Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1910-07-07
REGISTRATION is MEG
CESSARY FOR PRIMARIES

CESSART FOR PRIMARIES
Not Required That There &c a Sec
ond Registration for the General
Election to Be Held in November
But Registration Must Be Made
by Those Desiring to Vote at
the Direct Primaries TO Be Held
Last Tuesday In August
Those wishing to vote at the d.
rect primaries to be held in Idaho
fer the first time this year must reg
lister as provided by the new law and
general provisions of revised codes.
Once registered for the primaries
a voter is not required to re-register
for the general election to be held
il; November for registrars act con
tinuously prior to the primaries and
up to the regular election, or date
provided by law.
Board of county commissioners for
each county of the state must, at
its regular meeting in July appoint
a registrar for each election pre-
cinct in the county, who must be a
qualified elector register OF such
precinct and otherwise qualified.
Law is clear and points out re-
quirements for direct primary II
does not provide for two registra-
tons. the first for the direct pri-
mary and the second for the general
election as has been contonded by
some.
With the approach OF the direct
primaries to be held the last Tues
day in August there has been and
still is considerable speculation as
TO the provisions of the new act
especially in the regulation Of the
registrations in the various counties
the expense accounts Of the candi-
dates. filing Of petitions by candi-
dates as well as the signing of pc
titions. It was made clear today
that the new law provides for but
one registration for both the primary
and general election although an elec-
tor not registered for the primaries
and who therefore does not vote
1t the primaries can register after.
wards to vote at the general election.
Should he take the. prccautiop TO reg
ster for the primaries up until the
primaries are held when there Is a
short internal and they thereupon coz
.inue to register voters FOR the gen
aral election.
What Law Provides.
Treating the registration feature
of the direct primaries in section ~
wherein section 1913 of the revised
codes of Idaho is amended the di-
rect primary law says;
THE board of county commissions
ars of each county of the state must
1T lis regular meeting in July next
! proceeding each general election. APP
joint registrar for each election
precinct in the county, who must
Je a qualified electCr, resident o.
such precinct, and otherwise a pro-
ser person and qualified 10 perform
he 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
lie office becomes vacant, the said
BOARD, If in session, must appoint an
jther registrar, or if said board is
aot in session the chairman OF the
board must appoint, and should q reg
istrar not be appointed, or from any
cause, none should act, the electors
may, on the first Saturday Of Aug
ust, at 10 O'Clock "a m, next pre-
ceeding any general election 10
which this title is applicable, meet
at the place in the precinct appoint
ed by the board for the holding OF
such election, or should the board
'ail to appoint a place, then at the
place where the last general election
was held, and elect a registrar.