Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1910-01-10
IDAHO DIRECT
PRIMARY LAW
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tAG H1A ROaS VI 0NAAA NANIt&As
When He May Expend Il.
The law does not state the time
within which this expense must be
figured. Thus, would a candidate |
beginning now to lag his fences and |
pull his wires for a nomination to |
be made two years from now. be re-
quiFed to certify to all expenses Gre
ated from this date, or for a number
OF years running back7 A fair pre-
sumption might be that since petit
lions may be circulated beginning
June 10 preceding a primary. that
only such expenses as are created
after that date should count. But
this would give the oficeholder much
the best Of It, as also the machine
candidate who may use his machine
for the whole two years.
Must Itemize Expense.
4 Every candidate for nomination.
whether successful or not. must file
a sworn statement OF his expenses
within 10 days after the day of hold
Ing the primary, setting for each
sum Of money and thing OF value or
any consideration whatever, contrib
luted, paid or promised by him or any
one for him, with his knowledge or
acquiescence for the purpose OF Sc
curing or influencing or In any way
affecting his nomination for said Of
fee" The penalty is fine and i'm
prisonment OF $1,000 or 80 days to
six months In Jail, and shall render
the candidate ineligible for the ONCE
for which he Is a candidate. 1t Is an
equal offense for any person to ac-
cept any pay or promise of favor or
pay or other consideration for the
support to any candidate, not allow
ed under personal expenses. This
provision makes It appear necessary
for each person receiving pay even
for legitimate purposes to ascertain
first whether or NOT che candidate
has expended more than the amount
he is allowed to expend.
Central Committees.
Provision is made for maintaining
the party organization and for that
purpose conventions shall be held at
which the Organization is continued
and declaration of party principles
is made. This is done as follows:
Within a week after the primaries,
the successful county candidates
shall meet and elect a county central
committee of their respective parties,
such committee to consist of not less
: than one, nor more than three mem
bers from each precinct in that coun-
ty. This county central committee
: may elect It's own officers and Ill va
cancies that may occur in the county
+ ticket, and prepare and announce the
party principles or platform or IL
: may call a platform convention, elect
: ling delegates themselves to such CON
vention or provide the manner OF
electing such delegates otherwise.
The county central committee OF
each county may elect one delegate
to the state platform convention
which shall meet for all parties al
D IL o'clock, noon, on the twelfth day
y after the primary election at the same
: capital. The state platform conven-
ton shall, within AS hours after as.
sembling, by majority vote, adopt
: their respective party principles and
!. file with the secretary of state copy
. Of such platform duly certified by the
chairman and secretary OF the con.
: vention. On failure to name a plat
/ form in this manner the candidates
either of the county or state, shall
/ assemble as a convention and pro
3 mulgate a platform.
Second Choice OF Candidates.
Each voter may vote for two can.
J, didates for the same ONCE. BY put.
ting his cross in the square closest
: the name he votes first choice, and
by putting 1t In the next square he
/ indicates second choice. Should
no candidate have 3 majority of FIRST
/ choice votes. ne Is entitled to have
!. added to that vote the second choice
votes he may receive, and If the to.
o tai thus received is more than the
k like total Of any other candidate, he
shall be declared the nominee.
8 United States Senators.
o Candidates for United States sena.
tors shall have their names placed
s on the oficlal primary ballots the
}. same as other candidates, and the
one receiving the majority OF first
!. choice votes, or the greatest number
|. OF first and second choice votes Is
t expected to be elected by the legisla.
tnre. Legislative nominees may, II
they prefer. but this Is not obllga.