The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1910-08-19

the holding of any primary may -
filled by the party committee OF the
state. district or county, as the case
may be, or by convention OF the
party duly organized, as may be moss
agreeable to the party organisation.
Sec 40 II shall be the duty Of
the secretary OF state to certify to
both houses of the legislature the
names of the persons of each pOlttt
cal party for whom = majority OF the
votes Of his party were cast for
United States senator at any primary
under the provisions OF this law, 1t
which the voters expressed a prefer.
ence for United States senator; aRd
in the event no one received q ma
jority of the votes Of his party for
such office, then and in that case the
secretary shall certify the names Of
the person who received the largest
number of votes for both FIRST and
second choice; said certificates to be
filed with the presiding officer Of
each house upon the first day of any
session of the legislature converting
next after said primary.
Sec. Al. Any candidate for nomi-
nation for the office of state senator
or member OF the house of represen-
tatives may, If he chooses to do 90.
sign and file with his declaration OF
candidacy or nomination paper a deo
laration as follows:
II hereby declare that during my
term of office, II elected, will al
ways vote for the candidate for
United States senator who has re-
ceived a majority OF the frst choice
votes upon my party ticket, and IN
the event no one has received Z ma
jority OF the nrst choice votes, then
will vote for the candidate Of my
party who has received the largest
number OF both first and second
choice votes for that position, at the
primary held next preceding tho cleo
ton of United States senator"
And in such case there shall be
printed on the official primary ballot
opposite or just below said candI-
dates name the following words:
Pledged to vote for party choice for
u. S. senator"
Sec AZ Section 393 OF the Revised
Codes of Idaho is hereby amended to
read as follows, to-wit:
Sec. 1893. The board of county
commissioners of each county of the
state must, at its regular meeting IN
July, next preceding each general
election, appoint registrar for each
election precinct in the county, who
must be a qualified elector, resident
of such precinct, and otherwise q
proper person and qualified to per
form the duties of such office, and
such registrar may hold his office
until his successor Is appointed and
qualified. When any registrar fails to
act, or the office becomes vacant, the
said board, If in session, must ap-
point another registrar, or If said
board is not in session, the chairman
of the board must appoint, and should
a registrar not be appointed, or from
any cause, none should act, the cleo
tors may, on the first Saturday OF
August, at 10 o'clock a. m, next pre-
ceding any general election to which
this title is applicable, meet at the
place in the precinct appointed BY
said board for the holding OF such
election, or should the board fail to
appoint place, then at the place
where the last general election was
held, and elect registrar.
Sec 40. Section 1914 OF the Revised
Codes is hereby amended to read az
lOliO"S, tO-Wll'
Sec 1914. The said board must
prior to the first day of August next
preceding any general election, cause
notice to be given for not less than
fifteen days, by publication in some
newspaper published in the county.
If there be one, otherwise by at
least three notices posted up in diff
ferent parts of the county, one OF
which must be at the court house
door. giving the names and general
description of election precincts,
the name of the registrar for such
precinct, and the time during which
registration may be made which shall
be. for every general election, during
, each Saturday including and from
the first day of August, to and in
GLIDING the Saturday next preceding
the election. Provided, that no regis
, tration shall be permitted between
, the close of Saturday preceding the
= primary election and the day follow
, ing such election. At the time of OF
/, before giving such notice. the board
must furnish to each registrar two
, books, one to be known as the "Elec
ton Register" for the registry OF
qualified electors, and the other foI
the registry of rejected applicants
Each of such books must be ruled
2 and headed substantially as follows: