of each candidate entitled to
appear on the official ballot to-
gether with the Office for which be-
is a candidate, and the county clerk
shall have published under the pro-
per party designation the list of
state, district and county candidates,
of each party, giving the date of
primaries, 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 at least once week for
two successive weeks in two news
papers representing the two parties
receiving the highest number of
votes,at the last election, if any such
papers, and if not then, in any two
most likely to give notice.
The "Official Primary Ballot"
shall be separate for each party,
uniform IN size, color and printing
a qualified elector appearing at the
primary poll to vote shall be given
ticket of each of the parties, but
shall vote for 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 scratched ballot by any
voter, that Is, to prevent a Demo-
crat for instance from voting for
Republican candidates, or Republic
can voters voting for Democrat
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 provides that should the name
Of Q candidate be written in this
space who is candidate upon an
other ticket, such ballots shall not
be counted. Thus should Governor
Brady be candidate for, nomina
tion for Governor and the Demo-
Gratis believe he would be good
candidate for them to have in op-
position, they would vote for him.
but such votes would not count III
nominating HIM. The result might
be announced, "James II. Brady,
90, 900 votes as Republican" and
"James Ii. Brady, 5000 votes as a
Democrat" but the nomination
would only be his provided no other
Republican got more Republican
votes, because the Democratic votes
would be thrown away. If he
should happen to get more such
) Democratic votes than any reg
ular Democrat ic nominee he could,
by declaring his intention in
writing, accept the Democratic
nomination thus rendered him, but
he would have TO run as a Demo-
, cratic candidate. Officers of elec
tion, registration and all things per
tanning to the primary election, are
regulated and governed the same as
for general elections, and all expen.
n ses are TO be paid by the counties II
: just the same manner.
Il The expenses which a candidate
may legally create are only ''person
III expenses" which are defined tt
e be ''only expenses directly incurred
e and paid by a candidate for travel
!, ing and for purposes properly Incl
= dental to travelling and for writing
printing and preparing for trantmis
sion any letter, circular or othe
3 publication not issued at regula
II intervals, whereby he states his posi-
a tion or views upon public or othe
questions, for stationery or postage
and for the necessary expenses 70
Il hiring halls or other rooms for tn
'e purpose of holding public meeting
to address the voters and others up
II on public questions and matters re
lating to his candidacy"
Each candidate is allowed to ez
pend not exceeding Is per cent o
TO The first years salary of the Office b
e, lseeks.